Nicole Richie Hospitalized With Pneumonia

(HMG) — Nicole Richie has checked herself into a Los Angeles hospital, after complaining of feeling badly for days. Nicole’s rep issued this statement to UsWeekly: “Nicole has checked into Ceders Sinai where she is being treated for pneumonia. She is doing well.”
On Monday, Richie was visibly ailing, coughing as she testified at a court hearing to get restraining orders against two paparazzi. Richie, 28, has been sick for over a week, forced to bow out of the Nov. 10 launch of her House of Harlow jewelry at Bebe in L.A., Citing illness.

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden now married

In a worrying example of inverse priorities, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden welcomed a baby on September 9th, and now they’ve decided to become man and wife.

Engaged since March of 2007, the long-standing couple finally sealed their union in a private ceremony in Nicole’s LA home, with Joel’s brother, Benji as their only live witness. They were joined in their nuptials by 45,000 fellow members of the Unification Church, who were married by the Church’s iconic leader at exactly the same time.

“Joel had been asking Nicole to get married since before Harlow was born,” says a friend. “She wasn’t in a rush, but when Adam Goldstein (aka ‘DJ AM,’ her ex fiancee,) died in August, Nicole didn’t want to spend another day not being Mrs. Joel Madden.”

But despite their celebrity the event was low-key, “Nicole is a free spirit and wanted a wedding that reflected that,” a friend told the Star. “She read about the mass wedding online and thought it would be perfect for them.”

Nicole Richie uninjured in Paparazzi prang

After Sean Penn’s recent troubles, it seems Nicole Richie is next in line for some paparazzi-led pain.

The 28-year old former actress was involved in a small fender-bender on Monday when two pursuing paparazzi got way too close. “Ms. Richie was driving with a passenger around 2 p.m. when she was struck by a vehicle behind her,” Lt. Tony Lee of the Beverly Hills Police told People. “She complained of pain and her car sustained modest damage, but no paramedics were called.”

Nicole then told officers she would seek her own medical care, but it’s not known if that happened or what form it took.

The photographers, however, are not faring so well – The driver was arrested and booked for being unlicensed, then  promptly transported to the local PD. “He’s being brought into the station. This will likely be a misdemeanor traffic violation, and the vehicle will be towed.” said Lt. Lee.

Nicole’s two children, whom she had with Joel Madden (seen here), 20-month old daughter, Harlow, and son, Sparrow, were not in the car at the time.