Hilary Duff's new song We Don't Talk has been the talk of the town because it's believed to be about her rift with sister Haylie.
The 38-year-old singer has remained quiet about what drove her to write the emotional tune. That is, until now.
Duff finally came clean about the matter during an interview with CBS News special correspondent Anthony Mason for CBS Mornings on Friday.
'It's definitely about my sister. And just absolutely the most lonely part of my existence is not having my sister in my life at the moment,' Duff admitted.
'I really struggled with thinking about including that on the record. But it’s funny as a person that exists in the world without my other half, so many people are having that experience,' and ultimately included the song on the record 'because it's my reality.'
Duff's new album luck… or something was released on Friday and produced with her husband Matthew Koma, about whom she made a controversial admission. They share daughters Banks Violet, seven, Mae James, four, and Townes Meadow Bair, one. She also has son Luca, 13, with ex-husband Mike Comrie.
Hilary Duff confirmed her new song We Don't Talk is 'definitely about my sister' during an interview with CBS News special correspondent Anthony Mason for CBS Mornings on Friday
The sisters' relationship has been fractured for years and they haven't been photographed together since 2019 (pictured together in July 2010)
The former Lizzie McGuire star isn't sure what her sister will think of the song or if she'll even listen to it.
'I’m not sure that will help,' Duff maintained. 'I think I have to exist as a person on my own and do what I want to do. I hope that for everyone. That is where I'm sitting. You have to do what you want to do and you have to do what feels good for you.
'It's taken me a lot of time to get there and to live that way and to not care about the noise around that and just be me.
'I don’t know if she'll hear it. I don't know how she'll react to it. But it is a really personal part of my life that doesn't get to stay personal.
'So, I might as well say how it is for me as an experience. I'm not trying to say something bad, it's literally just my experience. That’s really all I feel like sharing.'
The Disney Channel alum and the food blogger haven't been photographed together since 2019 and appear to have little to no online interaction.
While Duff didn't go into why the sisters' relationship became fractured, the lyrics in We Don't Talk shed some light on the painful situation.
'If it's 'cause you're jealous / God knows I would sell it all, then break you off the bigger half,' she sings.
Duff appeared to be close to tears as she shared 'the most lonely part of my existence is not having my sister in my life at the moment'
The 38-year-old said she doesn't know if Haylie will listen to We Don't Talk, adding, 'I don't know how she'll react to it. But it is a really personal part of my life that doesn't get to stay personal'
We Don't Talk is one of the tracks on Duff's new album luck... or something which has been described as her most personal and vulnerable to date (pictured on February 14 in Las Vegas)
Duff's new album - her first music in a decade - was produced with her husband Matthew Koma
'Let's have it out / I'll hear you out, you'll hear me out on the couch / Get back to how we were as kids / Let's break it down / So sick of being so sad about / How we don't talk and you won't talk about it.'
Duff’s sixth studio album – her first music in a decade – has been described as her most vulnerable to date.
Besides the sisterly feud, the album delves into her life as a mother of four and former child star and other complicated family dynamics. The song The Optimist reveals her difficult relationship with father, Robert, not speaking with him and trying to win his approval.
Duff, meanwhile, performed a limited residency at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas this month, and returns for more dates in May as part of her Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour and surrounding her new album's release.
