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October 31, 2003 - Entertainment Tonight's Steven Cojocaru commented on some of the week's fashion hits and misses, including Jessica Simpson at the G&P ball. "I thought she looked really beautiful," Cojo revealed. "She looked like a goddess in that gown, and the hair was really nice, curly & nice!" Read more and check out a video clip here.

October 31, 2003 - The New York Post reports that on the heels of Jessica Simpson's hit TV show 'Newlyweds', she's the talk of Hollywood, and fortune is bound to follow. "The money is just kicking in for her," says Dell Furano, CEO of Signatures Network, which signed a licensing deal with the singer. "Ever since we announced the deal, the phone has been ringing off the hook from companies who want Jessica for endorsements." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - While looking back on the year, Jessica Simpson told Launch.com that she had a stress-free wedding day with 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey. "You know, it's hard not to get stressed out, but I was the most relaxed bride, and I think that made me enjoy it so much more," she said. "I remember every single detail of my wedding day. A lot of people have to go back and watch their wedding video to remember things because they were so stressed out, and I remember everything. I just let myself have fun--I put the stress in other people's hands." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - TV Guide Online reports that according to Jessica Simpson's manager-dad, Joe Simpson, his daughter is in line to star in a movie adaptation of the TV series 'I Dream of Jeannie'. With Columbia Pictures moving forward on a film adaptation of 'Jeannie', Joe said, "she'd be one of their top contenders." However, a studio exec stresses, "We're talking with a wide range of actresses and not negotiating with anyone." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "Earlier in the week Jay Leno was talking about the plans some celebrites have for Halloween. He went on to say Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees had to explain to wife Jessica Simpson that candy corn was not a vegetable."

October 31, 2003 - Jessica Simpson was amongst the stars on hand for The G&P Foundation for Cancer Research Salutes The World of Entertainment and Media event at the 2003 Angel Ball on Monday (October 27) at the Marriot Marquis in New York City. Check out pictures here.

October 31, 2003 - Us Weekly spoke with 'Newlyweds' Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees and Jessica Simpson on their 1st wedding anniversary which occurred Sunday (October 26). The pair were in Atlantic City where Simpson recorded a concert for Donald Trump's 2004 reality show. "I'm not familiar with Atlantic City, so I'll have to do a little investigating, but we'll make it special," Lachey said. Jessica added, "I wake up early, and I don't let Nick sleep, because I don't like to be alone." As for working on the special day, Simpson added, "Being with Nick is all I really care about."

October 31, 2003 - The New York Daily News spoke with Jessica Simpson's father Joe at the G&P Foundation for Cancer Research's Angel Ball on Monday to ask about his daughter's sometimes airheaded persona she presents on the MTV hit 'Newlyweds'. "She was able to do this show because she has nothing to hide," he explained. "I believe that Jessica represents all the questions that women across America want to ask their husbands but are afraid to." Meanwhile, danger-prone Jessica spilled ink on her light blue Luca Luca dress just moments before performing at the gig, but was able to slip into a backup Roberto Cavalli dress and take the stage as scheduled.

October 29, 2003 - E! Online reports Signatures Network Inc., a celebrity merchandising and licensing company, announced Monday that it will launch an exclusive new program for the Newlyweds star, targeting the health, beauty and fashion categories, as well as certain other products that fall under 'Just Jessica.' "Jessica's natural beauty and success in both TV and music create endless possibilities for licensing and endorsements," said SNI CEO Dell Furano. "Newlyweds has both enormously elevated her visibility, and highlighted her own interest in beauty and fashion. Young women can really relate to her." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Scott Cronick of the Press of Atlantic City reviewed Jessica Simpson's concert at the packed Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort's Xanadu. Cronick writes, "Simpson proved to Atlantic City on Saturday that she is a dynamite vocalist who has both a killer range and a super-powerful voice. The stunning longhaired blonde, dressed in tight jeans and a black tank top, sang her heart out for the few songs she sang." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Jessica-Simpson.org has pictures of Jessica Simpson receiving her wedding anniversary cake from Us Weekly magazine. Check them out here."

