I could respect her IF she hired competent people. We know she's "challenged", but if she had hired a personal assistant as wonderful as Kathy Griffin's; and super-maid who kept the place amazing and picked-up; and had a part-time chef come-in and took care of the kitchen stocking the refrig' andf freezer with great pre-prepared meals and snacks....she'd be a domestic goddess, not a fool.

If you a truly busy and have the money, there's nothing wrong with hiring good staff. No-one criticizes a businessowner for hiring employees to make the business function. If I'm busy in my office and the filing gets deep, no-one criticizes me if I hire someone to come in a get it caught up. Why should it be any different in a household?

Jess is just an indulent slob with no domestic-sense, and she surrounds herself with incompetents, Tina and Perv!Daddy included. Though I have only pity for her cleaning lady, for she has the Augean Stables to deal-with. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/augean_stables.html

Word to the 10th power Ananayel I agree with everything you said but I can still see Nick grasping at straws and thinking ok if I do it my way this time then Jessica will be the wife I want. He had wanted to get married in Hawaii from the beginning. She wanted a huge Texas wedding. He wanted it private. She sold it to Entertainment Weekly. The magazine owned that wedding, right down to the dress his mama wore.

I am starting to think that nomatter how bad we see Jessica on TV their must be something, I pray for something, that we don't see and thats why he always give in. His look of digust is completely evident. But wireimage has pictures up from last night and he looks happy for the most part, and he gave her the fucking dog and the louis vuitton dog carrier.

This marriage makes an interesting case study. I am not really on board with the Nick liking inferior women thing because I think if he did he wouldnt always get so pissed off in arguments.

Oh and Nick was not interviewed...the hawaii, renewing vows comment was somthing the interviewer said, so who knows. I am sure if does happen with no MTV cameras around Jessica will see their personal tapes to the highest bidder.

I did not know that. That completely sucks, and how typical of the Simps.

I think they do love each other, but are simply really incompatible. It happens all the time, but a lot of people figure that out beforehand, by either living together or simply spending time alone in each other's company without one member of the couple's parents! I basically like Nick, and hope that the reason he is staying is that he takes his marriage vows seriously, unlike some people who get married pretty much expecting it to be a "starter marriage" that will fail after a couple of years, or as soon as they feel the slightest bit "unappreciated" or "disempowered" or "unactualized" or whatever the current self-helf buzzword is. If this is the case, and he is in it "for better or worse," I suspect it will have to get a lot "worse" for him to consider leaving.

I hope his Charmed gig goes well for him, and he is maybe able to carve out a non-musical career of his own. Maybe being less "Mr. Simpson" will help him cope.

I think you mean InSyle. EW doesn't do coverage like that.

I have seen Nick referred to, in print, as Mr. Jessica Simpson recently. I bet that doesn't sit too well with him. I also think he needs new management and a new vocal trainer if he wants to put out a record that sells. The boy band thing is over and done and he still sounds like that.

Hadn't heard that rumor about the baby. Still, I have very little respect for Tom Cruise as a person or an actor.

Yeah thats what I meant, I can't keep track of magazines very well, they all rags to me. Vanity Fair was like the only one I still read. We can scratch that one off the list now.

I don't think anyone added these, and I was actually curious myself to see what the new addition looked like...

Jess Receiving New Puppy

Jess Eating New Puppy

It's a Maltese and Poodle Mix. Tina reportedly told someone this on the Jessica messageboard. They also said Jessica is thinking of "Texas names" to name her. Names like Dallas, Texas, Houston, etc. Whatever! I wonder who picked out the dog and where they got it from.

It's like on V, she just uncocks her jaw and swallows the poor critter whole. Heeee...

Nick may have realised that it's safer for everyone if Jess raises a puppy rather than a child. ......Poor Nicky, poor puppy.

Doesn't Perv!Daddy have a little dog that size too?

Oh no, that poor dog. At least Nick's around to take care of it.

ETA: She and the dog almost have the same hair color. I wonder if they'll start to look alike.

Tallahassee article describing her "sagging" ticket sales. The writer used an interesting comparison of Jessica to Britney, to Christina, and to Mandy Moore.

Looks like some fans will be mad. She will not reschedule the two concerts she missed due to her illness.

I volunteer for a dog rescue, and Jessica reminds me of the dog owners that makes us cringe....the ones that abandon or give back dogs when they are no longer cute little puppies...or because they are having accidents or misbehaving because their owners don't take the time to train them properly. Let's hope Nick steps in...

Looks like Jess wants to save another village...that shawl she's wearing will probably send a dozen South American kids to go to college.

