Hilton Contracts Baby Fever

Rocker, reality TV star add sibling for 20-month-old daughter Harlow

(AP) - Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are parents of a newborn baby boy. Richie says on her website that 7 pound, 14 ounce Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born early today. Sparrow is the second child for Richie and Madden. Their daughter, Harlow, will be 2 in January. More»

(NEWSER) - Paris Hilton and Benji Madden are splitting after 9 months, People reports. The hotel heiress, 27, and Good Charlotte guitarist, 29, are "just too different and they wanted different things in life," says one Hilton friend. Paris has been seen canoodling of late with former flame Stavros Niarchos. Madden, meanwhile, was spotted dancing with Nicole Richie, who dates his identical brother, Joel. More»

(NEWSER) - Not yet done touring to promote his new album, Lionel Richie is already talking up his next effort, Billboard reports. “I’ve plugged into a world beat somewhere,” Richie said of the upcoming disc, which he will produce himself with collaborators. “I can always tell when I’m going in the right direction—I scare the record company to death!” More»

Boyf Joel Madden announces news on MySpace

(NEWSER) - Nicole Richie and boyfriend Joel Madden’s 1-year-old daughter will soon have a new sibling, the New York Daily News reports. Madden made the announcement on his band's website: “What's better than winning an Oscar?" the Good Charlotte drummer wrote. " I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister!” More»

'Simple Life' star is nearly 4 months along

(NEWSER) - Sometime-actress Nicole Richie ended weeks of speculation yesterday by confirming that she is almost 4 months pregnant by her rocker boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden. "Yes I am. We are," Richie told ABC's Diane Sawyer. Richie is headed to jail for 4 days sometime in the next couple of months for drunken driving. More»