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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 | 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 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. | 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. | 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 | 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, and called the facts of the case "pretty scary". | |
| "Someone could have gotten killed or injured. The court does not want anything to happen to you," he told Ms Richie. | |
| She has also been ordered to enrol in a drug and alcohol programme and must prove she has completed it by February. | 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 Mr Lubell. "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. | He told the court he would let the state Department of Motor Vehicles determine whether to suspend her driving licence or not. |