A dehydrated Nicole Ritchie treated in hospital

nicole_richie.jpg Nicole Richie fell ill while filming The Simple Life on Friday and was briefly hospitalized for dehydration.

Ritchie was examined by a doctor on the set, and then taken to a nearby hospital where she was given intravenous fluids for 15 minutes and then released. As a nurse I find this to be a ridiculously short period of time to have been treated for dehydration and feel that she couldn’t have been all that dehydrated. She might as well have drank a glass or two of water or juice.

Nicole’s rep said in a statement “Nicole is home resting and will return to work this evening, We are proud of the weight that Nicole is gaining and her focus on her health.”

Last October Ritchie had announced that she was seeking treatment for what her rep has described as an inability to gain weight. More than likely Anorexia as suspected by pretty much anyone else in the know.

“She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition, It is important to Nicole that she achieves this goal in a healthy way as this is not a treatment for an eating disorder.”

In November a friend of Nicole’s said that she’d seen an improvement and that Nicole had put on at least 5 pounds. She does still look slim but Nicole does look much better than she did last summer and early Autumn.

Nicole and Paris will be working as camp counselors in the upcoming season of The Simple Life. Stay Tuned!





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Isaiah Washington Returns to set

isaiah_washington.jpg On Thursday Isaiah Washington will return to the set of Grey’s Anatomy. This will be his first time back on the set since he entered counseling for making a homophobic slur.

Washington hasn’t been on the set since January 23rd. That was the day before he issued a statement stating he was seeking counseling “as a necessary step toward understanding why I did what I did and making sure it never happens again.”

He didn’t attend the SAG awards ceremony on Sunday and missed picking up his award for Best cast in a Drama.

He’s been the center of controversy since he used a homophobic slur which refered to his costar T.R. Knight, who is gay. He then apologized after heavy criticism. “I appreciate the fact that I have been given this opportunity and I remain committed to transforming my negative actions into positive results, personally and professionally,” he said.

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Nicole Kidman sent to hospital after set accident

nkidman.jpg Nicole kidman was hospitalized for a short period of time at an L.A. hospital Thursday after a stunt car crashed into a light pole on the set of her new movie “The Invasion“.

She didn’t suffer any serious injuries and was scheduled to return to the set later that day.

“There was an accident involving a rigged camera vehicle on the set of The Invasion Wednesday night in Los Angeles,” Warner Bros. said in a statement Thursday. “Nicole Kidman was in the vehicle at the time of the accident and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. She was released shortly thereafter.”

A total of eight people were brought to the hospital after the accident, although no other actors were involved. Two crew members suffered minor injuries.

“The production took the appropriate steps following the incident to ensure the safety of the cast and crew,” the studio said in the statement.

The accident occurred shortly before 12:25 a.m. in downtown Los Angeles. An ambulance was sent to the scene, but not needed.

“There were no life-threatening injuries,” the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement. “They conducted a medical exam but the persons involved sought their own medical attention.”

Kidman’s husband, Keith Urban, was on set at the time, photos show. Earlier in the day, Kidman’s children Isabella, 14, and Conner, 11, were on the set, but had left before the accident.

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