Representatives for Nicole Richie say she's not the Hollywood starlet who reportedly had gastric bypass surgery, and then had it reversed.
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The New York Post ran an item claiming that an unnamed "Hollywood starlet" had undergone the surgery, in which a specialized rubber band is placed around the gastric tract to restrict food intake.
Richie was on the short list of possibilities kept by celebrity-stalking reporters. People said she had weighed in recently at a wispy 90 pounds, but was seeking treatment to find out why she could not put on weight.
