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August 25, 2005 - Anna Kournikova, Ashlee Simpson, Black Eyed Peas, Brooke Hogan, Cassidy, Chingy, Christy Carlson Romano, Ciara, Fabolous, Frankie J, Institute frontman Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, Haylie Duff, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Jessica Alba, Joe Simpson, John Cena, JoJo, Kimberly Caldwell, Lindsay Lohan, Nick Cannon, Paris Hilton, Raven Symone, Ryan Cabrera, Simple Plan, The Pussycat Dolls, Tyler Hilton, William Hung, Won-G, and Mariah Carey attended the 2005 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on Sunday (August 14). Check out pictures here.

August 25, 2005 - Sources tell Star magazine that Jennifer Aniston walked out of an August 6th screening of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' that she attended with hairstylist Chris McMillan. Brad Pitt's ex bailed on the TV remake after just 30 minutes, reportedly giving a brief review of the Jessica Simpson starring flick afterwards, saying, "It sucked."

August 25, 2005 - The New York Post reports People magazine pulled out as a sponsor of a party Jessica and Ashlee Simpson were set to host in Miami after the MTV Video Music Awards because the 'Dukes Of Hazzard' star made exorbitant demands that would have cost the weekly hundreds of thousands of dollars. "Her demands became outrageous," an insider explained. "She wanted everyone to set up shop at 6 a.m. and be there for like 24 hours. She wanted $20,000 for hair and make-up, $80,000 for a technical production budget which her father, Joe, was overseeing, and over 30 rooms at the Setai." Read more.

August 25, 2005 - Jessica Simpson has signed for a $15 million deal with a licensing management group that will organize and expand her fashion and accessories brand, reported Women's Wear Daily. Kelli Delaney, editor in chief of Celebrity Living magazine, spoke with The New York Daily News about the deal, believed to be the largest transaction of its kind, ever. "Not only do tons of young girls want to dress and look like Jessica Simpson in terms of what her style is, they just love her as a brand," Delaney said. "So whether they realize what the elements of her style are or not, they're going to buy anything that she attaches her name to at this point." Read more.

August 25, 2005 - Star magazine reports that Jessica Simpson has been making some diva-ish demands for the press tour for 'The Dukes of Hazzard' and a recent magazine photo shoot. "She was just yelling out demands the whole time, and if she didn't get what she wanted, she'd complain that she felt sick and go cry to her father," a source revealed. Her rep denies the story, calling it "ridiculous." Read more.

August 25, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed shopping in Beverly Hills the other day. Check out pictures from Clasos (page1 / page2).

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson spoke with OK! magazine about her opportunity to meet with Angelina Jolie, who has inspired the 'Newlyweds' star to help "save the world". Simpson said, "I have this whole plan to save the world. Angelina is one of my biggest role models. I got to interview her recently. She was breathtaking. I couldn't help but stare, but it's her inner beauty that you really feel." Read more.

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed leaving an acupunture specialist the other day, and Nick Lachey's wife was without her wedding ring. Check out pictures from Clasos.

August 19, 2005 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Thursday night, "Jessica Simpson, one of the stars of 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', said in an interview this week that her breasts are real. At least that's what the guy who sold them to her told her. He said they're real."

August 19, 2005 - Rabid admirers of Jessica Simpson literally ripped off pieces of 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' star's clothing while walking down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, a spy tells The New York Daily News. Paparazzi watched and did nothing but snap pictures as Simpson began pounding on the door of Valentino's boutique in peril. "Let me in, let me in!" she pleaded. Store security kept the lensmen at bay and the thankful singer/actress rewarded them with $15,000 in purchases.

August 19, 2005 - Neil Sean of Sky News reports that after the success of her big-screen debut 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', Jessica Simpson is now planning a series of inspirational novels. "My journey here to the world of showbiz is a great story in itself and between shots and making pop and films I have been writing away on a series of novels," Simpson told a spy. "A deal is about to be struck but I will be far more nervous about my written work than anything I have done before."

August 19, 2005 - Anna Nicole Smith fumes in her National Enquirer column about Jessica Simpson, after the 'Newlyweds' star apparently didn't want to be compared to the former Playmate. "I heard that Jessica Simpson is running her mouth again about not wanting to be compared to me. Well I've got news for you, honey - the feeling is mutual," Smith writes. "Let's see how you react when the media turns on you - and they will! You'll be lucky if they compare you to Pam Anderson? Oh, and what's this about you supposedly having an IQ of 160? Please! You should take an IQ test on live TV."

