Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Joel Madden is no longer Hilary Duff’s most wanted. And vice versa. The Good Charlotte rocker and the singer-actress went their separate ways earlier this month, a rep for Madden confirmed to E! News. "I can confirm they are split, but other than that we do not wish to talk about Joel’s personal life," the rep said. However, Madden apparently has no such hang-ups when it comes to discussing his personal life. According to the Chicago Tribune, the tattooed musician opened up about the breakup during a deejay appearance at Chicago’s Enclave nightclub last week, telling clubgoers that he and Duff parted ways due to problems caused by their eight-year age difference. (Madden is 27, Duff is 19.) Madden reportedly said it was Duff who did the dumping, putting an end to their relationship of more than two years. The duo only went public with their romance last year, after the Lizzie McGuire star came of age. "I’ve found the perfect person," Madden told People last month. "She’s confident, she accepts me for my imperfections and she is good to me. I never have to question if she’s going to be there, because I know she will be." The times, they are a-changin’. In addition to dating, the twosome also carried on a professional relationship, with Madden producing three tracks on Duff’s greatest hits album, 2005’s Most Wanted. Of late, Madden and Duff have also been entwined in a legal battle against an alleged stalker. The duo obtained restraining orders against a Russian teen last month, stating they feared for their lives. The man was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly threatened to kill Duff, a charge he has denied. Both Duff and Madden have new albums in the works. Duff’s latest is due in February, while Good Charlotte’s Good Morning Revival is scheduled for a Mar. 20 release.

E! 

Am I the only one who was grossed out by the age difference of these two?

A Message from Good Charlotte A lot of you have seen the postings this week by our former drummer Chris Wilson, and we wanted to let you know what our feelings are and what the truth really is. Chris is saying that we’ve cheated him out of money that he felt he deserved, but that’s not true. Chris was well-paid for drumming for us but he did not write the songs with us, so he’s not included in the songwriting royalties-this is something he knew all along. We do feel badly if he mismanaged the money he made while playing with our band. He also posted that we tried to prevent the band Over It from being part of the Snakes On A Plane soundtrack. This makes no sense, as we have been friends with the guys in Over It for years now. Chris is also accusing us of withholding his gear, which is untrue. During the time Chris played with our band he was going through “personal health problems” and we insisted he go to rehab in the hope he would get better, so we made the arrangements and advanced him the money. We really don’t know what to make of this since we had a good conversation with Chris recently, even after he threatened to sue us earlier this summer. All of this really saddens us as we did our best to help him and to protect his reputation and privacy. –Benji, Billy, Paul and Joel

Good Charlotte 

I side with GC on this.

Good Charlotte has begun recording its fourth studio album, according to a post from guitarist Billy Martin on the group’s Web site. "We are all done writing and demoing for this album and have started tracking the final album songs," he wrote. "Everything is going great and we have some really amazing songs that I’m sure you will love."
Martin’s comments were echoed by Good Charlotte principal Joel Madden on his Myspace.com site. "We’ve demo-ed like 30-some songs, and I just wanna finish it, put it out and get back on the road," he said.The as-yet-untitled album is expected for release before the end of the year via Epic. It will be the follow-up to the band’s 2004 effort "The Chronicles of Life and Death," which debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Billboard 

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