Fucking Word! I work for an animal welfare organization and have had my share of dealing with the aftermath of shitty pet owners. I don't really hold out much hope for Nick being that little dog's savior. He's made it clear he hates little dogs.

Nick gets her the little dog she wanted for her birthday, and she give him a $55,000 pimp watch I doubt was on his wish list. Wake up Nick! The sex can't be that good.

The poor puppy already looks stoned in those pictures. Suppose they had to give him drugs so he wouldn't make a fuss during the big presentation? With all the noise and lights and strange surroundings he should be nervous and upset. The picture where she seems to be eating him also gives a great shot of her dark roots.

Here is all the info. on their puppy.

http://www.puppyfind.com/?act=search&view_...ge_num=0&page=1

The webpage:

http://www.puppiepoos.com/

It might not be the kind of dog he wanted, but once he's stuck with it, I can't believe he'd neglect it or be unkind to it. He just doesn't strike me as that kind of person...too responsible. He'll probably end up bonding with it, even though he'd really rather have a big dog.

I agree, Albanyguy. Nick seems too kind to let a small animal suffer. He might not enjoy it, but he'll take care of it.

If it's true that he is thinking of having a ceremony to renew their vows in Hawaii after the final filming of this show, then I can see it as his way of trying to restart/renew their marriage. As has been said, they had a big non-private ceremony, started their marriage apart due to work committments, and then had cameras following them around a lot of the time. Maybe he has this fantasy of a ceremony with only the two of them and a couple of witnesses (Drew and Leah, for example) and for once his in-laws 6,000 miles away.

When I read about Tina and PervDad being in Fiji during the wedding, although I'm sure at least two suites away (ha), it just skeeved me. They can go to Fiji whenever they want! Why did they have to follow their daughter there during her honeymoon? I can't believe how Nick tolerates them.

Nick may not have much choice. 1. They're his in-laws. 2. Perv!Daddy is probably the signatory on their business accounts, it would be just like him to continue to control his daughter's money.

That puppy is so cuute!! Jessica looks so ugly next to it.

You know how some dogs really tend to one person rather than anyone else. I hope this happenes and the dog absolutely loves Nick, growls whenever Jess goes nears him and so on. I just think that would be the greatest thing ever. And then she'll want to get rid of it because its mean to her(but really its because shes jealous that the dog isnt like that with her instead of Nick), but Nick will finally stand up for himself and say no way. And then Jess will say that its either her or the dog and Nick will choose the dog. Man, that would be awesome.

What if the cute puppy gets more attention than Jessica? She'll be pissed.

And what if the puppy is smarter than Jessica?

If?

The first sign of a failing marriage is often the production of a child or procurement of a pet as a "fix".

It's kind of sad, really. I'm sort of rooting for 'em to pull through. I think getting their asses off TV might help a bit.

SAY WHAT?? Her parents went on the honeymoon with them????

I know that a lot of couples have a child or get a pet because they think it will somehow "fix" or solve their problems, but sometimes it's just the opposite. The couple is happy together, feels sure of their committment, and decides to fulfill the wish to have a pet or child. Not that I'm saying Nick and Jess fall into this camp, but just arguing against that general statement.

I think the whole "Jessica and Nick babysit" episode is just the typical "setup" done by the MTV producers and PervDad. It has little to do with their reality. Whenever the question of having children came up in the past, Jessica said, "I know I'm not ready to take care of a baby. We need to get a dog first or something." It was one of the few times she's sounded wise and self-aware.

Also, Nick loves dogs and I'm sure they often talked about getting a dog maybe even before they got married. My ex brought home a stray dog once because we both had talked about how much we'd like a dog but hadn't taken the steps to get one yet. When he found the stray, he knew we both were ready and wanted one, so he brought it home.

Nick knew Jessica wanted a little dog and he got her one. Maybe it will be a nice thing for both of them, maybe it will be another irritant. We'll have to tune in and see.

Is this show really slated, by contract, for 5 seasons?

If I'm not mistaken, I remember reading an article (Entertainment Weekly perhaps) that this third season is their last and that they (Nick especially) were eager to get back to their regular lives.

I also agree with what everyone says on this family being extremely sketchy. Does anyone remember the Christmas episode, where Nick and Jessica were lying on the couch and they showed shots of PervSimpson giving Nick the evil eye, like "Get your hands off my daughter?"

He honestly stares at her like a perv older man would stare at Britney Spears just thinking of the things he could do to her knowing full well the age difference. Eww it just makes me sick.

Our local newspaper (Vancouver) is running a Jessica Simpson look-a-like contest. There are photos of some poor girls who either think they look like or others think they look like the blond-shell. Subscribers are being asked to choose. The "winner" gets tickets to the concert.

