Showing posts with label hilary duff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hilary duff. Show all posts

Saturday, August 30

Hilary's Dad Jailed Following Birthday-Party Court Battle

Hilary's dad, Bob Duff, was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he was found in contempt of court in Houston on Wednesday (August 28), according to the Houston Chronicle. The Duff parents were in a Harris County court to determine the fate of Hilary's 21st birthday party.

Hilary's mother, Susan Duff, wanted her ex-husband to contribute $25,000 to a birthday party and gift for the young star, the same amount he gave to Haylie, now 23, two years ago. Hilary turns 21 on September 28.

The sisters' mother claimed that the $10,000 her husband pays her in interim support each month is "not even enough to pay my own bills" and that she relies on Hilary, whom Bob's lawyer referred to as her "adult millionaire daughter," for financial support. She added that the actress is "emotionally upset by the abandonment of her father" and deserves "to have some kind of recognition for a young life well-lived."

When asked where her ex would get the money to afford the lavish party and gift she replied, "I know he's a millionaire, and he's got the funds."

During Bob's time on the stand, he agreed that Hilary should have the same gifts as her older sister. He was then ordered to pay $12,500 toward the party.

The real trouble came when he was found in contempt of court for violating an injunction against selling assets without court approval. He was ordered to pay the money he earned from selling stocks last month into a court repository — a total of $367,537.

His lawyer, Robert Piro, plans to file an appeal. When Susan saw her ex-husband being dragged away in handcuffs she was heard saying, "This isn't what I wanted."

Saturday, June 7

It's all Li Hong's fault

Li Hong inspired me to post this up 'cause she was talking about her :P I wasn't going to, but yeah lo! Hahahah

Hilary Duff was considered for an Academy Award! In November 2004, "Someone's Watching over Me" was one of New Line studio's possible contenders for an Academy Award nom for Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards.

Hollywood Records has been criticized for their lack of promotion of more mature artists like Queen, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney and Raven Symone, and concentration on younger fanbases of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.
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At some Fashion Awards with Michael Kors, who designed her dress for her. I've heard that name before, so I guess he's famous?!


The 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards
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The 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards
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I wish I was sensitive enough to cry on queue, cause I really need to slam something, yell, scream or do SOMETHING to destress.

I'm DEAD MEAT.

Wednesday, June 4

A Prayer.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opened with $100,000,000. And in just over a week, it grossed $400,000,000 worldwide. This makes it the 3rd highest debut for a film, and (so far) the 75th highest grosser of all time. It's moving up the rankings fast. Indiana Jones had the highest earnings on average (over the amount of cinemas it opened in) for that week.

HOWEVER, that's not the surprise.
Guess who was number 2?

War, Inc.! Which means, that if the directors had released it in more cinemas, if the proportion was constant, it would be one of the highest grossers of all time as well! So hopefully, this helps the studio make a decision for a wide release :)

*UPDATE!! : War, Inc. has done so well, that it is due for release across the United States! The film grossed more in 4 days than John Cusack's previous films did in their entire run. Can't wait to see it (and the full scene of Hilary Duff putting a scorpion down her pants)! :D
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Dear Lord God,

I'm sorry for lumping you inbetween wishing for expensive things I don't need, and probably don't really deserve either. I'm here today, praying to you on my blog instead of my ritual daily, because I want to claim responsibility for my own future disastrous results. I haven't been able to study, because the drive just isnt there. And when it's there something always happens when I'm just getting down into it.

I'm creating my own various ways of procrastinating without even knowing it. It's 3.17am, and I should be asleep preparing for a day of hard work ahead of me, but I'm here. I just finished doing all sorts of trivial things that I should be pushing aside at this crucial time. I'm sorry for squandering precious and expensive time instead of putting it to work for me.

