After Landing Endorsement Deal, Hilary Duff Admits She Loves Cigarettes

Hilary Duff now claims she was joking…about not smoking.

The actress had vehemently denied allegations that she’d picked up the nasty habit, but after a photo of her holding a cancer stick became national news, Big Tobacco came calling.

The 24-year old has been very popular with young people since starring in the hit Disney show Lizzie McGuire.

“We saw this as a golden opportunity to get America’s children smoking again,” said Philip Morris executive James Blacktooth. “Duff is younger, and some would even argue sexier, than Joe Camel.”