Nicole Richie and Joel Madden recently made an offer on a home in a gated Southern California community only to be denied by their potential neighbors.

When the mom-to-be heard that she and fiance Madden were denied by residents who were conerned about photographers hovering near their homes, "Nicole was livid because she loved the house," the source says. "She thinks it's a BS reason, but she couldn't fight it."

It IS a total bullshit reason! If it's gated, what's the big deal? The pappos can't get past the gate can they? Hmmmm, brains do come into play here somewhere.

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