Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer and an actress. Originally known for being the younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson, Simpson eventually rose to prominence in her own right in mid-2004 through her chart-topping debut album Autobiography and the accompanying MTV reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show. There have been claims that Simpson is a "manufactured" musician, which became much more prevalent when Simpson used a pre-recorded vocal track on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) in October 2004. This led to accusations that she had lip synched during the performance, which continued to follow her throughout the promotion of her first album. Simpson has a new album, I Am Me, scheduled for release in October 2005.

Image and personal life

Simpson has cultivated what some consider to be a more rebellious and pop-rock oriented image than that of her sister. Previously blonde like Jessica, she dyed her hair dark during the recording of the MTV reality show after she finished filming for the 7th Heaven television series. Simpson's songs also have rock elements absent from her sister's music, and to add to this image Simpson often wears shirts with "punk"-style designs and typically has her fingernails and toenails painted black. Her forays into rock fashion, such as her three tattoos (a star, two cherries, and the word "love") are frequently followed by the media. {{ref|tattoos}}{{ref|tattoos2}}

Related Topics:
Rebellious - Blonde - Punk - Tattoos

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Her vocals, while generally not thought to equal her sister's range, have been praised by some as fitting the style of her music, and are sometimes described as raspy. Simpson and her sister Jessica were tied for third on oft-quoted celebrity-fashion critic Mr. Blackwell's list of the worst-dressed celebrities of 2004. Blackwell wrote that "from gaudy to grim to downright frenetic these two prove that bad taste is positively genetic."

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She has refused to discuss her sex life, in contrast with her sister Jessica, who openly stated her intention to practice sexual abstinence until marriage. "I decided that I didn't want to talk about that because it's super personal," she said of the situation.{{ref|RefusalToDiscussSexLife}} Simpson's relationship with Josh Henderson lasted about two years and ended during the first episode of The Ashlee Simpson Show. Soon she began her relationship with musician Ryan Cabrera, a relationship that was also featured in the reality show, and Simpson appeared as Cabrera's love interest in the music video for Cabrera's song "On the Way Down". The two were reported to have split up in August 2004 due to their busy schedules, but they were sometimes seen together in the months that followed.

Related Topics:
Sexual abstinence - Marriage - Josh Henderson - Ryan Cabrera - Music video

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At the beginning of the second season of The Ashlee Simpson Show Simpson indicated that they had resumed their relationship, although the two broke up again in early 2005. Simpson says the single "Boyfriend" from her upcoming album I Am Me "is about every girl out there sometimes thinks you stole her boyfriend. It's just making fun of that"; she says it is not about Lindsay Lohan and Wilmer Valderrama, although there have been rumors that Simpson stole Valderrama from Lohan. Another song on the album, "Beautifully Broken", deals with the SNL incident.{{ref|mtvnotlohan}}

Related Topics:
I Am Me - Lindsay Lohan - Wilmer Valderrama

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