August 19, 2005 - 'The Daily Show' correspondent Stephen Colbert profiled Hollywood's cheapening of 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. Watch the comedy clip, featuring critical remarks from Ben 'Cooter' Jones and some Jessica Simpson male fans who disagree with Jones, here.

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson tells OK magazine she undertook a strict exercise regime to make sure the only things that bounced for her big screen debut 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' were her boobs. "My body is now tight in a way it never was," Simpson said. "If they were going to be doing scenes of me walking in a bikini, in slow motion, which they did, I was determined that nothing was going to bounce - except my boobs, because they're real!" Read more.

August 19, 2005 - Sandro Monetti of Sky News reports that Johnny Knoxville has taken a lie detector test on Howard Stern's radio show to prove he didn't cheat on wife Melanie with his 'Dukes Of Hazzard' co-star Jessica Simpson. "My wife knows I'm a flirt," he said. "But I know she has a frying pan." Read more.

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson fans got a sweet treat attending a special 'Early Show' summer concert with the pop star herself. Watch a behind the scenes clip featuring remarks from several of her fans at CBSNews.com.

August 19, 2005 - Anonymous writes "BlowUrMind.org has posted a clip of Jessica Simpson's new single, called 'Fired Up'. Check it out here."

August 19, 2005 - 'Dukes of Hazzard' star Jessica Simpson performed 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', a track featured on the film's soundtrack, on 'The Early Show' summer concert series. Watch the performance, which aired Wednesday (August 10), at CBSNews.com.

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed out and about in New York City on August 5th. Check out pictures from Intertopics.

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed shopping at Calypso in New York City on August 5th with husband Nick Lachey. Check out pictures from RexFeatures.

August 19, 2005 - Jay Leno joked about 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' during his Tonight Show monologue on Tuesday, "Even though it's the number one movie, Ebert & Roeper gave it two thumbs down. Two thumbs way down. So it looks like Jessica Simpson's breasts beat out Ebert & Roeper's thumbs, apparently."

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson performed on the 2005 'Good Morning America' Concert Series on Friday (August 5) at ABC Studios in New York City. Check out pictures here.

August 19, 2005 -  A Jessica Simpson wax figure and the General Lee Car from 'The Dukes of Hazzard' debuted at Madame Tussaud's in New York City on Friday (August 5). Check out pictures here.

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson, Joe Simpson, Britney Spears, and Alanis Morissette were profiled on CNN's 'People In The News' program over the weekend. During the special, Jessica's father got yet another reference in about his daughter's breasts. "Somehow double D's don't really fit on the overall picture of what works in white Christian music," Joe said in explaining why record execs found Jessica too sexy for Christian music early on. Check out a complete transcript of the program here.

August 19, 2005 - Jessica Simpson plays Daisy Duke in 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. She talked to 'The Early Show' co-anchor Harry Smith Monday about her film debut. She also played down any talk that she would star in a film with husband Nick Lachey. "You know," Simpson said, "the track record on that is (not good). You know, we like to do the specials, and we went over to Iraq and performed for the troops. We like to do stuff like that. I don't know if we'll ever really do a movie together. I read somewhere that we were going to do 'Grease.' I was like, 'Oh, Lord.'" Read more, and watch video clips at CBSNews.com.

August 19, 2005 - 'The Dukes of Hazzard' movie, Jessica Simpson's big-screen debut, pulled in more than $30 million in it's first weekend. Watch NBC News' Mark Mullen reporting on what has made this movie so popular here.

August 11, 2005 - Pop culture panelists on CNN's 'American Morning' discussed the new 'The Dukes of Hazzard' movie, Teen People's Young Hollywood Power List, and more on '90 Second Pop'. Watch the segment here.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey were photographed departing from their Manhattan hotel on Thursday (August 4) in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

August 11, 2005 - Owen Gleiberman of Entertaiment Weekly reviewed Jessica Simpson's big-screen debut 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', giving the film an impressive "B+" rating. Gleiberman writes, "Jessica Simpson, with skin as tawny as melted caramel and a smile of joy to rival Julia Roberts', turns Daisy into a vibrantly luscious comic tease. She's Little Annie Fanny as the world's most self-mocking Hooters waitress, and it will be no surprise if Simpson's star keeps rising long after she has hung up her short shorts." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson visited 'Live with Regis and Kelly' on Thursday (August 4) at ABC Studios in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson and hubby Nick Lachey were photographed out and about in New York City on Tuesday (August 2). Check out pictures from RexFeatures (page1 / page2).

