Jessica Simpson Refuses to Use Professional Models

I adore how blissfully ignorant Jessica Simpson is. She is easily impressed with big words like delicatessen and bourgeoisie. So when I heard she was refusing to use uber-thin models I was a bit proud of her for snubbing the sickly thin look and using “normal” women to show her line at Fashion Week in New York.

Then I heard she was just using her friends to do the job and the brief air of appreciation fizzled.

“Jessica plans to host a private presentation to preview her spring 2011 apparel and accessories collection, and showcase her new denim line using 8 of her best friends as models. Enlisting the likes of sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and close friend Cacee Cobb.”

So basically she is giving her besties some work. Meh, I still share her love of corndogs and I believe that makes us kindred spirits.

Celebrities Who Lip Sync

Pink schooled every musical artist and ruled out any excuse for lip syncing after her performance at the 2010 Grammy Awards. She hung in the air hanging by a glorified sheet and sang her ballad, “Glitter in the Air” all while wet, spinning and belting out her song.

Most singers use a “back up” track and several have fallen victim to having their secret slip thanks to audio issues. Some are still closet lip sync-ers. So who are the biggest offenders?

Britney Spears – It’s no secret that Britney lip syncs more often than she sings. Any number involving dancing is synced. It’s been reported that she tries to sing her ballads at live concerts, but typically on tour, her vocals sit out for over half the show. She was caught red handed while trying to make her comeback after the back-up track skipped. Spears also suffered some embarrassment in Australia after disgruntled fans reamed her performance and even has started a new law in the country in which performers must disclose any lip syncing on their tickets.

Janet Jackson – She has been lip syncing since her entrance onto the showbiz scene and most of her gigs on “Dick Clark’s American Bandstand” were lip synced. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette even dubbed her “most notorious onstage lip sync-ers.” Janet packs a huge amount of choreography into her shows and perhaps that’s what gets her a pass on the offense.


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Ashlee Simpson – No one missed her now infamous “Saturday Night Live” gig. The shamed starlet was caught faking it on the show after vocals from a previously preformed song began playing. Simpson just did a little jig and walked off, leaving her band to carry on without her.

Rihanna – Her most revealing vocal fakery came at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards. She did a horrible job hiding her lip sync and was blasted by fans and critics alike.

Kanye West – Here is a guy who should keep to his strengths behind the scenes in the production department. When it comes to vocals…he needs to sit down. Another SNL snafu outed him as a vocally cheating. Many cried lip sync after his 2008 performance of “Love Lockdown.” In truth his vocals were horrible and it wasn’t a back up track issue. It was a he-can’t-sing issue and his true lack of talent baffled many. The truth behind the matter is that Kayne, like many others, uses an Auto-Tune feature. (It basically ensures signers notes sound perfect when they aren’t.) After this debacle, West learned his lesson and lip synced his way through most his “American Idol” guest spot in March of 2009.

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Jennifer Hudson – It was her first appearance since the tragedy that struck her family when her lip syncing secret was aired out. Producers asked her to pre-record the vocals and sync it. Hudson acquiesced and joined the many others who have vocally cheated. In all fairness, every artist has had to provide a back up track since 1993 thanks to a temper tantrum thrown by Garth Brooks. The country legend threatened to walk out minutes before his performance if his new video wasn’t shown.

Whitney Houston – Another vocal wonder who fell victim to the Super Bowl demands. She lip synced her way through the 1991 game in Tampa.

Faith Hill – Yet another Super Bowl Sync-er. She was also asked to fake the vocals at the 2009 football game.

We can’t judge too much. It really is true that at some point almost every artist has lip synced at some point. Even the Beatles synced their way through some TV appearances. Justin Timberlake slums it occasion and syncs along with Chris Brown (worst case was at an MTV VMA performance). 50 Cent has been busted faking his vocals during the BET Awards in 2007. Let’s not forget one of the pioneers vocal forgery…Milli Vanilli.

Ashlee Simpson Depressed After Heather Locklear Demanded Firing

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THIS is hardly surprising! Ashlee Simpson-Wentz was reportedly fired from “Melrose Place” because producers thought she couldn’t act, and only hired her to create buzz for the show. Now she is so upset over being let go that she is apparently “teetering on the edge of an emotional breakdown,” devastated at the loss of her gig.

Per Monsters And Critics:

“Ashlee didn’t see it coming, and now she’s crushed,” said a friend to the Enquirer. “She invested her heart and soul into the job. She feels like the rug has been pulled out from under her.”

