Nicole Richie Hospitalized With Pneumonia

Nicole Richie: not just a case of the sniffles.

Nicole Richie's illness appears rather serious.

Sources confirmed that Nicole Richie has been hospitalized for a nasty case of pneumonia, as had been suspected. This brings new attention to the long line of strange symptoms that have kept Richie under the weather -- and the radar -- for a couple weeks.

Richie was in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles as of Wednesday afternoon. She'd been spotted appearing ill last week when she appeared in court for a judge to grant Richie a restraining order for a ruthless paparazzo, and last week she cancelled her launch of her House of Harlowe line for Bebe -- this is serious stuff.

Illnesses in Hollywood remind us that no one is above their health. Remember Tori Spelling's unfortunate bout recently? Yep, big-time stars -- especially ones with little kids -- need to take serious care of themselves.