Paris and Nicole have amped up their “we’ve made up, watch our dumb reality show for yet another season” campaign. They were photographed all around town: visiting Nicole’s dad on 10/8, leaving touching notes on the grave of a friend on 10/9, shopping for dog beds and visiting a book store on 10/10.

When the news first came out that Paris and Nicole had made up, I said “I would love to see these two together again. I’m kind of sick of each of them separately, but if they became friends again there might be some fun stories and pictures.” Boy do I ever take that back. How stupid could I be? These two are even more annoying together. Please forgive me for publishing these pictures. They’re kind of like the Schwarzenegger fingering that girl picture - I couldn’t resist. [via]

Update: here’s a video of the two trying to walk while surrounded by a swarm of photographers:

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton have famously buried the hatchet with a public visit to a Hollywood steakhouse. We reported last week that Nicole and Paris met up at Nicole’s dad’s house, and now they’ve made sure to let the whole world know they’re friends again by stepping out together.

Commentor xiaoecho says that Paris and Nicole never really broke up, and that they kept up the “not talking” act to drum up publicity for their terrible “Simple Life” reality show. If that’s true it’s the first I’ve heard of it, and it seems like they would have been caught together at some point since the paparrazi are camped outside both their houses. They would probably like the public to believe that recent problems in their lives - Paris’ DUI and fight with Shanna Moakler, along with Nicole’s breakup with Brody, brought them back together.

Publicity for the new season of “The Simple Life” is probably the main motivation for their high-profile reconciliation. Indeed, this is supported by a statement from the series’ producer, who admits that the public wants to see them as friends again and that new show will begin taping next month:

“The Simple Life” producer says he wanted to put Nicole and Paris on a desert island with a “bunch of survivalists” and the idea bothered them so much that they teamed up to make sure they didn’t have to go through with it.

Now they’re set to be incompetent camp counselors, if you give a shit, and the series will use their estrangement and manufactured make-up as fodder for more shows. It’s sure to be as bad or worse as the previous seasons of the “Simple Life,” and I’m content to sit back and read other people’s accounts of how awful it is.

Here are pictures of Nicole and Paris’ dinner taken by X17.

Nicole Richie found a Brody replacement just in time for fall. She was seen out with a new guy with her crown died strawberry-blonde and some more obvious twirly extensions sticking out. I’m not liking her new hair and wish she would just get rid of the fake locks.

It’s unknown who this new guy is, but chances are he’s in some band. If he’s a famous musician or something, please clue me in.

Nicole was seen out with two different random guys with their arms around her in early August before she settled with Brody in what many people claim never seemed like a legitimate relationship. One of the guys was semi-hot and one was weird. (The weird guy was identified as Alex “Orbi” Orbison from the band White Starr, and commentors on DListed note that the relationship was probably platonic.)

She claimed that she was “never really together” with Brody so it’s possible that she just was hanging out with him and that all the PDA in public was a put-on. It’s also possible that he broke her heart and she’s trying to save face.

She can’t shake the paparrazi at this point and is clearly playing to them so this latest guy could be just a friend she convinced to put his arm around her, maybe someone she met at a crystal meth anonymous AA meeting. His arm is draped around her loosely, and he’s looking down at her somewhat amazed, so she might have asked him to do it and he’s trying to be polite and not too grabby. Still, they seem kind of happy and she has the kind of self-satisfied look on her face that is easily achieved through great sex with a new guy.

Nicole is shown with the new guy in Beverly Hills on 10/7 and outside of a hair salon with her old, better ‘do on 10/3. Pictures [via]

Nicole Richie was photographed outside the West Hollywood Recovery Center on 626 N Robertson Boulevard. I Googled the center and learned that it’s an informal recovery center that focuses on 12-step meetings. At the top of the search were results for Crystal Meth Anonymous meetings that are held there on Wednesday nights.

These pictures of Nicole Richie outside the West Hollywood Recovery center are said to be from 9/27 - Wednesday - the same day Crystal Meth Anonymous meetings are held there.

Here’s the schedule of meetings at the West Hollywood Recovery Center on Wednesdays. It is possible the Nicole went to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting “step study” and not a Crystal Meth Anonymous meeting as they are held at the same time. There is also a Nicotine Anonymous meeting at 8:30, but these pictures seem to be taken earlier than the 9:45 PM ending time:

Nicole has denied that she checked herself into an eating disorder clinic, as has been recently rumored. She wrote an exasperated message on her myspace blasting the rumors and saying that she’s annoyed that people keep bringing it up:

It’s long been rumored that Richie’s notorious stylist, Rachel Zoe, keeps her clients thin by serving as their drug dealer. Nicole may indeed be telling the truth that she doesn’t have an eating disorder, and her thin frame could be evidence of another addiction entirely.

If she is getting help, good for her. She seems really happy with Brody and hopefully she’ll kick whatever demons have been keeping her rail thin.

I’m calling this an exclusive because I believe I’m the first blogger to jump to this conclusion.

Richie is shown outside the 12-step facility on 9/27 and with Brody Jenner out to dinner on 9/24. [via]

Update: It looks like late afternoon in these pictures not 8PM, the time the meeting ended, as commentor Red Beet mentions. It’s unknown what Richie was doing at the 12-step center.

Nicole Richie needs some intensive therapy and a big ‘ol IV. The girl is wasting away. She seemed like she was doing better this summer, but then quickly lost the little bit of weight she had gained and now looks like she’s going to snap in two.

Her dad said a doctor evaluated her and said that her weight loss was due to stress, but was it a doctor that specializes in eating disorders? Is she really going to a clinic to get help as recent candids suggest?

