Singer/actress Hilary Duff was forced to get rid of some of her friends after they continued to betray her. Duff decided she needed to surround herself with a strong support system after catching close friends repeatedly lying to her.

She explains, "They would lie to me, and I'd keep catching them and finally I thought, 'Why am I having these people around?' It's hard to say, 'Ok, I don't want to be your friend anymore. I'm kicking you out of my life', but slowly, over time, I did it."

Now that she has a positive support system surrounding her, she also has more time for herself. She adds, "I got to do a lot of soul searching, and I feel like a happier person. It's important to be able to be alone with yourself."

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