August 11, 2005 - How did Johnny Knoxville's wife handle all the gossip suggesting he was having an on-set relationship with his co-star in 'The Dukes of Hazzard', Jessica Simpson? "She's not jumping up and down with glee, but we handle it," he tells The New York Daily News. "When that kind of stuff happens there's always moments of uncomfortableness, but we talked through it, and it's fine. Luckily, we have a dialogue: I tell her before something hits the papers. It's unfortunate, but we deal with it."

August 11, 2005 - 'The Dukes of Hazzard' cast members Sean William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, and Jessica Simpson stopped by Fuse's 'Daily Download' show and talked with Fuse VJs Marianela and Dylan in New York City on Wednesday (August 3). The program aired Friday (August 5). Check out pictures from Yahoo (photo1 / photo2).

August 11, 2005 - Abbie Normal of the Santa Cruz Sentinel reviewed Jessica Simpson's big-screen debut 'The Dukes of Hazzard', horrified by the flick. "Everything about 'Dukes' is an abomination," Normal writes. "Absolutely do not go see it. It will maim you. Your spirit will be crushed. You’ll need an intervention. No one will talk to you if they find out you saw it. Unless, of course, you are an 11-year-old boy. They'll adore Jessica Simpson's boobs and the bland car chases." What does Abbie have to say about Simpson's performance? "There is a zombie-esque quality about this woman that makes me gasp," she writes. "Nothing about her is real. Her teeth are so huge and white they are like envelopes sticking out of her mouth. I'm certain she is evil. Rob Zombie evil. Also, she is not funny." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - CNN's Shanon Cook has a look at the new movie 'The Dukes of Hazzard' starring Jessica Simpson and Johnny Knoxville. Watch the preview here.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson and husband Nick Lachey were photographed at Da Silvano restaurant in New York City on Thursday (August 4). Check out pictures from LFI and GlobePhotos.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed arriving for a taping of 'The Late Show with David Letterman' at Ed Sullivan Theatre on Thursday (August 4) in New York City. Check out pictures here.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson performed her new single 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'', featured in the soundtrack of her new film 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', on ABC's 'Good Morning America' Summer Concert Series in New York City on Friday (August 5). Watch the performance here.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey were photographed on Thursday (August 4) on the streets of Manhattan in New York City ahead of Simpson's appearance on 'Live with Regis and Kelly'. Check out pictures from GlobePhotos and WireImage.

August 11, 2005 - Christopher Kelly of Knight Ridder Newspapers spoke with the stars of 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', coming away impressed with the intelligence shown by Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville, but not so much with Jessica Simpson. "I wish I could report that, in person, Jessica Simpson is a sparkling wit," Kelly writes. "Alas, the highlight of our interview was when she mispronounced the word 'memorable' as 'memorables' — and then giggled and corrected herself, and then paused and looked around the room, almost as if she were hoping a camera had captured her adorable gaffe." He added, "With her short, declarative sentences and her easily distracted manner, you can never quite tell if Simpson is acting in the interview or just out to lunch. But the longer you sit across from her, the more you realize it doesn’t much matter." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - About.com spoke with Jessica Simpson and husband Nick Lachey at 'The Dukes of Hazzard' Los Angeles Premiere, where they both addressed the continued speculation over their marriage fueled by tabloid breakup reports. "At the end of the day we're madly in love and people will see that through the tabloids hopefully," Simpson said. "It's going to be something new every week – another fabricated story. But if you really read all the stories, it's the same thing every week. Find something new!" Lachey added, "It's like, 'Surely this is going to be the last one... This will be the last one.' And they just keep putting them out. But I guess in some strange, twisted way it's a form of flattery in that people are interested in what's going on with us. But it is frustrating." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson visited MTV Studio in Times Square, New York City for her guest appearance on 'Total Request Live', where she promoted her big-screen debut 'The Dukes of Hazzard' on Wednesday (August 3). Check out pictures here.

