Nicole Richie is taking a break from The Simple Life to seek help in her own life. The 25-year-old reality TV star is in an undisclosed private facility, her publicist exclusively tells E! News, "to undergo diagnostic treatment to determine why she’s not been putting on any weight." "She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition," says the rep. "It is important to Nicole that she achieve this goal in a healthy way, [but] this is not a treatment for an eating disorder." Richie’s treatment means work on the new season of The Simple Life, which will find Richie and recently reconciled pal Paris Hilton as camp counselors, is temporarily on hold. In a joint statement, show producers 20th Century Fox and Bunim/Murray said, "Everyone…supports Nicole and wishes her well. We consider her a part of our family and look forward to resuming production on The Simple Life when she is ready." Meanwhile, E!, which televises the series, added, "Nicole is an important member of the E! Networks family. We send her our very best wishes and look forward to working with her on the new season of The Simple Life." (E! Online is a division of E! Networks.) In recent months, Richie has addressed rampant tabloid speculation over her weight loss. Last spring, she told People that "stress" over her breakup with former fiancé Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein briefly affected her eating habits.
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The first step is admitting you have a problem, at least she is finally admitting it!
