Nicole Richie is denying the reported rumour that Nicole underwent a gastric bypass which caused her to lose too much weight, hence her current skeletal physique.

The New York Pos’s Page Six ran a blind item on Monday claiming a specific “Hollywood starlet” “had secret gastric bypass surgery, but then lost too much weight? During a recent four-day stint at a health clinic, she was actually having an operation to remove the bypass.”

Nicole’s spokesperson told People magazine that linking Nicole to the blind item is “ridiculous”: “It is not Nicole. There are a ton of ‘Hollywood starlets.’”

Nicole herself wrote on her MySpace page: “So i gain a little bit of weight, and im acussed of having a gastric bypass surgery reversed? Its pathetic of Page Six to insinuate i have done this. Anyone that knows anything about this surgery would know that legally, you must be AT LEAST 100 pounds overweight to even have the surgery done, and is a serious, life changing procedure; not one to throw around as a joke or a rumor. Ive given a statement I am in the process of putting on weight, and that should be enough. Its a shame to hear that instead of hearing supportive words, someone needs to spin it into some negative, absurd way.”

Nicole checked into a health clinic at the end of last month for medical tests to find out why she was having difficulty gaining weight. She checked out again just days later to “go shopping“.