Nicole Richie sentenced to four days in jail for DUI

Nicole Richie has been sentenced to four days in jail following her arrest in December. The socialite was seen driving the wrong way on a highway before being pulled over by police. Nicole admitted to police that she was smoking marijuana and had taken a vicodin pill at a houseparty earlier that evening.

The Commissioner, Steven Lubell, said during the hearing that Nicole needed to recognise the severity of the offence: “Someone could’ve gotten killed. You need to understand that driving under the influence is extremely dangerous.”

Nicole was given the option to serve the time in a paid city jail at some point in the next two months - no date has been specified for her to surrender to authorities.

She is set to film an interview with Diane Sawyer in the next few days to be aired on Good Morning America on Thursday and Friday next week. She is expected to address both the DUI case and the recent rumours that she’s pregnant.

Lindsay Lohan is expected to be sentenced to jail with her second DUI charge in less then two months.