Nicole Ritchie has slammed reports she had a gastric band fitted but had to have it removed after losing too much weight. Earlier this week, the New York Post published a story claiming an unnamed "Hollywood starlet" underwent gastric surgery and then had the procedure removed, and subsequent reports have identified the star as the person in question.

But her representative tells People, "It is not Nicole. There are a ton of 'Hollywood starlets.'"

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