So, God, I want to pray for a clean slate study-wise. Tomorrow when I wake up, please give me the strength and the will to push on and start studying. It might be impossible for me to finish even most of of my syllabus with the time I have left, but I know that you can make the impossible possible. I promise to do my best, and hardest, and I pray that you help me have the strength to let the only distraction to my studies be wanting to talk to You. Let tomorrow be a new day, and a fresh one, and help me start it with new zest and new freshness of mind.

Please be with my friends who are sitting for their exams, and striving hard dear Lord Jesus. Be with my family back in KL, here and around the world. Please be with those I hold dear, friends and family alike, who are on holiday, or who are on the opposite corners of the globe. Please give confidence and peace of mind to the ones who need it, and resolution to those who lack it.

And dear Lord God, please help me move past this disease that I have : this need for things that others have. Please help me be satisfied with who I am, what I am, what I do and what I have done. Please help me not need to prove myself, and help me improve myself for my own good and not for the sake of appeasing others. I'm sorry for today, my moment of weakness, wasting precious money just because I felt jealous of other people's posessions. I realise that it's not my money that I'm spending, but what my parents have worked hard to earn and sacrificed so much to share it with me. It wasn't only a waste of money, but of precious time that could have been well spent doing what I came here to do - make a future for myself with your help.

I was improving so much with Your Grace God, and please help me move past this momentary straying.

Thank You Dear Lord God, for everything you've provided for me, and for keeping me safe and well for yet another day.

Amen.

Sunday, May 25

My Right Eye Won't Open Properly :(

The three songs which I always thought should have been released as singles are going to be released from Dignity! The last (and sixth) single will be released in August 2008, exactly 2 years after the lead single was released.

I can't wait to see how they do cause they're two of my favourites from the album! Gypsy Woman (by One Republic's lead singer, Haylie and Hilary) and Happy. A new song Reach Out will be released as a single too, next month.
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Anyway, a pic I left out from Sars's birthday :



One day I took Elaine to the MAS office and on the way back we stopped off at Nando's to have lunch.









KL Nando's is better!

That's this post :)

Next post will be up probably tomorrow : Tse Han's orchestra and an outing with Steph.

Wednesday, May 7

Hilary's Blowjob - the star studded post *Edited*

Now, isn't that title an attention grabber?

Anyway, before we talk about her, I have almost 20 posts to blog about when I'm free. I'm sorry. Last week, this week and next week are Killer Weeks. Don't ask. I'll explain later. But let's just say 2 tests, 5 assignments, and MoMU duties.

Later in this post I'll be testing out my new photo publisher - PicApp. And don't worry when it says loading - the pic will only be seen if you scroll down towards it, and takes up less than 10 seconds to load.

Anyway, in her new movie War, Inc. Hilary's character has to give a blowjob to a gas nozzle. The producers and John Cusack said she did it better than in the script! She "licked it like an ice cream cone".

At the bottom are pics that I like : her (with Mike) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, in New York City. Other celebs include Hil's costars Eva Longoria, and Ellin Barkin, and her coworker Will.I.Am.

Fergie, Scarlett Johansson, Kimora, the Blood Diamond African dude, the Olsens, Mischa Barton, Beyonce, Marc Anthony, Jeniffer Lopez, Molly Sims, Naomi Watts, Giselle Bundchen, Tom Ford, Eva Mendez, Liv Tyler, the cast of Gossip Girl, Georgia Armani, Sarah Silverman, Venus Williams, Donatella Versace, Elizabeth Hurley, Emmy Rossum, and Sarah Jessica Parker also attended.

My favourite is the first pic, so you only need to see that if you're biased :P

Don't worry I'm not getting back into that Duff craze! Just a filler to avoid Manpreet from saying "you don't update your blog!"

And here's the interview about the BJ, and the pics! Enjoy! See you guys after Tuesday!

JP: And the greatest subversion of all is the subversion of Hilary Duff! Who we love!
ML: The great Hilary Duff.

