Ok, don't get me wrong, I'm never going to say no to a hot celebrity in a bikini. Ain't going to happen. Someone comes up to me and says, "Alex, would you like one of those," I don't hesitate, not even a "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..." Not my style. So when someone sent me Hilary Duff bikini photos from Hawaii, I got excited...then less excited. They're just so boring. Yes she's hot, yes it's tiny, yes she's in the water, but I'm letting out one long bored yawn. There's zero excitement coming from her. Even the ones where she's trying to smile, Hilary looks like she's in pain. Also, with her black bathing suit and black sunglasses, I'm pretty sure she's attending a beachside funeral. That's it, this is the death of fun and she in mourning. That's the only explanation for why these bikini shots suck so much. Boo to you, Hilary Duff and your depressing teasing ways.

Following recent reports that Hilary Duff makes Carrie Underwood seem like a total bitch at Ottawa Senators games (both are dating professional hockey players on the team, and while Underwood acts like a diva, Duff sits with the other players' wives and girlfriends), Star Magazine reports that Hilary is also gaining a reputation for being a very generous tipper.

After getting her hair dyed and styled at the Byron and Tracey Salon in Beverly Hills, the singer left an extra $200 on top of a $250 bill!

And it's not just at the salon that she splurges. "She slips hundreds to everyone, from valets and restroom attendants to Starbucks cashiers," says a pal, explaining that Hilary is so generous because when her mom, Susan, worked as a makeup artist she often got crummy tips.

Hilary's generosity has even rubbed off on her hockey player boyfriend, Mike Comrie, 28. "Before dating Hilary, Mike was tipping the regular 15 percent," the friend says. "Now he's up to 50 percent!"

We hear so many stories about wealthy celebrities acting like cheap bastards, so it's genuinely refreshing to hear about someone who throws around a little cash to the people who could use it. You wouldn't expect the attractive twenty-something girl who grew up in showbiz to have more perspective than actresses twice her age, but it appears that's the case. For the record, Hilary Duff is now way hotter than Carrie Underwood in our book.

Hilary Duff entertains us with some cleavage. (Celebrity Odor)

Rihanna gets seriously leggy. (Celebridiot)

Pretty in Ink. A photo review of female celebrities and their tattoos. (MSN Movies)

Paul Walker is marrying a 19-year-old UCSB student, who he has been in a relationship with for 3 years. You do the math, ewww. (IDLYITW)

Paris Hilton laughs at Fergie's wedding ring. (The Superficial)

Isla Fisher looks somewhat cute at the premiere for her movie Confessions of a Shopoholic. (Popoholic)

This kid was so inspired by this model's backside while posing on a motorcycle that he discovered a love for photography. (FunnyHub.com)

What site wouldn't look better with bacon? (Holy Taco)

Guy gets busted with a blow-up doll. (Mr. Feature)

When it was announced that Hilary Duff would be starring in a remake of the iconic Bonnie & Clyde, actress Faye Dunaway, who played the original Bonnie, had only one comment upon hearing the news: "Couldn't they at least cast a real actress?"

So E! decided to ask Hilary if she had heard about what Dunaway said and how she felt about it. The response was a lot more honest than they were probably expecting:

"I think that my fans that are going to go see the movie don't even know who she is. I think it was a little unnecessary, but I might be mad if I looked like that now, too."

While I completely agree with Dunaway that this film does not need to be made and if they're serious about it they should at least get a better actress than Hilary Duff, she should know by now that if you're going to be brutally honest you'll get the same type of honesty thrown right back in your face. Ouch. On the other hand, if I were Duff I wouldn't get too cocky just yet, as this thing is going to get absolutely trashed by critics when it comes out.

The year is still young, but we already have a winner for the most ridiculously named project of 2009. Hilary Duff is set to star in a TV show for NBC called, get this: Barely Legal. No, I'm not making this up. The Hollywood Reporter has the details:

On the heels of the pilot order for David E. Kelley's legal dramedy "Legally Mad," the network has picked up for development "Barely Legal," a half-hour comedy based on the true story of Kathleen Holtz, who in November 2007 passed the notoriously difficult California bar at age 18 to become the state's youngest lawyer.

She would be played by Hilary Duff, who has come on board as part of her talent deal with the network and Universal Media Studios.

There's no way NBC greenlit this project without realizing it had the same title as an extremely popular porno series. That combined with Hilary Duff's sexy new image is actually pretty hilarious.

If Barely Legal becomes a hit, perhaps NBC will continue this trend. I can see it now: Coming in the Fall of 2010, Miley Cyrus stars in "Who's Your Daddy?" - a show about a girl conceived during a one-night-stand who attempts to track down the father she never knew.

Hilary Duff's photo shoot for the January 2009 issue of Maxim magazine was definitely her sexiest yet, so you'll be glad to hear that a fan site - hilary-duff.us - was able to uncover a ton of outtakes from the shoot. In fact, there are 25 images in all and they're just as good as the pictures actually published. It happened quickly, but Hilary Duff is becoming one of the hottest young actresses/singers in showbiz. Enjoy...

Hilary Duff is still trying hard to sex up her image and I have to admit she's doing a pretty decent job. Here she is in the January 2009 issue of Maxim magazine. Once again, she doesn't show off a great deal of skin and yet the photos are still extremely sexy. Hilary may be missing a second letter L in her name, but she doesn't appear to be missing much else. Rowr!