Nicole Richie got fed up with reality sleaze Tila Tequila flirting with her boyfriend, Joel Madden, at a recent party. According to the latest issue of the National Enquirer, Nicole screamed in Tila’s face to “back off” when she didn’t take a hint and kept bugging Joel:

Pregnant Nicole Richie lashed out at MTV’s Tila “Tequila” Nguyen at an Oscar-night party when the sexy reality TV star seemed to make a play for Nic’s baby daddy, Joel Madden.

Nicole and Joel were celebrating the news that Nicole is expecting the couple’s second child at a party at the Hollywood Hills on Feb 22 when Tila showed up.

“As soon as Tila saw Joel, she ran up to him and started acting super flirty – grabbing and hugging him,” an eyewitness told the Enquirer.

“Nicole had her back turned, but when she realized that Tila was all over him, she ran up and yelled, ‘Joel… JOEL!!’

“When he didn’t respond right away, Nicole pulled Joel away to their table.”

But Tila wasn’t about to give up – and she tried approaching Joel a second time.

“That was the last straw for Nicole,” revealed the eyewitness. “She got right in Tila’s face and screamed ‘Back off and get out of here!’”

Tila stood her ground for a few seconds, but left when she realized her fight with Nicole had become the center of attention at the party, says the eyewitness.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, March 16, 2009]

That’s the old Nicole Richie we know and love. You wonder if Joel and Tila have some kind of history together and that’s why she was being so pushy. He’s been with Nicole pretty much since Tila hit the scene, but maybe they know each other as friends and Tila thought it was harmless to continue talking to him. Now she knows she’ll have to answer to Nicole if she keeps it up.

Here are Nicole and Joel outside the Vanity Fair Oscar party on 2/22/09. They just announced earlier that day that Nicole is expecting their second child. Tila Tequila is shown on the same night outside the same party. How did she get invited?

Credit: WENN.com

Just a few days ago, Nicole Richie was taking her daughter Harlow apartment-hunting in New York while Nic’s boyfriend Joel Madden played it cool in Los Angeles. I wondered at the time if a New York move was in Nicole’s future, and if there were problems with Joel and Nic. Apparently not – Joel Madden just announced on the Good Charlotte blog that he and Nicole are expecting their second child!

Baby Harlow just celebrated her first birthday in January. OK! Magazine has more:

Congratulations to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, who announced this morning that they are expecting their second child!

In a post on the official Good Charlotte blog, Joel wrote: “What’s better than winning an Oscar? I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister! God has truly blessed my family. Hope you’re all feeling as good as I am right now…”

This will make the second child in under two years for the couple, who are already parents to adorable baby girl Harlow Winter Kate Madden, born on Jan. 11, 2008.

Only a couple of months ago, Joel told OK! that he and Nicole were already thinking of expanding their young family.

“Eventually we’d love to have more kids,” he said at the time. “Especially if they can all be as easy and wonderful as Harlow!”

From OK! Magazine

There have been rumors on and off about the state of Joel and Nicole’s relationship, and I’ll admit to being one of the worriers. I really like how Nicole has grown up, and I think she’s probably a really great mother, but I’m not so sure about Joel. Perhaps they’re much happier than I suspect, though.

Nicole Richie and Harlow are shown at LAX on 2/20/09. Credit: Fame. Nicole and Joel are shown outside “Cruz Beckham’s 4th Birthday party in North Hollywood at XMA Martial Arts place.” Credit: WENN

Nicole Richie and baby Harlow have been in New York for several days. Nicole’s been attending Fashion Week shows all week, but for the past two days, Nicole pulled an Angelina Jolie – she went apartment hunting. I have no idea if Nicole is planning to move to New York alone, or with her boyfriend and baby-daddy Joel Madden.

Meanwhile, Joel Madden is in Los Angeles dreaming about Brad Pitt. He attended a charity fundraiser and was asked about his Oscar plans, and who he was rooting for. Joel said, “I think Slumdog‘s gonna win. I hope Brad Pitt wins ’cause he’s never won an Oscar, right? Well I’m rooting for him then. I hope he gets it this time.” Sweet. He also talks about his girls:

Joel Madden is rooting for Brad Pitt to win an Oscar.

