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Will a sympathetic judge delay Nicole Richie's mandatory jail sentence if she's convicted? Don't get your hopes up, honey.

TMZ did some checking on the guy in the robe who will preside over her case and sentence her if she's convicted. The guy is Los Angeles County Commissioner Steven Lubell. The legal eagles who have appeared in his courtroom say he's tough and very much by the book. He will not give Richie any special treatment, and our sources say her pregnancy won't amount to squat when it comes to serving time.

Richie's trial is scheduled to begin next Wednesday. If convicted, it will be her second DUI and she'll face a minimum of five days in jail.

Lynnwood ladies -- let's get ready to rumble!

Paris Hilton said she wanted to change her image from party girl to charity worker, but reports from her recent Hawaiian getaway say that the socialite was up to the same old, same old. Page Six reports that Paris went clubbing at the Hyatt while in Hawaii, and swapped spit with a couple of the local boys. Even worse, a source said, "The paparazzi told us that Paris calls them herself." A lensman told the source, "We love her. She lets us know where she's going to be so we can take as many pictures as we want."

Paris' rep Elliot Mintz says that just ain't so. "The last thing she needs is more paparazzi coverage."

Elton John was not a happy camper after last Sunday's Concert for Diana. When Sir Elton's chauffeur-driven ride was stopped on his way to the concert's after-party, he flew into a wild rage. All cars were barred from within 50 yards for security reasons, but the "Tiny Dancer" singer didn't care. He chewed out the offending cop, and then some. "Get out of my f**king way," he screamed. "Don't you know who I am? I've been working all f**king day and I need to get to my f**king dressing room."

Reports say Elton was in an especially bad mood because he was forced to cut his finale performance short due to technical difficulties.

The birdlike Richie is expecting the stork in just six months. Pregnant inmates are housed in the general population and given a high calorie diet -- oh the horror -- and prenatal vitamins. Eat up, hon! If Nic goes into labor while doing time, she'll be forced to pop the kid at a hospital contracted by her Los Angeles correctional facility -- no VIP suite at Cedars Sinai!

The usual hospital stay for jailbird mommies is three days, with the required Sheriff's deputy standing guard. Then it's back to the pen -- without the newbie! The precious celebuspawn of Nicole and Joel would be given to either the father, or the grandparents! All night long!

The starlet has been dating Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden for over six months. Rumors have been swirling for months that Richie and Madden were expecting, but TMZ has confirmed through several sources that she is, in fact, with child. In Touch magazine is also reporting that the couple will wed this summer. Richie is currently facing DUI charges stemming from her arrest last December, when she was found driving the wrong way on a California highway.

Richie's trial is set for July 11. If convicted, she faces a minimum of five days in jail.

Richie's rep did not return repeated calls for comment.

The nominees for Father of the Year are in -- and Michael Lohan's name is not on the list.

Battling with his ex-wife, Dina, over visitation rights, Papa Lohan issued a press release this week in which he spelled Lindsay's name wrong. You'd think he'd have screwed up the name of one of their non-famous kids.

"I look forward to order being restored to the chaos that our family life has become," the release reads, according to FishbowlNY. "Lyndsay, Michael, Ali and Cody need stability and both of their parents in their lives. I am anxious to spend time with them and end this cruel, needless separation."

Is she or isn't she with child? What do the stars say about Nicole Richie's maybe-pregnancy with rocker Joel Madden? What about the possibility of wrong-way-related jail time? TMZ checked in with Astrology.com for all the heavenly answers.

Sunday, Nicole's horoscope reminds her that while her skinny socialite schedule is easy-breezy, not all of her friends have the same luxuries. "Your schedule is flexible, but your friends aren't. Check with them before booking." Perhaps that's Nicole's horoscope reminding her to give Lynwood a ring before showing up to visit Paris.

Her horoscope also says that Nicole will be getting "cozily domestic." No more late nights at Hyde and Area in Nicole's future? Will it be baby blankets and breast-feeding instead of oh-so-big sun-glasses and Vicodin from here on out?

On Monday, her horoscope reports that Nicole's ready to bask in some glory. Is that baby mama glory? "The stars say your efforts will pay off in a big way, especially if you don't try and rush the results." Is that a big BELLY way? And would those results be the results of an EPT pregnancy test? Plus if you're pregnant, minus if you're not! Either way, recommends her horoscope, Nicole should "sit back and enjoy the ride," "bump"-y or not!

With pregnancy rumors running every which way, Nicole Richie and borefriend Joel Madden added fuel to the baby blabber fire. TMZ spies saw them purchase a $300 Born Out of Necessity chic leather diaper bag at Bel-Bambini baby boutique on Thursday. But even if she's not pregnant, Richie might want to consider getting knocked up real soon -- it might save her from following in Paris' shackled footsteps.

With her DUI trial set to begin on July 11, what judge in his right mind would send a pregnant waif to the slammer?! Oh the humanity! If she's found guilty, Wrongway Richie will spend a minimum of five days in jail, with the possibility of up to a year behind bars -- and we're not talkin' Hyde!

TMZ has learned that Julia Roberts and husband Danny Moder welcomed her third child, a boy named Henry Daniel, to their family.

She gave birth today at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Julia's twins, Hazel and Phinneaus, will be 3 in November -- baby number three arrives next month.

Joel Madden got lots of love yesterday when he picked up his hound from L.A. Dogworks. With a clean coat and pearly white teeth, the dog felt Madden was clean enough to be kissed.

TMZ spotted Lionel outside of Mr. Chow last night, where our photog asked the "Dancing on the Ceiling" singer if there was any truth to the rumors that Nicole was preggers. Lionel's response -- "I don't know, I'll find out myself!" Also in the mood for some chicken dumplings: Bernie Mac, a dancing Stevie Wonder and "Beetlejuice" himself, Michael Keaton.

Not only did he save a life and make friends with "OC" hunk Ben McKenzie last week, Cuba Gooding Jr. hooked up with another teen-centric soap star last night outside The Prime Grill, screaming "Hey! Lex Luthor!" to "Smallville" star Michael Rosenbaum.

Also out last night: Elisha Cuthbert and "Police Academy" star G.W. Bailey -- who had some choice words for jailbird Paris Hilton.

Legendary rap star and hockey enthusiast Snoop Doggy Dogg dipped into his 'stache stash last night, in an effort to stay under the radar at the Stanley Cup Finals in Anaheim. Somehow, despite the incredibly convincing disguise, he stood out from the crowd.

David Hasselhoff blamed some sketchy fast food when he skipped out on two performances of "The Producers" in Las Vegas last month -- could it have been the same burger that he so infamously tussled with in that video his daughter shot?

Vegas gossip guru Norm Clarke reports that he tried to find out what was up with The Hoff when he bailed on two shows on April 20. His rep's response? "He had some kind of stomach thing going on. Apparently he and Joe, his driver, stopped and had some fast food yesterday afternoon that didn't agree with either one of them." But it's so tasty and nutritious!

Both mother and son are doing well. This is the fifth child for Costner, the first for Christine.

Alec Baldwin was welcomed with applause to a sitdown in a taped segment that aired on "The View" today, with Baldwin giving a heartfelt and somber tale of parental alienation that drove him to the boiling point.

Baldwin said that his "deep and endless frustration" in being unable to communicate with his daughter, Ireland, led him to misdirect his anger to the child, because he "can't address the other person in this dynamic," but stopped short of mentioning Kim Basinger.