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Recovering pill addicted anorexic Nicole Richie seemed to be on the right track. She had apparently turned her life around for the sake of her child. A wake up call in the form of an ultimatum from Joel Madden - 'straighten up or we're through - also helped. Nicole got herself into rehab, dropped her 50+ pill a day habit - pain killer Soma and Vicoden - and became a poster girl for recovery. It seems that the road to recovery is paved with frequent relapses.

Temptation came her way while her watchful boyfriend was out of town. Joel was on tour with his group, Good Charlotte, and all the way over in Europe. That left Nicole to her own devices, and her own devices, with the help of some friends, lead her all the way to the scene of the crime - the Chateau Marmont.

It was a birthday celebration, and Nicole felt entitled to celebrate, and let loose a little. So the 5 ft, 100 pound woman slammed back 3 glasses of wine. That apparently hit her like an out of control semi with Lindsay Lohan at the wheel. Nic's been dry for a while so she's lost her chemical tolerance. Well before long she was staggering about, and depending on the kindness of strangers to keep her upright while she moved from one part of the bar to another. Relying on the kindness of strangers is a predicament alcoholics often find themselves in.

The plot thickens. As the booze seeped into Nicole's now highly susceptible brain, she started coming over all silly. She thought it would be amusing to entertain her dinner companions with some impersonations. That can be a good idea, if your impersonations are spot on. However Nicole didn't parody their friends, or even well known celebrities. She decided that making animals noises would be just the right twist on the old party game. While she loudly mooed, growled, and hissed, other diners raised their eyebrows in disapproval and disbelief. (Perhaps they thought the poor woman was suffering from Tourette's Syndrome?) Although Nicole enjoyed herself, and her companions enjoyed themselves at the expense of her dignity, others claim that the scene "sounded like a barn". After the show was over, Nicole stumbled out into the night, leaning on the arm of a companion as she went.

Seems that Nicole began sneaking a few drinks shortly after daughter Harlow was born. Since her main problem was pills, she felt that an occasional drink would be okay. However it now looks like 'occasional' is getting pretty frequent. madden seems concerned too. During a recent East Coast concert he took his daughter with him, rather than trust Nicole alone with the child. He has also ordered Nic to cut back on the boozing. However it remains to be seen whether she can stay off the sauce for long.

Of course Nicole Richie isn't the only one worse for the wear. This picture of David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff enjoying some sushi was taken at the current it spot to be - Coachella. It's were B Listers and has beens go to mingle with up and comers. Sienna Miller wasn't recently spotted there, with Kelly Osbourne. Steven Tyler was also there, and gleefully making a spectacle of himself. Even the afore mentioned Nicole Richie took time out from booze ups to tote young Harlow around. When you consider that the common denominator among this set is that they are all serial rehabbers, I have to wonder whether the draw at Coachella is free booze and pills?? By the way, where's Lindsay Lohan??

Though the Hoff appears to be enjoying his sushi with great relish, I can't help noticing that the poor man's face is fish belly white! Considering how much time he's spend in the warm California sun, while taping Baywatch, I would almost expect a healthier complexion. At he very least the various toxins and hazardous chemicals that the California waters are reputed to be full of should've turned his face an angry red (just like that recent picture of Sharon Stone). The poor man's deathly pallor is understandable when you consider that in his ongoing battle with the bottle, the bottle seems to be winning.

The Hoff was recently released from hospital with some stitches over his eye. Now his PR people have denied that the Hoff is getting plastic surgery. They said it was a minor operation. Then again no one really believed it was plastic surgery. Most people seemed to assume that he'd got drunk and banged his head again, like he did over in Britain a year or so back (That trip resulted in him getting barred from Wimbleton for rowdy behavior while he referred loudly to himself as "The Hoff". So a nickname was born. Before it was through he was also banned from boarding British Airways, for being to drunk to fly. The video of Dave being hauled away on a luggage cart hit youtube. Nor would that be the last unfortunate appearance on youtube - his daughter was to later tape him while drunk and trying to eat a cheese burger. She then posted the video in hopes of shocking him back to his senses).

The mystery eye surgery wasn't The Hoff's only trip to a health facility. He's also had a couple of stabs at rehab. On April 15, and again on April 19 Hoff admitted himself to rehab. On the 15th he checked out after 4 hours. On the 19th he lasted all of an hour and a half. As I say the bottle seems to be winning this battle. As for Dave, he looks like he's already been embalmed. At the very least he seems to have one foot in the grave. It looks like the simple life ain't so simple and easy street ain't so easy. Of course most have to find that out for themselves, the hard way.

For an interesting comparison of the presidential hopefuls' net worth, check out "Who's got what?" @ Zaiusnation. It looks suspiciously like Barak Obama is the only honest person in the contest, since he is the 'poorest'. Then again this is his first shot at the brass ring, whereas the others are old hands, politically.

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