Nicole Richie, right, and musician Joel Madden in Los Angeles in this file photo (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
Richie says on her website that Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born early yesterday.
Sparrow, who weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, is the second child for Richie and Madden. Their daughter, Harlow, will be 2 in January.
Richie, 27, became a clothing and accessories designer after starring with Paris Hilton on "The Simple Life."
Madden, 30, fronts the band Good Charlotte and runs the DCMA Collective clothing line with his twin brother, Benji.
