NICOLE RICHIE is speaking out for the first time since seeking help with her weight loss. "I’m not in rehab and I don’t have an eating disorder," Nicole says in the new Us Weekly. "I’m getting the help I need and taking care of my health." According to the magazine — which hits stands this Friday — Nicole hit a turning point when she attended her grandmother’s funeral in late October. Her relatives were reportedly shocked to see how thin she’d gotten in recent months. When her father LIONEL stepped in, Nicole sought treatment. Us Weekly says that they talked about it as a family and decided she needed to get checked out. The magazine reports that the five-foot-one star has gained six pounds in the past six weeks, climbing from an estimated 87 pounds this summer. As for her condition today, her publicist tells ET that "she is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition." However, Nicole has repeatedly denied accusations that she has an eating disorder, despite the significant drop in weight over the past couple of years.
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So she admits she has a problem, why isn’t she just staying in the treatment facilty instead of going out partying?
