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The Simple Life star Nicole Richie and Good Charlotte musician Joel Madden have been married for over a decade and together for nearly two. The couple were early aughts royalty who paired off quickly and managed to stick it out much longer than most marriages forged during the time of Tumblr.

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They now share two children and seem to have a happy relationship. Here’s that relationship’s complete timeline so far.

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August 2007

November 2007

June 2009

October 2009

July 2014

September 2019

November 2023

March 2024

April 2024

November 2024

November 2025

December 2006

The couple met at a party as many couples do sometime in 2006. Richie was 25 at the time, and Madden was 27.

“He was there hanging out wit

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