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Nicole Richie was released from jail August 23, 2007, after serving 82 minutes of a four-day sentence for driving under the influence of drugs.

Under federal guidelines on jail overcrowding, Richie was "treated in the same manner as other inmates with a similar sentence," Los Angeles County Sheriff's said in a statement.

Richie served her time at the Century Regional Detention Facility in suburban Lynwood, California, the same place her ?The Simple Life? co-star and old friend Paris Hilton was housed for nearly three weeks after she was convicted of driving on a suspended license while on probation for an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Nicole Camille Escovedo was born in Berkeley, California, on September 21, 1981. Her biological mother was a backstage assistant for singer and musician Lionel Richie. Her biological father is often cited as Peter Michael Escovedo, a member of Lionel Richie?s band and brother to pop percussionist Sheila E., but this has not been confirmed.

At age 3, for financial reasons, Nicole moved in with her father?s bandmate Lionel and his then-wife Brenda Harvey-Richie. Six years later, the Richies officially adopted Nicole.

Shortly after the adoption, Lionel?s affair with another woman became fodder for the tabloids. Apparently feeling guilty about their highly-publicized, bitterly acrimonious divorce, the Richies indulged Nicole's every whim.

As a child, Richie pursued her passion for figure skating and also studied the guitar, cello, violin and piano. Nicole?s formative years were spent at the prestigious Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California, where she met Paris Hilton, the heir to the Hilton empire.
As a teenager, Nicole began partying hard and experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Following her graduation from Montclair College Preparatory School in 2000, she decided to go to college. She attended the University of Arizona in Tucson and studied arts and media. Nicole dropped out after two years and returned to Los Angeles.

Continuing the pattern of her teenager years, Richie was busted in February 2003 when police found heroin in her Mercedes-Benz. She plead guilty to all charges and was sentenced to probation and ordered to attend the Sierra Tucson drug rehab center in Arizona.

Ten days after leaving rehab, Nicole was reunited with childhood friend, Paris Hilton to star in the fish-out-of-water reality series , The Simple Life, after Paris? sister, Nicky, bowed out. Richie continued working with Hilton although they famously fell out, but reconciled in 2006 before starring in their show's fifth season.

Nicole also pursued a musical career, joining the rock band Darling with model Josie Maran and socialite sisters Soleil and Sofia Alberti. She made her acting debut as a cheerleader in the movie Kids in America. And Richie wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Truth About Diamonds. Often accused of being too thin, Richie became a style icon, with endless coverage of her shrinking frame and on-and-off relationships. In February 2005, Richie and boyfriend Adam Goldstein, better known as club disc jockey DJ AM, who had been together for a year, became engaged. They split ten months later.

Richie was arrested on Dec. 11, 2006, after she drove her black Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle the wrong way on a freeway in Burbank. She reportedly told authorities she had smoked marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin. Richie pleaded guilty in July to a misdemeanor charge, avoiding a potential year in jail because it was a second DUI conviction.

Richie is currently dating Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte and former boyfriend of actress/singer Hilary Duff. After months of speculation, Richie announced on July 31, 2007, that she is nearly 4 months pregnant and Madden is the father. She gave birth to daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden on Jan. 11, 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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