LAC: She is fantastic in the movie!
JP: It’s not Lizzie McGuire.
JC: You know, when she came out to do the film, we didn’t know her. We knew she wanted to do the movie, which takes a lot of courage for a young girl who’s already got a huge fan base, who’s a big pop star. I don’t think any of us knew she’d be quite as gifted, as intelligent as she is. If you think about it, if you want to hold the screen with Sir Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei, and Joan Cusack, you’d better be good. And not only did she hold her own, I think she’s every bit as charismatic and wonderful as those other three actors.
ML: Also, she’s fearless.
JP:
And physically fearless! She put a real scorpion down her pants! And Johnny, you gotta say that next time you’re on a talk show with a clip.
ML: It’s amazing.
JP: We wrote a scene where [Duff’s character] gives a blow job to a gas nozzle, and when we got Hilary to do this movie, we thought, Well, we’ve got to rewrite that. But she did it!
JC: She did it in a more sly way. She licked it like an ice cream cone. She did better than the script. We were blunter, and she was much more subtle.



The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Costume Institute's Gala - Departures
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The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Costume Institute Annual Gala - Arrivals
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The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Costume Institute Annual Gala - Arrivals
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The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Costume Institute Annual Gala - Arrivals
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Wednesday, April 30

Premiering

Updates should be flowing in on Friday if all goes to plan! Am swamped with tests and assignments right now, but just want to let you know that I'm only 16 posts behind, and will get to them asap!


But first, I haven't blogged about Hilary Duff in ages. Only 2 things of importance to note : She turned down the role of Annie Mills for the remake of 90210 - it would have been nice to see her on TV again, but she doesn't want to be cast teen roles anymore.

Even bigger news, War Inc premiered at Tribeca last night. Along with her costars, Oscar winners Sir Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei, and John and Joan Cusack, Hilary was seen on the red carpet with her sister and boyfriend.


Did I mention she's back to blonde?

And War,Inc. was given a rating of 4/5. Out nationwide in the US on the 23rd of May :)

Friday, March 28

Activities in Melbourne

This post was written on the 22nd, at the airport. :)

I'm at the Melbourne Airport right now, sipping my yummy Belgian Chocolate with Marshmallows and eating my Apple Crumble at Hudsons Coffee. I'm watching planes leaving and going, and all I can think is : WHY CAN'T 10.45 COME SOONER?!

The airport charges $4 per 15 minutes of wireless internet “=.=

On the 27th, my family friends invited us over for dinner at their home in Cauffield. It's so nice and cosy, and it's built in such a way that it keeps the warmth in during winter and the cold in during summer! I wanted to wrap myself with the bazillions of cushions strewn across the floor and just lie down and sleep.




Earlier that day was the Course Welcome BBQ. The Engineering department's lunch started earlier than most of the other department's, so we decided to crash theirs. They served patties and hot dogs. - the queue was quite long, as they had to BBQ it right then and there.

I ate with Shing Yun, Tse Han, Ben from Melbourne and Sabrina from China. I also bumped into Shun Jing and Edmund. After that I attended some short courses on my subjects, after which I finally met up with Seok. Seok then FORCED me into joining her to learn the Bush Dance – which admittedly was quite fun, but I was wearing double layers and so was sweating terribly after that. We were also treated to a performance of whip lashing. It was quite cool!

On the 1st, Tse Han and I joined Ching Ching, Christine and Fiona to go to the famous Victoria Market.




After the ladies bought their supplies, we hit the flea market. Ching and Christine each bought a $100 half-cashmere coat and a mink ruglet. We also saw these :






After that, they all headed to College Square to prepare their lunch, while I went to tapau from KFC. We then met up to eat our food at Christine & Fiona's place. It's pretty cool cause it's a duplex. Then, we trammed down to the Duty Free shop and to check out a bookstore to try get our textbooks. We ended up leaving empty handed – until we decided to go to Crumpler, where Christine bought a $150 bag. Ahh. I want this one : One of a kind!



