Hilary Duff was spotted leaving the trendy Katsu-Ya restaurant in Hollywood last night, January 5th, after having dinner with some girlfriends.  She was probably starved after a busy day of furniture shopping in West Hollywood.  She looked pretty good compared to how she looked during the day.  Click here to see her casual daytime look.  In fact, Little Miss Hilary was sporting Huge Mr. Diamond on her finger.

Maxim magazine has chosen Hilary Duff as their January 2009 cover girl.  Hilary appears on the cover with the title “Hilary Duff All Grown Up!”  And WOW, she really has grown up.  You can she more pictures from Hilary’s Maxim shoot at popcrunch.com.

Hilary Duff and Wanda Sykes have teamed up with The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to create a campaign in which the term “that’s so gay” is used casually in an effort to help teens recognize that their anti-LGBT language is harmful.

The campaign launch coincides with the release of GLSEN’s 2007 National School Climate Survey, which found that nearly nine in ten lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens report having been verbally harassed in the past school year, and almost half have been physically harassed because of their sexual orientation.

LGBT teens in the U.S. have reported that they  experience homophobic remarks and harassment throughout the school day. This disrespectful environment makes them fell unwanted and unsafe. GLSEN’s new survey found that three-quarters of LGBT teens hear slurs such as “faggot” or “dyke” frequently or often at school, and nine in ten reports hearing anti-LGBT language frequently or often. Homophobic remarks such as “that’s so gay” are the most commonly heard slurs heard at school. Research shows that these slurs are often unintentional and have unfortuntely become part of  teens’ vernacular. Most do not recognize the consequences, but the casual use of this language often carries over into more overt harassment.

The new campaign aims to raise awareness among straight teens and adults. Teens need to be more aware of  the prevalence and consequences of anti-LGBT bias and behavior in schools. And adults, including school personnel and parents, need to learn to be more supportive of this meassage, which is crucial to the success of efforts to change behavior among the target age group. The ultimate goal is to reduce and prevent the use of homophobic language in an effort to create a more positive environment for LGBT teens.

“We are proud to partner with the Ad Council on this groundbreaking campaign to address anti-LGBT language,” said GLSEN Founder and Executive Director Kevin Jennings. “Every student has a right to feel safe in school free from bullying and harassment. When students do not feel safe, they struggle to learn. This campaign will help educate young people about the harmful language many of them commonly use.”

The website, www.ThinkB4YouSpeak.com, provides tips on how to support LGBT issues and the opportunity for visitors to take a stand against anti-LGBT language through an interactive pledge form that will allow teens to “say something original,” by sharing alternatives to “that’s so gay.” The site also includes a dictionary-type tool that illustrates a word’s meaning and the notion of understanding one’s choice of words. Additional features include an e-card and a video library that calls for user submissions.

The new ads are being distributed to approximately 33,000 media stations nationwide this week. Per the Ad Council’s donated media model, all of the new ads will air and run in advertising time and space donated by the media. Media companies, including MTV (Music Television), have made early commitments to support the campaign.

And the campaign’s website, ThinkB4YouSpeak, features video and interactive tools to teach kids about what the homophobic words they’re using actually mean. And really, when pop songs like Katy Perry’s “UR So Gay” are encouraging 10-year-old girls to run around calling people “gay” for no reason other than it’s apparently “funny” or “edgy” (and somehow with the support of the gay media, which boggles my mind), we need all the help we can get.

For more information you can clickhere.

Hilary Duff is on the cover of next month’s Allure magazine, (the issue is out April 22nd). In her interview she discusses Avril Lavigne’s comment when she called Hilary a “Mommy’s Girl.”Hilary tells Allure,

“I said something about about how she didn’t like her fans dressing like her, and how she should appreciate that because it’s a compliment. She called me a goody-goody.”

I really think Hilary is just avoiding the entire conflict here and playing the nice girl role again. Granted, she is a sweet girl, everyone who meets her simply raves about how down to earth she is. But I feel like these comments aren’t exactly what Hilary would have wanted to say to Avril. Maybe she really wanted to say something about how Avril is just jealous of Hilary’s success, seeing that she is a pop star, actress and business entrepreneur. Or maybe it was to express her condolences about Avril’s trouble selling her tickets to her latest tour…I think they were going for as cheap at $8! That sounds a bit desperate.Either way, I think Hilary took the high road and chose not to fuel this teeny-bop feud any more. And she looks amazing in the pictures I’ve seen so far, so take that, Avril!

I haven’t seen Hilary Duff in a movie in a long time and I know she is one of the biggest movie stars around. So, where the heck has she been? I think she’s facing the same problem that the Olsen twins did. They did the same movies over and over when they were younger and as soon as they became adults no one took them seriously. Well, Hilary’s solution to this problem is the acting in the new film War, Inc., where she plays a slutty Russian pop star named Yonica Babyyeah; a film co-written by and starring John Cusack. Think she can pull this off ?? Look how hot she is!!! Comment and tell me what you think…..

Singer and actress Hilary Duff is facing the upcoming January 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan. The magazine, which is set to hit newsstands December 11, unveils Hilary’s past obsession with her body: “There definitely was a time, about a year and a half ago, when I was pretty obsessed with my body and my weight, but I’m better not stressing about my body all the time. It’s not attractive when girls get superskinny. Guys don’t like it. Girls don’t like you as much. You lose some happiness when that’s all you think about.”

The list, which was dominated by sports and showbiz star, was compiled by grossing salaries, winnings, endorsement deals and royalties between June 2006 and May 2007. No deductions were made for taxes or management fees.

Topping the list is 22-year-old professional basketball player LeBron James with earnings of $27 million.

Those that make the top five are football player Reggie Bush, 22, with $24 million, tennis star Maria Sharapova, 20, with $23 million, golf prodigy Michelle Wie, 18, with $19 million and fashion icons Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, both 21, having earned $17 million.

Film star Hilary Duff, 20, was ranked #7 with $12 million, Avril Lavigne, 23, made the list with earnings of $12 million at #8, Keira Knightley, 22, was ranked #10 with $9 million, Carrie Underwood, 24, with $7 million at #11, Scarlett Johansson,23, was ranked #12 with $5 million, Mischa Barton, 21, was ranked #13 with $4.5 million.

The youngest star on the list, Dakota Fanning, 14, was ranked #14 earning $4 million, the rest of the Harry Potter crew, Emma Watcon, 17, and Rupert Grint, 19, ranked #15 and #16 both earning $4 million each, including $3 million from major films while Hannah Montana star Mile Cyrus, 15, was ranked #17 having made $3.5 million largely from the sale of her album, Lindsey Lohan, 21, was ranked #18 with #3.5 million, and Mandy Moore, 23, was ranked #29 with $3.5 million.