Obviously they didn’t watch her on “7th Heaven” or they would have known how terrible of an actress she already was. Meanwhile, Ashlee’s sister Jessica, who used to help promote her sister’s former show regularly on her Twitter page, has changed her tune about the show.

Per Twitter:

“CW catching up on MP.who writes this crap?i have had bad scripts to work with,but this?thank God my sister is amazing and got you some press”

Wow, that’s quite the diss coming from someone who starred in “Major Movie Star!” Sorry Jessica, but the show was crap from Day 1. And Ashlee can’t act either. Ashlee’s character will make her final appearance on the show in January.

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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz & Colin Egglesfield Leaving ‘Melrose Place’

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These poor Simpson sisters just can’t catch a break – everytime you turn around, one of them in getting dumped one way or the other! It’s been reported that Ashlee Simpson has been given the boot from “Melrose Place” after filming only 12 episodes. Simpsons’ exit comes after the “Who Killed Sydney?” storyline wraps up in December. The report claims “in addition to Heather Locklear’s Amanda, several new characters will be introduced and the show will take on a lighter, more fun vibe.” Series producers say the exit of Simpsons’ character was always the plan. When asked how did she “take” the news, the producers claim that she always knew it was a possibility.

Per Us:

“Having the chance to play Violet on Melrose Place has been a thrill. Although I always knew her story would come to a final, insanely unpredictable end, playing a creepy, unstable character was something I always wanted to do, so I jumped at the chance. Thanks to the CW and the entire cast and crew of Melrose Place for allowing me this opportunity!” says Simpson.

But if its any conciliation to Ashlee she wasn’t the only one as her co-star Colin Egglesfield was also given the axe. Following the news of a cast shake-up on the show, Egglesfield says he was let go because his character was too dark.

Per E!:

“[Executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer] said it was a network decision, and they said the network thought Auggie was a little too dark with his alcoholism,” Egglesfield told E! “They felt like in the landscape of Melrose they wanted to change the tone of the show.”

Egglesfield also reveales that his character won’t be killed, but is just leaving, keeping the door open for his character to potentially come back if needed. Are the two really being let go for the sake of the show, or has their rumored on-set romance the cause of their firings? Rumor has it that Simpson has been crushing hard on the actor, and in between filming has been flirting with Egglesfield while husband Pete Wentz was on tour. Simpson was dressed only in a robe while filming a scene, and one that scene was over she reportedly kept grabbing Egglesfield hand and hugging him.

Per Star:

“One of the first things Ash said was, ‘The guy who plays Auggie is really hot.’ They hung out together for hours. She giggled nonstop and did the whole hair-flip thing.”

While Ashlee had her fun on set, her husband hasn’t taken the situation too lightly. The cople have been reportedly fighting like crazy and it’s even being said to be affecting her work. Sources on the set say she has even broken down and cried after angry phone calls from Wentz. If I was Ashlee, I’d be flirting too! Have you seen Egglesfield with his shirt off? ‘Nuff said!

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Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz Combat Divorce Rumors – Photos

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Yesterday Star Magazine ran with a story that Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson were getting a divorce and Ash had kicked cheaty Pete out of the house. (Click here to read that entire article.) After the story hit photos of the Wentz/Simpson clan surfaced.

Ashlee, Pete and Bronx all hit the park to play. The family smiled and seemed to be enjoying themselves except for a few pics of Pete. I would like to point out that yesterday I found Star’s story vague and hard to believe, today I find it even more oozing of crap. Perhaps I am being fooled by a display of unity or maybe I have watched too many back episodes of Captian Kangaroo this morning. What? Don’t even pretend you didn’t love that shiz.

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Ashlee Simpson Catches Pete Wentz Cheating, Kicks Him Out

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Ah, yes. We have all known for awhile that Pete Wentz loves groupies. A few months ago he was photographed dancing around with a bunch of strippers (click here to see those photos). Grinding on a slut doesn’t a cheater make, but according to Star magazine Ashlee Simpson found “evidence” of his cheating.

Via Stupid Celebrities Per Star:

It was Ashlee’s worst nightmare come true. Ashlee was rummaging around in a guest bedroom in her $4.7 million Beverly Hills home on Aug. 19, she discovered what she believed to be evidence of husband Pete Wentz cheating on her, a friend tells Star. Ashlee was so distraught that she dropped off their 9-month-old son, Bronx, at her parents’ house and checked into a hotel, even though Pete was performing with Fall Out Boy in St. Louis that night. “I can’t stand being at that house anymore,” Ashlee, 24. told her pal. “I need to clear my head. I have a lot on my plate, and my marriage is stressing me out.”

