Which Hollywood Starlet was Dehydrated This Week?

Nicole Richie. She was briefly hospitalized for dehydration Friday after falling ill while filming The Simple Life.

According to E! Online, Nicole was examined by a doctor on the set of The Simple Life and then taken to a nearby hospital, where she was given intravenous fluids for 15 minutes before being released.

"Nicole is home resting and will return to work this evening," her rep said in a statement. "We are proud of the weight that Nicole is gaining and her focus on her health."

Back in October, Nicole told the world that she seeking treatment for what her rep described as an inability to put on weight. Here is where my own personal acid trip begins... who in god's name is unable to put on weight? I mean, a really bad case of dysentery or a tape worm, I could understand. I'd be unable to put on weight too if I weren't eating.

"She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition," her rep told PEOPLE in a statement. "It is important to Nicole that she achieves this goal in a healthy way as this is not a treatment for an eating disorder." Um, OK.

A month later, friends said they saw an improvement, with one source close to Richie telling PEOPLE, "She has [put on] at least 5 lbs. She wants to prove she's trying to change."

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