“To publicly point out a change in anyone’s body is mean-spirited and cruel. People’s bodies change and change again,” Nicole Richie offered this response on Friday after a rash of Internet rumors, perhaps sparked by a heavy lunch and an unflattering blouse, claimed that she might be expecting a third baby.

“I am not pregnant,” the former reality star announced to the press. “This is not newsworthy and is a waste of valuable media space that should be used for more important issues.”

Richie currently has two children with rocker Joel Madden, aged 3 and 1.