Tse Han, Ching and I then hit Big W at my haunt, QV. I decided I would spend some money too that day, so they grudgingly followed me down to Gloria Jeans for a hot choc. Wei Xiong joined us but we left barely 15 minutes later.






I then went to A.S2 (remember her?)'s for dinner. She also invited S3 and N and their families. She served her famous chocolate brownies again too! Omg. You guys really should try them - they're out of this world! On the way to her house though, we found out that the train line was under service, and so we had to go to Jolimont. N had to come all the way from the party house, pick us up, and take us back there. But at least I got to see Melbourne Cricket Ground!











I'm actually on the plane typing this right now. I was actually just underweight, so that dispelled my worries – I brought all my heavy textbooks with me and I insisted on using the large luggage bag I had picked out for myself in KL. I was pretty satisfied when I left my room this morning cause it looked so neat and tidy. But anyway, I digress.

The next post is pretty outing-packed, so I'll sign off here. Hope you guys have a great Easter, and I'll see you in the blogosphere once I'm back in Melbourne on the 28th. I might sneak in an update or two inbetween assignments though, so keep an eye out!

Looking forward to meeting Manpreet and Rezza :) See you all!
HAPPY EASTER!

6 days later : I'm at the Sydney Airport leaving for Melbourne. So sorry I didn't get to post during the week! :D

Sunday, February 17

Luggage.

I wonder if SHE is ever overweight.




The empty bags themselves must weigh a tonne "=.=

Tuesday, February 5

Q&A

Back at Your Door is one of my favourites off the Maroon 5 album. It's hard to pick favourites :) Enjoy!

I've actually wanted to do this for a while, but I either kept forgetting, or I just didn't have the guts! However, after Sherryn did hers, I got a boost of confidence, and so went around to some of my friends, whom I thought I could collect interesting questions from. When some of them didn't get back to me, I ended up asking whoever popped online. In the end, everyone replied, and so now I have too many!

The "Interesting Questions" section is riddled with great questions! :)

First, the basics...

Why One mug too many? - Boon
Well Boon, after going to Italy, I think you should understand! I'm sure most of you here know that I have daily cravings for coffee. I need to have my fix in order to call it a day. Infact, after I take a sip of that marvelous elixir, all my stress and burdens (even those I didn't know I had before the sip) just fall away. So, I am addicted to coffee. One mug too many refers to me having too much coffee, that it just pushes me over the edge. But in a totally good way :)


Why Australia and not the UK? - Boon
Hmmm. This is the first time a friend has asked me that. Usually they just go "Who asked you to go to Australia? Told you to come to the UK!". They never asked why. So thank you Boon :) First of all, I can't afford it. Unless of course I move my poor parents into a mud hut somewhere in the Amazon and then go. And more than that, it's too far away. If anything happens back home, Australia is less than half a day away. And also my parents reminded me that I have absolutely no relatives in England, while a whole stock of them await me in Melbourne.


Why blog? - Sherryn
I'm surprised you asked me that! But yeah, why blog? I was asked the same question yesterday; those who don't blog don't see the point. But blogging is really - for lack of a better word - fun! Not only does it help you fill your time and relieve some boredom, but it helps you let out your feelings, and fulfill that internal craving to write and write. When I'm angry, hurt or upset, translating my feelings into words acts as this supreme outlet, and I can literally feel the pain flowing out of my body through my fingertips. And besides, it's a great way to keep friends informed of your life, especially if they're overseas, or if you just rarely meet them. So, that's why! :)


How truthful are you on your blog? - Sherryn
I am extremely truthful on my blog. I rarely exaggerate, and when I do, it's just to make my ramblings more appealing or imaginable. But everything I write is true - some may be edited, but they're still true. I don't want to paint a false image of myself, because, that would mean I'm not happy being me, and living my life!


