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Nicole Richie: Joel Handles Most of Harlow's Diapers | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Nicole Richie: Joel Handles Most of Harlow's Diapers

Originally posted 05/07/2008 06:30PM

Nicole Richie says her entire life revolves around new baby Harlow – with one exception.

"Joel actually changes more diapers than I do," the new mom says of boyfriend Joel Madden, in an interview with Extra conducted during her Harper's Bazaar photo shoot (for the June cover) and airing Thursday. "It's his time with her. He sings to her. ... He laughs with her, plays with her. It's amazing."

Otherwise, Harlow, who was born in January, is at the center of the TV personality's life.

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Benji & Paris Dodge Engagement Rumors | Benji Madden, Paris Hilton

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Benji & Paris Dodge Engagement Rumors

Originally posted 05/06/2008 11:50AM

Hard rocking Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden isn't settling down – for now.

With twin brother Joel Madden holding off on marrying the mother of his child, girlfriend Nicole Richie, Benji is playing coy when it comes to wedding bells with girlfriend of two and a half months, Paris Hilton.

"We have a really great friendship, you know, and romance, all of it," Benji, 29, told PEOPLE at Monday's Hornitos Cinco de Mayo party in West Hollywood, when asked if he and Hilton wanted to escalate their relationship beyond dating.

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Joel Madden Surprises Nicole Richie with Getaway | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Joel Madden Surprises Nicole Richie with Getaway

Originally posted 04/27/2008 10:30AM

Joel Madden whisked girlfriend Nicole Richie and their three-and-a-half-month-old daughter Harlow to the California desert this weekend for a surprise family vacation, the Good Charlotte singer tells PEOPLE.

The Richie-Madden clan headed to the Palm Springs area for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, a three-day event headlined by performers including Prince, Jack Johnson and Roger Waters.

"[Nicole] hasn't been able to do a whole lot over the year, so we're having a little family trip," Madden told PEOPLE at the BPM Hpnotiq Smurf House, where he DJ'd a festival pre-party Saturday afternoon.

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Nicole & Joel Steal Show at Star-Studded Dinner | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Nicole & Joel Steal the Show at Star-Studded Dinner Party

Originally posted 04/24/2008 11:30AM

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden enjoyed a relatively rare night out Wednesday, but baby Harlow was never far from their thoughts.

Richie – looking fit and fab in a short black dress – and the Good Charlotte frontman headed to a star-studded dinner in honor of designer Charlotte Ronson at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Dakota Restaurant.

And the proud papa couldn't help boasting about his three-month-old bundle of joy. "It's been so crazy," he told the VIP table, where fellow guests included Lindsay Lohan and her constant companion, DJ Samantha Ronson. "Man, but it's great."

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Joel Madden: Daughter Harlow Is My 'True Love' | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

Joel Madden: Daughter Harlow Is My 'True Love'

Originally posted 04/17/2008 11:20AM

Good Charlotte rocker and first-time dad Joel Madden, 29, just can't stop gushing about his 3-month-old little girl, Harlow Winter.

At a concert Wednesday night at Queen's College in New York, Nicole Richie's boyfriend told the crowd of 1,700 students, "You know, no matter how many beautiful girls there are in this audience, I must confess that three months ago, I had a little baby girl, and she's my one and only true love."

The confession, coming after the group's emotional song "Hold On (If You Feel Like Letting Go)," elicited a resounding "aww" from the audience.

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Joel Madden Celebrates Baby No. 2: His New Store

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Joel Madden Celebrates Baby No. 2: His New Store

Originally posted 03/15/2008 07:00PM

It was a double-date night for new dad Joel Madden as he and brother Benji celebrated their first DCMA Collective store in Los Angeles with girlfriends Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.

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'She Gives Life a Whole New Meaning' | Nicole Richie

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'She Gives Life a Whole New Meaning'

Originally posted 02/28/2008 12:00PM

Padding downstairs with her 6-week-old daughter, Harlow Winter Kate, in her arms and her boyfriend, Joel Madden, by her side, Nicole Richie apologizes for running behind schedule. "I was joking with Joel today – I think it's impossible to be on time with a newborn," says the new mom, barefoot and makeup-free as she settles into the baby-gear-filled living room of their Glendale, Calif., home. Adds Madden: "It takes an hour just to get out of the house. Like, 'Oops, now she has to eat. Now she has to change!'"

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Joel Madden: Baby Harlow Is 'Definitely a Mama's Girl' | Nicole Richie

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Joel Madden: Baby Harlow Is 'Definitely a Mama's Girl'

Originally posted 02/11/2008 05:55PM

Joel Madden is in love with his new baby daughter, Harlow, and she is in love with ... her mother – at least for now.

She's "definitely a mama's girl," the rocker told PEOPLE before a gig as a deejay at Prive Las Vegas on Friday. "Right now she needs mom because all she does is eat. I have a feeling that when she starts talking she's going to be a daddy's girl."

Harlow Winter Kate Madden, who was born Jan. 11, is the first child for Madden, 28, and girlfriend Nicole Richie, 26.

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Joel Madden: Daughter Harlow Taught Me About Love | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Joel Madden: Daughter Harlow Taught Me About Love

Originally posted 01/23/2008 07:45PM

Rocker Joel Madden says that fatherhood has turned Nicole Richie and him into "the luckiest two people alive."

"I had no idea what love even was until Harlow came along," Madden, 28, writes on the Web site of his clothing company, DCMA Collective.

"I swear it's so hard to leave during the day, but always so rewarding to come home to the little family. I've always been a guy who loves to love. Probably one of the things that define me outside of my work is LOVE."

Madden adds: "She's already growing too fast!"

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Joel Madden: Baby 'Looks Like Her Mom' | Joel Madden, Nicole Richie

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Joel Madden: Baby 'Looks Like Her Mom'

Originally posted 01/14/2008 09:00PM

Nicole Richie's rocker boyfriend Joel Madden says that even though he may "suck at diapers," he's ecstatic about new daughter Harlow Winter.

"I am finally home with my beautiful girlfriend and our brand new little daughter," wrote the proud papa Monday on his DCMA Collective Web site under the heading "It's a Girl!!!!"

"She is 19 inches long and growing everyday already!" Madden, 28, writes. "We are so blessed to have this beautiful little baby in our lives."

He notes the baby "looks so much like her mom its crazy!"

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