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Is the Upper East Side ready for more star power? We'll find out as Hilary Duff is coming to Gossip Girl for a guest role this fall, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The actress-designer-pop singer will play Olivia Burke, a movie star (typecasting lives) who enrolls at NYU in search of the traditional college experience.

Her character will room with the unpopular Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) at the college. Duff will debut in this season's fourth episode, slated to air October 5.

Gossip Girl producers spotted an opening in Duff's schedule after NBC passed on her comedy pilot Barely Legal. She was to play a lawyer in it, of course.

Last night, Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points as the Denver Nuggets evened their series with the Los Angeles Lakers with a 106-103 win in Game Two.

It was a tough loss, but Kobe Bryant and the Lake Show remain the #1 game in town. Here's Tom Cruise and son Connor Cruise at last night's game:

CRUISE CONTROL: Tom and Connor are locked in on NBA action.

While Los Angeles' pro baseball team has been making a strong case of late (check out our gallery of celebrity Dodger fans), L.A. Lakers games at Staples Center remain the hottest sports spot for celebrities from A-List to Spencer Pratt.

Click to enlarge pictures of stars showing their L.A. Lakers love:

Before Ottawa Senators player Mike Comrie saw the premiere of Hilary Duff's new film, Stay Cool, at the Tribeca Film Festival, he knew he'd enjoy it.

"It's always fun watching her work," he told Us in New York Thursday.

The long-distance couple say they make an effort to cheer each other on - Duff is a staple at Comrie's hockey games - whenever they get the chance.

"We have a lot of fun," the NHL star said. "We both live such different lives, but its always fun to support each other and spend time when we get to."

With Mike Comrie playing in Canada and Hilary Duff shooting across the country, the couple has few moments together in the same city.

Yet they're still going strong.

"If it's worth it, you make it work," Comrie said.

"It's natural for us, which I think is great," the Duffster added. "We both have busy jobs, and we're both very focused people, so that helps. Since we are apart so much, it's not like one person is at home waiting for the other."

Interestingly, Comrie's teammate, Mike Fisher, is also dating a cute, blonde celebrity in Carrie Underwood! Those Ottawa Senators have all the luck.

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Ten days ago, we brought you the photos from Hilary Duff's sexy Maxim cover. Today, well, we've got some more outtakes from this glorious photo shoot.

Hey, when Hilary Duff comes into her own and kicks the good-girl image to the curb (or at least in that direction), it's worthy of multiple posts. Exhibit A:

Hilary made Maxim's list of Sexiest Stars of 2009, along with the likes of Rihanna, Katy Perry, Vanessa Hudgens, Hayden Panettiere and Blake Lively.

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Hilary Duff looks positively hot in the new issue Maxim. We feel kinda weird saying it, because we've been conditioned by Hilary Duff not to talk that way about Hilary Duff.

But there's no denying it. Check her out and click to enlarge ...

NOT ENOUGH DUFF! Hilary takes her image to a new (awesome!) level.

Maxim's Sexiest Stars of '09 apparently include singers Katy Perry and Rihanna, High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens, Heroes' Hayden Panettiere and Gossip Girls' Blake Lively. But it's the Duffster who truly caught our eye with that cover photo.

Why? Because she's clung to her good girl, teen queen image for years. We thought she'd never kick it to the curb, but bless her heart, it looks like she has!

If those Hilary Duff pictures weren't sexy enough, follow the jump for her music video for "Reach Out." This video may make you wanna reach out and, um, forget it.

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With unemployment on the rise, it's good to know that Hilary Duff's cat is going to be ok.

Earlier today, Miley Cyrus 1.0 was spotted doing her part for the economy... by shopping up a storm!

With the stock market at all-time lows and unemployment on the rise, it makes us sleep better knowing that Hilary Duff's cat has a warm bed and plenty of toys to get him through these hard times.

See the bounty our favorite feline friend raked in while Duff was out...

Click the pictures below to see more of Hilary Duff's shopping spree:

The cat loved the chew toys, but is trading in the Mercedes SUV. [Photo Credit: Splash News]

And we're not talking about Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson. Specifically.

Hilary Duff has teamed up with The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) for an ad campaign in which the term “that’s so gay” is overused in an effort to help peeps see that such language can be hurtful to some.

Way to go, Hilary! Watch the video below:

Three young beauties - Lauren Conrad, Hilary Duff and Taylor Swift - are on the cover of Us Weekly's annual style issue this week. They look awesome!

Click to enlarge some more pictures below from the cute, fashionable threesome's photo shoot with the mag. The Hills star, singer-actress and country crooner certainly are young celebrity style icons - and among our favorite celebs in general!

A Harris County (Tex.) judge on Wednesday weighed in on the bizarre case of pop star Hilary Duff’s lavish 21st birthday party - which marked the latest chapter in a bitter divorce battle between the parents of pop starlet.

The case, which has been going on since 2006, has deteriorated so much that at Wednesday’s hearing, the young celebrities’ father was dragged away in handcuffs after Judge Thomas Stansbury found him in contempt of court.

Guess Hayden Panettiere has company in the insane parent department.

The specific order of business was Susan Duff's request for $25,000 - to fund a present and party for Hilary’s 21st birthday September 28.

It’s the same sum she and her husband spent on a ring and a party for Haylie Duff when she turned 21 a few years ago, she said.

The $10,000 her husband pays her in interim support each month is “not enough to pay my own bills” and not enough to afford birthday gifts, Susan Duff said, adding that she gets financial help from, well, Hilary Duff.

In his cross-examination, a lawyer for Bob Duff (above) asked Susan if her star, “adult millionaire daughter” would really be that upset if she did not receive an expensive gift and lavish party for her birthday next month.

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We've always loved Hilary Duff because she's true to herself - she doesn't slut it up hard or eschew eating just because other celebs choose to.

But while our girl added a boyfriend in NHL star Mike Comrie, she has shed some pounds in the past year, gaining a more svelte figure.

This celebrity's weight loss secret: Pilates.

Combined with reasonable dieting, Hilary Duff, 20, says she has seen her body transformed by the exercise regimen.

"I was a gymnast before, so I was a bit more bulky in the past. [Now] I have leaner longer muscles, my strength is up," she says.

Besides Pilates workouts three times weekly "for flexibility and toning," she gets her cardio boost from doing Piloxing.

That's a combo of Pilates and boxing! Sounds cool!