Paris Hilton Ends Nicole Richie Deadlock  8/9/06

Feuding pals Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie have made tentative steps towards a reconciliation on their reality TV show.

The Simple Life stars were reportedly forced to exchange words on the season finale of their latest series 'Til Death Do Us Part after months of backstabbing and ill-feeling.

American magazine In Touch Weekly reports Hilton tells her former best friend, "Nicole, we have to talk, this has got to stop", before the scene cuts.

The pair fell out last year (05) amid reports Richie aired a private viewing of Hilton's controversial sex tape. Both girls have refused to go into detail about their bust-up, with Hilton repeatedly telling journalists, "She knows what she did."