Nicole Richie's Dad
The Simple Life co-star Nicole Richie -- Did you see the "reunion" show last night? Yawn. -- is of course the adopted daughter of Lionel Richie. But who's her (real) daddy? The Daily News reveals that her biological father is actually newly unemployed Wayne Brady Show bandleader (and brother of Sheila E.) Peter Michael Escovedo. Escovedo was a percussionist in Richie's touring band, and Lionel was so taken with toddler Nicole that he asked if she could move in with him. Then Richie wrote "Dancing On The Ceiling," sent Nicole to Buckley private school, bought her only the best heroin, and everyone lived happily ever after.
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Is that true?
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All true.
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Get outta here!!!!
(I luv useless information like that)
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I wonder what Lionel's conversation was like with the percussionist -- "I really like your baby. No -- I REALLY REALLY like your baby. Can I have her?"
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ack! i misread that as "nicole richie's DEAD."
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So why did Nicole Richie swear that she was black a while ago?
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she should be dead, with all the horse pumping through her adopted veins!
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I am so freaking confused. Did the mom cheat on Lionel with the Latino guy? Did she leave the Latino guy for Lionel? Who is the mom and is she still in the picture? Someobody needs to get to the bottom of this.
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her dad bought her heroin? (lionel i mean?)
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No silly! Her dad didn't actually buy her the heroin. It was more of a barter system.
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I wonder if Nicole was around the night Lionel's wife beat the crap out of him and his mistress.
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Peter Escovedo's mother is black and his father is mexican. Notice how he looks Mexican and his sister, Sheila E., looks black. Duh.
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Let's hang our coats on P. Hilton's schnoz.
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I fink her n Paris r both spoilt n dum girls they needed tu go that simple life sumthing cuz they dont have a clue yeh its nice dey got money but they need tu kno they shld work hard for dat money and dat Nicole AINT BLACK lionel richies got a blak nose wid blak hair she has a white knows n blonde white ppl hair do i need tu do da math??
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LMAO they thought her father actually bought her the drugs :-/ and people actually think Nicole and Paris are the people who run my site. They leave messages for them too :-/
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Say is Nicole Richie really mixed?
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Ok - enough. Nicole is black enough to claim to be black (she is mixed) and her real and adpotive parents love her and tried to do their best by her. Her bad choices are just that - her choices. Let this be a lesson to all of us to teach our children that life has a purpose beyond satisfying your personal desires.
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I think Nicole is the best.. Paris Hilton too.. they have money..so what,.. people are jealous because of that,..and what if shes black,..I dont care.. and The Simple Life is just the best show ever..they should do it even more shows like that..
Dont have opinion about what I said.. gwen
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I think the reason people are making such a big deal that Nicole is mixed is cause she's so exotic looking. Personally I was more surprised she's Micheal Jackson's god-daughter. Maybe that's why she's so outspoken I dunno.
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http://groups.msn.com/CelebritySource
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Nicole Richie is mixed. I am not sure exactly how but the whole adoption thing. Here is the story, then band mate asked Lionel Richie to adopt his daughter because he felt that he would be able to provide better for her then he would. So what if she's black, at least she's pretty and doesn't have that normal look as everyone else in the media does, she is way prettier than paris' skinny self.
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So let me get this straight... Nicole Richie is a quarter black (from Peter Michael Escovedo's mom), a quarter Mexican (from his dad), and half unknown? Is that right? I'm so confused. But I guess it doesn't really matter. She's very exotic and ethnic looking. I think it's gorgeous... like the new face of America.
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Hey you guys should all check out this Nicole Richie site, it's awesome! http://www.scrubjay.nu/Richie
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pete escovedo is puerto rican
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Peter Escovedo is NOT Puerto Rican. His father is from Saltillo, Mexico.
http://www.sheilae.com/pedroescovedo.html
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What's the ethnicity of Nicole Richie's biological Mom? Does anyone know? And who is she?