Do you have any phobias? And if so, how severe would you rate it? - Emy
I don't really have any phobias. I am slightly scared of frogs, but nothing that I can't control! And the worst thing I fear can happen to me is being ship wrecked in the middle of the ocean. Since that has quite a low possibility of happening, that's rarely thought about.


What's your biggest evil deed? - Boon
Oh boy. I'm wondering which one I should reveal :P Which one will cause the least damage? Hmmm...I think I'll have to pass on this question Boon! For the sake of my social life!



Now, the interesting ones!


Which US Presidential candidate do you support, and state 3 reasons why. - Emy
I support Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaing for the 44th Presidency of the United States of America. And no, not because her name is similar to Hilary :)

  • Hillary has more experience and more ready to step into the limelight. She was the woman behind the Bill Clinton presidency, which was arguably the most supported and popular presidency in the last 70 years. She watched and learned, and took an active role in the presidency. Being one of the most influencial lawyers in the United States, not only does she know and understand the issues at hand like the back of her hand, but she has the maturity and drive to become a fierce and able President.
  • Like Senator Obama, Hillary supports demolishing tax breaks that were established by President Bush in order to reduce the national debt, while providing tax cuts for those in need. However, she plans to use increased tax rates not only to reduce the deficit, but to help provide universal Health care and subsidized premiums for the needy, and also help fund her $110 billion a year program which requires employers to contribute to the cost of their workers health coverage.
  • Currently, the country with the closest market structure to a free trade market is the United States. Unlike her opponents, Hillary is against this. A free trade market is a market which trades goods and services irrespective of goverment restrictions and trade barriers such as taxes, quotas and legislation (Ms Kimmie would be so proud!) which leads to economic inefficiency. Furthermore, Hillary is pushing for (according to Wikipedia, 108.3%) duty on imports from Chinese manufacturers (to be more specific, candlemakers) to prevent dumping. Due to the low costs of production in China, because of low wages and cheap resources, local US candlemakers are losing out on customers because the Chinese makers are able to undercut their prices.
Okay, and also whenever Barack Obama gives a speech, it's infused with "for the blacks!", and "for the Hispanics and Latinos" and all sorts of racial aspects! Okay, we get it man! You're not Caucasian! It's so bloody annoying. Hillary doesn't mention use her gender in her speeches. You barely remember that she could be the first woman to take the Oval office, because you can see her as a real President, on power with her husband and the others. When you see Obama, you can never forget that he will be the first non-Caucasian to take office because he doesn't let you forget it.

And besides, he's technically not even an African American. He's just registered as one because his dad is Black. I would rather wait for Will Smith!


What did you feel when you knew that Dumbledore was "HAPPY"? - Boon

While many were "shocked" by the news, or rather shocked by the fact that J.K. actually threw him out of the closet, I don't think it's such a big deal that Dumbledore was gay. I had my suspicions around the 5th book, but I pushed them out of my head because it had nothing to do with the story. So when I heard the news, it didn't really affect or interest me at all. I went "Oh okay", and went on with my life.


Why are you so obsessed with Hilary when Miley is so much more cuter? - Hashie
First a piece of information for you Hashie! Miley Cyrus is a huge fan of Hilary Duff, and Hilary surprised her once during an interview (pretending to be a regular fan calling to ask a question). Miley went on to say how much she admired Hilary and how Hil had really inspired her, and how she wanted to emulate her and her career. To watch, click here!

Anyway, Hilary is hot :D Miley is too young, green, and "bippy boppy"! And she's quite inexperienced in the industry. Hilary has a great character, and has the greatest success out of any Disney Channel star in the history of the network. She's smart, funny, independant and genuine. So, that's why I like her better. I never really payed attention to Miley!


What colour are the walls of your room, and what did you realise that made you scared in your third last post? - Sherryn
OOOO! Hahaha...I love this question, simply because it's so unique! Hehehe. Well, my room walls are of two different colours. There are 5 walls - one is this exact shade of blue, 2 are this exact shade of gold, and the other 2 are a mixture of the two colours.

