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Is there some kind of rule that calls for dads of young celebs to act even less mature than their starlet daughters?

While the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are hardly role models, they seem to take their bad-behavior cues from their worst-acting dads. But this new level of bad parenting, making its way up Buzz today, seems to merit a higher level of recognition. Let's call it the Baddies.

Party Baddie. That would go to Hilary Duff's dad, who is in the midst of messy divorce proceedings with Duff's mom. Bob Duff was actually jailed for 10 days for contempt after he and his former wife could not agree over the $25,000 for daughter Hilary's 21st birthday party. Hey, they only turn 21 once. According to People.com, Hilary's mom, Susan Duff, was heard saying as her ex was led away in cuffs, "This isn't what I wanted." No, she wanted $25,000!

Paycheck Baddie. Britney Spears' dad, Jamie, gets an honorable mention for complete chutzpah, demanding to be paid for his parenting. Granted, Britney can't have been the easiest kid to raise, but still, that is the general idea behind being a dad, no? Defamer notes that papa Jamie Spears is already picking up a tidy paycheck of $2,500 a week for the care of Britney (cooking, cleaning, running errands), but he wants some retroactive pay for "pro bono parenting," as the L.A. gossip blog puts it.

Low-Life Baddie. Hands down that award goes to Hayden Panettiere's dad, who was arrested for spousal abuse after hitting his wife. According to Us magazine, Panettiere was moved to violence after feeling disrespected. We're sure that was just the thing to get more respect from his family.