LYNWOOD, Calif., Aug. 23, 2007
Nicole Richie Quickly Released From Jail
Reality Star Stayed Just 82 Minutes
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Play CBS Video Video Richie Gets 4 Days In Jail Another Hollywood bad girl is heading for the slammer. Nicole Richie pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in California and will serve jail time for her offenses. Teri Okita has the story.
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Nicole Richie, shown here at a charity event in June, was released from jail today after serving 82 minutes. (Getty Images/Charley Gallay)
The reality show star, who checked into jail in this Los Angeles suburb at 3:15 p.m., was released at 4:37 p.m. "based on her sentence and federal guidelines," Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Maribel Rizo said without elaborating.
When asked whether Richie spent her brief sentence in a jail cell, Rizo replied: "No further comment."
TheInsiderOnline.com was the first to report the story.
A call to Richie's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, was not immediately returned Thursday. An e-mail message to publicist Nicole Perna was not immediately answered.
The reality show star entered a county jail for women in this Los Angeles suburb shortly after 3 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Johnie Jones said.
It's the same facility that housed her "The Simple Life'' co-star Paris Hilton for nearly three weeks after she was convicted of driving on a suspended license while on probation for an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
It was reported earlier this month that Richie wanted to do her time in the Los Angeles County jail.
Richie's lawyer contacted the county sheriff's department earlier this week and indicated the reality TV star wanted to serve her four-day sentence in county lockup rather than a city jail, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Thursday.
Whitmore said he had no additional details at the time, including when Richie might surrender to begin the sentence that she had to complete by Sept. 28.
At the county jail, inmates often serve only a fraction of their sentence for various reasons, including overcrowding and good behavior.Photos: Celebrity Mug Shots
A call to Richie's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, was not immediately returned.
The county has a special women's-only facility in Lynwood. It's the same place where Richie's friend Paris Hilton recently completed a 23-day stay for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
Richie said in an interview last month that becoming pregnant made her realize that she needed to change her life and take responsibility.
"I owe the baby my life," she told Diane Sawyer on an interview aired on ABC's "Good Morning America." "I owe this baby everything and I have a responsibility now. I'm now responsible for someone else. I need to set the right example."
With her rocker boyfriend Joel Madden at her side, Richie explained what happened on Dec. 12, the night she was arrested for driving under the influence.
She said she was driving on the freeway near Glendale, Calif., a neighborhood unfamiliar to the 25-year-old reality star.
"When I was getting off the off ramp, instead of making a left to get on the street, I went back on the off ramp," she said. "And I was in such shock that I just stopped the car. Then, within two seconds, police were there and we got off the freeway."
Richie admitted that she had been smoking marijuana and had taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin earlier in the day. She said she thought she was OK to drive.
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- She didn''t do a second of that 82 minutes in a cell - she was only in there long enough to be booked, strip searched and go to the day room to sign autographs for all the guards and Sheriff Baca, and then walked out. Didn''t even mess up her hair, for pity''s sake. It would be interesting to check the political donations that come in for the judge''s and sheriff''s re-elcetion campaigns - just see if there isn''t a big check in there from Lionel Richie''s account....
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- WHAT A GREAT BIG SURPRISE!!!!! DID ANYBODY REALLY THINK THAT NICHOLE OR LINDSAY WOULD GET ANY THING BUT THE "STAR" TREATMENT FROM THESE LOVE-SICK JUDGES? MAYBE THEY ARE HOPING FOR A BIG-LUSTY-DATE FROM DINA LOHAN IN RETURN FOR THE TINY SLAP ON THE HAND THAT HER DAUGHTER RECEIVED! AND WHY ALL THE COMMENTS CLAIMING THE RACE CARD AGAIN? PARIS HILTON GOT MUCH MORE JAIL TIME, AND HER CRIME WAS NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS HER TWO FRIENDS. HEY! I WAS JUST WONDERING IF EACH ONE OF THEM GOT A BOTTLE OF BOOZE AS A GET-OUT-OF-JAIL PRESENT TOO. SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS YOU HAVE IN THAT STATE.
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- I have just realized that agnim is putting us on.
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- This girl has blatantly disregarded traffic laws and now knows that because of her social status she is above all the laws except murder. This prissy should face the very same justice a poverty stricken individual would for the same violations.
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- Another fine example how justice is not blind. it gives a wink and a nod to the famous and those who pay gorgeous sums of money to local politicians. The result is a show of what a mockery our judicail system is. From O.J. Simpson and beyond, Justice can be bought. And the judges can too, with little or no merit and lots of political connections even a dummy can control the judicial system and be in charge of the military. don''t believe me? Ask the dumbest redneck from Texas, GW Bush.
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- Nationally, the county jails are full of the "crazies" who are purposely breaking the law every minute of the day so it is no surprise that there are times when offenders for traffic violations, failure to appear in court or less critical offenders, may not always serve the time assigned to them--this has gone on for 20+ years! Admittedly, Nicole is lucky that no one got hurt on the freeway ramp so it makes sense that Nicole is out early rather than the murderers,rapists,and real life thugs who need to stay in jail for OUR protection. This happens all the time and should not be a surprise to anyone. I am glad our little mamma got out early, she needs to take care of herself and I believe she knows she was wrong and won''t be repeating that mess again!