October 29, 2003 - Anonymous writes "JessicaSimpson.com reports, Jessica Simpson is on tour to promote her latest CD "In this Skin." Jessica will make a special appearance before each concert at Tommy Juniors locations to perform her smash single, “With You” and to sign autographs. Check out the dates here to find out when she's coming to a city near you. Purchase Tommy gear at the event and you'll get special access to the VIP line to get an autograph and meet Jessica!"

October 29, 2003 - Us Weekly quotes 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey commenting on his wife Jessica Simpson's spending habits. "We're still working on the credit card," he said. "She thinks it's a magic card... We're working on the concept that you have to actually pay for it."

October 27, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Kelly Clarkson was interviewed by DC's Hott 99.5 tonight at the Radio Music Awards, where she is performing tomorrow night on NBC. "She's not stupid, she just didn't know!" Kelly says. "My favorite moment [from the Newlyweds] would have to be the buffalo wings.. But that is kind of funny, the buffalo wings.""

October 27, 2003 - Is Jessica Simpson really not too smart? Is 'Chicken Of The Sea' really tuna, or chicken? The newlyweds answer the tough questions on Larry King Live. Check out highlights in a video clip from KTLA.

October 27, 2003 - Check out video captures of Access Hollywood's feature on the Second Annual Celebrity Golf Classic to raise money for the children of St. Jude's Hospital, featuring *NSYNC stars Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick, as well as Jessica Simpson and her husband Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, here.

October 27, 2003 -  slave4u19 writes "My Thursday started out as any other day, you know the usual stuff except that at 6:30pm I would be meeting Jessica Simpson and her husband Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees. I won tickets to an exclusive radio station promotional concert (q100 in Atlanta). I was so excited." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Anonymous writes "The-Lacheys.net has new scans of Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees and his wife Jessica Simpson in Us Weekly's November 3rd edition. Check them out here."

October 27, 2003 -  Anonymous writes "All The Hits Q100 brought MTV's hottest program to Atlanta - The Newlyweds, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees and wife Jessica Simpson for a private Q One On One at Andrews Upstairs. Check out pictures from their appearance here."

October 24, 2003 - MTV News reports Jessica Simpson stopped by Chicken of the Sea's San Diego headquarters on Monday (October 20) to verify if the product was chicken or tuna. "Back in 1914, when the company was known by another name, we were the first to can 'light' tuna," Chicken of the Sea senior vice president of marketing Don George told Simpson. "So consumers would know to expect a mild-flavored white fish — that tasted similar to chicken — the company marketed it under the name Chicken of the Sea. It was such a success that the company eventually adopted the product name." Read more.

October 24, 2003 - Groovevolt.com hears from a close friend 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey and his wife Jessica Simpson that the couple have been in talks with Universal and Columbia Records to release an album of duets. "They are trying to work out a deal where the album will benefit both their careers," she says. Meanwhile, Columbia is planning a re-release of Simpson’s album, which will include two new tracks. Read more.

October 22, 2003 - SistaSimpson writes "Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees and his wife Jessica Simpson appeared on MTV this weekend for MTV's Homecoming Dormraiders. A student at Tulane University, with help from Nick, raided three freshman girl's dorms while the girls, with Jess, looked on. Check out the video and captures at SweetKisses.net."

October 22, 2003 - Anonymous writes "JessicaOnline.org has pictures of Jessica Simpson visiting a Chicken Of The Sea Conference. Check out the pictures here."

October 22, 2003 - Jaime Pressly, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass of *NSYNC, Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey were on hand for the 2nd Annual Royal Plantation Celebrity Golf Classic to Benefit St Jude Childrens Research Hospital on Saturday (October 18) at Royal Plantation Golf and Spa Resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Check out pictures from WireImage (event / afterparty).

October 22, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "According to MTV News, Jessica Simpson is going to Harvard and other Ivy League schools to perform and host a question-and-answer session with students in early 2004. The trip will be filmed for the second season of 'Newlyweds.' Jessica's manager and father, Joe Simpson, said the idea was inspired by 'Legally Blonde.' Before the Ivy League tour, Simpson will warm up with a similar string of concert and Q&A events at high schools across the country. That outing begins October 23 in Atlanta and visits Dallas, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, Orlando, Tampa, Chicago and Kansas City before ending November 11 in Minneapolis. Along with the tours, Simpson has been busy meeting with movie producers about a number of projects, including a big screen adaptation of 'I Dream of Jeannie'. Read more."

