Celebrity Justice
Nicole Richie Will Fight DUI Charge

TMZ was in court moments ago when Nicole Richie's lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley announced her client will try and beat the rap. A trial date was set for July 11.

Richie was arrested last December after she was driving the wrong way on an L.A. freeway. Cops say she confessed that she had been smoking pot and had taken Vicodin.

The stakes are high for Richie. She has a prior DUI and if she's convicted this time around she faces a minimum 5 days in the pokey. Worst case scenario for Richie -- one year in the slammer.

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106. AND WHAT EXACTLY IS SHE FIGHTING???????
BITCH PLEADED GUILTY..HAS PAST DUI'S...FOUND WITH POSSESSION OF HERION...THERE WAS A THING LOOKING INTO WHY DMV DIDN'T SUSPEND HER LICENSE A MONTH AGO AND THE REP'S AT DMV DIDN'T KNOW....
THIS ONE IS SERIOUS TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 8:33PM on Jun 19th 2007 by loser nikkk

107. Get her off the road before she kills some innocent people! It's time for a stint in the pokey or boot camp in the Arizona desert. If you don't agree with that, think of how you would feel if she was DUI and slammed into someone you loved, killing or maiming them.

Posted at 8:57PM on Jun 19th 2007 by C.T.

108. People who refer to these WOMEN as "kids" really bug me. Paris is pushing 30, people! See beyond the botox!

Posted at 10:11PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Jenni

109. 39. I hope she gets off there are worse people that belong in jail

Posted at 2:41PM on Jun 19th 2007 by hopeful


So when she actually DOES kill someone, will she then be one of those "worse" people?


Does someone have to die in order for you to see her for what she is?

Posted at 10:14PM on Jun 19th 2007 by I Guess If You Have to Explain It....They Won't Get It Anyway

110. Let's see.... How far did Nicole Richie drive going the "wrong way" on a busy Los Angeles freeway under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol?

She's lucky she did not kill herself nor an innocent victim? She, too, may need a little time in the slammer after joking about her peril on The David Letterman Show! Obviously, she still does not get it even with Paris' predicament.

Look at Brandy (who shouldn't be mentioned in this class of wild girls)....she has enormous legal woes due to the fact that someone was killed in her accident and she WASN'T driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol.

Nicole Richie, it's time to confront your addictions....

Posted at 10:46PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Soleil.

111. She looks like a frog. Throw her in the slammer and throw away the key.

Posted at 10:59PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Jessica

112. Its a good thing she doesnt eat to be bothered by the jail food.

Posted at 1:32AM on Jun 20th 2007 by tmzfan

113. I'm not sure where this 'minimum' 5 days comes from - according to the California sentencing guidelines, a 2nd DUI conviction carries a mandatory sentence of 90 days minimum . . . perhaps they got the 5 days of jail from the 10% rule with time off for good behavior?

But with all the attention and with Paris getting a 45 day sentence, it'll be outrageous if Nicole's judge doesn't follow in Judge Sauer's footsteps and specify that Nicole serve the entire sentence (90 days with time off for good behavior = about 45). It's not like she'll have to worry about the bad food or anything since she doesn't seem to eat . . .

Posted at 1:50AM on Jun 20th 2007 by STC

114. PS And Baca better not think pregnancy is any more legitimate a 'medical' excuse than Paris' alleged ADD . . . ugh!

Posted at 1:52AM on Jun 20th 2007 by STC

115. She needs to surround herself with more intelligent advisors. Whoever told her getting uppity about these charges now is a good idea... needs to be fired.

Posted at 2:57AM on Jun 20th 2007 by Jenni

116. I HOPE MY GIRLFRIEND DOES NOT END UP IN LINWOOD IT'S BAD HERE.
I WILL PRAY FOR HER. PARIS

Posted at 5:05AM on Jun 20th 2007 by PARIS HILTON

117. girl you are going to die because of the drugs...

Posted at 9:24AM on Jun 20th 2007 by marriee

118. How the heck do you get on the freeway going the wrong way unless you are stoned out of your mind?

No, I don't even think 'stoned' would be a good excuse....You would have to be dumb as a rock to begin with and stoned out of your mind on top of that!

Lock her up for the maximum sentence!!!

Posted at 11:16AM on Jun 20th 2007 by Jody B.

119. New reality series - The Simple Life: In Lockup

Posted at 1:02PM on Jun 20th 2007 by Janeiak

120. Comment 59 from Bunnie.... OMG that was funny.

Posted at 4:41PM on Jun 20th 2007 by GailB

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