Why Paris Hilton Wasn't Invited to Nicole Richie's Wedding

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Monday – December 13, 2010 – 5:59pm

They may have called a truce in 2006, but that doesn't mean Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are as close as they once were.

When Richie, 29, tied the knot to Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden at her father Lionel's Beverly Hills estate on Saturday, her former Simple Life costar was noticeably absent.

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"Nicole knew very well that having Paris involved would have inevitably turned a special night into being about their friendship," a source tells UsMagazine.com. "Nicole's life is completely different now."

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In fact, Richie didn't even bother to invite Hilton, her best friend since the age of 2, to attend the winter-themed ceremony. And though Richie's pals Khloe Kardashian and Samantha Ronson made the final guest list, a source close to Hilton tells Us that the 29-year-old socialite "isn't dwelling on it too much."

"She and Nicole aren't close anymore, but there are no hard feelings there," the insider explains. "They just grew up and apart."

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Hilton showed no signs of misery when she jetted off to Las Vegas to celebrate her friend Jennifer Rovero's birthday on Saturday -- the same day her former BFF walked down the aisle.

"Good morning everyone! Off to Vegas for my BFF @CamRaFace's Birthday!" Hilton tweeted. "Huge! Loves it!"

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Nicole Kidman: My Daughter, 2, "Sings Incessantly”

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Friday – December 03, 2010 – 5:40pm

Nicole Kidman's Grammy-winning hubby Keith Urban isn't the only crooner in the household.

At the NYC premiere of her new drama Rabbit Hole Thursday, the actress -- who showed off her own vocal talents in Moulin Rouge -- told UsMagazine.com their two-year-old daughter Sunday "sings incessantly!"

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Continues Kidman, "She has a repertoire of about 30 songs: 'The ABCs', 'Twinkle, Twinkle Traffic Light' -- have you heard that one? And 'So long, Farewell,' she was singing that as I left the house."

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According to Kidman, her tot's talents aren't limited to just her voice. When her dad gave a quick at-home performance before they left for the premiere, "Sunday Rose was dancing around the living room," the Oscar winner, 43, told Us.

Adds Urban, 43, of his little girl's skills, "I'm your typical proud dad."

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And if Sunday decides to forgo showbiz, she could have a future as a stylist.

"She loves makeup," Kidman told Us, adding that she often helps her prep for premieres. "She's not allowed to wear it out of the house, obviously, but she pops on a little blush and some lip gloss!"

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Keith Urban Thought Rehab Would "Destroy" Nicole Kidman Marriage

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman were still newlyweds --- married for about four months -- when he checked into rehab for drug and alcohol addiction in October 2006.

Urban, 43, worried that the time away would wreak havoc on their new union.

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"[I thought], 'Surely let's give it a few years so we've got some solidity, because this kind of thing could tear us apart,'" the country singer said Monday on The Oprah Winfrey Show. "'This could just destroy us.'"?

But it was Kidman herself, plus a few close pals, who staged an intervention for Urban, who was hooked on cocaine and other substances.

"It was really a profound moment in so many ways," the crooner said of the intervention. "The way in which Nic handled that moment was just perfect...Everything was just designed, I believe, for that moment to fuse us together."

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It was, in fact, Urban's third time in rehab in 8 years. "I had to make a decision which road I was going to take, once and for all," he said. "I'd been at that crossroads before and always taken the wrong road."

What was different this time?

"Love," he told Oprah Winfrey.

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Urban left for rehab the same night as that intervention, he said. "I didn't care about anything else."

He gushed of his wife (and mother to daughter Sunday Rose, nearly 2): "I look back now and realize Nic has taught me so much and brought so much into my life and opened my eyes in so many ways...[This is] the best place I've ever been."

Actress Kidman also opened up on Oprah about their enduring romance. "I think marriage is about, every day, trying to make it better and working through things and when things are tough, saying, 'I'm going to come to you and talk,'" the Rabbit Hole star mused. "We're just very tight, and we stay really tight."

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Australian like her husband, Kidman has really taken to their new life in Nashville, Tenn. "Some people like the much higher sort of more glamorous lifestyle," she said. For us, we just prefer a much quieter, private [life]."

Her favorite things to do with Sunday Rose, who they sometimes call "Sunny": Sharing her cappuccino foam -- and taking baths.

"I love her little shoulders, you know?" Kidman cooed. "She's in the bath, and I see those tiny little shoulders. Oprah, don't get me started!"

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