Nicole Richie and Joel Madden attended Nicole’s manager Benny Medina’s house to celebrate his 40th birthday yesterday.Nicole looks fantastic and is already getting her pre-pregnancy figure back. She looks exhausted in these photos, but any new mom would!
Of course, when she was pregnant, she was all belly!
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photos courtesy anthony/pacific coast news via gc state

[...] just two weeks after giving birth to baby Harlow. She and fiancé, Joel Madden, were spotted attending Benny Medina’s (Nic’s manager) 40th birthday [...]
nicole does look really good! Joel looks like he’s putting on a bit of weight though, but that doesn’t matter, each to their own! But yeh..nicole looks great, a bit tired, which is no surprise
you’ve got to be kidding me….what party is so important, that you leave your barely a week old child with “the help”, to attend to? i see nicole is really starting this mother-thing off on the right note! NOT!!
^^ First of all. Get your facts straight. The baby is over two weeks old. Second of all, this is her friend’s birthday party. It’s not like she’s out partying at LAX. Jesus, I didn’t know mothers weren’t allowed to go out once every two weeks.
[...] Barton attended the 40th birthday party for talent agent Benny Medina. Mischa got to meet up with Nicole Richie in the new mom’s first event after the birth of her [...]
two weeks, one week…too damn soon. i am a mother too. ain’t NOBODY’S party that important for me to leave my INFANT child at home, again, w/ “the help”. i get going out…i go out. but i for damn sure didn’t leave my newborn that soon after delivery.
To be fair for all we know she popped in for half an hour and went home again. I dont know either way but I’m not going to starting ripping on someone i dont know when all i have to go on is a couple of photos.
…Here comes the ‘child neglect’ police!!!
Nicole is living her life and I suggest the “judge and the jury” should live theirs too!
[...] have been concerned about Nicole Richie’s slim appearance at Benny Medina’s birthday bash last week. Benny himself assures everyone that, while concern for Nicole is appreciated, they [...]