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Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie over the years: From growing up together to rockstar husbands and famous fallouts

Paris Hilton has hinted that her iconic The Simple Life TV series with close pal Nicole Richie could be returning.The duo shot to fame over 20 years ago when their reality series became a global sensation as they travelled across the US in their pink pickup truck. The Noughties show saw Nicole, the adopted daughter of Lionel Richie and Brenda Harvey, and Paris, the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, swap their lavish lifestyles for menial jobs to experience life without their usual wealth.
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Meghan Markle's podcast guest Paris Hilton once branded 'racist' over use of the 'N-word'
Meghan Markle apologised to Paris Hilton onscreen for judging the heiress on her youthful beauty. Meanwhile, unearthed footage has surfaced revealing the star of The Simple Life making use of the "N-word" during one of her wild nights partying back in 2001, though she sought it to explain it by saying she was drunk.Paris, now 41, twirled around the dance floor with her sister Nicky in throwback footage from her partying days, describing the pair of them as being "like two n****rs" while dancing to Notorious B.I.G's Hypnotise.Though she intended the comments as a joke, some anti-racism campaigners have fought to prevent casual use of the word, and so it was interpreted as "grossly offensive".During the Paris Hilton Exposed video footage, the irritated-looking heiress also jeered about a "f****t" on the dancefloor with her, who she insisted "wants to f**k my boyfriend".The video circulated widely online, and caused quite a stir, although Paris seemed unscathed by the publicity, going on to front the hugely successful TV series The Simple Life.By her side on the show was sidekick Nicole Richie, who is part Creole, but was her best friend at the time.Her publicist, Elliot Mintz, spoke out at the time that the footage surfaced to insist she wasn't racist, and had simply made a mistake."I’m not going to make any attempt to spin this.
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Is Nicole Richie related to Lionel Richie? Inside her surprising adoption story
Nicole Richie first shot to fame in reality TV series The Simple Life, alongside famous hotel-heiress best friend Paris Hilton.On the first series of the reality show, the two wealthy socialites lived with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas for a month as they learnt how to work in low-paying jobs and adapt to their new environment.However, life hasn't always been plain sailing for the now-fashion designer as the former party girl battled with family issues and drug use over the years.Here's everything you need to know about Nicole Richie's upbringing, from her early adoption to her stints in rehab.Nicole was born on September 21, 1981 in Berkeley, California.Her biological parents are Karen Moss, who was then a backstage assistant for Lionel Richie, and her musician partner Peter Escovedo, a member of Lionel’s band.Nicole's biological parents were having difficulties in their relationship, so Lionel and his wife Brenda offered to look after Nicole on a temporary basis.Recalling the moment he first met a young Nicole – who was playing tambourine on stage at a Prince concert in 1983 - Lionel said: “I thought, ‘Oh my God, what a cute little button.’”Six years later, the Richies' officially adopted Nicole and she took their name.However, Nicole was crushed at the age of 10 when dad Lionel left Brenda for another woman and went on to have two more kids – Sofia Richie and Miles Brockman, who are both models.Due to her world-famous dad, Nicole grew up in the spotlight and was a regular on the showbiz circuit.In her teenage years, Nicole admitted to falling in with the wrong crowd, who introduced her to hard drugs.At just 14 years old, she was doing cocaine and by 19, she had moved on to heroin.According to the
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