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- "Agnim whites with MONEY get passed...blacks with MONEY get passed.
Posted by likeitis5050 at 10:42 PM : Aug 24, 2007"
And guessed for whom the economy of America has for centuries been biased to serve? WHITES!
That is why the in-justice system is racist; it favors whites directly and via economic racism! - Reply to this comment
- "IT''''S ALL PART OF A POWERFUL & EXTENSIVE CAUCASIAN CONSPIRACY.
Posted by Keithle1 at 11:03 PM : Aug 24, 2007"
I see you have finally been catching up with the HISTORY of racist America; the kidnappings, the enslavement, the ethnic cleansing, all perpetrated by the crude and cruel caucasian invaders.
Keep it up. - Reply to this comment
- EVERY BLACK PERSON IN PRISON IS INNOCENT.
THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO THE LIBRARY TO CHECK OUT THE LATEST HARRY POTTER NOVEL WHEN THE POLICE PULLED UP, SHOVED THEM IN THEIR CAR
& DROVE THEM STRAIGHT TO THE BIG HOUSE.
IT''S ALL PART OF A POWERFUL & EXTENSIVE CAUCASIAN CONSPIRACY.
BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THEY DO. EVER. WHY? BECAUSE OF SLAVERY. WHEN WILL AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLES GET THE REPARATIONS THEY SO RICHLY DESERVE?
PLEASE EMAIL YOUR CONGRESSMAN/SENATOR! - Reply to this comment
- Agnim whites with MONEY get passed...blacks with MONEY get passed. If you lack the finances to keep a high priced lawyer on retainer...kiss your freedom good-bye. Justice is NOT served equally for one reason...MONEY.
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- "And I did; do your own research. She is mixed so her "color" (or lack of it as you so indicated)had nothing to do with her not serving time.
Posted by calico91 at 05:39 PM : Aug 24, 2007"
Yeah, right, Nicole being white (even to the blind) has nothing to do with her not serving time.
And there is no racism in America''s in-justice system that is filled with Black Americans, THE HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATE OF BLACK PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!
The lowest rate of incarceration of ANY PEOPLE is in Africa.
This means that racism is rampant in America''s in-justice system; and whites get passed! - Reply to this comment
- Why don''''t you tell us which part of Nicole Richie is Black
Posted by Agnim at 02:09 PM : Aug 24, 2007
And I did; do your own research. She is mixed so her "color" (or lack of it as you so indicated)had nothing to do with her not serving time.
Anyway, I''ll join the rest of the posters'' opinions on here in that it''s not worth the time or energy to even try to carry on a conversation with you. I would have thought by now you would have taken the hint. Add to that you can''t even keep your posts clean. Have a nice day... - Reply to this comment
- "To the racist (Agnim)who screams the loudest about racism that thinks he knows everything: Nicole Ritchie is 1/2 caucasian, 1/4 black and 1/4 hispanic. Lionel Ritchie is not her biological father.
Posted by calico91 at 03:50 PM : Aug 24, 2007"
No need for your racist breakdown; it is obvious that Nicole is of european stock; since Africa produces nothing looking like that.
And hispanics are of EUROPEAN stock for the most part.
Last time I checked, Spain was still part of Europe. - Reply to this comment
- WOW! Wish I could choose where I spend a night in jail... I mean 87 minutes! I think this sheriffs office needs to be investigated.
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- To the racist (Agnim)who screams the loudest about racism that thinks he knows everything: Nicole Ritchie is 1/2 caucasian, 1/4 black and 1/4 hispanic. Lionel Ritchie is not her biological father.
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Some people are so ignorant and have to place blame on someone else for THEIR failings, because placing blame from the seat of a barco lounger is much easier than doing something constructive!
THIS IS NOT A RACE ISSUE!- Reply to this comment
It is the trend...look how easily Lindsay got it easy!- Reply to this comment
- --oops sorry -- Britney should be losing her kids -- kind of makes the rant null and void, doesn''t it? LOL
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- "Agnim brings racism into every post, no matter what the subject. Probably doesn''''t even know that Nicole Ritchie is part black when he referred to her as a ''''white b!tch.
Posted by calico91 at 04:09 AM : Aug 24, 2007"
Why don''t you tell us which part of Nicole Richie is Black, the pale part that was raised in a Black family? LOL
And as long as America and the in-justice system remains racist, someone should keep it real as a remind that WE NEED TO FIX THE RACIST IN-JUSTICE SYSTEM! - Reply to this comment
- I AM SO SICK OF THIS -- Paris, Nicole, Lindsey -- all we are saying is that if you have money -- then you don''t have to do the time. I have worked in the legal system for 37 years and I have never in my life seen anything like this. A criminal is a criminal -- no matter who they are. This is truly disgusting. Paris should still be doing time -- Lindsey should be enjoying her prison garb, Nicole should be meeting her cellmates and Briney should be losing her kids!!!
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