THE SIMPLE LIFE - RICHIE OFFENDS FAMILY

THE SIMPLE LIFE star NICOLE RICHIE has angered a family whilst filming the hit TV series, after using explicit language in front of an 11-year-old boy. The fourth series of the reality show, titled THE SIMPLE LIFE 4: TILL DEATH DO US PART, features Richie and co-star PARIS HILTON taking on mothering and housewife responsibilities. Richie, pushing a baby carriage, questioned the youth, who was innocently playing basketball in his front yard, about how she looked, using a profane word. The boy's father, who was infuriated by the incident, has refused to let the footage be used in the show and issued a complaint to the show's production company E!. The episode, shot in the Castaic neighbourhood of Los Angeles, is scheduled to air in the spring (06).