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Hilary Duff and Canada’s own Kevin Zegers could soon be the new faces of Bonnie and Clyde.

According to Reuters, the pair are in negotiations to star in an indie drama about the infamous 1930s bank robbers.

“The Story of Bonnie and Clyde” will be directed by Tonya S. Holly, who says the project should not be considered a remake and will feature never-before-seen periods of the outlaws’ lives.

The fugitive lovers have been the subject of several movies in the past, including the 1967 classic “Bonnie and Clyde” starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.

Holly’s film is slated for a 2010 release.

Duff, 21, recently appeared in the action-comedy “War, Inc.,” while Zegers, 24, has starred in such films as “Fifty Dead Men Walking” and “Transamerica.”

Hilary Duff is attached to play a teen lawyer in the upcoming NBC sitcom “Barely Legal.”

The network has ordered a script for the show, which is based on the true story of Kathleen Holtz, an 18-year-old who in 2007 became the youngest person ever to pass the California bar exam.

The project is being executive produced by “Numbers” actor Rob Morrow, with “Little Black Book” scribe Elisa Bell tapped to write the pilot.

Duff, 21, had signed a one-year deal in November to star in her own series for NBC.

“Hilary is an incredibly versatile talent with a huge following whose career we know will continue to soar on NBC,” Teri Weinberg, executive vice president of NBC Entertainment, said in a statement at the time. “We are confident we will develop great ideas that would feature her vast talents and are thrilled to have this opportunity.”

Duff starred in the hit Disney Channel show “Lizzie McGuire” from 2001 to 2004. She also launched a singing career and has appeared in such movies as “A Cinderella Story,” “Material Girls” and “War, Inc.”

Canadian Shenae Grimes will soon be getting a new postal code. Specifically, “90210.”

According to TV Guide’s Ausiello report, the “Degrassi: The Next Generation” star has just signed on for a role on the new “Beverly Hills, 90210″ spin-off.

The role was originally offered to Hilary Duff.

Ausiello describes Grimes’ character as “Annie Mills, a theater-loving teen who relocates to Beverly Hills from Kansas with her adoptive bro and their parents.”

Hilary and Haylie Duff’s cheating father was ordered yesterday to pay $100,000 in support to mother Duff.

Susan Duff won her request for Bob Duff to pay her $20,000 per month for living expenses during their pending divorce proceedings. According to the Houston Chronicle, that’s in addition to the $100,000 in living expenses and legal fees he was previously ordered to pay, which he has not done.

Mrs. Duff testified that she was largely been supported by her famous daughters for the past five years. When asked if the Duff sisters would not continue to support her, Mrs. Duff snapped, “Of course they would, [but] it is not their job to pay for their father’s philandering and divorce.” An accountant told the Chronicle that the divorce is already approaching a cost of $1 million in legal fees.

The young Duffs have not testified in court, but have attended court in support of their mother.

Hilary Duff?s 20th birthday is tomorrow, but Canadian hockey player Mike Comrie couldn’t wait to give his new girlfriend her gift: a Mercedes-Benz G-class SUV.

Comrie, 27, placed a big red bow on the SUV and parked it in Duff’s sister’s garage last week.

Duff told People Magazine that she was shocked by the $100,000 gift, but she had perhaps influenced his shopping decision.

“I was planning on getting a big car and I drive a big car anyway, and I was just like, ‘You know maybe I like the G-Wagen,’ and then I was like, ‘No, maybe I like the [Porsche] Cayenne,’” Duff said.

Comrie, originally an Edmonton Oiler, will face the New York Rangers tomorrow with his current team, the New York Islanders.

Pop star/actress HILARY DUFF struggles with sleep deprivation – because she can’t go to bed until her living space is spotless.

The So Yesterday singer also admits she cannot sleep past 7am, and even cleans up hotel rooms before checking out – because she can’t abide mess of any kind.

She tells Maxim magazine, “I’m OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) when it comes to cleaning. I can’t go to bed with a messy room. That would totally wig me out. It freaks me out to have dishes in the sink.

“I practically clean my hotel room before I check out. I wish I weren’t psychotic like that, but I am.”

And Duff’s early rising addiction disturbs her pals.

She adds, “No matter how late I stay out the night before, I will wake up at 7am. It’s kind of sick.

“My friends are like, ‘What are you doing up? Go to bed. That’s creepy.’” (KL/MX/MT)

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Singer HILARY DUFF is unconvinced she has just one soulmate, insisting it’s unnatural to have only one life partner.

The star is currently single after splitting from Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden – who has since moved on to a new relationship with socialite Nicole Richie.

Although Duff is on the lookout for a new man, she admits it’s doubtful she will spend all her life with one partner.

She says, “I don’t believe in having one partner for your whole life, but I hope I get married. I want to have a husband and two kids and a nice little life baking pies.

“I’m quite romantic. It’s definitely important to have someone to make you feel special.” (ALM/WNBGUS/ES)

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A teenager accused of stalking pop star/actress HILARY DUFF was sentenced to 117 days in jail after pleading no contest to the charges brought against him.

Duff, 20, gained a protection order against MAKSIM MYASKOVSKIY, 18, in October after he allegedly tried to contact the LIZZIE McGUIRE star in the California neighbourhood of her then boyfriend, GOOD CHARLOTTE rocker JOEL MADDEN.

Myaskovskiy was arrested on 3 November last year (06) when he threatened to harm the LIZZIE McGUIRE star at an event she was scheduled to attend. He was taken into custody for making criminal threats and stalking.

In addition to jail time, a Superior Court judge also ordered Myaskovskiy to serve five years probation at the hearing on Friday.

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And the teen fights in Hollywood continue.

MSNBC reports that Hilary Duff has called Nicole Richie a “skank,” according to US Weekly.

The cause of the rift is apparently Joel Madden, who is currently dating Richie, but used to date Duff. Duff and Madden, the Good Charlotte frontman, broke up in November, but apparently he still calls her, although she doesn’t return his calls.

“[She] can’t believe he’s dating Nicole and thinks she’s a skank. She asked if Nicole had been coming from Joel’s. … She kept saying she never knew Joel at all,” a “source” told the magazine after Richie was arrested for DUI earlier this month.

Hilary Duff has won an Oscar. Well, at least her 12-inch self has.

The singer/actress/ex of Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden is the latest celeb to have her likeness immortalized as a Barbie doll.

Mattel Inc. unveiled its Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Doll, which depicts the 19-year-old in a polka-dot dress with a red satin sash and mini-Oscar in hand.

Jamie Wood, Mattel’s vice president of marketing said HilDu is a “great” role model for other girls in a statement, reports Yahoo!.

“Not only are they two of the most stylish entertainers, actors and fashion designers, but they also show girls there are no limits to what they can do,” Wood added.

The doll will be in stores late this month.

Photo courtesy of Mattel Inc.