Lindsay Lohan says she's tired of the drama between her and Hilary Duff.
The star of the upcoming movie "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" and Duff both dated pop singer Aaron Carter, and had a falling out that reportedly resulted in Duff asking Lohan to leave the premiere of "Cheaper by the Dozen," in which Duff co-starred.
Lohan now says their spat is "silly" and "unnecessary."
"I mean, she's doing great. I'm a fan of hers. My sister loves her," the 17-year-old Lohan said on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday. "I just wanted to let her know I have no problems and neither should she. We were friends."
When Diane Sawyer asked whether her fight with the 16-year-old Duff was "a high school thing," Lohan answered, "Yeah."
"It is the reason why I wanted to finish high school early because it is what you have to deal with in high school," the actress said. "When you are working and stuff, the last thing you want to read is someone doesn't like you. Let it go, you know what I mean? I just wanted to clear it up."
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cameron Diaz (news) has booked her own travel series with MTV, one of seven new projects the cable channel has in development with various celebrities.
Hilary Duff (news), Frankie Muniz (news) and Orlando Jones are among the other talents the teen-targeted network has tapped as part of a newly expanded effort to funnel more series into the production pipeline.
The untitled project featuring Diaz, which she also will executive produce, chronicles her adventures at various hot spots around the globe with her friends. The "Charlie's Angels" star also will address environmental issues specific to each location she visits.
Among the exploits Diaz will have captured on camera include sand-surfing in the Chilean desert. The series also will highlight how Diaz and her coterie survive without such travel amenities as personal assistants or indoor plumbing.
Less is known about the Duff reality project, which is still being worked over with MTV. The "Lizzie McGuire" star also has a comedy pilot deal with MTV's Viacom stablemate CBS, but the projects are not connected.
Muniz, star of the Fox series "Malcolm in the Middle," will host a series in which he comes along for the ride as real-life high school students live out their fantasies.
Jones ("Drumline") will lend his voice to multiple characters in the animated series "Chico & Guapo," which revolves around a pair of janitors trying to break into the music business at the New York hip-hop recording studio where they work.
Foxy Brown will star in "Foxy's Family," which follows the hip-hop star as she balances the demands of her musical career with the family who helps her run it.
"7th Heaven" star Ashlee Simpson (news) also will get the reality treatment from MTV, which will follow her as she records her first album. The series, which will be co-executive produced by her father, Joe Simpson, also will delve into her personal life. She is the younger sister of Jessica Simpson (news), who stars on MTV's "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica."
MTV has given the go-ahead to a pilot for Andy ###### (news), who already has appeared in his own MTV series, "The Andy ###### Show." The second time around he will star in "The Assistant," which follows the actor as he tries to find an assistant from a pool of candidates he will subject to various forms of humiliation.
MTV also announced Wednesday that it has signed artists Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Kid Rock and Nelly to join Janet Jackson (news) at the halftime show it is producing for Super Bowl XXXVIII on CBS.
Star-Studded CD Features Disney Classics as Performed by Raven, LMNT, Jump 5, Hilary and Haylie Duff and More
The mania continues! On Jan. 27, 2004, Walt Disney Records releases "Disneymania 2," the follow-up to Billboard's #1 selling title, "Disneymania." This star-studded CD features Disney classics performed by some of today's hottest tween and teen artists made popular on Radio Disney and Disney Channel. Artists including Raven, a special duet with multi-platinum recording artist Hilary Duff and her sister Haylie Duff, LMNT and Jump 5 perform unique versions of their favorite Disney songs to create an extraordinary album of fun and timeless tunes.
"Disneymania," certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) having shipped (700,000 units) still remains in the top 20, over a year after its release. Hot on its trail, "Disneymania 2" delivers all of the Disney classics and star power of its predecessor.
The CD also includes -- for the first time -- "Circle of Life" performed by Disney Channel's "Circle of Stars," including Hilary Duff ("Lizzie McGuire"), Raven ("That's So Raven"), Christy Carlson Romano ("Kim Possible" and "Even Stevens"), Anneliese van der Pol ("That's So Raven"), Orlando Brown ("The Proud Family"), Tahj Mowry ("Kim Possible" and "Smart Guy"), Kyla Pratt ("The Proud Family") and A.J. Trauth ("Even Stevens").
"Disneymania 2" track listing:
-- 1. Jump 5 -- "Welcome"
-- 2. Raven -- "True to Your Heart"
-- 3. Baha Men -- "It's a Small World"
-- 4. The Beu Sisters -- "He's a Tramp"
-- 5. Stevie Brock -- "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
-- 6. Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff -- "Siamese Cat Song"
-- 7. Disney Channel Circle of Stars -- "Circle of Life"
-- 8. LMNT -- "A Whole New World"
-- 9. no secrets -- "Once Upon Another Dream"
-- 10. The Beu Sisters -- "Anytime You Need a Friend"
-- 11. Jesse McCartney -- "The Second Star to the Right"
-- 12. Ashley Gearing -- "When You Wish Upon a Star"
-- 13. Daniel Bedingfield -- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
-- 14. They Might Be Giants -- "Baroque Hoedown" (as heard in Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade)
"Disneymania" 2 will be available Jan. 27, 2004, wherever music is sold for a suggested retail price of $18.98. All Walt Disney Records and Buena Vista Records audio products can also be ordered by visiting DisneyRecords.com.
By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY
Hilary Duff's older sister Haylie, 18, has filmed the series Alexander the Great, which is being shopped around to networks, and is recording a solo rock album. Being a Duff, she insists, doesn't make a showbiz career "easier or harder."
She and Hilary live together in Los Angeles, with Haylie in the guesthouse and Hilary in the main one with their mom. Just days before Christmas, they're driving to the dog groomer to pick up their two Pomeranians. This month, each goes to work on a new movie — but working opposite hours. That means they'll rarely get to see each other.
Ironically, it was the lesser-known Haylie who started acting first. "I was shyer when I was little, so my dance teacher told me to take acting classes," she says. "Hilary thought it was dumb at first, but I was excited, and then she wanted to do it."
After she appeared in 1997's Hope, Haylie and her sister moved from Houston to L.A. with their mother while their dad remained in Texas. The early rejections were tough, but their mother, says Haylie, told them they could quit any time.
Now, Duff is having a blast recording her solo rock album and shopping the series Alexander the Great around to the major networks.
The sisters, who just got back from a quickie vacation on Catalina Island, remain close. They're not career rivals, with Haylie guest-starring on Hilary's Disney show, Lizzie McGuire, and writing two tunes for her album Metamorphosis. "We don't go out for the same stuff," says Haylie. "We did when we were younger, but not anymore. We don't compete with each other — we're a family."
Looking alike and being likened to one another doesn't bother Haylie.
"Today, we both walked into the kitchen with our hair done the same. That stuff happens to us all the time," she says.
But such similarities can be problematic, says Beverly Hills clinical psychologist Stan Katz, who has counseled some of Hollywood's top stars. Sisters, he says, are "highly competitive and highly jealous. It's going to be easier for sisters to be successful if they're not close in age and not doing similar things. But if one sibling eclipses the other one, it can be devastating."
Yet the appeal of celebrity, says Katz, can be utterly seductive.
Plus, he adds, "there's a certain amount of fame in just being connected."
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