Nicole Richie is hospitalized for pneumonia

The Associated Press
   NEW YORK — Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia. Her representative says she's doing well.
   Publicist Nicole Perna said Wednesday the 28-year-old actress checked herself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
   Richie was in a Los Angeles courtroom earlier this week after asking for a restraining order against two celebrity photographers. A judge granted that request.
   Richie costarred with Paris Hilton on the television show ``The Simple Life'' and is the daughter of singer Lionel Richie. She has since become a fashion and jewelry designer and occasional actress.
   Richie gave birth to a son, Sparrow James Midnight Madden, in September. She and her husband, rocker Joel Madden, have a daughter, Harlow, who turns 2 in January.
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