So what was this evidence she found? Guyliner smudged used condoms? The article fails to reveal what it was that she found. It does go into Twitters that are supposed to support this claim.

But when she called Pete to talk things out, he didn’t answer, which only enraged her. After repeatedly calling him (and getting his voicemail), Ashlee finally reached her husband – and snapped. An insider says she screamed, “Don’t even bother coming home! I don’t want to look at you!”
She must have struck a nerve, because that same night, Pete posted on Twitter , “Money doesn’t grow on trees. Neither does happiness,” before referring to himself as an “a–hole.” Four days later, he took a break in the band’s tour and traveled hoe to L.A. Pete Twittered about his excitement to see his son – but made no mention of his wife: “Can’t wait to see the little homie.”

Yeah, Ash…you are better off without that shiz.

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Ashlee Simpson Women’s Wear Daily Photoshopped Glory – Photos

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Ashlee Simpson has won the photoshop award for her spread in Women’s Wear Daily. Seriously. Who looks at this terrible airbrushing job and says to themselves, “Yup. Job well done here! Replacing Ashlee’s legs with Unrealistic Expectations Ballerina Barbie’s was a freaking sweet idea! Now, who’s ready for some Jimmy John’s?”

At least the Stella McCartney dress is cute.

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Joe Simpson’s Plans to Desecrate Michael Jackson’s Legacy

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Ugh. It’s is no surprise that I have ill feelings towards Papa Joe Simpson. When he isn’t pretending to be holy, he’s actively pimping his daughters, Jessica and Ashlee, by having them perform at high-class affairs like chili cook-offs. The man uses spray-tanner and has caps. He’s a d-bag. That’s just my opinion though. However, once you read about his latest plan, you may have to agree with me.

According to Page Six, Papa Joe’s latest plan involves relaunching daughter Ashlee’s lip-syncing and Irish-jig dancing career. And what better way to do that then using the death of pop icon Michael Jackson as a springboard?

Via Page Six:

“[We hear that] Joe Simpson, never one to miss an opportunity, is trying to revive Ashlee Simpson’s record career by pitching a concept album on which Ashlee would record songs of Michael Jackson.”

Ashlee singing Michael Jackson? “Billie Jean” done in her raspy, digitally enhanced, overly emo voice? Gross. No thank you.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire Teenage BFF’s – Photos

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I stumbled upon some old school photos of teenage Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Look at how adorable these two are. I suddenly want to watch “Stand by Me” and spend hours hunting down old friends via Facebook.

These two were friends from the start and still manage to spend time together to this very day. They attended Jay-Z’s D.J. Hero party (the same party Ashlee Simpson lost her shiz at, click here to read about that mess) and catch the occasional basketball game together. On a fun note, Leo was recently carded trying to get into Gansevoort’s Ono thanks to his baseball hat and dark sunglasses disguise.

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Ashlee Simpson Attacked Michelle Trachtenberg

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Ashlee Simpson went ham sandwich crazy on her hubby’s ex girlfriend. While at the DJ Hero party on Monday night, the infamous lip synch-er lost her shiz and had to be restrained from cutting Michelle.

Some idiot sat Pete Wentz and Ashlee directly across from Michelle Trachtenberg. (Petey and Michelle used to bump super uglies.) Things started out ok as they all chatted civilly and Mrs. Wentz even shared a baby picture of Bronx.

Enter alcohol. Simpson hit the booze and started to get mouthy…and slutty according to source who dished to Perez Hilton.

“The crescendo of the night occurred when an increasingly loud and obnoxious Simpson began to give Wentz a lap dance. “She was staring directly at Michelle and starting hurling insults at her,” a source tells us. “She was grinding up on Pete like a stripper. It was actually pretty disgusting!”

Clearly out of control, Asslee screamed at Michelle, “I hope you know, the whole time you were dating Pete, I was f**king him!”

Michelle, being a classier ho, told Ashlee to sit down.

“I’ve never said bad things about you. I’m happy for you guys.”

This didn’t sit well with the drunken “singer” and she then got in Trachtenberg’s face. At this point Pete wasn’t doing anything about it and Mark Hoppus’ wife had to physically restrain the out of control beast.

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