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TV star Richie handed jail term | TV star Richie handed jail term |
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US reality TV star Nicole Richie has been sentenced to four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. | US reality TV star Nicole Richie has been sentenced to four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. |
The 25-year-old was also handed three years' probation and fined $2,048 (£1,010) at a court in California. | The 25-year-old was also handed three years' probation and fined $2,048 (£1,010) at a court in California. |
She was arrested in December after driving the wrong way down a Los Angeles motorway. | She was arrested in December after driving the wrong way down a Los Angeles motorway. |
Ms Richie's sentence comes weeks after her Simple Life co-star Paris Hilton was released after 23 days in prison. | Ms Richie's sentence comes weeks after her Simple Life co-star Paris Hilton was released after 23 days in prison. |
Drug programme | |
At the time of Ms Richie's arrest, police said she told them that she had taken a painkiller and smoked marijuana. | |
At a court appearance in February, she denied the charges. | |
The TV star, who is the daughter of singer Lionel Richie, entered the courthouse in Glendale with boyfriend Joel Madden, the lead singer of rock band Good Charlotte. | |
Nicole Richie was arrested in December | |
Superior Court Commissioner Steven K Lubell warned Ms Richie she would go to jail for a year if she violated the terms of her three years' probation. | |
She has also been ordered to enrol in a drug and alcohol programme and must prove she has completed it by February. | |
"You are not to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol or drugs in your system," said the judge. "You are not to drive without a driver's licence," he added. | |
He told the court he would let the state Department of Motor Vehicles determine whether to suspend her driving licence or not. |