{"id":30602,"date":"2026-08-07T03:12:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30602"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:12:44","slug":"hilary-duff-reunites-with-joel-madden-20-years-after-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30602","title":{"rendered":"Hilary Duff reunites with Joel Madden 20 years after split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136676351.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hilary Duff reunited onstage with her ex-boyfriend, Joel Madden, for a surprise performance at her sold-out \u201cThe Lucky Me\u201d World\u00a0Tour stop in New York City \u2014 two decades after they broke up.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSo Yesterday\u201d songstress sent fans into a frenzy after she changed into a Good Charlotte T-shirt midway through her performance at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night right before bringing out her special guests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York, you know I would never come here and not have a surprise for you,\u201d she told the audience, as they erupted in cheers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hilary Duff was joined onstage by her ex-boyfriend, Joel Madden, and his identical twin brother, Benji, for a surprise duet at her \u201cThe Lucky Me\u201d World\u00a0Tour stop in New York City on Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/scaredofcoronavirus<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cCan you please give the warmest welcome to my friends, Good Charlotte?\u201d the \u201cSo Yesterday\u201d songstress said as the Madden brothers joined her on the stage. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/scaredofcoronavirus<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI brought two of my dearest friends to New York City tonight,\u201d Duff, 38, continued. \u201cTalk about some day oners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you please give the warmest welcome to my friends, Good Charlotte?\u201d the pop star said, as Joel and his identical twin brother, Benji Madden, walked onto the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Disney alum and Joel, 47, went on to sing the latter\u2019s 2002 track, \u201cThe Anthem,\u201d\u00a0as Benji, also 47, played guitar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Together they performed Good Charlotte\u2019s 2002 track, \u201cThe Anthem.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/scaredofcoronavirus<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes also posed with their spouses backstage. (Seen here are the Madden brothers on the extreme left and right as well as Matthew Koma, Duff and Nicole Richie.) <span class=\"credit\">hilary duff\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exes even posed together backstage with their spouses, with Duff smiling alongside her husband, <br \/>Matthew Koma, and Joel with his wife, Nicole Richie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamily night @MSG,\u201d Benji, who was also photographed, captioned the snap.<\/p>\n<p>Benji\u2019s wife, actress Cameron Diaz, with whom he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/cameron-diaz-and-benji-madden-kids\/\">shares three children<\/a>, wasn\u2019t pictured.<\/p>\n<p>Duff and Koma, who wed in 2019, were also joined by their kids \u2014\u00a0Banks, 7,\u00a0Mae, 5, and\u00a0Townes, 2 \u2014 as well as Duff\u2019s son Luca, 14, whom she shares with ex-husband Mike Comrie. However, they weren\u2019t photographed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Duff and Madden (seen here in 2006) dated from 2004 to 2006. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>When they started dating, Duff was 16 and Madden was 25. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether Joel and Richie\u2019s two kids \u2014 Kate, 18, and Sparrow, 16 \u2014 were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Duff and Joel, meanwhile, started dating in 2004 while they were 16 and 25, respectively. They parted ways in 2006 but have remained on amicable terms since marrying separate people.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Duff and Koma have met up with Joel and Richie, who tied the knot in 2010. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo (seen here in 2006) have remained amicable since their split. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>They\u2019ve even gone on double dates with each other\u2019s spouses. (Seen here: Duff and Madden in 2006.) <span class=\"credit\">Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In fact, the group <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/02\/07\/hilary-duff-and-husband-have-date-night-with-her-ex-joel-madden-and-nicole-richie\/\">stepped out together <\/a>for a night at Scratch Bar &amp; Kitchen in Los Angeles in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A photo shared via Instagram showed them posing for a group photo alongside two other couples.<\/p>\n<p>Duff, meanwhile, previously opened up about her romance with Joel <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/e10-a-human-i-love-named-hilary-duff-live-show\/id1151512926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during a 2016 episode of \u201cThe Love Bomb\u201d podcast, <\/a>referring to it as \u201cso all-encompassing\u201d and \u201cso intense.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hilary Duff reunited onstage with her ex-boyfriend, Joel Madden, for a surprise performance at her sold-out \u201cThe Lucky Me\u201d World\u00a0Tour stop in New York City \u2014 two decades after they broke up. 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