Nicole Richie bases character in book loosely on Paris Hilton.

Richie, who calls Simone "an all-around professional fake-rich girl" admits, "Simone and Paris have similarities" - but the likenesses are uncanny.

Another section of the text describes Simone boasting about having a strain of marijuana named after her. A friend tells Inside TV magazine, "Paris always bragged about how she had a type of weed named after her back in high school.". . . . . .Full Story