The Simple Life Axed!!!

E! has pulled the plug on ‘The Simple Life.’ The reality TV series, featuring former Hilton Hotel heiress Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie will not be picked up next season. “The Simple Life” originally ran on the FOX network, and was later picked up by E! Monday night’s controversial episode will feature the socialites undergoing a ‘Black Woman Makeover’ courtesy of ‘Blackface.’

“We felt like the real life drama of their lives overshadowed anything happening on the show,” says the insider. “Viewers would see Paris all day long on the news about her going to jail, so they didn’t care about seeing her camping with kids. It just was too played out,” an E! source tells the tabs.

“Paris carried the show. She was the one willing to do anything,” says the source. “Nicole was the diva.”