In court Monday Nicole Richie's attorney Mark Gregaros referred to Joel Madden as his client's "husband".

Adding fuel to the marriage rumors fire a member of Richie's legal team told RadarOnline.com that she believed the couple are legally hitched.

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But then outside court, on the record, Gregaros denied Richie and Madden are married.

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So the question remains, are they or aren't they?

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