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BUZZ: Is Nicole Richie Feeling Like a Married Woman? | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

BUZZ: Is Nicole Richie Feeling Like a Married Woman?

Originally posted 11/16/2009 07:20PM

Maybe it was nerves. Or maybe it just wasn't the time to issue a clarification.

But in court Monday, Nicole Richie's lawyer Mark Geragos referred to Joel Madden as her husband and Richie didn't correct him. The pair have been together for years and have two children.

The marital reference came up during her 15 minutes of testimony at a hearing in which a judge issued a restraining order against two aggressive paparazzi.

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Build a Playground | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Build a Playground

Originally posted 10/23/2009 06:30AM

They may have their hands full with newborn Sparrow and 21-month old Harlow, but Nicole Richie and Joel Madden took time away from home on Thursday to take care of some less privileged kids: After 13 months of fundraising, the couple broke ground on a new playground at a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles.

"It's so rewarding to see the smile on these kids faces," Richie, 28, tells PEOPLE.


Several of the pint-sized inhabitants of Beyond Shelter's Broadway Village 2, a shelter in an L.A. neighborhood with the highest concentration of crime and poverty, turned out to celebrate the happy news that they would soon have a place to play.

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FIRST PHOTOS: Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Introduce Baby Sparrow! | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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FIRST PHOTOS: Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Introduce Baby Sparrow!

Originally posted 10/21/2009 07:30AM

Six weeks after welcoming their first son, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden – along with their 21-month-old daughter Harlow – are showing off the latest addition to their family, Sparrow James Midnight Madden.

"I couldn't be happier," Richie tells PEOPLE. "The only thing you want is for your kids to be healthy and happy, and they are. I'm right where I belong."


In an interview at their home in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, Richie, 28, and Madden, 30, her boyfriend and front man of the band Good Charlotte, say they are deprived of sleep, but grateful their daughter Harlow is now fawning over a baby brother.

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Joel Madden Shows He's a Happy Family Man | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

Joel Madden Shows He's a Happy Family Man

Originally posted 10/19/2009 10:00AM

Forget clubbing or fronting Good Charlotte – the most fun thing in Joel Madden's life right now is being a dad.

"I love kids, I love working with kids, I love being around kids," he said at the Noble Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday.

And daughter Harlow enjoys being a big sister to 1-month-old Sparrow James Midnight, who was born in September to Madden, 30, and Nicole Richie.

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Tweet, Tweet: A Clue to How Sparrow Got His Name | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Tweet, Tweet: A Clue to How Sparrow Got His Name

Originally posted 09/11/2009 03:00PM

After Nicole Richie and Joel Madden named their son Sparrow James Midnight Madden, speculation has brewed over how they came up with the avian moniker. The answer may have arrived, appropriately, in a Tweet.

"A song for the little songbird," Madden writes on his Twitter page, and links to "Sparrow" from Simon & Garfunkel.

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Sparrow James Midnight: Behind the Richie-Madden's Name Choice

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Sparrow James Midnight: Behind the Richie-Madden's Name Choice

Originally posted 09/10/2009 06:00PM

With hundreds of readers of PEOPLE's Celebrity Baby Blog expressing their opinions on Joel Madden and Nicole Richie's choice of Sparrow James Midnight for their newborn son, the site spoke to Linda Rosenkrantz, owner of NameBerry, as well as co-author of Beyond Ava & Aiden, to get her professional take on the moniker.

"After Nicole and Joel gave their daughter the inventive name Harlow Winter Kate, there was much anticipation about what they would come up with for their second child – and they didn’t disappoint with their new son’s name, the equally unusual Sparrow James Midnight," Linda says.

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Tweet About Newborn Son | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Tweet About Newborn Son

Originally posted 09/10/2009 01:05PM

If you're going to name your son Sparrow, what better way to share the joy than to Tweet about him on Twitter?

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have taken to the social-networking service to gush over their newest addition, Sparrow James Midnight Madden, born Wednesday.


"Geuss who's back ... Oh i'm sorry we were only having a little baby boy," Madden, 30, wrote Wednesday morning.

Two hours later, he boasted about his newborn's early achievements.

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Nicole Richie & Joel Madden Welcome a Baby Boy | Nicole Richie

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Nicole Richie & Joel Madden Welcome a Baby Boy

Originally posted 09/09/2009 02:20PM

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are the proud parents of a baby boy, PEOPLE confirms.

"In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009, Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. He weighs 7 lbs. 14 oz. Nicole, Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are all doing well. Thank you for all of your good wishes," the couple wrote on Richie's Web site.

The newborn joins older sister Harlow Winter Kate Madden, born in January 2008.


"We're very, very blessed," Madden, 30, told PEOPLE on Aug. 6 of the approaching event. "We've already had one healthy kid, and that's all you can ask for as a parent – healthy kids."

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Joel Madden Dishes on Nicole Richie's Late-Night Burger Requests | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Joel Madden Dishes on Nicole Richie's Late-Night Burger Requests

Originally posted 08/11/2009 07:30AM

With Nicole Richie due with their second child in the coming weeks, attentive papa Joel Madden has managed to dodge a bullet when it comes to extreme pregnancy cravings.

In lieu of the traditional pickles and ice-cream combos demanded by some women, Madden tells PEOPLE's Celebrity Baby Blog that the expectant mama has kept her list short.

Unfortunately, the simple requests come at a high price: While her cravings may be limited to hamburgers from Southern California's In-N-Out chain, the sudden hunger pangs can occur any time – day or night.

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Joel Madden Writing a Memoir | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Joel Madden Writing a Memoir

Originally posted 07/27/2009 12:50PM

Singer, producer, father and now author?

Good Charlotte frontman and Nicole Richie beau Joel Madden has been mum about his literary aspirations in the past, but confirmed to PEOPLE Saturday that he is indeed working on a book.

"I'm lightly working on one," Madden, 30, said, before taking the field in the Hollywood Stars Celebrity Softball game at Dodger Stadium, "but I don't want to put a book out there if it's not actually meaningful. I'm not going to go there unless I can deliver."

Though the project is in it's early stages, the soon-to-be father of two already knows to follow the age-old advice given by all writing teachers – write what you know.

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