Nicole Richie: 'My mistakes were my own'

Nicole Richie has acknowledged the mistakes of her past and says that she is solely to blame for her behaviour.

Speaking to InStyle magazine, the former Simple Life star, who is the adopted daughter of soul legend Lionel Richie, refused to attribute her well-documented drug addictions and brushes with the law to her difficult upbringing.

"People ask me, do I blame Hollywood or my parents? No, I don't blame my parents. It had nothing to do with them. I created it and manifested it, and I got myself through it with the help of a lot of great people."

She continued: "One thing about me is that I've always taken responsibility for my own actions, whether they're good or bad. Even when I was going through my tough time, that was a situation that I created."