Haylie Duff turns 23 today.
The sister of Hillary doesn't make many celebrity gossip headlines, but she was ranked 89th on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. That's not shabby.
As you take a look at our calendar of celebrity birthdays, here's a suggestion for what to get Haylie for a gift: a second shoulder strap.
Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff are so close, they're like sisters.
So you know it's a big deal for Hilary's hockey player boyfriend, Mike Comrie, to have officially passed the all-important Haylie test.
"I think he's great and so special," said big sister Haylie Duff, 22, to People at the Guess/Conde Nast Movies Rock party in L.A. on November 29.
"I love him. He's a really great guy."
Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie - the former collegiate All-American and 27-year-old forward for the New York Islanders - have been dating since the summer. That's not too long, but Mike Comrie is already known for big displays of devotion.
Haylie Duff (left) approves of Mike Comrie, boyfriend of l'il sis Hilary Duff.
In September, Mike Comrie "surprised" Hilary Duff with a $100,000 Mercedes in honor of the singer and actress' 20th birthday.
"He's good to her," Haylie Duff said. "That's all I care about."
A lot better than Jordin Tootoo was to Kellie Pickler.
He's already on a cool show.
But Kevin Connolly boosted his image as a player Tuesday night when he became the meat in a Duff sandwich, so to speak.
The adorable Entourage star arrived with the singing sisters at 11 p.m. for friend and promoter Frankie Delgado's birthday party, but his attention was soon all on Haylie Duff.
She's the older, less famous sister of Hilary Duff.
While the official word from their camps is that KevCon and Haylie aren't dating, they sure were canoodling and whispering in each others' ears - hard.
Don't worry, though - for those of you concerned that Hilary Duff is too young to be in the club, she was drinking only water. There would be no Lindsay Lohan binges for this starlet.
Tanned, blonde and in a strapless dress, Haylie looked like she just came from the beach Kevin was all over that piece like Britney Spears on an In-n-Out burger.
Also getting cuddly last night: Brody Jenner and just about every girl in the building. Except, of course, for his ex, Lauren Conrad - who was also there.
Yes, while The Hills stars were both at Hyde, Brody was giving Lauren Conrad the cold shoulder. Even after pulling the "unintentional" pass-by move, LC did not succeed in diverting Brody's attention from the bevy of babes circling him.
SIDE NOTE: It's interesting that the last time we heard from Brody, it was also in our Club Watch. This is because Brody Jenner does nothing but go to clubs and pick up girls. More power to him for it - we're just making a point here.
In any case, Lauren Conrad left at 12:30, thus missing a brief club cameo by Kanye West, who swaggered in at 1:15 a.m., but was out no more than 10 minutes later.
Probably had to get home to Alexis Phifer.
Readers of The Hollywood Gossip: we have a new leader in the race for Most Absurd, Hilarious, Mean-Spirited MySpace Exchange Among Celebrities.
In the beginning, it seemed as though Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker had this award all sewn up. He did, after all, make a reference to her sleeping with someone else in their bed.
Ouch! But then Jenna Jameson and Jay Grdina unleashed their blogging fangs. And now Alexa Ray Joel has even gotten into the act. Celebs turn to their online accounts these days more often than diet pills and personal assistants combined.
Despite all this competition, though, the new MySpace feud between Kim Kardashian and Haylie Duff may take the immature cake.
As you can see in the exchanges we've posted, these two famous females became friends through Paris Hilton. This was obviously their first mistake. But contact is made when Duff attempts to apologize for "whatever I've said about you." Sounds heartfelt to us.
Kardashian appears to accept, though, saying she was sorry to Haylie for that little "stupid cunt" remark and saying not to listen to Paris because she's a "stupid lesbian." Looks like the Kim/Paris feud is certainly legit.
From there, though, the niceties ended.
Haylie accepted an invitation to see DJ AM spin (who wouldn't?), but Kim shot back: "im i forgot i dont hang out with horses plus im busy. slut. [sic]" Such an attack riled Hilary Duff's older sister, who posted the following on her MySpace page:
This is why you should never move to Hollywood, the place is full of arrogant, immature, and offensive b****** who can't hold their liquor and can't keep their legs closed.Â
Pictures of Kim Kardashian nude and taking it from Ray J do prove that latter point.
So, where is this feud headed, aside from the MySpace Hall of Fame? It's hard to say. For now, though, it's simply distracting the online world from focusing on photos of Shyamali Malakar on her account. And that's shame.
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In the new issue of Time Out New York, Kevin Connolly - who plays Eric on the HBO hit series Entourage - dishes on what it was like to date Nicky Hilton, rumors that he's now with Haylie Duff, and other matters.
Here are some excerpts:
Time Out: You directed some episodes of Unhappily Ever After. How did directing a puppet compare with directing Lukas Haas?
Kevin Connolly: "[Laughs] Lukas Haas is great. He's a great friend. The puppet, that was weird because it was Bobcat Goldthwait and he had stolen my girlfriend [Nikki Cox]."
Time Out: Wow. How did it feel to lose a girl to Bobcat Goldthwait?
Kevin Connolly: [Sarcastic] "It felt great. Would it have been better if she'd left me for Brad Pitt? That's what my mom said to me when all that happened. It's an interesting point, right?"
Time Out: It's like if someone cheats on you, would you rather it be with someone of the same sex or someone of a different sex?
Kevin Connolly: "Would you consider Bobcat someone of a different sex? Probably."
Time Out: He's someone of a different species. What was it like going out with Nicky Hilton?
Kevin Connolly: "It was a pretty normal relationship. I mean, look, there's a public end of it that can be annoying because people are in your business and that can be a pain in the ass, but that's just kind of the territory."
Time Out: Are you single now?
Kevin Connolly: "Yes, I am - contrary to what people may think, I really am single."
Time Out: Is Haylie Duff going with you to [the premiere of Gardener of Eden]?
Kevin Connolly: "No! Haylie Duff and I are really good friends. But I'm single."
Time Out: See, I'm doing the same thing, trying to stay single for a while. I'm afraid of blinking and waking up in a relationship I don't want to be in.
THG NOTE: In other words, Kevin Connolly is not going to be paying tuition at the Britney Spears School of Dating.