Do the have to bring their creepy fathers too? Or, is that a seperate contest?

Well, not to defend CreepyPa, but that's the one time he didn't creep me out. I thought their behavior during that episode was really inappropriate. Everybody is having a family celebration, and they're groping each other in the corner. That's so wrong.

Not to mention they were rolling their eyes at the uncle's cheesy commercial (does he roll his eyes at your cheesy shit, Jessica?) and said to each other, "Next year, we're staying home" as if the whole thing was just unbearable. If I were a member of the Simpson family I'd be all, "Well you're not invited next year you brats!"

The part I remember about that scene is that Nick seemed to think inside
"Yes! Yes! Please no more holidays with your insane family!"
Wasn't he outside on this big swing with the kids? Poor thing, they're probably the only ones he can have an intellectual conversation with. "Run for your life before they suck you in! You still have a fighting chance!"

Also, (Why am I discussing an episode that is months old? Oh that's right I have no life) wasn't Jessica really rude to his grandmother's mince meat pie? Granted, it does sound disgusting, but she didn't have to say "Ew who puts meat in pies?" right in front of her. Geez.

Jessica named the puppy "Daisy." How is that a "Texas" name? Maybe from Daisy Dukes? oh, well.

You see, daisies are flowers. And roses are also flowers. And some roses are yellow. Like the yellow rose of Texas. Therefore, Daisy is a Texas name. (*This post brought to you by Jessucka age logic*)

Do they have an online site where we can see the contestants?

Whachuu talkin' bout, Juliaz3? Eeek!

ITA that there's just waaaay too much togetherness with this family. Jessica and Nick can't make a move without her creepy parents being two steps behind. I never understood how or why Nick puts up with it. As someone mentioned upthread, doing her can't be that great, can it?

I saw the epi where Nick and Jessica rented a house in order to "get away" - with her family and entourage in tow. (oh,the travails of being young with too much money!) Sorry, the entourage stays home when I go on vacation. I thought that was really bizarre. That couple seriously needs time away from the cameras and their families - oops, I'm sorry, her family. How does she have any true quality time with her husband with IdiotMom goading her to go shopping and PervDaddy (hee!) leering at her? Funny that you don't see his family cashing in on his career, not visibly anyway. Tina and PervDaddy (hee!) are all, ka-ching!!! Hope they're socking that money away, cuz they'll need it in a year or two when Jessica winds up on "Where Are They Now" and no one cares about her anymore.

I also like Nick and like his efforts to stay relatively normal. He seems like a decent guy who wound up with an idiot. Well, okay, it didn't happen by accident since he knew what he was getting. And I hope he doesn't fade into obscurity as Mr. Simpson. He seems to have so much more, I dunno, substance than she does.

Ugh, it's a little dog that Jessica has now? I have nothing against small dogs, but I can see the poor thing become nothing more than a cute little prop that Jessica totes around in her LV as she tools around town - y'know, kinda like Paris Hilton. And Jessica losing interest in a puppy after it's not new and not so cute anymore? Well, sure - I mean, we are talking about a woman easily distracted by shiny objects, so that sounds about right.

Pics of Jessica's birthday. I imagine this is later that night? I don't know, but god Ashlee and Ryan look horrible. Is Nick wearing the fugly pimp watch?

Pics speculating on eye surgery. It remains to be seen, but you can't argue that her eyes look different.

The second pic down really shows how different her eyes looked. My god, the people on that forum are deluded! They are all 11.

I don't know if any of you go to FameTracker.com, to the forums. Someone posted in the Jessica thread that there is a clause in the contract for Newlyweds that says that if Nick and Jessica get divorced before 2008, they each have to pay MTV $68,000.

Does anyone know anything about this?

She probably named her after DD since she'll be playing her, which makes me hope more than ever that this will somehow fall through and she won't be Daisy Duke. Then she'll have this dog around to constantly remind her of a missed opportunity. Hee!

The side-by-side shot of her in the second link BostonPugGirl posted really makes her face look fucked up. The shot from the VMA's in the last link is hilarious with her rabbit teeth jutting out of her mouth. Ha!

The scary thing about her playing Daisy Duke is that she doesn't appear to know anything about the original show. On the last episode (I think), there was a comment about General Lee. When Jessucka looked puzzled (more than normal, anyways) CayCee told her that it was the car in the Dukes of Hazzard. Then someone told both of them that General Lee was also a famous civil war general.

I also wanted to mention that Nick played the old-timers and celebrities soft-ball game at the All-Star celebration. He seems like such a nice, down-to-earth guy. Someone please rescue him from his idiot wife.

