Hilary’s comments on seeing Joel
Hilary Duff saw Joel Madden on TRL on Monday and she tells all to People.com about how that went down:
"I just did TRL today and Joel was there, and it was the first time we’d seen each other and it was so, like, nerve-racking," Duff, 19, told PEOPLE Monday at the 18th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. "I knew that he was going to be there and he knew. It is what it is."
But Duff, who dated Madden, 28, for nearly two and a half years, was realistic about the situation. "I mean, what am I going to do?" she said. "It’s life."
Since their breakup, Madden has been dating Nicole Richie, 25, and Duff has been single (something she’s called "kind of exciting"). Still, Duff told Ryan Seacrest in January that she and her ex keep in touch and have "a great relationship."
So was their run-in awkward? "It was a little strange at first, but I wish nothing but good for him and I know that he wishes the same for me," Duff told PEOPLE. "I’m happy and he’s happy and I think that’s all that counts."
In another interview, Joel confirms his respect for Hilary:
"Every girl I’ve ever dated I have respect for, and I always try to leave them in good terms," says Madden. "I don’t see the necessity to be friends with anyone you’ve dated but definitely out of respect of the time, you have to be kind of respectful and that’s what I try to do."
Thanks to Kristi for the tip!
Tags: hilary duff, joel madden, trl
Related Stories
POSTED IN: Gossip, Hilary's Men, Joel Madden
11 opinions for Hilary’s comments on seeing Joel
abby
Mar 28, 2007 at 8:23 am
i like joel and i think his music is good but i think it is wrong for him not to want to be friends with his exs, there is nothing wrong with it i am friends with all of mine, what is he not grown up enough.
Lindsay
Mar 28, 2007 at 10:03 am
I don’t think it is wrong that joel doesn’t think he needs to be friends with hilary. It’s not like he’s saying “I refuse to be her friend.” It’s just that he does not feel forced, or feel the need to, and that’s fine. Not everyone is friends after a breakup
hilfanforlive
Mar 28, 2007 at 10:14 am
what means necessity??
Im not english..
ojp
Mar 28, 2007 at 10:56 am
i think nicole is good part to joel :) i tink its better tan hil
mandee
Mar 28, 2007 at 12:46 pm
hij vind t niet ‘nodig’ ;)
mandee
Mar 28, 2007 at 12:46 pm
hij vind t niet ‘nodig’ ;)
maila
Mar 28, 2007 at 11:42 pm
i think joel is probably influenced by nicole so he might not now want to be friends with hilary…because when they split didnt he say that there good friends and still talk on trl
i am so confused about theri break-up read this it says joel split with her:
GOOD CHARLOTTE rocker JOEL MADDEN almost wrecked ex-girlfriend HILARY DUFF’s new album when he split up with her - because most of the songs on the record were about how deeply in love she was. The pop star thought about scrapping the album tracks after the break-up at the end of last year (06), but instead decided to write a handful of tunes about love gone bad to balance out the songs on DIGNITY. She explains, “There are some songs about being in love and it being great, and songs about it not feeling as good. “It made me nervous at first, because I thought, ‘I wrote these songs and I want to use them for my record and I can’t.’ Then I was like, ‘Wait, I can. It’s a personal journey.’”
Shopgirl♥
Mar 29, 2007 at 2:26 am
joel is such a nice guy
Charlotte xo
Mar 29, 2007 at 10:53 am
I don’t think that article is true anyway, maila. I feel so sorry for Hil having to see him again, it was kinda nasty for TRL to do that, I mean they must of realised. xo
Mario
Mar 29, 2007 at 6:06 pm
q regresen hacian bonita pareja
maila
Mar 30, 2007 at 12:34 am
yeah could be wrong charlotte…but hil said she knew joel would be there so i dont think she had a prob with it otherwise she would have cancelled that day…and she said he knew too!
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: