The World of Nicole (please put all Richie news here)

[Hipkitten]

Say you, say me ... say guilty!

TMZ was in L.A. County Superior Courtroom moments ago, where a pregnant Nicole Richie faced the music for her wrong-way DUI bust in December -- her second DUI conviction in 4 years.

A court commissioner sentenced Richie, represented by uber-lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley, to serve four days in the City or County Jail (her choice!) -- she got credit for a fifth day, for the six hours she served after being busted.

Richie was also fined $2,048, was ordered back to school for 21 days to an alcohol education course and on three years probation.

Richie must report to serve her time by September 28.

The commissioner issued Richie a stern warning, telling her if she she drove drunk again and she actually killed someone she could be charged with murder -- not manslaughter. That's because after her first DUI, Richie agreed that if she drove under the influence and killed someone, she'd be nailed for murder.

The 25-year-old is expected to give birth sometime in January.

A source close to Richie said at today's sentencing she was "stoic and serious, but not emotional."

tmz.com

[brokenenglish]

I thought she was under the influence of that we can not name...
not drunk?....

[cosmogrl5]

So she was sentenced and now they are reporting that she is due in January as if she confirmed it? Good Lord, I cannot wait for her interview with Diane Sawyer...hopefully, she will end some of this hearsay and confusion.

[Thefrenchy]

She looks good

[brokenenglish]

^ Yes, but until then I think she is loving every minute of it.

[TheGlassAngel]

Well...at least she owned up to it

[jaimediane71]

Sorry to all the Nicole fans...but I think its kinda BS that she's only getting FOUR days...

[brokenenglish]

^ I guess she has a better lawyer than Paris.

[jaimediane71]

^ I guess she has a better lawyer than Paris.

Haha yes. I'm thinking maybe they went easier b/c she plead guilty? I'm no law student, but I don't understand why that makes a difference...

[Working Girl]

Maybe her punishment is being stuck with Joel for 18 years with their baby.

[TheGlassAngel]

^ Burn

[Thefrenchy]

Originally Posted by jaimediane71

Haha yes. I'm thinking maybe they went easier b/c she plead guilty?

I think that too. Depends on the crime but when the person pleads guilty, it shows she kind of realizes what she did so you're "nicer" in your judgement but when the person denies the crime she obviously did, you want a "stronger" pain to let her realizes what she did.

Sorry for my english, nothings really clear

[cosmogrl5]

I must admit that I expected her to get a harsher sentence than Paris.

[zembla]

Originally Posted by cosmogrl5

I must admit that I expected her to get a harsher sentence than Paris.

Nicole would have if she didn't cop a plea...Paris tried to get out of her sentence so she had a trial...Nicole didn't want to do that.

Where Paris went wrong is that she refused to do her community service to get in good graces...Nicole is doing that in addition to her sentence.

[novella]

^ Agreed.

On that note, the publicity has only begun.

Nicole Richie will go one-on-one with ABC's Diane Sawyer next week, speaking for the first time since rumors started swirling that she is pregnant, a source tells PEOPLE.

Richie's interview will air in two segments on Good Morning America, Aug. 2 and 3, as well as on 20/20, Aug. 3.

(source: People )