August 11, 2005 - Michael Rechtshaffen of the Hollywood Reporter reviewed Jessica Simpson's big-screen debut 'The Dukes Of Hazzard'. He writes, "Recruited to fill out that item of apparel made famous by the underrated Catherine Bach, meanwhile, Jessica Simpson and her attire make equally brief appearances. More of her actual performance might turn up on DVD, but the bits that make it into the theatrical version play like outtakes from her more entertaining 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'' video." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - The Associated Press reports during her co-hosting gig Friday on 'Live With Regis and Kelly', Jessica Simpson said she had to "step into those shorts and the red bikinis and I had to do Catherine Bach proud" for her role in 'The Dukes of Hazzard' movie. Simpson caused a chuckle when she referred to Daisy Duke is an "iconish", rather than "iconic", figure. Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson visited 'Total Request Live' on Wednesday (August 3) to promote her big screen debut 'The Dukes Of Hazzard'. Download and watch the interview at J-Simpson.org.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson tells The Daily Star she had to overcome her shyness to star as Daisy Duke in 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', which sees her in dinky denim shorts and a bikini. "I am very shy," she said. "There are things Daisy does that I could never do." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - In an interview with Marie Claire, Reese Witherspoon lashed out at young starlets such as Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson for disregarding the progress made by the feminist movement. "What gets me is how many women -- young women -- give up their power and their sense of self," Witherspoon said heatedly. "Thinking they're going to get more out of life if they take off their clothes and objectify themselves, instead of functioning on the principle that they're smart and capable, that you can be an actress and not be on the covers of T&A magazines. I'm flabbergasted by how many legitimate actresses do that. It blows my mind." The actress added, "I don't think these women are stupid. I think they're selling a personality that's very marketable: 'Wouldn't it be fun if we were all gorgeous and didn't have a care?' But creating a cultural icon out of someone who goes, 'I'm stupid, isn't it cute?' makes me want to throw daggers at them! I want to say to them, 'My grandma did not fight for what she fought for, and my mother did not fight for what she fought for, so you can start telling women it's fun to be stupid.' Saying that to young women, little girls, my daughter? It's not okay." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Jack Mathews of The New York Daily News reviewed Jessica Simpson's big-screen debut 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', giving the film only 1 1/2 stars. Mathews writes, "If the pop singer's wardrobe is meant as a distraction from her performance, it only works for a little while. Simpson is about as comfortable in front of the camera as a rabbit about to meet its fate in front of a speeding car." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was on hand for 'The Dukes of Hazzard' Toronto Press Conference on Monday (August 1) at Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Check out pictures from WireImage and Yahoo.

August 11, 2005 - The skimpy costumes in 'The Dukes of Hazzard' took some getting used to for Jessica Simpson, particularly the sexy short-shorts and revealing tops for which Daisy Duke is known. Though Simpson has used her sex appeal as a pop star, playing a character that manipulates men to get what she wants felt completely odd, she tells columnist Angela Dawson. "I don't think I can get whatever I want because I would be way too shy to drop a jacket and have only a bikini on underneath," she notes. "That's just not me." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Moviehole caught up with Jessica Simpson for a Q&A and asked 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' star if her priority right now is her movie career or her singing career. "It's all a priority," Simpson said. "I'm trying to balance everything. I have a workout video that's about to come out. I have a clothing line called [sounds like] Trendy, shoe line that's about to come out. I'm a little busy. But I try to make everything a priority. I put my hands in everything, and I make sure nothing comes out that I don't approve or am creatively involved in." Check out the entire interview here.

August 11, 2005 - Delaney Dunn Dichoso, co-owner of Brown Eyes Blue boutique in Rice Village, tells the Houston Chronicle that the Daisy Duke shorts Jessica Simpson wears in 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' are giving young women a fun way to show off this summer. "Jessica Simpson is certainly helping to make Daisy Dukes, especially denim ones, popular again," Dunn Dichoso says. "This is the summer for the Daisy Dukes. It's a fun and sexy look, and if you can pull it off, it works." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - A spy at Mexicali restaurant in Studio City, California tells Star magazine that when Jessica Simpson was there with husband Nick Lachey, he ordered a shot of Patron Silver and a margarita for each of them. Confused, Jessica looked down and said, "Ugh. We have to put our own tequila in our margarita? I can't believe this!" Nick laughed and explained, "No. I ordered us a margarita and a shot."

August 11, 2005 - Michael Jackson has sold his first post-trial story to the new, U.S. version of Britain's OK! magazine for a whopping $2 million, sources tell The New York Post. Meanwhile, Jessica Simpson and her father Joe earned a $200,000 fee he negotiated for Jessica's cover story of the mag's first issue. "It's like he is selling his daughter out," the source said of Joe. "She's everywhere, and people are getting sick of her, but he doesn't care because he's her manager and they are making money." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Anita Vogel of Fox News Channel caught up with Jessica Simpson for a 'Dukes of Hazzard' press junket along with her co-stars. Simpson also talked about all the paparazzi chasing her, which she says is the "hard part of what I do." Watch the clip here.