October 18, 2003 - SistaSimpson writes "Us Weekly has a 6 page feature on Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees. Check out the scans from SweetKisses.net."

October 16, 2003 - Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey were on CNN's Larry King Live on Tuesday with fill-in host Ryan Seacrest. Asked about being compared to Britney Spears, Simpson said, "I have been my whole life. Since I was 12 years old, auditioning for the Mickey Mouse Club, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears both beat me out. You know, I froze in the audition, I forgot everything, and I ended up not getting it. And then, you know, I signed with Columbia, and I hear -- when I was 17, and I hear that Britney signed with Jive, you know, the week before, and Christina signed with RCA the week after, and it like came back around, and then the media has always kept it. So it's been like this ongoing thing for me, to try to differentiate myself and try to separate myself, and I try to do that with my image and I try to do that, you know, through love and through the kind of music that I sing, and hopefully, people can just get over the comparisons. Even though they're great comparisons, you know, I'd rather be known for Jessica Simpson." Read more.

October 16, 2003 - JessicaOnline.org has video and captures of Jessica Simpson on Access Hollywood. They showed a preview of her new video. Check it out here.

October 16, 2003 - JessicaOnline.org posted three new scans of Jessica Simpson from Glamour magazine. Check them out here.

October 16, 2003 - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees appeared on Larry King Live last night with fill-in host Ryan Seacrest. Check out video captures from their appearance at SweetKisses.net.

October 16, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Jessica Simpson was on MTV"s Total Request Live today (October 15) to premiere her new video 'With You'. You can watch it at JessicaOnline.org."

October 14, 2003 - Anonymous writes "JessicaOnline.org has video of Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees and Jessica Simpson from their appearance on 'Oprah' on Monday (October 13). Included is an interview plus a performance from Jessica."

October 14, 2003 - According to the Borowitz Report, Jessica Simpson was outed today as a CIA operative, according to a source familiar with the leak, marking another embarassing incident for the White House. According to the source, Simpson's astonishingly dense performance on 'Newlyweds' was "just an act – a very, very convincing act, but an act nonetheless." The source added, "Jessica was acting like a total dimwit to lull the enemy into a false sense of security. The CIA was hoping that, over time, Jessica Simpson would be able to smash al Qaeda." Read more.

October 13, 2003 - Jessica Simpson and her husband Nick Lachey will be on Larry King Live on Tuesday.

October 13, 2003 - NSYNCBrazil.com has video of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake from his appearance on Saturday Night Live last night. Skits include Punk'd, Newlyweds (Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson), Omeletteville, Little Brother Danny, Justin's opening monologue and performance of 'Rock Your Body', and his performance of 'Señorita'. Download and watch here.

October 13, 2003 - SistaSimpson writes "Jessica Simpson performed at the Toopalooza event on Saturday (October 11). Also in attendance was her sister Ashlee Simpson. Check out the pictures from SweetKisses.net."

October 13, 2003 - Last night's Saturday Night Live featured a segment on Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey, where Nick defended Jessica's intelligence. Read on for a transcript of the skit.

October 10, 2003 - B.J. Sigesmund of Us Weekly was on CNN's American Morning on Thursday to discuss Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson's 'Newlyweds' MTV reality show as part of their 90-Second Pop, Culture Watch segment. Sigesmund said to host Bill Hemmer, "Bill, it's become everyone's guilty pleasure, and I know you're watching it too. You're sneaking it in. It's gotten huge ratings, and it's because, unlike the Anna Nicole show or something like that, even though she's sort of dumb and kind of a spoiled brat, there's something endearing about her, something charming about Jessica Simpson. And it's funny to see Nick sort of get annoyed by her and put up with her. And I think, also, everyone is fascinated with the first year of marriage within a celebrity marriage." Read more.

