Nicole Ritchie in jail - 2nd DUI

[Bobtheicon]

July 27, 2007

Nicole Richie today became the second "Simple Life" star in the last few months to be sentenced to time in the slammer.

Richie, like her co-star and friend Paris Hilton, was sentenced to four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs.

Richie will get credit for time served and was also given three years' probation.

Richie, 25 arrived at the Glendale, Calif., courthouse Friday to face a DUI charge filed less than a year ago. She initially pleaded not guilty in February to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The reality TV star was arrested in early December after witnesses reported seeing her black Mercedes-Benz SUV heading the wrong way on a Burbank, Calif., freeway. The California Highway Patrol said she was found parked in the car pool lane.

An officer at the time said the daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie admitted to authorities that she had smoked marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin.

No drugs were found on her or in the car.

The judge who handled the case noted that she was lucky nobody was killed.

Richie also had a June 2003 DUI conviction that made her eligible for a sentence of 90 days to a year in jail, a fine of $390 to $1,000 and suspension of her license.

At the court appearance Richie was accompanied by rocker boyfriend Joel Madden, the lead singer of Good Charlotte, with whom she is rumored to be three months pregnant. she wore a black dress and large sunglasses and dodged her way through a crowd of photographers to get into the courthouse.

[Romanowski]

alcohol

[revnecro1273]

4 days? christ on a crutch...usa jails for that short of time are so much easier to deal with than living in a korean suburb...she will probably get timed served or out in 1 day...pathetic...give them real time by making them spend time in the bush or in some privitive setting...jails are nothing compared to the unknown

[Trossi3389]

Oh the propaganda on the four ho's.