August 11, 2005 - Jessica Simpson and her 'The Dukes of Hazzard' co-stars visited MuchMusic Studios on Sunday (July 31) at MuchMusic Studios in Toronto, Canada. Check out pictures here.

August 11, 2005 - CBS News' Scott Rappaport sat down with 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' stars Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Simpson and Sean William Scott on Wednesday's 'The Early Show'. Watch the segment at CBSNews.com.

August 11, 2005 - 'Entertainment Tonight' was with Jessica Simpson and her 'The Dukes of Hazzard' castmates in Knoxville, Tennessee. Watch video from the meet and greet here and check out 'ET' correspondent Kevin Frazier's blog from the day here.

August 11, 2005 - Dermatologist Dr. Vail Reese on his skinema.com blog is questioning the crediblity of Jessica Simpson, who now claims in commercials for Proactiv that their product cleared her skin, contrary to earlier claims crediting the prescription medicine Accutane. "In my experience... the beneficial results from Accutane for cases of persistent cystic acne are clear," Reese writes. "Proactiv, on the other hand, might work for mild cases (the ingredients, benzoyl peroxide and glycolic acid, are available over-the-counter at any pharmacy). It seems that Simpson is no longer giving credit to the treatment that really helped her skin." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - One of the stars of 'The Dukes of Hazzard', Jessica Simpson spoke with The Bert Show on Q100 in Atlanta about the rumors of her affair with co-star Johnny Knoxville, as well as how rumors like that even get started. She also talked about how she changed her body for the role of Daisy Duke. Listen to the interview at Q100Atlanta.com.

August 11, 2005 - The New York Daily News' Jo Piazza, who hadn't seen Nick Lachey since spying him in Jacksonville inviting a sexy blond back to his hotel on Super Bowl weekend, was cordial with the reporter. Lachey told her, "All I have to say is: Jessica Simpson is the most beautiful woman on the planet!" And Simpson added that ever since their 'Newlyweds' MTV reality show ended, "We have never been happier." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - Alba, Biel, Simpson — it seems that everywhere you turn this summer the young Jessicas of Hollywood are there. But who is the hottest Jessica of them all? WB11 caught up with people on the streets of New York City to get their opinion. Watch the segment here.

August 4, 2005 - The New York Daily News' Jo Piazza, who hadn't seen Nick Lachey since spying him in Jacksonville inviting a sexy blond back to his hotel on Super Bowl weekend, was cordial with the reporter. Lachey told her, "All I have to say is: Jessica Simpson is the most beautiful woman on the planet!" And Simpson added that ever since their 'Newlyweds' MTV reality show ended, "We have never been happier." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - Cindy Adams of The New York Post reports Monday that yet again there's talk that Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are ending their marriage. "This seemingly informed bunch says these beauties have, in fact, already hired divorce lawyers," Adams said. "They go so far as to say that, in fact, divorce papers were already drawn up. Wait. They go an inch further. Said big ears and big mouths actually said that the papers have, in fact, actually been signed. Signed!"

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was on hand for a pre-screening of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' at MCAS Miramar on Friday (July 29) in San Diego, California. Check out pictures here.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson, and Nick Lachey were on hand for 'The Dukes of Hazzard' Los Angeles Premiere on Thursday (July 28) at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Check out video footage from the fan's section of the premiere from Lulop.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson gains everyone's attention at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. Watch coverage of the premiere, including remarks from Simpson, from Reuters.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson, and Nick Lachey were on hand for 'The Dukes of Hazzard' Los Angeles Premiere on Thursday (July 28) at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures here.

August 4, 2005 - Leah McLaren of the Globe and Mail shared her thoughts on Jessica Simpson, comparing the 'Dukes Of Hazzard' star to America's president. "Think of her as the female George W. Bush. Like her president, she is a cipher -- a blank slate who has been packaged into an icon," McLaren writes. "This busty personification of Bush-era values has managed to elbow her way into the coveted wartime role of America's Sweetheart -- the one that Britney vacated the night she got hammered and hitched in Vegas. Unlike Spears, Simpson seems to have little angst or frustration about her role as the Good Girl." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - A 23-year-old public relations intern posing as Jessica Simpson's assistant was arrested last week after receiving over $12,000 worth of free merchandise. As MSNBC-TV's Joe Scarborough reports, she managed to pick up a few of the more devious tricks of the trade. Watch the 'Scarborough Country' July 25th report at MSN.com.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson visited 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on Friday to promote her big-screen debut 'Dukes Of Hazzard'. Simpson talked about the controversy from Ben 'Cooter Jones', the film's premiere, the constant tabloid stories about her marriage to Nick Lachey, her Dessert Beauty edible lotions, and roughing up a guy on the 'Dukes' set with a breakaway pool cue that wouldn't break. Read on for a rough transcript or download and watch the appearance at J-Simpson.org.

