Celebrity Justice
ABC Security Cam Captures Richie's Arrest

A camera trained on the 134 Freeway in Burbank recorded Nicole Richie's DUI arrest early Monday morning.
Nicole Richie
ABC Television has offices near the exit ramp which Richie used to enter the freeway going the wrong way. ABC security guards noticed the commotion on their monitors and trained their security camera in that direction.

The pictures show Richie talking to CHP officers. We're told she admitted that she had taken Vicodin and smoked pot.

Richie's attorney, Howard Weitzman, exclusively tells TMZ "This is a difficult time for Nicole but she is prepared to accept whatever responsibility is appropriate. She intends to continue with her career and will deal with any other issues that need to be addressed."



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1. She is a vicim of DWB (driving while black)! When will the racist Los Angeles cops stop persecuting blacks just because they are driving a nice vehical. What a black lady can't have a nice SUV? That means that she should be arrested? Thank goodness the cops didn't beat her up which is the usual practice for DWB in LA.

Posted at 11:43AM on Dec 12th 2006 by Albrecht

2. did they cuff her?

Posted at 11:43AM on Dec 12th 2006 by JULIE

3. #1 she did not get arrested because she's black you idiot. she was driving the wrong way on a freeway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you stupid idiot.....

Posted at 11:46AM on Dec 12th 2006 by JULIE

4. Stop trying to make this a racial issue to get people riled up about it... You are secretly a racist acting like you give a f&ck about race issues in Los Angeles...

Furthermore, the clip doesn't show shiznit so why did you post this TMZ? Nicole doesn't look messed up, maybe she just thought the off ramp was the on ramp, especially if there were no other cars on the freeway coming towards her at this hour of the morning. And no I'm not making excuses for her being impaired but this may indeed be the case...

Posted at 11:47AM on Dec 12th 2006 by L.A. Dime

5. Thank you Julie....

#1 Just wants to start something... It wouldn't have mattered if Nicole was white or any other race, she was driving the wrong way on the freeway, that's why she was pulled over and arrested...

Posted at 11:49AM on Dec 12th 2006 by L.A. Dime

6. I think she looks to be at least 87 pounds....

Posted at 11:50AM on Dec 12th 2006 by pete

7. To #1 Post Albrecht,
Don't you know how to read--stuuuuupid foooool! Nicole got arrested b-cuz she was fricken driving the wrong way on the damn freeway--ass wipe. Besides, she don't look nearly as black as (ahem) Michael Jackson (hehehehehe). Learn how to read the other articles first Al-bitch!!

Posted at 11:55AM on Dec 12th 2006 by Shelika

8. L.A.DIME #1 is just a sh*t starting IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:56AM on Dec 12th 2006 by JULIE

9. #1~ EXCUSE ME?!!! The cops didn't catch her...a fellow motorist who
saw her going the wrong way on a on/off ramp did! He did the smart
thing & dialed 911 BEFORE she ended up killing someone! When the cops found her she was STOPPED in the CARPOOL LANE yakkiing on her freakin' cell phone! Her being stooooopid & driving the wrong way on the freeway didn't have one damn thing to do with her heritage.

Posted at 11:56AM on Dec 12th 2006 by glynne64

10. Perhaps I'm the only one that catches sarcasm anymore.

Posted at 11:59AM on Dec 12th 2006 by J

11. Nicole is black?? Would've never recognized it just by looking at her.

Posted at 12:02PM on Dec 12th 2006 by Tootz

12. to #1her arrest had nothing to do with her being black..it was dark, she looks white anyways, and the was driving the wrong direction of the freeway. i personally thought she got special treatment. she admitted to abusing drugs for christsake. thats why she is so skinny. when she was on heroin she was skinny too, then she stopped and gained all that weight..now she is back on drugs, and voila skinny again....all that bullsh*t she says about not knowing why she can' t put on weight or hiring a team of specialist is just for show. we know the drugs is the reason why she can't put on weight.

Posted at 12:02PM on Dec 12th 2006 by asha

13. This chick is NOT black. She's adopted by black people, but she herself is not black.

Posted at 12:03PM on Dec 12th 2006 by kathryn

14. # 13 she is black...actually mixed... but i think both are parents are mixed, and that s why she looks more white that black..why am i even replying i rely don't care what race she is, she is a stupid junkie.

Posted at 12:07PM on Dec 12th 2006 by daisy

15. Thank you Kathryn! Whew.. I thought I was seeing things. EVERYBODY... EVERYONE... PLEASE... just thank god she didn't kill anyone. We can hope this is the final line drawn toward anyone deciding to get behind the wheel while under the influence of who knows what these days... and who cares if you are red, white, black or blue. It's the public's safety that always matters especially little children.

Posted at 12:10PM on Dec 12th 2006 by Tootz

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