NICOLE RICHIE IS PROBABLY PREGNANT

For a few weeks now, people who ran out of everything else to talk about talked about whether or not Nicole Richie was pregnant.  Some said "who?" while others agreed, "I've never cared about anything less in my life".  But now Page Six chimes in, and they say she is:

"Nicole is kind of hoping her pregnancy will keep her out of jail," the friend said. Richie is facing time due to a DWI arrest earlier this year. But friends are concerned and "wondering if she can carry the baby to term because of her weight issues," we're told.

What a charming story.  This kid will be thrilled to know he's alive in the world because his mom wanted to stay out of jail after she got high and parked her car on the freeway facing oncoming traffic.  You might as well have a kid because your coffee table is wobbly and you needed something to stick under the leg.