August 4, 2005 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Friday night, "Another hot day, what was it, 98 degrees or something today. It was so hot, Jessica Simpson changed into an even skimpier pair of shorts. That's how hot it was."

August 4, 2005 - 'The Insider' host Pat O'Brien brought along John Schneider, the original Bo Duke, for the 'Dukes Of Hazzard' red carpet with Jessica Simpson, Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville. Jessica called her co-star Burt Reynolds "a great guy." She said, "He knew it was going to be my first movie. So, on my first day on the set, he had a present for me. He had a sapphire daisy ring and he said, 'Welcome to the movie business.'" Read more and watch video here.

August 4, 2005 - Getting in shape for the big screen took many squats, no sugar and tons of hours in the gym for Jessica Simpson. "I had a flat butt," she admitted to 'Entertainment Tonight', "I had to do extra squats to get the bump! My legs were sore every single day ... but my husband was very happy." Simpson has stuck to her health regimen and likes the 'South Beach Diet', but still eats peanut M&M's and fried food once in awhile: "I love food. I'd rather get on the treadmill for an hour and burn it off." Read more, and watch video clips from the premiere here.

August 4, 2005 - What did Burt Reynolds have to say about starring opposite the provocative Jessica Simpson? "She was stunning," Reynolds tells 'Extra'. "And you could set a glass right on her rear end, and you wouldn't spill a drop, which I like a lot." Read more and watch a video clip here.

August 4, 2005 - World Entertainment News Network reports that Jessica Simpson is saying the response to her new film 'Dukes Of Hazzard' from the Christian group The Resistance and others help explain why she didn't pursue a career as a Christian singer. "It didn't really surprise me because I grew up with a lot of that backlash," Simpson said. "That's why I didn't end up going into the Christian music industry. I think that if they're really good Christians the judgment wouldn't be there."

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed in New York City on Monday (July 25). Check out pictures from RexFeatures.

August 4, 2005 - Air America talk show host Randi Rhodes spent the first hour of her show on Thursday (July 28) discussing Jessica Simpson's complaint that her ABC special on her and hubby Nick Lachey's visit to Iraq was cleaned of the attacks and shellings after "the tapes got mysteriously misplaced." Download and listen to an archive of the show at WhiteRoseSociety.org.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed leaving her hotel in New York City on Monday (July 25). Check out pictures from GlobePhotos.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson and her castmates on the new 'Dukes of Hazzard' movie gave military families a sneak preview of the upcoming flick. Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott and Simpson hosted a free, advanced screening of the movie for service members and their families at Robins Air Force Base. Watch coverage of the visit from 13WMAZ.

August 4, 2005 - ContactMusic.com reports that Jessica Simpson says her visit to Iraq with husband Nick Lachey as part of an ABC special left out harrowing footage to avoid controversy. "It was unbelievable. They didn't show a lot of what really went on with the enemy attacks and the shelling," Simpson said. "There was so much stuff that went on and somehow the tapes got mysteriously misplaced. It put everything in perspective for me. It really did teach me the definition of sacrifice. I can't even fathom being out there right now. I was ready to come home."

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was on hand for a 'Dukes of Hazzard' film promotion in New York City on Sunday (July 24). Check out pictures from RexFeatures.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson spoke with 'Entertainment Tonight' on her marriage to Nick Lachey and the tabloid attention they've received, the rumors linking her to Johnny Knoxville, no plans yet for kids, and more. Watch the segment here.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed outside her hotel on Sunday (July 24) in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage and GlobePhotos.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson was photographed out and about in New York City on Friday (July 22). Check out pictures from GlobePhotos.

August 4, 2005 - Jessica Simpson debunked the anonymous e-mail that swept through Hollywood earlier this month, which claimed that she was leaving hubby Nick Lachey for her 'Dukes of Hazzard' co-star Johnny Knoxville. "It's hard because you don't want people to believe that you and the man of your life are not in love anymore, when you are madly in love," Simpson insisted. "When I read that me and Johnny were going to walk down the red carpet together as a couple, I'm like, 'Oh my gosh, what is this world coming to?'" Read more and watch a video clip here.

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