Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton Cat Fight at MTV VMA 2006

Nicole Richie pretending to eat at Cipriani’s in NYC on August 31st. Polly want a cracker?

As Paris Hilton hung out backstage she couldn’t resist striking out at her former best friend, Richie. A spy reports, “Nicole and [boyfriend] Brody Jenner were sitting on the sofa in the green room when Paris walked in.” In front of LL Cool J, Jay-Z and others, “Paris ran up to Brody, threw her arms around his neck and squealed, ’Hello.’ She started whispering in his ear and kissing his neck – and Nicole was getting really mad.”

The final straw for Richie was when her beau “actually turned his back on her to talk some more with Paris.” Richie finally grabbed Jenner’s arm and hissed, “Let’s go!” Gee, we can hardly wait for next year’s awards – not!

Brodie Jenner below is overwhelmed by the photog attention, and signals them to stop taking pictures. It could be because he didn’t want his picture taken when he had just rolled out of bed and hadn’t shaved or washed his hair yet. Nicole doesn’t seem to even notice.