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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121. Excuse me all, but I am a Director in Substance Abuse and work with DUI's, a lot. Just thank God she did not kill herself or someone else. I have dealt with people that have. This has nothing to do with race. I do believe her father was black and mom was white. Lionel adopted her. For pete sakes, she was driving the wrong way on the freeway. Kudo's to the person who called 911. They may have saved their own lives. She has an addiction and it needs to be addressed. Someone please get her help before it is to late. She is on the down side of killing herself. What great role models we have in young Hollywood for the youngers of today. From movie stars, including Lohan, and Paris, etc, to sports players. What the hell is our country turning into? We're doing something wrong!!!!!!! Get off the racial crap... If I am not mistaken, wasn't the last man beat to a pulp, white......HEY DAD, GET HER HELP...........

Posted at 10:05AM on Dec 15th 2006 by Janet

122. Nicole Richie is black!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!!?!!?! That is news to me!!

Posted at 4:41PM on Dec 15th 2006 by Maureen

123. I have to agree, this should not be about race. Richie was driving while under the influence of very potent drugs. Vicodin is a controlled substance, and NO ONE should drive while using them. Thank God (or who ever it is you pray to) that no one was injured or worse. Celebrities shouldn't get special treatment when it comes to endangering the public.

Posted at 9:43PM on Dec 15th 2006 by @ce

124. Nicole is Mexican according to Carlos Mencia. She was just adopted by Lionel Ritchie who is black. And she got arrested because shes a total screw up not because the cop thought she was black! With all of her money she should use a limo when shes too loaded to drive so she really has no excuse, shes not very smart!

Posted at 12:40PM on Dec 16th 2006 by LUCY

125. u guys,u guys shes a nice girl!fell bad for her!but yeah,yeah thanks to god she didnt kil any1!hahaha i thought she was doin better but i guess they ANDi was wrong.she is back on drugs?!

Posted at 5:24AM on Dec 17th 2006 by zachary

126. She will get off with another slap on her boney wrist. Just a matter of time until she kills someone and she will probably get off then to. Being rich and powerful in LA is a license to steal, cheat and kill. She already HAD a warning, so we will see just how full of BS the justice system is. Where is a real DA when you need them?

Posted at 6:02AM on Dec 17th 2006 by gz

127. This isn't a race issue. I'm not even going to get into that. What I am wondering though is why Paris Hilton has been pulled over for several DUIs and hasn't gotten so much as a ticket, yet Nicole is facing jail time?!?

Posted at 9:56AM on Dec 18th 2006 by Jamie

128. Wow..y'all some angry people out there. And quick to judge too. She was driving the wrong way on a freeway, pretty dangerous. its a good thing someone intervened, she could have been dead or killed someone.
Its funny, people think because she is black, or not black, or skinny, or on drugs that because you know this particular information about her, you automatically know her and therefore have the right to judge her.
How very unevolved we are.

Posted at 1:44PM on Dec 18th 2006 by bjk

129. Her attorney said,"...intends to continue with her career." There was a "career"?!? Did I miss something?

Posted at 12:35AM on Dec 21st 2006 by Rick

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