Richie Given 4 Days In Jail For Driving Under Influence

Published: Jul 28, 2007

Nicole Richie pleaded guilty Friday to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced to about four days in jail and fined by a court commissioner who said she was lucky nobody was killed when she drove the wrong way on a freeway.

Richie, the 25-year-old daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, was subdued and somber as she was lectured about her driving. She entered court on the arm of boyfriend Joel Madden.

Richie, who's rumored to be pregnant but has not confirmed it, wore a loose-fitting, knee-length black dress and spiked heels. She stood before the judge and softly answered "guilty" when asked how she pleaded to the misdemeanor charge. She initially pleaded not guilty in February.

She nodded when asked if she understood terms of the plea agreement (including 90 hours in jail and a fine of $2,048) worked out between her lawyers and prosecutors. Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Lubell also gave Richie three years' probation and warned that she would go to county jail for a year if she violates it.

She must complete her sentence by Sept. 28. She can serve it in a city or a county jail.

'The View' May Add 2 New Hosts

ABC's daytime show "The View" appears close to adding Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd as regular cast members after a year with more plot twists than a soap opera.

The two women were in final negotiations to join the show, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. While characterizing the report as premature, an executive close to the show who spoke on condition of anonymity because negotiations were ongoing wouldn't deny they were the top candidates.

Goldberg, 51, would give "The View" creator Barbara Walters a big name to replace Rosie O'Donnell.

Shepherd, 40, has been a guest host on "The View" more than a dozen times, five times this month alone - an indication that producers were considering her seriously.

Watts, Schreiber Have Baby Boy

Naomi Watts has given birth to a baby boy.

Alexander Pete Schreiber was born Wednesday in Los Angeles and weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, Watts' publicist said Thursday.

It's the first child for the Australian actress and her boyfriend, actor Liev Schreiber.

Watts, 38, and Schreiber, 39, co-starred in last year's "The Painted Veil."

Actors To Play Spock In Next 'Star Trek'

Leonard Nimoy isn't through with Spock yet.

The 76-year-old actor will don his famous pointy ears again to play the role in an upcoming "Star Trek" film due out Christmas 2008.

"This is really going to be a great movie. And I don't say things like that lightly," Nimoy told a gathering of 6,500 fans Thursday at Comic-Con, the nation's largest pop-culture convention.

He greeted the crowd with a Vulcan salute.

Nimoy was joined by the newly named young Spock, "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Nimoy.

Both Spocks were introduced by the film's director and co-producer, J.J. Abrams.

Today's Birthdays

Rock musician Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) is 64. "Garfield" creator Jim Davis is 62. Actress Elizabeth Berkley is 35.

Sources: People.com, The Associated Press