The Heart of Nicole Richie

The Heart of Nicole Richie by Roxanne McDonald

I think fame is harder when people have something to hide, but I’m very comfortable, and have nothing to hide. ~Nicole Richie

I know I might get jabs and jeers for this, but I love Nicole Richie. I think she is the brains and the personality of the pair linked together in infamy; I like how she instigates minor trouble; and I find her self-effacing sense of humor a delight.

I also appreciate the heart behind the hearty and haughty façade, which includes some interesting actions and acknowledgments and associations…as follows.

Accolades/Awards

I went to the University of Arizona. I stopped because I went there for two years and I felt like I experienced college or whatever. I’m over it. I like Hollywood better. ~Nicole Richie

2004-Named #27 on Maxim’s Hot “100 of 2004” list

2005- Named #37 on the Maxim’s “Hot 100 of 2005” list.

2006-Ranked #95 on Forbes’ “Top 100 Celebrities” list

Determined to be 190th “most-searched” celebrity [at Actress Archives]

Rumors and Rumblings About…

I’m not insecure, but I’m not like, “Hi, I’m confident.” ~Nicole Richie

Born Nicole Camille Escovedo in Berkeley, California

Is 1/2 Caucasian, 1/4 Black, and 1/4 Mexican

While rumored and reported her biological father is Lionel Richie band drummer (and brother to Sheila E) Pete Escovedo and mother was one of Lionel Richie’s backstage assistants, speculation continues…and Nicole denied [in a Nov. 2005 interview with Jane] that her father is Escovedo

Went to live at two years old with Lionel Richie and Brenda Harvey-Richie

Went for extensive and ongoing therapy at three years of age
Was adopted legally by the Richies when she was nine years old

Lionel Richie wrote “Ballerina Girl” for her

Within the same period she was adopted, Lionel’s extramarital affair was publicized; he and Brenda were divorced, and as overcompensation, Nicole was spoiled by both

Associations/Actions

To me it was the epitome of caring about absolutely nothing, There were points when my mom would come home and scream at me about something, and I literally didn’t care about anything. It was like watching a really dramatic movie with the volume turned down. I thought I was getting away with everything, when the reality was that I was arrested three times and had five car accidents. Two were totals. ~Nicole Richie

Her godfathers are Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones

Her pets are two dogs, Honeychild and Foxy Cleopatra the Dog, the latter reportedly named after Beyoncé Knowles’s character in Austin Powers: Goldmember, and a Bengal cat, Chi-Chi-Cheeta.

I have really good instincts about friends. ~Nicole Richie

Is friends with Fefe Dobson, Mischa Barton, and Lindsay Lohan, among many others

Is closest friends with [as is worldwide knowledge] Paris Hilton, with whom Nicole has been friends since their childhoods

2005- had a brief break in friendship with Paris: according to Hilton allusions and Hollywood rumors, it had something to do with Richie showing the infamous sex tape at a party; however, according to Richie, this was untrue and the reason for their falling out was nothing more than their having grown apart

2006- by October reports had it that Nicole and Paris were reconnected, and by December of the same year, Paris was reported to have announced that she and Nicole were “friends forever, now”

Has studied music—cello, guitar, piano, and violin—has taken to practicing skating for eight hours a day for eight years to become an Olympic figure skater [according to godfather Quincy Jones]; graduated from Montclair Preparatory High School; studied arts and media for two years at the University of Arizona; and attended The Buckley School [with Paris Hilton]

2004/05-Modeled for Bongo Jeans and Jimmy Choo

2003- Was offered the co-starring role in “The Simple Life” with Paris once Paris’s sister, Nicky Hilton, had turned it down

The show ran for three seasons, getting cancelled by FOX in 2005 for “scheduling” reasons, but getting picked up for a fourth and then a fifth season by E!

After one stay with an Islamic family during the taping of “The Simple Life,” became interested in studying different religions

2004- Always wanting to be a singer, became a member of the rock band, Darling

Can be heard on song “Tell Him,” which is a track used on “American Dreams”

Was in process of recording an album, added a demo CD “leaked” early, had announced the debut would be in 2005, and announced in 2006 on her MySpace pages that she was set to debut the album’s cover

The album has not yet been debuted, though reportedly, Nicole is working on it still

2005 – Saw the release of her “semi-autobiiographical novel, The Truth About Diamonds…by Bharell Jackson Publishing

2005/06 made her acting debut as Kelly Stepford in Kids in America; appeared as herself or in character for skits on “MAD TV”, on “8 Simple Rules,” on “Six Feet Under,” and on “American Dreams”

Appeared in father’s music video for “I Call It Love”

Attended Fashion for Relief, a celebrity-studded benefit event for Hurricane Katrina victims

Was seen in attendance at the launch party for the T-Mobile Sidekick 3

Was seen in attendance at Charlize Theron’s Social Hollywood Bash for efforts toward the Charlize Africa Outreach Program
2003- [February] - Arrested/charged with heroin possession, at the same time she was also driving on a suspended license

2006 [December] Was arrested for DUI, after reports she was driving her Mercedes entering an exit ramp; Nicole admitted to having smoked pot and taken Vicodin beforehand

2002 - Dated Brad Salyn [Canadian music producer and entrepreneur], with whom she is still friends and who is reported to have produced a number of the tracks on the yet-to-debut album

2003/05- Was involved with and then engaged to Adam Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ AM, who gave Nicole a pink sapphire ring; after two years dating and nine months engaged, Goldstein and Richie broke it off

2006 – Rumored to have begun dating Brody Jenner, whom Nicole has known as a family friend her whole life, and then rumored to have split with him a month later; but according to Nicole was never a relationship beyond their friendship

2007 [March] Announced engagement and expecting child…to and by Joel Madden

2007- Also announced and discussed she is working on a style book; a jewelry-and-accessories line; a sunglasses line; and a Nicole Richie perfume

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