According to an article on today’s msnbc, Nicole Richie reportedly fainted this past weekend while shopping at an LA boutique.

According to an eyewitness, Richie fell to the floor while lookingthrough a rack of clothes. She reportedly blamed the the heat and was able to leave the store after resting for about 20 minutes.

Of course, the immediate media speculation is that the fainting has something to do with Richie’s recent extreme weight loss. Richie has admitted to being “too thin” but denies being anorexic or bulemic. The tabloids love a good fainting spell, because according to them it can only mean one of three things:

If you’re a man,
fainting = drugs.
If you’re a thin woman,
fainting = eating disorder.
And if you’re a woman who’s not so thin, fainting = pregnant.

They all make good headlines.