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You people are morons.
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My god - why don't you people just punch it into a search engine? It took me all of 3 seconds to find out that Nicole Richie's mom was a backstage assistant (white, blonde) for the Commodores, ...there are rumours that Lionel's her real father - doubt it.
She considers herself black, and was raised by a black man...so why do you people care? She knows who she is.
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Why don't you just look at a pic of Escovedo?
Check this out - http://www.petermichael.tv/.
If that's not her father, I don't know who the hell is. She looks just like him.
His bio on tvtome.com says he was born in 1961, so he would have been 20 when she was born.
Escovedo also worked closely with Lionel Richie on several hits in the 80s...check out the link above for that too.
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I think that's a great thing that Lioniel Richie did adopting Nicole...even if it's not Lioniel's biological daughter you can tell that Nicole has black in her.
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I love Nicole because she has that fiery, I don't give a fuck attitude ... but I love Paris because she is sweet and classic (and they are both WAY hot), so they compliment each other very well on the show and the situations they get themselves into. They both are the ultimate dynamic duo!
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Beautiful Site
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Hey i think Nicole is happy with her looks! I am confused about her race too. But i understand why you all are confused. I have some black in me, some alaskan native in me and i have russian in me. And put all that together i don't know, some people notice that i'm part black and SOME think i am asian! i hate that! But yea i think nicole looks great! At least she don't have russian blood!
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WHO CARES IF NICOLE IS BLACK OR WHITE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN NOTHING SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL FUN GIRL I LOVE HER I THINK SHE IS GREAT. KEEP HAVING FUN NICOLE I WISH I HAD A LITTLE OF YOUR MONEY THATS
ALL IT IS THEY ARE JEALOUS.
LOVE THE SHOW
AVA
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i totally believe that nicole has some black in her...im half black and i have the same hair texture type as her and same skin color my nose is different but my older sister has her kind of nose (pointy)all she did was dye her hair blonde if i dyed my hair blonde i would look just like her...i have indian and black and white in me and i think nicole and paris are absolutely gorgeous.
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i totally believe that nicole has some black in her...im half black and i have the same hair texture type as her and same skin color my nose is different but my older sister has her kind of nose (pointy)all she did was dye her hair blonde if i dyed my hair blonde i would look just like her...i have indian and black and white in me and i think nicole and paris are absolutely gorgeous.
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i totally believe that nicole has some black in her...im half black and i have the same hair texture type as her and same skin color my nose is different but my older sister has her kind of nose (pointy)all she did was dye her hair blonde if i dyed my hair blonde i would look just like her...i have indian and black and white in me and i think nicole and paris are absolutely gorgeous.
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LOL SORRY i hit post a like 3 times i didnt think it was gonna post it ...sry!
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nicole richie is mostly black. Her father like you all know is puerto rican and black and her mother is black. She tells you her mom is black when talking to Norm McDonald from the E channel. Despite knowing it doesn't make her less of a person.
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She was on Howard Stern and she said that Lionel Richie and his then wife had adobted her when she was 12. So does that mean Lionel's her real dad or what.
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Why do you all care what nationality she is? SHE knows and it should only matter to her. I don't see how pondering over it would benefit you all anyway.
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She is a celebrity. When people so something that they can't put their finger on, they try and get the details. It's that simply. It's not a racial thing. It's that people just want to figure it out. Finding out that she's Black, Indian, Asian or what have you is not going to make anyone think less or more of her. It's just to figure it out. I wish you all wouldn't get so upset over people trying to figure it out. I, myself, was wondering how she was Lionel's daughter when she didn't really look all that Ethnic to me. I guess I could see it, but all this chat explains why I was having trouble. I am not judging her. No matter what background she has, she still has more money and is more beautiful than the rest of us. Who's in the position to judge who? We are not in that position and we're not judging. We are merely talking about it. There is no down-grading in these messages. If anything, I think all comments seem to be positive when finding out that she DOES have an ethnic background!