Of the remaining walls, one is divided between two colours by a diagonal line, and the other is mostly gold, but one corner has a steep small triangle of blue.



This is the latter wall on one half of the room. If you click on the pictue, you might notice the ceiling goes a bit lower towards the end of the picture : that ceiling beam architecturally cuts the room in half, and it is also painted gold :)


As for the second part of the question, I didn't realise people might interpret the statement differently. I was not scared because I realised something, I realised that I was scared. :) I was scared about my impending move to Melbourne!


What do you think of Chong Ian, truthfully! - Chong Ian
I think you Chong Ian has interesting vocabulary; you he makes interesting and out of the ordinary statements, which I couldn't come up with myself! I also think you'rehe's a fun person to have around because youhe makes interesting, funny conversation. And also now you're he's Mr Popular over in Imperial! However, I think that if you he doesn't know someone well enough you he can be a bit cold or sarcastic to/about them! But once you're he's past that, you're he's a great entertaining friend :)


Is there God? - Boon
I believe in God Almighty. I can testify to his existence by the way everything clicks into place when I need it the most, and all the undeserved blessings that have come my way even though I have done nothing warrant it. And look around you. How did all these things come into existence? 'Nuff said.


What do you feel is the meaning of life? - Boon
Life is the characteristic that distinguishes inorganic substances and organisms. *Snores* What did you expect?!



Any other questions will be entertained :)

Saturday, February 2

A Filler Post...

...before I post up my Q&A post :)



Hilary Duff has made it onto the new Forbes List of the top-earning women in music for 2007. Hilary is also the youngest woman on this list!

The Top 20 Are:

1. Madonna $72 million
2. Barbara Streisand $60 million
3. Celine Dion $45 million
4. Shakira $38 million
5. Beyonce $27 million
6. Gwen Stefani $26 million
7. Christina Aguilera $20 million
8. Faith Hill $19 million
9. Dixie Chicks $18 million
10. Mariah Carey $13 million
11. Hilary Duff $12 million
12. Avril Lavigne $12 million
13. Martina McBride $12 million
14. Britney Spears $8 million
15. Carrie Underwood $7 million
16. Nelly Furtado $7 million
17. Fergie $6 million
18. Jennifer Lopez $6 million
19. Sheryl Crow $6 million
20. Norah Jones $5.5 million

The list looked at concert earnings as well as merchandising, album sales, and other related businesses like clothing and fragrance.


Hilary also moved up 3 spots on the AskMen List, from #84 to #81. #1 is Katherine Heigl.

Thursday, January 17

Duff "caught" lip-synching

EDIT TO KEEP IN MIND : Fans in the front row heard her shout the greeting!


I'm going to copy what I wrote at Wikipedia :)


"In January 2008, a video of Duff apparently lip-synching at her concert in Monterrey, Mexico surfaced online. Duff's representative spoke out about the incident saying "She was not lip-synching. It was faulty equipment. There was no sound coming out, but she was singing". He also added that she was not using her regular sound equipment, but locally provided equipment and that her microphone was inadvertently set on mute for the first few minutes of the performance."


However, the mike was only off for the part where she shouted out "What's up Monterrey", and so did not affect the real performance.

For the video that started the controversy, click here. It's right at the beginning, so you won't have to watch the whole performance, but she's performing my favourite song off her album. Her UK and US tours were great, this one was just average. But hey, it's just Mexico! :P

While Hil says that she did not pull an Ashlee, her camp says the microphone was set to mute for just a few moments, and was quickly fixed, which explains why her voice started up.

She makes three more stops in Mexico before moving on to Brazil and Australia.


I was watching this meet and greet video of Hil and her fans in Mexico, and all the guys were wrapping their arms around her like she was a puppet. She's so small! But she made sure they got their pictures by asking their friends or parents "Did you get the picture?".

But, she should wear longer pants "=.=