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It looks like guest-starring on Chuck isn't the biggest thing going on in Nicole Richie's TV career. The former Simple Life star has just announced that a TV show based on her 2005 novel is in the works. Richie's roman à clef, titled The Truth About Diamonds, follows Chloe Parker, the adopted daughter of a rock star who runs around with a bad crowd in Hollywood. Throughout the novel, Parker faces struggles with the law, drugs and her friends. Sound familiar?

Not only is Richie planning on producing the show, but she'll be appearing in it as well. Even though she based Chloe Parker on herself, Richie says that she won't necessarily be playing the lead, "I would definitely produce and definitely be in the show, [but] I don't know if I need to be the star of this show." Since production is still in the early stages, the details surrounding the series remain unclear, such as what network it will be on, and whether or not it will be a drama or a comedy.

Giving Nicole Richie her own show is probably a bad idea, but there's something about this that I kind of like. I never really watched The Simple Life, but just based on the few episodes I've caught here and there, she seems kind of interesting and funny. I've seen her Simple Life co-star, Paris Hilton, ruin many shows that she's been a part of (she's still the one dark spot on Veronica Mars' first season), but I don't have the same worries about Nicole. The Truth About Diamonds actually seems like it could be a fun guilty pleasure, like Gossip Girl. I think I'd actually give it a chance.

Will you be tuning in?