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Lionel richie is not her biological father at all. Her real father Pete Escovedo (drummer) got lionel's backstage assistant preagnant. Therefore sense they couldn't finacially take care of nicole anymore thay gave her up to lionel and his wife. By the way she is black, white, and latino.
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I don't know if Nic has black in her or not . . . but I can tell you this . . . the night I was with her . . . she had some black in her for about 35 minutes!
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SHEILA E AND FAMILY ARE PUERTO RICAN. WHY IS IT THAT HER NICK NAME IS THE "PUERTO RICAN FIRE CRACKER"? HAS ANYONE HEARD THAT BEFORE? I HAVE, MANY TIMES. THEY'RE PUERTO RICAN AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT NICOLE'S MOM. BUT THE ESCOVEDO FAMILY IS PUERTO RICAN. NO MEXICANS IN THERE!
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The article states the original Escovedo's traveled from Mexico in the early 1900's.... Where is your source that they are Puerto Rican
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Nicole is a Nigger?? Get Outta Town.
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It is sad that many of the comments represent a sick group of racist idiots who call themselves Americans.
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listen up, nicole richie's black, who cares how she turned out, i think she turned out just right and shes herself which makes her such a interesting person. i love her...always
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I LOVE PARIS HILTON AND NICOLE RICHIE BECAUSE THEY BOTH ARE SO HOT AND DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT! THEY ALWAYS ARE HAVING FUN AND I WISH I COULD PARTY WITH THEM!
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I think nicole was really great doing the oprah show with her dad. I believe that she is a very brave lady. She has been through so much in life. I think that she is really great to manage to pull herself out of the heroin addiction, two divorces of her dad, tolerate lots of things going on in bel air, manage to do the simple life, all this criticism about her being black/puerto rican..etc...if it were me i'd be nuts...newayz, i wish she'd be my friend, i'm sure shes really good hearted deep down..:) good luck nicole!!!
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hey nicole is da best....... and so is pais hilton
the do what they want when they want. if nicole thinks she is black then let her think that.
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Nicole and paris are hot shit and if you fucks are just to jelous to see that then your the bitches... fuck you
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Nicole and paris are hot shit and if you fucks are just to jelous to see that then your the bitches... fuck you
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I consider myself biracial, not "mixed", not "mulatto"; Nicole considers herself African-American. We have a similar background and many similar physical features. Niether of us is wrong. I'm really shocked by how backwards some of the comments are on this topic.
(No wonder Bush won again with this kind of racial ignorance running rampant in people young enough to know better. Don't turn into your grandparents, kids. GROW!)
There's something called the "1/4 rule" -- aka the "one drop rule" -- that you guys should do some research on if obsessing over race (a myth in and of itself) is so important to you:
http://backintyme.com/Essay040811.htm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OneDropRule/
Scott, thanks for the original post. :)
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but Nicole doesn't look like a black to me at all
if i didn't find out about her background
she is totally hispanic to me
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Nicole real father is Mexican and black, you idiots get a fucken life!!!!!!!!!!
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all of yous r sad u dont know for sure whatnat she is the net isnt right all the time dont believe everything you read and yous dont know her personally yuor judging her from a tv show its acting grow up your fighting ova something so worthless and pathetic you dont know her think about it grow up
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Nicole richie at least, 1/4 Black: just because her skin is white and her hair is straight doesn't mean thant she can't be black. Alicia Keys got a white skin too but she's half black. Mariah carey got a white skin but she's half black. You people are a bunch of ignorants.
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I thought her Mom and Dad were both biracial.
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black and white that is!
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nichole an paris as they say 'way hot' an oh i loves it that there like so shit hot!
the simple life rules!
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Peter Michael is mixed (black and latino), and Nicole's biological mother is mixed as well (black & white). Nicole is 50% black, 25% latina, and 25% white.
On Howard Stern, she did say both parents were mixed.
