Nicole Richie gets a restraining order against Paparazzi

Nicole Richie won restraining order against the paparazzi who struck her car in October.

Nicole Richie was granted a restraining order against two paparazzi, TMZ reported.

A judge granted Richie a three year restraining order, which will take effect immediately until 2012, against the paparazzi who struck Richie’s car on October.

The restraining order forces the paparazzi photographers to stay at least 50 yards away from Richie and Joel Madden, her husband.

Richie claimed the two photographers harassed her and caused her car accident to occur. After the car crash the paparazzo was arrested for driving without a license and released on bail. After the accident Richie believing it to have been intentional hired Mark Geragos, famed celebrity lawyer who recently defended Chris Brown in court, in plans to sue the paparazzi.

Richie did not receive any injuries from the accident and no major damages occurred.

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When Nicole Richie says, 'No paparazzi!' she means it, as the mother-of-two recently won a three-year restraining order against two celebrity photographers.

On Monday (November 16), Los Angeles Superior Court’s Judge Carol Boas Goodson granted Richie her petition for a three year restraining order against shutterbugs Eduardo Arrivabene and Ivon Emilio Melo Miguel --keeping them at least 50 yards away from Nicole and her family.

According to the Associated Press, during the court session Miguel personally apologized to Richie and boyfriend, Joel Madden and said he would no longer photograph them if they preferred.

Richie blames the men for a car accident that occurred last month (October 09), and although the actress’ two children, Harlow and Sparrow, were not in the car at the time of the crash, Richie says she is frightened for her children’s safety as well as her own.

Nicole can now breathe a sigh of relief as Miguel and Arrivabene must remain at least 50 yards away from her and her family for the next three years.

Nicole and Joel aren't the first celebrities to fight back against the paparazzi. Most recently, former boxer Mike Tyson was arrested at LAX International Airport after punching a paparazzo for allegedly getting too close to his 10-month old child.