Nicole Richie's Get Out of Jail Free Pass

Nicole Richie (in a YSL cream silk halter dress) attends the Center Dance Arts’ Pool Party sponsored by Yves Saint Laurent at the The Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

In baby news: A friend of Nicole‘s says she is pregnant and boyfriend Joel Madden is the father.

“Nicole is kind of hoping her pregnancy will keep her out of jail,” the friend told Page Six. “[We're] wondering if she can carry the baby to term because of her weight issues.”

The friend also claims Nicole hopes the pregnancy will keep her out of jail as she is facing jail time due to a DWI arrest earlier this year.

Is this Nicole‘s get out of jail free pass? Maybe! Just maybe…