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Reading over the comments what is the big effin deal about nicole richie being black. I mean so she is white blonde hair blue eyes it doesn't mean she wasn't raised black. It's not just about skin colour it's about her soul and how she was raised. I also think that Nicole and Paris are the funniest people ever while they became rich in famous by just being born you must admit The Simple Life is a hit and it's funny. I came across this sight doing a biography on nicole and let me tell you i have come across alot but w/e the case i still think she's a good person no matter what the media or other peole say about her! <3
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how does anyone actually know what nationality nicole is...she black latina and what? isn't her mom unknown!
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Nicole richie is lucky to be of african and hispanic ethnicity. that way she doesn't have to be another regular boring looking person of european desent. She needs to embrace the fact that she's of color, cuz when you see her on the screen you get the impression she is trying to pass for white, and that's sad and pathetic.
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To the Bitch tess- Nicole does not have white skin! and she doesnt look fully white! Alicia keys' mom is white and her dad is black, which was right.
2. Mariah Carey's mom is Irish and her dad is Venezualan/black so shes not mulatto or even half black! dumb ass shes just mixed. and second she doesnt have white skin thats ignorant MARIAH AND ALICIA are refered to AS LIGHT SKINNED OR OF 2 OR MORE RACES. OK not white they dont have white ppl skin. ALTOUGH THEY MAY HAVE WHITE IN THEM, WHICH THEY DO BUT THEY DONT HAVE ON THE CONTRARY WHITE SKIN! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BITCH. DONT MESS WIT THE PUERTO RICANS. yall boys out there if your smart and u wanna holla at me my e-mail address is safireboriqua23@yahoo.com
Safire aka bogie.
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OMG! You guys are really weird! Why do u get all worked up about this? So what if she part white, part latina and part black? She is who she is. And why do you guys care? I mean, sure, u can be curious and stuff...but its funny to read really rude comments posted here. Some people sound really mad about somebody else's comment. I just wanna tell u guys to give it up and be content! Btw, I luv Nicole Richie! She's great!
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I don't know if this goes for a ethnicities, but we take a lot of pride in our own who make it big. It doesn't really matter what Nicole is mixed with, as long as she is proud of every spec of blood flowing through her georgous body. As far as the way she acts, that is all a part of her upbrining not her race. I'd love to party with her sexy @$$.
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if you have ever seen pics of her as a child
you can tell she def. has some black in her
so for you people that said she wasnt...your dumb
Nicole Richie has Caucasian, Black Creole and Mexican decent.
and as for doing drugs...she pleaded guilty to the charges against her and completed rehab, right before they started shooting the first season of the simple life
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Is Lionel Richie half white?
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gosh you guys lighten up holy shit. yeah so what she could be black, white, and mexican or whtvr! How is that your concern? Shes still absolutly gorgeous and that isnt going to change even if you say she is a certain race or not! Just let it be! and yeah you can totally tell shes of african-american descent by younger pictures and her tan skin.
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What Nicole's ethnic background shouldn't really matter. What matters is that she and Paris treat people rudely. I don't care that its for "TV". Of course, why else would you all watch that? To see them take advantage of true working people? To not pay for things or take off from their job on their whim (something we wouldn't do or risk being fired)? I've read the posts about her "inner black-self". How black does she think she is if she dyes her hair blonde and tries to be her "inner white-self". Yeah, her adoptive parents are black. So what? She obviously doesn't celebrate her ethnicity because it seems she tries her damnest to not look it.
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Gotta agree with Lisa S. Looking too ethnic wouldn't allow her to be in Paris' inner snob circle. Pampered anglo girls go a lot further than pampered bi-racial girls. Just the law of nature. And in Nicole's defense its survival of the fittest. You do what you gotta do.
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mai...so you think europeans and white people look dull?
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mai...so you think white people look dull?
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mai...i what do you think of white people again?