Scarlett Johansson has spoken out about the Hollywood trend to be rail-thin, calling it unhealthy and unrealistic:

Commentors on the board where we found the pictures note that the woman out with Nicole may be a new assistant. She is shown taking her dog to the vet on 9/15.

Pictures from Nicole-Style.com via JJB.

Summer may be over, but Nicole Richie is in denial. She was spotted out buying yet another bikini to hang on her skeletal frame while cavorting for the paparrazi at the beach. Nicole revealed in an interview on the Tyra Banks show that it bothers her that the paparrazi want to photograph her eating and wearing bikinis, but she obviously gives ‘em what they want:

Richie can wear weird scarves around her neck while at the beach, but it must be too much trouble to put on a shirt over her bikini if she hates being photographed so much.

Nicole’s father, pop singer Lionel Richie, recently told a Swedish newspaper that he took Nicole to a doctor to get evaluated for anorexia, and that the doctor’s conclusion was that she was losing weight due to stress, not an eating disorder.

Most of us gain weight due to stress, because a nice piece of chocolate really calms the nerves, but what do I know about Hollywood?

Lionel also said that he worries for Nicole’s safety because of the hoards of paparrazi that follow her everywhere.

Here is Nicole shopping and looking um… polished and beautiful. Hopefully she’ll be too filled out to fit into that bikini next year. [via]

Nicole Richie’s new song, Dandelion, isn’t half bad. It’s not fabulous or catchy and is the same type of breathy remastered bubblegum pop that Paris put out. Still, it’s not awful.

The lyrics tell the story of a guy who cheated on her with a younger chick. She thought he was a flower, but uh, he turned out to be a weed. Original.

This isn’t a video for the song, just a bunch of stills of Nicole with the song playing in the background:

Nicole’s lovelife seems to be back on track. She’s going strong with former “Princes of Malibu” hottie Brody Jenner. Jenner’s ex, onetime “Laguna Beach” star Kristin Cavalleri, may have tried to get back at Nicole by wearing a “You can have him” T-Shirt and later opening flirting with Nicole’s ex and the most likely subject of the Dandelion song, DJ AM. Page Six reports that she was all over him at a party this week. For his part, AM seems to be enjoying being single. A different hot blonde known only as “Lauren” was spotted in his DJ booth on Friday night. It’s doubtful he’ll ever be spinning Richie’s tunes.

Update: Thanks to commenter Bobby J. for pointing out that this song is a cover, which means that there’s no reason to try and read anything about Richie’s love life in the lyrics.

Update: And thanks to the anonymous commentor for letting me know that this demo was recorded way back when she was with DJ AM. I guess we won’t be hearing it on her album. I found this through a YouTube search, so I didn’t have a lot of background information on it and just posted it with the assumption that it was new.

And AM’s girlfriend/companion for the night is said to be model Lauren Hastings.

Here are Nicole and Brody out holding hands in Malibu on 9/3. [via]

I take back what I said about Nicole Richie gaining a little bit a weight. She may have put on a few essential pounds a couple of weeks ago, but she looks like death warmed over again in these latest shots on the beach.

Keira Knightley is also taking the anorexic look a little too far. While she claims she’s doesn’t have the disorder, there’s no way she’s eating well if her chest looks like this.

Britain’s Daily Mail reports that Nicole broke into tears and wailed “I have a disease” when a photographer told her to gain some weight. I really doubt that happened, but she is thinner than she was just a few weeks ago. The British rag sounds the alarm about the two young paparrazi-targets’ weight:

Here are the pictures in question, found at Hollywood’s Best. X17 took the ones of Nicole on the beach.

Nicole Richie has been seen out with toned legs, suggesting she’s been eating a little bit and using the leg press at the gym. She’s also been photographed with two different mystery guys, one semi-hot and one weird.

Now comes news that she got wasted at a party with an out of control Mary-Kate Olsen and proceeded to puke all over the floor. Nicole didn’t miss a step, though, and continued right on as if nothing had happened.

At least have the decency to go into the bathroom to puke. The few times in college I drank to the point of no return I somehow managed to make it into the bathroom in time. Of course I had more body tissue to absorb all that booze. Nicole probably has the alcohol tolerance of a child. (I was going to say toddler, but thought that sounded sick.)

Here is lovely Ms. Skin ‘n Bones filming a segment with Tyra Banks for her talkshow. Commenters on JJB note that her head looks huge and it seems to be “carrying all 80 pounds of her,” that she’s “gonna have so many health problems in a few years,” and that “she’s already bald.” What with drinking so much and not eating, it’s not much of a stretch to think she’ll have health problems. At least she gained a smidgeon of weight.

Thanks to Hollywoods Best for these pictures.

Nicole Richie was shopping at Kitson in LA, where she picked up a bunch of overpriced bangles. They were probably too heavy for her frail arms because she fainted dead away:

So the bangles may have been purchased on another shopping trip when she wasn’t so unwell. What’s important is that she declined food because there weren’t any paparazzi in the store to photograph her eating it.

I fainted a couple of different times after giving blood, so I just don’t do it anymore. It’s pretty suspect that Nicole is fainting, but she’s actually gained a smidgeon of weight. It could be due to low blood sugar or the heat, she’s right. Fainting is defined as:

Richie could certainly be hungry or upset . I remember when Angelina Jolie fainted at the airport a while ago. It turned out she was pregnant. I’m just saying. It’s more likely that Nicole is hungry, but she has been spending a lot of time with her ex, DJ AM, lately. They even dress alike, although he looks like he’s running away from her in these pictures.

Here are recent pictures of Richie with AM, buying a cat, and at the beach. [via and via]