Evidently somebody bought Nicole Richie a mirror, and she has realized that somehow she has gotten herself skeleton skinny. Or maybe she just picked up a paper and read one of the million stories that have been written over the last year about her unhealthy weight. Either way, she has checked herself in for treatment.

Yes I know that eating disorders are serious business, but does this girl have no friends who were willing to slap some sense into her months ago? The fact that this has gone on for so long is proof that being a celebrity doesn’t mean you’re living a truly healthy and happy life: money may buy you a lot of things, but evidently it can’t buy you a true friend who will tell you the truth even if you might get mad at them for doing it.

Living a life like Nicole Richie’s, hanging out with social hangers-on and wanna-be celebrities, leads to problems like this: everyone is so busy trying to kiss your butt to get invited to the next swaree that no one is willing to risk you getting mad at them for intervening even when the problem with your lifestyle is obvious to even the most casual observer.

I truly hope she gets the help she needs to get back to a healthy weight and addresses whatever deficiencies led her to such extremes.

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