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Nicole Richie: Keeping Fingers Crossed For No Jail-Time
Thursday June 7, 2007

Nicole Richie Stops By ''The Late Show With David Letterman." June 6, 2007
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Paris Hilton’s stay in jail may be over (ahem, or reassigned), but her Simple Life costar Nicole Richie could still end up in the Big House.

During a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, Richie expressed trepidation that her DUI charge might land her some hard time.

"I'm just keeping my fingers crossed,” she told David Letterman. “Of course, I'm scared also, but, you know, I'm willing to face whatever consequences come my way, and I take responsibility for what I've done.”

Richie pleaded not guilty in February to driving under the influence. She was arrested on December 11 and admitted that she had been smoking marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin, but no drugs were found on her or in the car, police said.

Richie already had a 2003 misdemeanor DUI conviction. California law says that two DUI convictions within 10 years can result in a jail sentence anywhere from 90 days to a year.

Letterman asked Richie when she'll learn her fate.

"Probably the end of this month," she responded.

The talk show host then wished her the best, saying, "I hope you don't have to go to jail."

On Thursday morning, Hilton, 26, was released from the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, after only five days in jail, where she's been serving time for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

She has been reassigned to 40 days of house arrest for undisclosed “medical reasons.”

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