Nicole Richie Pregnant or Not?

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Yesterday, we mentioned that Nicole Richie might be pregnant due to recent pictures that have surfaced on the net. Well those rumors are in full force this morning and many are saying that Nicole is in fact pregnant with Joel Madden’s baby.

"Nicole is kind of hoping her pregnancy will keep her out of jail," a Nicole Richie friend said. The skinny starlet is facing jail time because of her little incident earlier this year when she was driving on the wrong side of the freeway.

Since Nicole has had some weight issues the past several years, many of her friends are concerned and "wondering if she can carry the baby to term because of her weight issues."

Do you guys think Nicole is pregnant or has she just been gaining some much needed weight?