The Good Charlotte frontman and boyfriend of Nicole Richie said he would sit on the couch to watch the ceremony this weekend.

Speaking at a party in LA to support charity work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joel said: “I think Slumdog’s gonna win. I hope Brad Pitt wins ’cause he’s never won an Oscar, right?

“Well I’m rooting for him then. I hope he gets it this time.”

Brad is up for Best Actor for his part in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – his second Academy Award nomination.

Joel, who has a one-year-old daughter, Harlow, with Nicole, said being a dad was “great” and spoke about how it affected his views on the suffering in the Congo.

“I have a woman and child – two girls, you know – so it’s important to me. I love my girls, and every woman and child, especially when I see first-hand – when I was in Africa seeing it… it’s like looking at your own family and you just wanna do something”.

Joel’s twin brother Benji, lead guitarist in Good Charlotte, also attended the bash while Nicole was in New York.

From The Press Association Hosted by Google

Even though I was half-joking about Nicole “pulling an Angelina”, I do think that Nicole and Joel probably admire Brangelina, and I can easily point out several instances where it seemed like Nicole and Joel were following in The Brange’s footsteps. I don’t think it creepy/scary Octomom stuff, I think Joel and Nicole probably just admire the celebrity couple. I really hope Nicole and Harlow aren’t leaving LA alone though – even though I worry about the state of their relationship, I hope they make it work.

Nicole and Harlow are shown in NY on 2/19/09. Credit: Fame. Nicole is also shown outside the Zac Posen show on 2/19/09. Credit: WENN Joel is shown on 2/18/09 at a charity event in LA for Children Mending Hearts. Credit: Fame.

Nicole Ritchie is famous for several reasons. She’s Lionel Ritchie’s daughter. She once was, and perhaps still might be Paris Hilton’s friend, and they starred in a staged reality show together. She drove down the wrong side of the road when she was hopped up on something, thus resulting in one of the better-looking mug shots in recent history. And she got knocked up by Joel Madden, had a cute baby girl that she named Harlow, and lived happily ever after.

That’s all she’s going to be known for, for now. Nicole has brushed aside reports that she was in talks to star in her second reality series – her first being that waste of space show The Simple Life.

Even though Nicole Ritchie shot to fame as Paris Hilton’s sidekick on several seasons of the E! reality hit The Simple Life, it doesn’t look like she’ll be giving reality TV another try anytime soon — in spite of what the tabloids say.

This week, the tabs reported that Nicole, who has settled down from her days of partying with Paris and is now the proud mom to one-year-old daughter Harlow with boyfriend Joel Madden, was set to step in front of the cameras once more.

But a rep for the 27-year-old tells OK! that couldn’t be further from the truth.

According to the rep, reports that Nicole is shopping around a reality show are “unsubstantiated. This is false reporting.”

From OK! Magazine

I worry about Nicole. She seems to have gotten her act together, and she’s settled down to a relatively quiet life of rock star girlfriend and mother. Still, I worry that she and Joel aren’t very happy, and that she needs some kind of income. I’m being over-protective, I know. She recently launched a line of so-so jewelry and… that’s about it. That’s all she’s done in the way of working recently, or perhaps ever. Maybe another reality show wouldn’t be the worst idea. I would actually watch it!

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are shown at The Art of Elysium Gala on 1/10/09. Credit: WENN

According to Star’s cover story, Nicole Richie is going to celebrate baby Harlow’s first birthday by trying to get pregnant with her second child. For some reason, it has the rare whiff of truth, even though it’s Star. Richie seems like an excellent mother who has shunned the drug usage and partying ways of her youth, and would most likely be open to another baby. Harlow’s father, Joel Madden might be a different story, though.

It’s baby time again for Nicole Richie and her rocker boyfriend, Joel Madden! As their daughter Harlow gets ready to celebrate her first birthday, reformed party girl Nicole is taking vitamins, eating healthy and designing trendy maternity wear in preparation for her second pregnancy.

“Nicole simply told Joel that she wants another baby —right away,” a friend confides to Star. “He was a little overwhelmed at first, but now he’s with her 100 percent. They’re both thrilled about adding to their family.”

