Lizzie McGuire is back! Well, not really, but Hilary Duff, the actress who played her on the hit Disney series, is coming back to TV. NBC announced Friday that they’ve signed the actress to a one-year deal to star in her own series as well as appear on some of their current shows.

Variety reports that the star will meet with network writers to “comb through” the network’s development projects to find something she likes.

“Hilary is an incredible versatile talent with a huge following whose career we know will continue to soar on NBC,” says Teri Weinberg, Executive Vice President of NBC Entertainment.

thriving musical career, with four albums that have sold 13 million copies worldwide. Her clothing line is Stuff by Hilary Duff and she has two perfumes out under the Elizabeth Arden label.

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Hilary Duff - Reach Out - Official Music Video Premiere

Three days before the video airs anywhere else, Hilary Duff is giving fans the opportunity to watch her new video, Reach Out, on MySpace Music. The video features a grown-up Duff dancing provocatively and singing lyrics like, “All I want is to feel you. Reach out and touch me,” while writhing in front of a mirror, holding onto a man’s leg and putting someone’s thumb in her mouth. Reach Out is the first single off of Duff’s new compilation album, Best of Hilary Duff, which is due to hit stands on Nov. 4. - Ryan Pienciak

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Hilary Duff brightened the lives of some students in need at a Fort Wayne, Ind. elementary school Tuesday.

Duff, 21, visited South Wayne Elementary School as a part of a promotion for Blessings in a Backpack, according to the Associated Press. The nonprofit organization donates food to needy students between the ages of 5 and 11; the children receive food on Fridays to ensure they don’t go hungry over the weekend.

“I feel lucky enough to have a voice or a name that people might pay attention to,” Duff said. “I think that people might not be aware that a couple neighborhoods away, kids aren’t having food on the weekends, and we just want people to be informed and to know what’s going on in their communities and to help if they can.”

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This is no Disney drama!

A divorce hearing between Hilary Duff’s parents began Wednesday with bickering about her upcoming 21st birthday party - and ended with her dad being lead away in handcuffs.

A Texas judge sentenced her father, Bob Duff, to 10 days in jail for contempt. (He was accused of violating a court order prohibiting him from selling assets without the consent of his estranged wife.)

As deputies handcuffed her ex, Susan Duff gasped and, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle, said, “This isn’t what I wanted.”

What did she want? The star’s mom was demanding $25,000 to fund a party and gift for Hilary’s 21st birthday on Sept. 28.

“I know he’s a millionaire, and he’s got the funds,” Susan testified earlier. She added that Hilary was “emotionally upset by the abandonment of her father.” (Ultimately the judge ruled that Bob had to hand over $12,500 for the bash.)

Neither Hilary - former star of Disney’s Lizzie McGuire - or her older sister, Haylie, were in the courtroom.

• Looking “completely enamored” with one another, Hilary Duff and hockey-player boyfriend Mike Comrie shared a romantic meal at West Hollywood’s Il Sole. Onlookers say the two were “super-affectionate” at dinner and noticed that the singer was wearing a gold-and-diamond band on her left ring finger, which she flashed for the cameras when leaving the restaurant.

• They don’t call him McDreamy for nothing! Patrick Dempsey, causing quite a stir among female diners at Katsuya Brentwood in Brentwood, Calif. Even though he attempted to keep a low profile, the ladies couldn’t help but walk past the Grey’s Anatomy star’s table - taking conspicuous glances at him before rushing back to their tables to discuss how hot Dempsey is in person. For his part, the actor seemed to be a good mood, laughing over sushi and sake with a male friend.

• New parents Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, checking out Tropic Thunder on its opening night at the ArcLight theater in Hollywood. The pair met up with two other couples - and chatted together happily. Before showtime, Warren picked up popcorn and sodas at the concession stand, where his friend introduced him to actor James Franco. The Pineapple Express star - who was there with girlfriend Ahna O’Reilly - made it a double feature, taking in Vicky Cristina Barcelona after the comedy let out.

• A mellow Mischa Barton, hanging out with rocker beau Taylor Locke at a Carbon Beach house party in Malibu. The couple sat in a corner talking all night as Barton drank water and Locke nursed a beer.

• A smiley Renée Zellweger, getting her nails done at Bella Nails in Beverly Hills. According to a fellow customer, the actress - who wore big sunglasses and was dressed casually - was very friendly to the staff during her appointment.

