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Adding to Jess's troubles is news that she and her sister Ashlee have been attacked by a Christian minister for using sex to sell their CDs. Although Jessica's and Ashlee's raunchy film clips and photo shoots are no sexier than the work of their pop peers, the Reverend Bob Harrington has singled the girls out for criticism because their father and manager, Joe, was once a Baptist preacher himself. "They don't represent American standards and certainly not Christian standards," fumes the Texan minister. "Their father has replaced his faith in the Lord with the love of money, which is the...

Ashlee Simpson's big comeback tour has been temporarily derailed in Tokyo, after she collapsed and was hospitalized following performance on MTV Japan Thursday. The "Catch Me When I Fall" singer, on the road to support her chart-topping I Am Me--and to prove to the world that she really can sing--remains in an undisclosed hospital, publicist Rob Shuter said Friday. News of the hospitalization was first reported by Us Weekly, which said Simpson had just finished a rendition of the hit single "Boyfriend" before telling the audience that she felt sick. "I love you guys," she said before exiting, only to...

"After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways," the couple said in a statement Wednesday. "This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other. We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."

Sisters Jessica and Ashlee Simpson got into trouble when they were younger-- for wearing skimpy bikinis to church.While other churchgoers were decked out in their Sunday best, the singing siblings--whose father Joe used to be pastor--showed up in swimsuits and tiny shorts.Joe is quoted by MSNBC.com's The Scoop as saying, 'When we were in church my daughters wore bikins and short shorts.' 'People in the church got mad at me for it then, but we believe what is in the heart is more important than what is in the outside.'

If an innate tenet of parenthood is to protect one's offspring, why does Joe Simpson insist on repeatedly tossing his youngest child to the wolves? ADVERTISEMENT That's Joe Simpson, father of the alarmingly untalented Ashlee Simpson. Ever since her lip-synching debacle last year on ''Saturday Night Live," the pop star wannabe has been a perpetual punch line, and the disparaging words grew even more ferocious after her screechy, off-key performance at the recent Orange Bowl halftime show. By the end of her song, ''La La," a spectacular chorus of boos rained from what sounded like a good portion of the...

Ashlee Simpson says she can burp the alphabet. The singer, who stars in her own MTV reality TV show, The Ashlee Simpson Show, says she loves showing of her special talent. She said: "When I burp the alphabet, my favourite letter is G. It is an open consonant and it is at the beginning when my wind is strong. "My worst letter is S. It is a closed consonant and at the end when I am out of wind." The 19-year-old star also admitted that older sister Jessica also shares the same talent reports Femalefirst.co.uk. She told America's New York...

Ashlee Simpson Takes 'SNL' Lip Sync BlameBy Barry A. Jeckell NEW YORK (Billboard) - Ashlee Simpson (news) is reportedly taking the heat for deciding to lip-sync during a performance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend, a plan that backfired when the vocals to the wrong song were audible during her second appearance. Simpson had already performed her single "Pieces of You" and had returned to the "SNL" stage to run through the title track of her Geffen debut album, "Autobiography." As the band kicked into the song, her vocals to the first song were heard while Simpson held...

News and Views: Added: 10/24/04 Saturday Night... Live? By Michael Allison - AngryCountry.com Staff Writer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm going out to let my real talent show, not to just stand there and dance around. Personally, I'd never lip-synch. It's just not me. - Ashlee Simpson in Lucky Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday Night Live was not as "Live" as people expected last night. Musical Guest Ashlee Simpson poorly lip-synched her first song, and then a technical glitch or mistake led to the wrong vocal track being played for her second performance proving her fraud as she stood there confused while her recorded voice...

Ashlee Simpson starts the journey to emerge from out of the shadows cast by her elder sibling. Jessica. Jessica Simpson's has a hit reality TV show, multimillion-selling recording career an almost over marketed persona but now younger sister Ashlee releases her rock album "Autobiography." The album looks set to top the U.S. pop albums chart when sales data are issued later this week