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Mai, you're post was woefully ignorant. Please explain to me how European people are "regular boring looking"? There are more differentiating characteristics of European people than any other race. Every type of hair, nose styles, and facial structures are represented by Europeans. Most other races only have shades or sleight differences, unless they're mixed. I have yet to see a Black person with straight red hair. As a Japanese woman I know this to be the case, and it's not a good or a bad thing, it's just the way we all are. So, you'd do yourself a favor by facing the facts and celebrating everyone's diversity, not disparaging it.
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Mai, you're post was woefully ignorant. Please explain to me how European people are "regular boring looking"? There are more differentiating characteristics of European people than any other race. Every type of hair, nose styles, and facial structures are represented by Europeans. Most other races only have shades or sleight differences, unless they're mixed. I have yet to see a Black person with straight red hair. As a Japanese woman I know this to be the case, and it's not a good or a bad thing, it's just the way we all are. So, you'd do yourself a favor by facing the facts and celebrating everyone's diversity, not disparaging it.
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i cant even read anymore of these. your all sayin the same thing.. whats it matter whos black whos white whos dad is whos and whatever . people lets argue over being black or white. since it really matters unless ur racisit. just like who cares if you have blonde hair or black hair or green hair or pink hair! god! so all of u stop argueing and trying to prove everyone wrong. dont u have ne thing better to do with ur time? like worry about ur own life? i mean i love nicole richie, but im not guna revolve my life her.
there. thats said. everyone have a fantastic day =) and party hard! <3 Chloe
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i wish all the black people would type in english and humiliate the educated rest of us. Stop talking in fucking ebonics i hate that shit.
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You people are morons and losers.
Paris and Nicole are rude ignorant fools.
Just because they are rich doesn't mean they can do and mock whomever they want. It is a shame they have no brains or compassion for the world.
Who cares what anyone's nationality/race is. Why does it matter?
Can't we all just try to be good people and learn as much as we can to make the world a better place? I am sick of all the admiration for the rich and brainless and so-called fashionable.
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good FYI
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Hey. I wanted to find out if Nicole was white or black or whatever when I saw this. Whoa you guys have seriously been discussing! If you did this sort of discussing for your work, you'd be getting that promotion in no time!
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I nicole i love her she is fine
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I don't think Lionel is half white. He obviously has white ancestry though. Most African-Americans have varying amounts of white ancestry, That's why African-Amercans come in so many complexions.
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Here is the stroy from her on cousin. nicoles mom is black and her father is white hispanic and black. Her mom use to use drugs. She now resides in Peidmont California near oakland. Lionel adopted her till her parents worked out their problems. She is a black woman. ANd beautiful. I love her natural beauty. I still Love her. By the way, Im white.
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Here is the stroy from her on cousin. nicoles mom is black and her father is white hispanic and black. Her mom use to use drugs. She now resides in Peidmont California near oakland. Lionel adopted her till her parents worked out their problems. She is a black woman. ANd beautiful. I love her natural beauty. I still Love her. By the way, Im white.
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Oh my frikkin God! Get over it you retards! Seriously! Im sitting here thinkin.. 'WHAT THE F***!' NICOLE LOOKS BLACK and definitely has the attitude. So what if she dyes her hair blonde! Look at Beyonce.. shes in the top blonde bombshells shes black. On Simple Life 2 wen they went 2 stay with an african american family.. Nicole quotes 'Im a black folk too' DUH! SHE SED IT.. *SIGH*
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who is the ignorant racist asshole who called her a "nigger". You arrogant white trash pig. What makes you think you are so damn special. FYI, If you knew any thing about history, you would find out that europeons were backward ingrates who pretty much can thank other cultures/countries for the advancements they claim as their own. Your ancestors were throwing shit out windows and had the nerve to call other people uncivilized. You think your superior for what? Go get eduacated before you start calling people names. Fucker!!!!
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You didnt protect against malicious comments when that asshole called nicole rchie a "nigger"
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