Duff Sends Congrats to Joel Madden & Nicole Richie

It appears Hilary Duff's new romance with hockey player Mike Comrie has
mellowed her a bit. Hot stuff from Us Weekly magazine reports that it has
learned Hilary has extended an electronic olive branch of sorts to ex Joel
Madden, 28, and his four-months-pregnant love, Nicole Richie, 25, following the
couple's August 2 media blitz.

Congrats for Joel Madden & Nicole Richie (Image: WENN)"After they
appeared on Good Morning America, Hilary breezily texted Joel congratulations on
the pregnancy, and Joel warmly responded," a source tells the weekly
entertainment magazine.

The singer-actress, 19, now on tour in Canada in support of her hit
album Dignity, has been dating New York Islanders player Mike Comrie, 26, for
several weeks. The hockey star even jetted to Vancouver to catch Duff's
August 3 Pacific Coliseum show, where he watched from backstage and chatted with
Duff's sis, Haylie, 22.

"Hilary plays it coy, but she's really into him. He's the first
guy she's been serious about since splitting with Joel," says the insider.
"He's like Joel – he looks tough, but he's a really nice guy. They're just
great together.

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