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June 27, 2008: "Joel Madden: No Plans to Marry Nicole Richie"
For Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, the wedding bells can wait – at least for a little while. “We don’t have any plans for that right now,” Madden told PEOPLE on Wednesday. “We’re just happy, and we’re being a family, and that’s where we’re at right now. But marriage means something different to everyone.” As a Celebrity DJ at the Oakley/Suzuki Celebrity Ride Day event in Perris, Calif., Madden took turns spinning records, and quelling notions of a summer rush to the altar. “Right now we’re really happy,” the Good Charlotte frontman says, “and we’re concentrating on our family, and that’s what is making us happy right now. We’re moving at our own pace.” *** Music lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte Joel Madden picture(s)/pic(s), wallpaper and photo gallery. Birth name: Joel Reuben Madden, born as Joel Reuben Combs. Born: March 11, 1979 Waldorf, Maryland. Joel Madden biography (bio): Early life: Madden was born a middle class Irish-American family. He has an identical twin brother, Benji Madden, who plays guitar in Good Charlotte. He has an older brother named Josh, and a younger sister named Sarah. Madden attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. When Madden was 16 years old his father left the family, causing financial hardship for the family. Madden took up various odd jobs as a teenager to help with the family's bills. While in his early 20s Madden changed his last name from Combs, his father's name, to his mother's maiden name, Madden. Good Charlotte: In 1995, at the age of 16, Madden attended the Beastie Boys Ill Communication Tour with his brother Benji. Drawing from music introduced to them by their older brother Josh, such as Rancid and Social Distortion, as well as the influence of the Beastie Boys concert, the two started their own band with a friend. The band was short lived and the Maddens eventually recruited fellow high schoolers Paul Thomas and Aaron Escolopio to form Good Charlotte. Other projects: In the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie, Joel and the other Good Charlotte members made a cameo as the band at the school's prom. He later had a cameo role in the 2004 film Fat Albert and in the 2006 film Material Girls with his brother Benji. Madden started a clothing line called MADE Clothing along with his brothers Benji and Josh. The line is now defunct. In early 2006 MADE Clothing became DCMA Collective. The line is owned by himself, his brothers Benji Madden, Josh Madden, and friend Tal Cooperman. Personal life: Madden dated singer and actress Hilary Duff for two and a half years before their relationship ended in November 2006. Later that year in December 2006, Madden and Nicole Richie became a couple. In June and July 2007, numerous media outlets were stating that Richie was pregnant with Madden's baby. These rumors were unaddressed by the couple until July 31, 2007 when they confirmed in an interview with Diane Sawyer that Richie is pregnant with Madden's child. Richie is due in January 2008. On August 30, 2007, Madden announced he and Richie were engaged. Madden currently resides in Glendale, California. |