I had lost relationships with my dad, my brother and sister and I was just like, you know what, this is definitely the time to just get it together and so that's what I did.

The Richie-Madden Foundation specially designed "Cup with a Cause" for 7-Eleven. " After spending 82 minutes in jail Richie was "Of course pleasantly surprised to be released so quickly" said her attorney. On July 27 2007 Richie was sentenced to four days in jail at the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood California.

Richie is currently one of the three mentors on NBC's Fashion Star. Richie and Madden founded "The Richie Madden Children's Foundation" in 2010. Richie's personal life attracted significant media attention during The Simple Life's five year run and Nicole Richie was a constant fixture of tabloid journalism before and after her appearance.