October 10, 2003 - Christopher Kelly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram shared his thoughts on 'Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica', and the interaction between 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. Kelly writes, "Only six episodes old, the show is fast turning into the most valuable cultural document of our young century: It's both a study in our modern celebrity obsessions and a scathing attack on the celebrities who fuel them, Us Weekly and the old Spy rolled into one addictive package. Nick and Jessica are young, gorgeous, spectacularly wealthy, enviably privileged -- and, ultimately, two gullible fools who have unwittingly given us front-row seats to the train wreck that is their celebrity marriage." He added, "When you measure a marriage by how famous it is going to make you, how can the less-famous partner be anything but enraged at the other? This isn't a marriage so much as a public relations campaign -- a point brought home by the omnipresence of the cameras in their home, by the very existence of the show." Read more.

October 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Nick Lachey's interview on Howard Stern has got fans in an uproar. You can find the recap at marksfriggin.com. Hear what Jessica fans are saying here. Check out what 98 Degrees fans, who are usually ragging on Jessica for sharing too much information are saying here."

October 8, 2003 - Yushaimi Yahaya of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) reviewed Jessica Simpson's new album 'In This Skin'. Yahaya writes, "Think I’d rather sit in this stuffy room than spend my hard-earned dough on Jessica’s third album. This is cold, definitely nowhere near 98 degrees." Read more.

October 8, 2003 - 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey and wife Jessica Simpson were in New York City on Monday (October 6) for an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Check out pictures of the couple outside the Ed Sullivan Theatre at GettyImages, LFI, and WireImage.

October 7, 2003 - Us Weekly quotes 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey commenting on his wife Jessica Simpson: "My favorite moment with Jess is when she's laying on the couch, hair in a ponytail, sweatshirt on, and we're watching the game together... She really is beautiful. I overachieved."

October 7, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports MTV has renewed 'Newlyweds', the reality show starring 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey and wife Jessica Simpson. The music network's surprise hit is largely thanks to Simpson's often zany outbursts, including one bathroom reference from Jessica explaining, "I think I need to go drop some kids in the pool." Read more.

October 7, 2003 - Us Weekly quizzed Jessica Simpson about the reaction she's been receiving from the 'Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica' MTV reality show, which has seen her wonder if Chicken of the Sea is made of chicken, if buffalo wings came from buffalo, and her pronunciation of platypus (plat-a-ma-pus). Jess says, "After I say things, I'm like 'Oops!' I know I'm smart; I just don't think before I talk." She added, "It's fun to make people laugh. And it's fun to laugh at myself." As for the chicken tuna debate, Simpson admitted, "I was confused because I hate fish, but I love tuna salad, and I thought, maybe, it could be chicken. Now when I walk through the airport, 50-year-old men scream, 'Is it chicken or tuna?'"

October 7, 2003 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News profiled how despite the television success of Jessica Simpson on the MTV reality show 'Newlyweds', the success hasn't translated to sales of her latest album 'In This Skin', which after just five weeks has flopped to No. 62 in Billboard, moving a tepid 16,087 copies in the last week. The sales have prompted Universal to delay the release of Jessica's husband Nick Lachey's debut solo effort 'SoulO' to November 11th. Read more.

October 6, 2003 - Jessica Simpson appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday.

October 5, 2003 - The New York Post reports that after MTV's reality show 'Newlyweds,' Jessica Simpson has now spawned the term "pulling a Jessica" - defined as being stupid, snobby or behaving like a spoiled-brat airhead. The term has already made an appearance with commentators on CNN. The phrase follows the post breakdown phrase 'Pulling a Mariah' in reference to Mariah Carey.

October 5, 2003 - Even if 'Newlyweds' portrayal of Joe Simpson's daughter Jessica isn't very flattering, he tells TV Guide he's proud of the singer. "What's happening here is Jessica knows she's on camera," he insisted to TV Guide Online. "Since she was a little girl, people have been calling her a dumb blonde, [so] she begins to assume the role that everybody expects of her. That doesn't mean that's who she is. It's a part of her personality, but it's one that she's enhancing on the show. It's nothing that's not real, but she unintentionally exaggerates." He'll get to see more of his daughter on TV with husband Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, as MTV has picked up a second season of cable's second-highest rated cable show after 'Sex and the City'. Read more.

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