And, after overcoming a rocky period in their relationship, the couple seems to be in a good place to expand their family. Nicole and Joel went through a “rough patch, but now things are amazing between them,” says a source. “Nicole knows it’s because they’re both so happy with Harlow, and she truly believes another baby will double their commitment.”

[From Star Magazine]

Did Nicole and Joel really hit a rough patch? Maybe – sometimes they do seem at odds, and ever since Harlow’s birth, Nicole has seemed much more engaged in parenthood, while Joel seems to be going on the never-ending tour. They were going to get married at some point, and then they weren’t, and then Nicole maybe moved out, and then she didn’t. Their relationship seems to provide a lot of drama, and maybe Nicole thinks another baby will settle things down. I bet Joel’s not into it, though. Honestly, I’m surprised they’ve lasted this long.

Note by Celebitchy: These two seem pretty stable to me, and I bet that both of them want another baby, not just Nicole. An earlier story in the National Enquirer had Joel begging Nicole to have another baby while she told him he better marry her if he wanted more kids. The tabloids make stuff up all the time so who knows what’s really going on. They’re not married, but they seem perfectly happy and I would bet they’ll be together for a while. Everyone has a different impression though obviously.

Nicole Richie is shown out with Harlow on 12/22/08. Credit: Fame. Nicole and Joel are shown out at a Dolce & Gabanna event on 12/15/08. Credit: WENN/Fayes Vision

The National Enquirer reports this week that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are planning to get married and move to a big estate in Maryland. Joel is from Maryland and there’s been a rumor that these two have wanted to escape from L.A. for some time. Here’s what the Enquirer says about their maybe-wedding, to supposedly take place this Spring, and relocation:

The reality show star and the Good Charlotte rocker have their hands full while planning their new life. Not only are they organizing an early Spring wedding, but they’re house-hunting in Joel’s native Maryland where the couple hopes to relocate by next summer, the Enquirer has learned.

“The wedding will be Nicole and Joel’s goodbye to L.A.,” a close pal told the Enquirer.

Guests are expected to included Paris Hilton, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz, the Olsen twins, Gwen Stefani, and Tobey Maguire and his wife, Jennifer.

“Joel really wants to keep the guest list short, but he also understands that Nicole wants one last big party in L.A.,” said the pal.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, December 29, 2008]

The wedding and reception will supposedly take place at Nicole’s dad Lionel Richie’s estate. They’re planning a move at Joel’s insistence, as he wants to escape all “the craziness of L.A.” This isn’t the first time we’ve heard details of a big wedding blowout for Nicole and Joel. Star Magazine ran a whole story about a supposed wedding for the couple this summer. It turned out that it was completely fabricated. The National Enquirer is usually more reliable than Star, although that doesn’t mean this is true.

It doesn’t sound likely to me, as they both have businesses run out of L.A., with Joel’s clothing company and band and Nicole’s jewelry and headband line. Plus they still have to attend events and make appearances and they have their charity supporting causes based out of the area.

Nicole and Joel recently told a reporter when they were asked that they wanted more kids and would consider adoption, with Nicole adding “”Definitely, I’m adopted.” Joel said that if they were to adopt, it would probably be from the Central African Republic, where Joel recently visited with his brother on a UN mission.

Nicole and Joel are shown on 12/11, 12/13 and 12/15, credit: WENN

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer seem to be doing pretty well on their second go. Aniston’s got some fire in her lately which has been nice to see, and John Mayer, while often seen as a doucheY player, certainly has his own kind of self-effacing humor which is charming in its way. Even though I don’t trust Mayer because of his track record, I find myself liking him despite my best attempts not to. He can be a paparazzi whore but he’s still funny, and few celebs have mastered the self-deprecating humor like he has.

Aniston and Mayer went out on a date last night and ran into Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. The couples gabbed for a bit before parting ways – according to People, Jen and John were totally into each other.

Sunset Tower Hotel was the place for star gazing Monday night, when Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer dropped by for a late-night meal. “They were positively glowing in the candlelight,” an onlooker said of the couple, who took a corner table in the dimly lit Hollywood landmark, where the couple is frequently spotted. “You could see her classic ‘Aniston smile’ on her face.”