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• Alec Baldwin, treating his 12-year-old daughter Ireland to a little candy (specifically Swedish fish) at Dylan’s Candy Bar in East Hampton, N.Y. The 30 Rock star was carrying shopping bags from Gucci while loading up on sweets . . . Rosie O’Donnell, making good on her televised promise to take pal Kathy Griffin to meet Cher in Las Vegas. The funny duo checked out the diva’s show at Las Vegas’s The Colosseum at Caesars - then went backstage for a personal visit to Cher’s dressing room . . . Former Dancing with the Stars partners Cheryl Burke and Cristi%26#225;n de la Fuente, sipping cocktails while catching up at the Grey Goose ALMA Awards afterparty at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

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Move over, Miley Cyrus. Stars like Jennifer Hudson, Mariska Hargitay and Angie Harmon all stripped down for Allure’s annual portfolio of naked stars. And Editor in Chief Linda Wells is dishing the dirt on the birthday-suit shoots.

“Stars do get surprisingly rattled,” she told PEOPLE Wednesday night, during the magazine’s Most Alluring Bodies silent auction in New York City. And even though they didn’t all appear in Allure, nude portraits of Angelina Jolie, Gisele Bundchen, Kate Moss and Scarlett Johansson were donated by photographers to benefit Skin Cancer Research.

“We’ve had some of the most gorgeous people with the most gorgeous bodies really have a moment of crisis when they have to drop the robe,” said Wells.

So have there been any major surprises during the nude photoshoots? “Some people haven’t discovered the bikini wax,” she said. “That was a shock. And that is a very expensive bikini wax when you’re %26#91;forced to fake it%26#93; with a lot of retouching.”

In this year’s portfolio, Allure also used strategically placed foliage to hide the naughty bits.

“Jennifer Hudson was really great,” Wells said. “But she had a moment where she was a little taken aback and she had to wrap her mind around it. And Angie Harmon was surprisingly nervous, but then she pulled it together. They know that we want a beautiful picture. But they still have to take that robe off - they’re still naked.”

Hilary Duff Keeps it Covered

One woman who’s not naked in May issue? Covergirl Hilary Duff. But the 20-year-old star did show her support during the auction at Splashlight Studios.

The actress hit the event with her boyfriend Mike Comrie, and the two even bid on one portrait - which Duff said would go great in the hockey star’s N.Y. pad.

“It’s a great picture of a silhouette of a woman,” she told PEOPLE. “She’s taking her underwear off.” (Alas, Duff was outbid.)

So she doesn’t mind her boyfriend checking out photos of naked women?

“Of course I don’t care,” said Duff, before jokingly adding, “Don’t stare at it too long!”

Hilary Duff, who knows better than most what it’s like to be in the public eye at a young age, is not passing judgment on Miley Cyrus for the risqu%26#180; photos for Vanity Fair

“Everyone goes through things and takes their own path,” Duff said Monday a press event for her new movie War Inc. “Who am I to judge decisions that she made?”

Still, Duff says she would not have chosen the same path for herself. “People are pushing you to do something, and if you want to do it, that’s your choice, you know?” added the singer-actress. “It’s not what I would choose to do, but if she did then that’s fine. That’s her choice.”

Cyrus, 15, has since expressed regret for the photo, which gives the appearance that she’s nude - although she is not. The Hannah Montana star told PEOPLE, “I feel so embarrassed.”

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• Hilary Duff and hockey player boyfriend Mike Comrie, eating breakfast al fresco at Coral Tree Café in

Brentwood, Calif. The happy couple sat on the patio, joined by Duff’s dog,

Lola. After their meal, they took their coffee to go.

• Christina Aguilera and hubby Jordan Bratman, feting the opening of new Los Angeles nightspot Crown Bar. The

singer was sitting on her husband’s lap, sharing a private booth at the

star-studded opening. Bratman returned his wife’s affection, wrapping his

arms around his wife.

• Also at Crown Bar: Nicky Hilton and David Katzenberg, who were among the first of the stars to arrive. The couple was seated at an inside table as they held hands and surveyed the

room. Soon, Hilton saw her sister, Paris,

who joined them at their table. Other stars celebrating the bar’s

opening included Lindsay Lohan (watching as BFF Samantha Ronson deejayed), Lauren Conrad and Terrence Howard.

• Kate Moss, mingling in the VIP balcony while

boyfriend Jamie Hince rocked a sold-out and very fashionable crowd

- which also included model Agyness Deyn - at New York’s

Webster Hall during a show by his band, the Kills. Moss, in head to toe black, chatted with friends at the bar

before moving a table to get a better view of the stage.

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