Nik Richie Biography
Nik Richie is an American internet personality who rose to prominence in the late 2000s and 2010. Richie is well known for founding TheDirty.com, a controversial gossip website.
How old is Nik Richie? – Age
He is 45 years old as of 12 February 2024. He was born in 1979 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. His real name is Hooman Abedi Karamian.
Nik Richie Wife – Children
Richie has gotten married twice. His first marriage, to Amanda Toney, began in 2005 and dissolved in 2009. His second marriage was to Shayne Lamas, an actress and reality television star. The couple met on a vacation in Las Vegas and married on April 18, 2010, at the Little White Wedding Chapel, eight hours after meeting. They have two children: Press, born on November 11, 2011, and Lyon, born through surrogacy on July 4, 2015. They got divorced in 2021.
Nik Richie Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $500,000.
Nik Richie Illness
Richie was diagnosed with MS in 2015. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune illness that destroys the insulating coverings of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This damage impairs the ability of portions of the nervous system to transfer information, resulting in a variety of indications and symptoms, including physical, mental, and occasionally psychiatric issues. Specific symptoms may include double vision, vision loss, eye pain, muscle weakness, and a lack of sensation or coordination.
MS has numerous forms, with new symptoms appearing in single incidents (relapsing forms) or gradually developing over time (progressive forms). In recurrent forms of MS, symptoms may resolve completely between attacks, but some lasting neurological abnormalities are common, particularly as the disease progresses. In the progressive types of MS, physiological function gradually deteriorates and impairment worsens once symptoms appear, and will continue to do so if the disease is not treated.
Nik Richie Career
Richie launched the gossip website TheDirty.com in March 2007 as DirtyScottsdale.com while residing in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dirtyscottsdale.com’s content was initially focused on Richie’s personal criticism of Scottsdale and its club scene. The later and more commonly known version of TheDirty.com allows users to anonymously publish their own “dirt” such as news, gossip, accusations, images, videos, or text, as well as comment on material submitted by others.
Richie ran TheDirty.com secretly until September 4, 2008, when he was arrested for DUI and dangerous driving in Scottsdale. When word of his arrest spread, Richie publicly revealed his true identity. In a March 2019 Instagram post, Richie said that he had’retired’ from TheDirty.com in April 2018.
Richie was interviewed by Phil McGraw on an episode of Dr. Phil titled “Dirt, Lies, and the Internet.” in November 2010. McGraw questioned Richie on the morality of a website that allows users to publicly trash each other with harsh and vulgar comments, to which Richie replied that such a website exists in the marketplace. She responded, “Well, there’s a marketplace for heroin too, but that doesn’t justify being a heroin addict.”
In November 2011, Richie was questioned by talk show host Anderson Cooper, during which he was confronted by Sarah Jones, a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader and high school teacher who was suing Richie for slander. Richie appeared in a second interview with Anderson Cooper, which aired in January 2012. In June 2011, the ABC News program 20/20 included a report on Richie and his legal battle with Sarah Jones.
Richie and his then-wife Shayne Lamas starred in Season 2 of VH1’s reality show Couples Therapy in late 2012, alongside several other couples. In the season’s last episode, Richie and Lamas reaffirmed their marital vows in a live broadcast. Richie and Lamas appeared together in a Couples Therapy reunion episode that aired in 2014. Sex, Lies, and The Dirty, Richie’s memoir, was released in May 2013.