Nicole Richie mends fences and scrapes fenders

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Fender bender: Nicole Richie joins the list of Hollywood It girls in trouble

The Simple Life star stopped to fill up her tank on her way home from Paris' Memorial Day party, and on leaving the petrol station accidentally reversed into a woman's Honda convertible.

Both cars suffered minor damage, but it's reported that far from being upset, the mystery woman gave Nicole a hug!

Let's hope boyfriend Joel Madden is equally as forgiving as it was his silver BMW Nicole was driving when the accident occurred.

In the same week which saw Mischa Barton hospitalised, and Lindsay Lohan admitted to rehab for the second time this year, Nicole added her name to the growing list of celebrities in trouble.

The Simple Life star is currently facing a charge of drink-driving in California. Police allegedly found her car parked on a motorway after being told that a vehicle was being driven the wrong way.

If convicted, like Paris, according to Californian law she faces a jail term between three months and a year in jail, as it will be her second drink-driving offence within a 10-year period.

After fighting her way back to a healthy weight earlier this year, concerns have been raised recently as she has returned to her previous undernourished look.

The 25-year-old is said to be making regular visits to a therapist to try and combat her low weight but reports say that the problems may stem from her relationship with estranged mother, Brenda Harvey-Richie.

A source told the New York Post newspaper: "Brenda was in the hospital. She had a hysterectomy and Nicole hasn't visited her since. The two have not been getting along lately."

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Minor collision: The damage to the both of the vehicles proved minimal

Minor collision: The damage to the both of the vehicles proved minimal

Shamefaced: Nicole Richie was left a little red faced after the accident in a petrol station

Shamefaced: Nicole Richie was left a little red faced after the accident in a petrol station

Nicole, who famously fell out with best friend and reality show co-star Paris before patching things up last year, has previously been treated for heroin addiction.

She was raised by singer Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda since was a baby.

The couple legally adopted Nicole when she was nine, but split soon after. Her biological parents are reported to have been a drummer and backstage assistant who were working with Lionel at the time.

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