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We're starting to wonder if Nicole Richie and her heavily tatted rocker Joel Madden ever will get married, or if they should. They look cute together and reasonably happy taking Harlow for a ride, but Nicole just admitted to Harper's Bazaar magazine that it would "break her heart" if Harlow ever wanted to get a tattoo!
This could be a match made in heaven. Since Paris Hilton hooked up with Benji Madden, the two have been photographed all over town. And they're both loving every minute of it. According to a friend of the Good Charlotte brothers Benji and Joel, the twins both aim to date famous women who will increase THEIR fame. And if the women have money, all the better. Apparently the band isn't making much money and the Maddens love the high life. Joel went from dating Hilary Duff to Nicole Richie. And Benji is loving his newfound attention. As for Paris, we were amused to see HER dressed like a rock chick at LAX.
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Now that Nicole Richie has recovered from giving birth, it seems she's changed her mind about Joel Madden's career. She used to get a kick out of touring with him but since she became a mom she doesn't want him going on the road with his band Good Charlotte. She wants him at home with her and the baby. Naturally this is causing serious discussions and major problems because Joel loves his music and he's loyal to his band.
Adding fuel to the rumor that Nicole Ritchie is expecting twins is the fact that -hello!- her offspring's father is a twin himself! Joel and Benji Madden are identical TWINS and this exponentially increases the probability of Nicole having twins! Hmmm...we might be on to something here.
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Nice to see the "cute" Nicole Richie is back instead of the "cadaverous" Nicole Richie. Here she is in her spring shorts, shopping at Dior in Beverly Hills. We wonder if her boyfriend Joel Madden, the Good Charlotte rocker who claims to be against drugging and drinking, has actually been a good influence on her. Looks that way.
It just leaked out that Hilary Duff's lookalike Barbie Doll played a big part in her bustup with Joel Madden! Back when Hilary was working closely with the Barbie people to develop the doll, the issue of how important her good-girl image is came up. Hilary was reminded that she must be a good role model for all those little girls buying dolls. Certain people worried about her boyfriend Joel's rockstar-punk image. Family and friends expressed THEIR concern over Joel's future - and questioned whether he just riding on successful Hilary's coattails. It got Hilary to thinking. She really wasn't happy with her relationship. Finally the Barbie makers brought up the subject of making a 'boyfriend" doll for Hilary's doll - like Ken is to Barbie. But they realized they couldn't make a tattooed pierced rocker doll of Joel, so they dropped the idea. Not long after that, Hilary dropped Joel.
Just as we predicted last July, Joel Madden and Hilary Duff 's romance was headed for disaster. And it's MORE than their eight year age difference. (Joel was Hilary's first real romance) Money was the big stumbling block. Their incomes are at opposite ends of the spectrum - Hilary is earning millions with her music and acting and Joel's band Good Charlotte is struggling to make a comeback. And of course, Hilary is out of town most of the time working somewhere, and long separations ignite suspicions. Joel even had Hilary's bodyguard reporting back to him on her activities. Finally they realized that although they still care about each other, they just weren't as happy as they used to be, and they called it a day. Still, we suspect a lot of texting will go on before it's really over.
Trouble in paradise for Hilary Duff and Joel Madden. They're still in love and want to get married, but money is driving a wedge between them. The fact is, Hilary is making MUCH more money than Joel - an insider sniped "She earns more in a week than Joel has in his entire career." Joel's band Good Charlotte hasn't done much in the last three years. Another issue is trust. Hilary is frequently on tour or on location and Joel has her bodygurads reporting her activities back to him. When Hilary is out with the girls and gets someone's phone number, she writes it on her hand - so Joel can't find it in her phone. She and her boyfriend have been known to snoop around each other phone books and emails. They're trying to make it work - but it's hard when you're that young and ambitious and in love - ask Justin and Britney.
