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Hilary Duff, known for Lizzie McGuire, says she was taken aback by the response to her song “Roommates,” which includes sexually explicit lyrics.
Hilary Duff responded to criticism over the bold lyrics in her latest song.
Her new track, Roommates, contains references to pornography and masturbation, which surprised some of the former Disney star’s fans. Duff said she wasn’t expecting such strong reactions, noting that the song was always meant to provoke thought and stir conversation.
“I think my first thought was, ‘They just haven’t evolved yet,’ and honestly, I don’t care,” Duff said during an appearance on Call Her Daddy. She recalled seeing comments asking if she performed such acts in front of her children. “And I was like, ‘No, what? Are you okay?’”
She also addressed criticism questioning whether her kids would sing along to the song. “I’m not making music for my kids,” the 38-year-old singer told host Alexandra Cooper. “I’m not making music for 7-year-olds. I’m making music for myself and for people like me.”
Duff explained that Roommates was designed to be polarizing rather than simply provocative. “It’s a plea that I think many women can relate to,” she said. The song reflects the feeling of drifting into a roommate-like dynamic with a partner, capturing the tension and need to work through relationship challenges.
In crafting the song, Duff collaborated with her husband, Matthew Koma, on her sixth studio album, Luck… Or Something. Koma, also 38, is known for writing hits like “Clarity,” “Spectrum,” and “Find You.” “I wasn’t interested in working with anyone else,” Duff told Interview magazine in a conversation with Dakota Fanning. “The most honest moments came from him because he’s witnessed everything in my life—the tough times and the joyful moments that shaped me.”
Duff, who rose to fame in the early 2000s on the Disney Channel, took a step back from the spotlight after her teen stardom. Following her 2007 album Dignity, she didn’t release another project until 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. She also shifted her focus to indie films and TV work after welcoming her first child with ex-husband Mike Comrie in 2012.
Since then, Duff has had three more children with Koma and spent several years prioritizing motherhood before returning to her music career.
