Nicole Richie Freed From Probation On Good Behavior

Three months before it was scheduled to end, a source is confirming that a judge agreed to cut Nicole Richie’s 18-month probation short citing some very, very good behavior on the newlywed’s part.

Talk about a late Christmas present!

Many non-supporters argued that this decision was based on the fact that Richie is a star, but as months upon months of paparazzi pictures can attest, Richie has been religiously attending her alcohol education program—even more so since this summer, when her probation was extended for an additional year after her motherhood duties caused her to miss a few classes.

Fans of Richie applaud this decision, who congratulate her for her major maturity level adjustment over the past four years [rewind back to December 2006, when she was caught driving the wrong way on the freeway and failed a field sobriety test].

Congratulations Nicole!