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Hilary Duff gives birth to a son

Singer and actress Hilary Duff stops by MuchMusic's street-level studio to chat with fans and promote the "Blessings in a Backpack" charity program in aid of at-risk children in schools in Toronto, Canada on March 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Christine Chew)

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Published: March. 22, 2012 at 10:57 PM

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Hilary Duff announced via Twitter Thursday she has given birth to a son, her first child with husband Mike Comrie.

"Welcome to the World Luca Cruz Comrie! Tuesday evening, we became proud parents of a healthy 7 pound 6 ounce beautiful boy," the 24-year-old actress Tweeted. "We are overjoyed and feel like the luckiest parents in the world. He is surrounded by so much love!! Mom and baby are both doing extremely well."

Duff and Comrie, who plays for the Ottawa Senators hockey team, married in August 2010.

Topics: Hilary Duff, Mike Comrie

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