Richie To Undergo Treatment

Nicole Richie has checked herself into a private facility for an undisclosed treatment. According to a statement from Richie's reps, published on E! News, "She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition..."

Nicole will undergo diagnostic treatments to determine why she can't gain weight. Recent photographs of Richie have created a buzz in Hollywood that she may have issues with food.

Nicole's reps say "this is not a treatment for an eating disorder." The reps add that Nicole wants to deal with her weight issues in the healthiest possible way.

Production on the current season of "The Simple Life" will be put on hold indefinitely.



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61. Nicole Ritchie began to lose weight when she bacame a celebrity from the Simple Life. She was constantly compared to Paris and it must of been very stressful. I believe her ex-boyfriend tried to help her but he was risking his own sobriety and had to walk away. We know she can gain weight, so I believe drugs are involved because she was in rehab in the past for heroin. Why she needs a team of doctors is beyond belief????? She is not suffering from a contagious disease that she has to be put in quarantine. That is the most rediculous thing I ever read. Try 30 days in isolation and lock down with no nightlife. That should cure her eating and drug problem!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:58AM on Oct 27th 2006 by Donna

62. I hope she can get the help she needs this time...she looks like Death !
....and I also hope the tabloids and sites like THIS do not call her FAT when she gains a few pounds....

remember the 1st season of Simple Life ???
she was the 'fat' one...only weighing 120 !

all these Stalker sites and mags are the problem!
these girls do not do ANYTHING but go shopping and clubbing...but they are constantly in these stupid tabloids! How about covering REAL stars ???

Posted at 9:59AM on Oct 27th 2006 by coolmom4pink

63. She could have worms......

In other countries people actually swallow tapeworms on their own so they can lose weight.

Posted at 10:27AM on Oct 27th 2006 by S.

64. Y'all are fickle!! She was too fat at 120, she looks like death at 100, she's a dumb little rich girl who may be on drugs, but just needs to be yelled at and ridiucled to fix the problems.

Good God. She's been raked over the coals no matter what she weighs, so really, what do you people want? I'd really like to know.

Posted at 10:41AM on Oct 27th 2006 by Mimi

65. uuuuhhhhh,

THAT is what I was saying.....sites like THIS ridicule her no matter what she weighs...she was NEVER FAT, but always compared to Paris--duh!

I'm saying sites like THIS and tabloids are some of the people to blame in her problems...re-read my comments

Posted at 10:51AM on Oct 27th 2006 by coolmom4pink

66. I hope she gets the help she needs. I think she's too pretty to be that skinny. It's just nasty.

Posted at 11:01AM on Oct 27th 2006 by kathryn

67. The problem is shes too fat. that is why she is seeking treatment you morons. The last ten pounds are always the hardest to lose. Maybe if she gets skinny we can get her some work.

Posted at 11:07AM on Oct 27th 2006 by Talent Agent

68. I honestly think she is on drugs again that is why she can't eat. I bet you anything in a couple of weeks they will admit she had a drug problem. I don't feel sorry for her at all. I mean for Godsakes you are Lionel Richie's daughter how bad can your life be. I wish I had her money these rich hollywood kids have no idea how it is in the real world. Nicole try working 2 jobs to support yourself and still try to go to school to finish your education. Come spend a day with me Nicole I will fatting you up. We will smoke a big fat joint and go to a buffet place and eat our hearts out!!!! lol

Posted at 12:00PM on Oct 27th 2006 by penny

69. do they think we're stupid or something? hello she's obviously anorexic and we the public knew that for a long time. Bull crap that she cant gain weight. Gosh their just trying to cover it up with more bull crap....

Posted at 12:30PM on Oct 27th 2006 by SimplyBeautiful

70. Maybe Nicole has an illness that is eating away at her body. I, myself have had cancer, and not only couldn't gain weight but also lost a lot of weight. You should all be nicer to people. If someone is overweight it is so politically incorrect to call them out but being thin makes a person a target. If there are other reasons for someone to be "overweight" besides eating to much, than there are also other reasons for someone to be "underweight" besides not eating enough.

Posted at 12:44PM on Oct 27th 2006 by be nice to others

71. ahhh, the ignorance. since everyone here seems to be up to speed on the lifestyles of the rich and famous... you will all remember that nicole admitted to being a heroin addict on the big O's show, sitting with daddy Lionel, they talked about it and the arrest, when she was caught with a bag of China in her car. (this was probably what drove her and paris apart as elliot mintz would have advised paris to distance herself from nicole and as nicole was desperately trying to get clean she would have had to distance herself from the pot smoking heiress. n'est pas?)
but the most important part of all of this is that when you stop doing heroin, you start puking your guts out....literally. it's a reaction that really can't be helped. actual chunks of flesh come out and it's awful. you think you're dying but there's nothing you can do about it. except vomit. you can't keep down solid food until you finally eat a piece of bread or something. water isn't good, only little sips of milk. and that's only after a while. it's a horrific thing to deal with. and there is nowhere to go but rail thin. most importantly, there is always the probability (not possibility...PROBABILITY) of relapse. it is the most addictive drug in existience.

Posted at 1:26PM on Oct 27th 2006 by get a clue

72. It's hard to eat and come up with snotty things to say at the same time.

Posted at 3:03PM on Oct 27th 2006 by Nic Ritchie

73. i just wanted 2 say im rooting 4 nicole too cuz she was the one who made the simple life so funny to begin with.......IT WAS NEVER PARIS!!!!! i just cant see how no one mentions the rehab she'd JUST COME OUT OF when the 1st simple life began.................duh can we say relapse?????? and i believe it was heroin NOT coke!!!!! i hope she is getting some help because she didnt even act the same on the new simple life's and looks so much better with a little meat on her bones!!!!

Posted at 3:14PM on Oct 27th 2006 by ASHLEY

74. Poor girl, people are a-holes to talk like that about someone with a problem!

At least shes doing something about it, unlike other celebs who dont even admit their is a problem, celebs have alot of pressure because of dumbass people like the ones on here that all they know how to do is critizice and talk sh*t, yea cause your all so freaking perfect!

Posted at 3:29PM on Oct 27th 2006 by eli

75. holy sh*t she CANT gain weight?? ILL have what Nicole's having thnk YOU!

Posted at 1:00PM on Oct 28th 2006 by lavieenrose

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