Nicole Richie snubbed Paris Hilton’s 26th-birthday bash on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Nicole had dinner in the city and was announced by Paris on the microphone to be “on her way,” she never showed up at the Hard Rock Hotel bash.

Paris decided not to invite her other best friend Kim Kardashian, also known as Ray J’s sex tape co-star.

“She didn’t want Kim on the red carpet stealing her thunder,” says a pal.