Richards' attorney Neal Hersh tells news website TMZ.com, "There is no truth to any rumours that Denise and Richie are engaged. They are not." (source)

Hilton explains that it was actually a case of mistaken identity telling MSNBC's The Scoop, "I did not make out with Travis Barker. "I was with his friend ALEX, who I met that night. It's nothing serious. "He looks like Travis, he has tattoos all over his arms, and he has a Mohawk. People must have confused him with Travis." (source)