The on-again couple – just back from their jaunt to New York City – talked closely in low tones. But they did take time to chat with another celebrity couple, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, who were dining nearby. “There was a lot of excited talk between the two girls,” the onlooker noted, “with Nicole’s head bobbing up and down as she talked to Jen.” (When Richie star-exited the restaurant a short time later, she gave an “exaggerated, very happy wave” to her new Friend.)

But for most of the night, Aniston, 39, and Mayer, 31, only had eyes for each other. “They were very happy and goofy,” the source added. “They seemed to revel in their privacy.”

[From People]

John and Jen are really growing on me. I still don’t think John’s going to settle down until he’s in his late seventies, but that’s not necessarily the only measure of his worth. It just depends on what Aniston is looking for from him. Since the day she and Brad Pitt divorced, people have assumed that Jen’s done nothing but try to find someone else to marry. The thought that she might be happy dating and remaining unattached in the long run seems unfathomable to most. But perhaps that’s exactly what she wants.

Here’s Jennifer meeting up with John at La Esquina in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on Thursday. Images thanks to Bauer-Griffin.

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have adorable 10 month old daughter Harlow together and recently moved into a new home. They’ve confirmed their engagement, with Joel saying in September of last year that he would definitely marry a then-pregnant Nicole. He said “Obviously, marriage is in our future. I don’t know when or where or how, but right now our priority is our family and is the baby.” It’s over a year later and we still haven’t heard about wedding plans for these two.

Joel told People Magazine in an interview this October that they wanted more kids and “If it could be as easy as Harlow, sure.” As for their wedding plans, Nicole was noncommittal saying simply “When we get married, everyone will know. It will happen when it happens.”

Maybe Nicole has just learned to have lower expectations about her wedding because Joel keeps putting it off. According to the National Enquirer, Joel wants another baby but Nicole has told him that he better put a ring on her finger first.

Marry me or we’re not having any more children! That’s the ultimatum Nicole Richie has laid down for boyfriend Joel Madden as he pleads with her to have another baby, sources tell the Enquirer.

Nicole… welcomes the idea of adding to their family – but not until Joel gives her a ring and commits to a wedding date.

“Nicole’s ultimatum has been a long time coming,” a pal revealed. “She’s sick and tired of Joel dragging his feet every time the subject of marriage comes up.”

Joel has a long list of reasons why he thinks their wedding should be postponed. Earlier this year, he said it was because he wanted to wrap up his band Good Charlotte’s tour. But when the tour started winding down over the summer, Joel said he didn’t want ot get married until they bought another house in LA.

The two spent months house-hunting before finally settling on a home in the Hollywood Hills, but Joel then announced he wanted to focus on the Nov. 25 release of Good Charlotte’s new album, “Greatest Remixes.” He also wants to follow through with plans to open a tattoo parlor with his twin brother Benji.

“It’s pretty evident to Nicole that Joel will keep coming up with excuses unless she puts her foot down,” explained the pal.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 24, 2008]

There was a story in June that Joel told Nicole he wanted her to convert to Christianity before they got married, but maybe that was just another way for him to put it off.

Another tabloid story in Star this June had Nicole and Joel planning a lavish wedding over the summer. In retaliation to what he called a fake story Joel posted a photo of a wedding cake on his blog with the title “WE DID IT!! NICOLE AND I FINALLY GOT MARRIED!! click here for the pictures!!” Inside was a Photoshopped picture of two monkeys in wedding attire. Maybe that revealed a little more about Joel’s feelings about marriage than he intended.

Nicole and Joel are shown leaving a hair salon on 10/13/08. Joel looks like he’s lost weight. Credit: Fame

If you believe Star – which is an often dubious source – Nicole Richie has made a near-complete turnaround since becoming a mother. The star (I’m not sure what else to describe her as since she doesn’t really have a career or talent) founded the Richie Madden Foundation with boyfriend Joel Madden before the birth of their daughter Harlow. And though I think most people assumed it was just to get some positive pre-parenthood PR, Nicole has remained consistently active with the children’s charity.

According to Star Nicole has been spending a lot of time at shelters for homeless children and has been so touched by the experience that she’s seriously considering adopting a child.

