Nicole Richie has blasted “pathetic” reporters who have accused her of having gastric band surgery.
It’s been reported that the socialite underwent gastric surgery and then had the procedure reversed.
The ‘Simple Life’ starlet says: "So I gain a little bit of weight, and I'm accused of having a gastric bypass surgery reversed? It's pathetic to insinuate I have done this.
"Anyone that knows anything about this surgery would know that legally, you must be at least 100 pounds overweight to even have the surgery done, and is a serious, life-changing procedure; not one to throw around as a joke or a rumour.
"I've given a statement I am in the process of putting on weight, and that should be enough. It’s a shame to hear that instead of hearing supportive words, someone needs to spin it in some negative, absurd way."
