Nicole Richie resting comfortably in her Los Angeles home after being hospitalized with pneumonia last week. The socialite-turned-supermom checked herself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after struggling to shake off what she thought was a cold.

Several days after her release, Nicole’s still working to get her health back on track – but she credits the support of her fans with helping her through the rough patch.

Taking to her online blog Tuesday, Nicole wrote: “Right now it’s important for me to stay in bed and recover. Reading all of your messages on Twitter and my website has really brightened my spirits and I am so grateful for the support. I look forward to seeing you all very soon and wish you a happy Thanksgiving. I’d like to thank you all for the kind words and well wishes over the past few weeks.”

Get well soon, Nicole!

Google has purchased online ads in an effort to explain why the most popular Google Image search result for First Lady Michelle Obama is a racist picture in which her face is depicted as a monkey.

The racist image was previously removed by Google on the grounds that the site hosting it “violated Google’s guidelines by serving malware to visitors.” Now, however, the offensive photo has been posted to another site that does not violate Google’s rules.

The Google ad, titled “Offensive Search Results,” appears directly over the offensive picture of Mrs. Obama and reads: “Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree.” There’s then a longer explanation outlining why certain search results appear and why they may be so highly ranked.

“Sometimes Google search results from the Internet can include disturbing content, even from innocuous queries. We assure you that the views expressed by such sites are not in any way endorsed by Google. [...] We apologize if you’ve had an upsetting experience using Google. We hope you understand our position regarding offensive results.” [Read the full explanation here.]

Box office champ The Twilight Saga: New Moon is feeling the heat from a feminist professor, who accuses the fantasy epic of objectifying women and reinforcing gender stereotypes.

Carmen Siering, assistant professor of English and women’s studies at Ball State University, alleges that the second installment of the vampire series portrays Bella, played by Kristen Stewart, as a meek and mild young woman who remains emotionally-dependent on the “overbearing” Edward even after he kicks her to the curb; fueling the gender stereotype of women’s dependence on men. …on the edge of your seat? Keep reading!

Barbie is getting a new look. The iconic doll — who celebrated her 50th anniversary in 2009 — is dressed in a traditional head-to-toe burka in her latest incarnation. Burka Barbie is among more than 500 Barbie Dolls to be exhibited by Italian designer Eliana Lorena at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy, this Friday.

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Lindsay Lohan is now under the care of a licensed professional. The often troubled actress is reportedy meeting with a therapist three times a week as part of plea deal to get rid of her pesky pop. Michael Lohan leaked nearly a dozen taped recordings of phone calls he’d had with and about his daughter in a last-ditch bid to get her to enter rehab and kick what he calls “an addiction to prescription drugs.”

Michael has agreed not to leak any additional recordings — as long as Lindsay stays in counseling, a source divulged on the pages of the Dec. 7 issue of Life & Style Magazine:

“She goes two, sometimes three times a week. This is not a program or substance-abuse counsellor or police officer watching over her; it’s someone to talk to in a confidential state.”

The source continued, “She knows, and everyone knows, this is a huge stepping-stone for her – get in there, talk to someone, figure out what’s going on and then try to fix it. First comes the diagnosis.”

Officials for the same parental advocacy group that blasted Adam Lambert’s homoerotic performance at Sunday night’s American Music Awards has accused ABC of “overreacting.” Network bosses scrapped the ex-Idol’s live performance on Good Morning America Wednesday morning, fearing his shocking three-song set would be inappropriate for early morning viewers after the singer stunned Americans with a sexually-charged finale at the AMA.

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David Beckham has revealed that he suffers from asthma. The 34-year-old L.A. Galaxy soccer ace was snapped using an inhaler during a match against Real Salt Lake during the Major League Soccer Cup Final in Seattle last Sunday.

David had never been seen using his medication in public, although the athlete’s publicist says he’s lived with the obstruction of breathing that is a characteristic of the condition for most of his life.

“He’s always had a mild form of asthma,” his rep told The Sun Tuesday. “It’s not severe but he does use an inhaler on occasions.”

Don’t let the guitar disarm you, Taylor Swift is fiercely protective of her rumored other half, teen actor Taylor Lautner. The two Taylors have reportedly been dating for the last two months and been snapped on a string of high profile dates all over Los Angeles, but the country cutie can’t help but feel threatened by Lautner’s friendship with his Twilight co-star, Kristen Stewart. A furious Taylor Swift is incensed by Kristen’s alleged flirting with her boyfriend, tabloid tipsters blab in the new issue of London’s Now! Magazine.

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Twilight Mania hits the Crackhouse……British singer Amy Winehouse has become such a big fan of actor Robert Pattinson, who plays vamp Edward Cullen in Twilight series, she is planning to throw a vampire-themed New Years Eve next month.

“Amy thinks Robert is cool and loves the sexuality around vampires. She’s planning on having a huge blood and guts vampire party on New Year’s eve at her house,” a snitch close to the 26-year-old told London’s Daily Star Wednesday.

First Lady Michelle Obama selected an elegant, Indian-inspired frock crafted by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan for The Obama White House’s first state dinner, honoring the fashion-forward continent. The guests of honor at the dinner were the Prime Minister Prime Minister Manmohan Singhand his wife, Gursharan Kaur, making Mrs. Obama’s choice of the Indian-born, U.S.-based designer quite appropriate.

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