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Call it the year of the comeback: Britney cleaned up and is releasing a new album. Paris is running for prez—sort of. And Nicole now spends her time pureeing green beans and sweet potatoes for daughter Harlow, according to a new People profile.

Hollywood's gone soft, and we couldn't be happier. It's not so sexy, but there's something really sweet about the fact that Nicole obsessively chronicles her kid's every move.

"She has notebooks and notebooks full of the first time she [Harlow] rolled over, the first time she laughed...Everything she's ever done is in that book," says boyfriend Joel Madden, who claims the Good Charlotte tour bus is a no-party zone these days.

So are you on board with this new and (potentially) improved version, or do you miss the wild ways of Tinseltown's onetime terrors?

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Apparently learning from her mistakes, Nicole Richie has been opting for the high road.

A judge determined Wednesday that the former Simple Life star has been taking care of herself and is otherwise "in compliance" with the terms of her probation stemming from her 2006 DUI bust, a Los Angeles Superior Court clerk told E! News.

Richie—who since being caught driving the wrong way on an L.A. freeway after taking Vicodin and smoking pot has become a mom, started a charitable foundation and more or less stopped making a mockery of herself—was placed on three years' probation in July 2007.

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It may not make you Richie Rich, but it would be for a good cause.

Nicole Richie and her beau, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden, are seeking an intern to help them run the website for their charity, The Richie-Madden Children's Foundation.

The job, which would involve updating content and pictures, is currently posted on Quarterlife.com. The site's organizer, Lauren Berger, tells E! News the company is "really excited" to be working with Nicole and Joel, who are looking for someone to start ASAP for the fall semester.

Other clients of Quarterlife.com include Ashton Kutcher's company Katalyst Films and Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films. "The bigger the name, the better," says Berger.

While the Richie-Madden internship is unpaid, who can put a price on helping others...or getting the chance to rub shoulders with pseudocelebs, right?

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Whether it's "Team Heidi" or "Real Girls Eat Meat," you know celebrities care deeply about something when they put it on a T-shirt.

That's why we couldn't ignore the fact that many Tinseltown types seem to be wearing gear in support of Sen. Barack Obama's quest for the presidency. Who knew?

The pendulum always swings both ways, however. So we will await the inevitable crush of McCain '08 hats, hoodies, and decorative neck tattoos sure to turn up soon.

Until they do, though, check out our Team Obama gallery and see who supports him.

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Don't get us wrong: We love us some Ashley Tisdale.

Maybe it's the giant glasses or the flattened hair, but there's something about Sharpay's latest look that says "Nicole Richie Was Here." Maybe, just maybe, it's all of it.

Are we the only ones seeing double? Let us know in the comments.

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Nicole Richie is preparing to tell the truth—to an extent.

The former Simple Life star exclusively tells E! News that a TV show based on her 2005 coming-of-age novel The Truth About Diamonds is in the works and she's gearing up to be a part of the production.

"I would definitely produce and definitely be in the show," the socialite says, although she stopped short of saying she would play the lead, adding, "I don't know if I need to be the star of this show.

"I've got a lot going on right now."

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Though her dude, Joel Madden, gave people a good scare.

The Good Charlotte rocker posted an entry—with some doctored wedding pictures—on the band's blog that began, "We Did It! Nicole and I Finally Got Married!!"

They didn't, but you can read the reason why you might have thought so after the jump.

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were spied house hunting in Beverly Hills Wednesday.

One option the couple visited, according to a source, was a $1.6 million Beverly Hills house that is described as a Cape Cod mini-estate. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a Jacuzzi tub, pool and a kitchen outfitted with state-of-the-art Viking and Sub-Zero appliances.

“They spent a lot of time looking at the house,” an eyewitness tells E! News. “They were clearly interested. It is a perfect place for them because it is walled in.”

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