Is Nicole Richie adopting a little brother or sister for 9-month-old Harlow?

The 27-year-old reformed badass has been inspired to adopt an underprivileged orphan after working with numerous low-income families through her charity organization, the Richie Madden Foundation.

According to a Star Magazine scoop, Nicole is “seriously looking into it and asking a lot of questions about adopting.”

“Nicole has been visiting Beyond Shelter in L.A two or three times a week and spends a couple of hours with homeless children. She loves being around them.”

But Nic is going to have to do some serious convincing if she hopes to boyfriend Joel Madden on board with her Angelina-esque plans.

“I don’t know how keen her boyfriend is on the idea. Still Nicole is determined.”

[From PopCrunch]

If Nicole really is thinking about adoption, it’s probably better to wait for a while. She hasn’t been a mother to one child for all that long, and as admirable as the impulse might be, it’s would probably make more sense to wait until her life is settled down and she’s no longer caring for a newborn.

There are lots of other ways to support needy children – many of which it sounds like the foundation is already doing. Waiting a year or two would probably be the best option. It’s not like adopting a puppy – it’s a lifelong decision that you can’t take back. Continuing to do good things and think about the needs of the less fortunate is a great way to help out and grow as a person while she has some time to think about her decision.

Here’s Nicole leaving a Beverly Hills coffee shop with a friend on Wednesday. Images thanks to WENN and Fame.

Even in the first photographs of little Harlow Richie Madden, you could see that the girl had personality. She just has such an expressive face, like she finds the world funny. Her mom Nicole Richie, 27, has gone through her public trials with drug abuse and multiple DUIs and has come out the other side intact and healthy, if still a bit thin. You can tell that Nicole dotes on nine month old Harlow and that having a baby has really changed her attitude, outlook, and life. In the article to accompany her cover story in People, Nicole’s boyfriend and Harlow’s dad, Joel Madden, talks about what a great mom she is and how she works hard for their little daughter:

She purees her own green beans and records her daughter’s every smile in a journal – making her “the best mom I’ve ever seen,” Joel Madden, speaking in PEOPLE’s latest cover story (on sale Friday), raves about girlfriend Nicole Richie.

Richie and Madden just moved into a new L.A. home after spending the summer touring with Madden’s Good Charlotte band, and are in the midst of organizing an Oct. 19 walk in L.A. to help end family homelessness. But when they spoke with PEOPLE, what they really enjoyed talking about was their 9-month-old, Harlow.

Nicole: “Harlow’s a delicate soul. She studies people. She’s very coy. People say that she and I make the same expressions. But everyone says she looks like Joel.”

Joel: “I’m cool with it, as long as she doesn’t look like me in a wig when she’s 16. I like that she looks like me – it’s my get-out-of-jail-free card.”

Nicole (on maternal responsibilities): “I think my sense of self is still the same. But I don’t do things, we do things. I work around her.”

Joe: “Nicole is completely dedicated. I do whatever she tells me to do. I’m cool with that. She’s really good with the baby. I’m really good with finances. All of Harlow’s education and all that stuff, I already have planned.”

Nicole (on marriage plans): “When we get married, everyone will know. It will happen when it happens.

Joel (on having more kids): “If it could be as easy as Harlow, sure.”

[From People]

One thing that’s also changed for Nicole and Joel is their dedication to charity. They founded the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation right before Harlow was born and have since raised thousands for charity. Their current campaign is dedicated to building a playground at the facility for homeless families, Beyond Shelter, in Los Angeles. You can help and donate $5 by texting CHILD to 90999. Here’s a link to a video that features Nicole visiting with the children and families there. (It’s set to music and there isn’t talking until the end when a little girl recites a poem.)

Nicole really has changed her life around since becoming a mother and she’s sincere about it. You can see how that adorable little girl would provide plenty of inspiration.

Now that Nicole and Joel have moved they’re just a bit farther from Joel’s twin, Benji, and his girlfriend, Paris Hilton. Benji used to live right down the street and his proximity was said to be annoying Nicole after he took up with Paris. If Paris and Benji have kids together Nicole will never escape her.

Nicole Richie is shown out at DUI class on 10/6/08. Credit: VAH/Fame Pictures