You know that pic of her and Ashlee on her birthday, Jessica seriously looks like a human pez dispenser-just slap her forehead hard and her head will jerk back and pez will shoot out of her neck! Also I don't know why looking like you are an unwashed, walking STD is supposed to be "in style" now but Ashlee just really looks skanky! I guess Jessica was always so prissy and girlie that Ashlee went the complete opposite direction but the girl is just nasty looking.

Why before 2008? Is that how long they are contracted to do Newlyweds or something? It just sounds like this whole marriage was just one big event contrived by the media for the media and not really about a man and a woman(I use this term loosely) who are seriously in total and utter love with one another. I mean InStyle magazine had complete control of her wedding and if they are indeed contracted to MTV in this manner it just sounds like "okay you get married this year and stay married at least this long cause that is how long we need to fill 30 minutes a week". Is there anything about this couple and their relationship that was not done by or for media outlets?

Maybe when the time comes, Nick could just give them his two tackyass pimp watches and call it even.

I'm still puzzling over that topless sunbathing fiasco. It wasn't just about the girls risking the men surprising them. There was a crew and camera there too. Those women must've been smashed to take that chance. Or maybe it's just me, 'cause I'd have to be...searching memory banks for old college vocabulary... ah, yes, here it is... *completely shitfaced* to even consider sunbathing topless with my mother and MTV, where my dad might see me. And probably, not even then.

Word!

Please correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that the same kind of puppy Britney has? I don't think that's a coincidence.



This family doesn't use logic.

When I first saw that episode I didn't realize that it was Easter. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say they went to church that morning. I don't know any family (esp. a former minister's family) that celebrates the most important event in christianity by 1.Getting drunk, 2. Laying out topless and 3.Grilling burgers. I'm not saying they aren't "good" christians. In my experience, Easter is a very formal occasion and I was surprised to see the Simpsons celebrate it that way.

Don't forget about how they were talking shit about PaSimp when he was explaining the whole easter thing. And they weren't paying attention. Good Christian family!

Well, after the sunbathing, they were talking about how the next day was Easter, but we only see them driving off the next day at night, so imagine that they didn't allow cameras in the church.

As for sunbathing, I would hope that the camera crew wasn't filming and that's why we only saw the Perv walking out there and then coming back in. But still who the fuck goes sunbathing when they might be filmed by cameras, plus waiting for the men to come back?

If this is true, they can just give MTV the watch, the video games, the sheets and a purse or two. I doubt it's true because MTV would love to be able to air shows with them fighting and Nick tossing her clothes onto the lawn (he would need to rent another fork lift to do that). Finding Nick and KC making out - MTV would run that over and over and over. And be happy to do it.



I think that Joe thinks that Jessica's breasts are the most important event in Christianity (now that her hymen is gone). He was celebrating them - as were all of the girls.

Actually he was trying to explain Passover. The two coincide because the Last Supper was supposed to have been a Passover seder. Now I'm picturing Jessica trying to sit through a seder and still not getting it, even though it's spelled out in excrutiating detail. Her head would probably explode during the Hebrew parts.

Holy shit, have you all seen her new music video for "Angels"?

It looks so cheap. She totally missed the point of the song! As she sings "I'm feeling weak, and my pain walks down a one way street..." she's putting on fucking lip gloss!!! Robbie Williams must be shitting his pants. For the video, she's basically carressing her boobs and singing on a stage. BOR-ING.

When she reaches the bridge of the song she does some weird cult dance around children who are playing violins and other stringed instruments. I wonder what she's trying to achieve? A classy video? It's just stupid! But this is supposed to be the song that wins her a Grammy, so whatever.

I hate her for ruining one of my favorite songs ever. I really wonder what Robbie Williams thinks of all this, because he might get money and name exposure from it, but they ruined his song. Totally ruined it.
This is what bothers me the most about it. Robbie sings about his girl being his angel, and it comes accross as a love ballad on how he gets strength from her. When Jessica sings "he", all of the sudden it sounds like a Christian song and the angels become literal. She (I mean, her writers) ruined the meaning of the song as well as the music.

I just choked on my coffee. Bwah.

Reagrding the pics posted above --

I wasn't a fan of Jessica's and only know her from Newlyweds so I didn't know she changed that much in appearance. She looks like a very different person. Wasn't she awfully young to get a nose job and eye lift? (and I'll presume a boob job too) Hollywood is so fucked up.

I will lose faith in the entire music industry if she is even nominated for a Grammy for this song or any other song.

aaaaaaand because it can't be said enough: FREE NICK!

""" From a review on Amazon.com... It's started. THE SONG ISN'T ABOUT GOD.

I haven't heard this "Angles" song, though.