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April 16, 2006 - David Spade's news report on 'The Showbiz Show' features comedy items on Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Jessica Simpson, and more. Watch it at ComedyCentral.com.

April 16, 2006 - The movie poster featuring 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' star Jessica Simpson in her Daisy Dukes has sold over one million copies worldwide, and now Neil Sean of Sky News reports that Simpson plans to buy back the photography rights to the image, hoping it will achieve cult status like pictures of Marilyn Monroe.

April 16, 2006 - Spies tell Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review Journal that Jessica Simpson had table reservations at Tryst (Wynn) on Saturday night, raising speculation she was in town to see comedian Dane Cook, who was performing at Mandalay Bay.

April 16, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Friday night, "Well, it's being reported Jessica Simpson will star in a a movie version of the TV show 'Baywatch'. I guess after doing 'Dukes of Hazzard', she wanted to show she had some range and can do other things."

April 16, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was photographed shopping at a Whole Foods store in West Hollywood, California on Thursday (April 6). Check out pictures from WENN.

April 16, 2006 - Mike Walker of the National Enquirer reports that Jessica Simpson didn't know what pieces to buy at a jewelry store, so she picked eight items, one for "each day of the week."

April 16, 2006 - A source tells The National Enquirer that Jessica Simpson was scratched badly enough by her Maltese poodle Daisy to require seven stitches on Sunday in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "It was a clean gash to the left eye, and there was a bit of blood," the insider revealed, "but luckily it was quickly fixed. It was a pure accident when Daisy's claw caught Jessica above the eye" during some roughhousing. After the 'Employee of the Month' star's visit to the emergency room, the source added, "Jessica was in good spirts and more worried about how the scar might affect filming than anything else." Her spokesman Rob Shuter said Simpson "did have a scratch, but did not have seven stitches."

April 16, 2006 - Jessica Simpson's "friend" tells The National Enquirer that the singer and actress is wearing herself out with her busy schedule. "She's looking really gaunt and thin," the source said. "In the past Jessica leaned heavily on her estranged husband Nick Lachey for support. What Jess desperately needs is a vacation." Read more.

April 16, 2006 - The Sun reports that Jessica Simpson has landed the role of Pamela Anderson in the big-screen remake of 'Baywatch'. "Jessica really caught the eye in 'The Dukes of Hazzard' film last summer," a source said. "She was the unanimous choice for the 'Baywatch' role." Read more.

April 16, 2006 - While Nick Lachey's post split relationships with Lizzie Arnold and Kristin Cavallari fizzled fast, ex-wife Jessica Simpson has had a tough time watching her ex attmpt to find a new love. "Jess sees photos of Nick out with other women, and it's breaking her heart," a source told Star magazine, adding that the singer is having second thoughts about ending their three-year marriage. Meanwhile, the source says that Lachey is finding that "every woman he meets, Nick winds up stacking up against Jessica." Read more.

April 9, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Thursday night, "Jessica Simpson says she wants kids. She's thinking about adopting. Today, Britney Spears gave her infant car seats. 'Hey, I'm not using it, take it.' ... Actually, actually, adopting could be tricky for Jessica. Because, you know, down the road when those kids find out they're adopted, they're going to have to tell Jessica."

April 9, 2006 - Us Weekly spoke with Jessica Simpson after her trip to Washington, DC to lobby on behalf of Operation Smile. "It was pretty phenomenal to have the attention of the Senate," Simpson said. "I know this is the real reason for my celebrity, why God put me in this place." She added, "I wasn't nervous talking to such big political figures. At the end of the day, we're all here for the same reason, which is to help those in need."

April 9, 2006 - Sources close to the set of Nick Lachey's new video for 'What's Left Of Me' tell DirtyMascot.com that Nick Lachey is behind "strange" and "forceful" on-set demands. "Everyone has been instructed not to say that the video is about Jessica [Simpson]," one revealed, adding, "We can't even say her name, everyone is really on edge." Read more.

April 9, 2006 - Scans of the Jessica Simpson cover story in W magazine have been posted online. Check them out at Sweetkisses.net.

April 9, 2006 - OK! magazine reports that Jessica Simpson's father Joe is ordering her to put her partying on hold and concentrate on work. Why? The former pastor is worried that if Jessica is out and about dating other men and appearing to have too good of a time, her fans will "think the divorce from her husband means nothing to her," a family friend revealed. "He doesn't want the divorce to harm her fan base any more than it may already have. He believes that Jess' fans want to know she's hurting."

April 9, 2006 - World Entertainment News Network reports that Nick Lachey's new single 'What's Left Of Me' was recorded the day he received a phone call from his then wife Jessica Simpson telling him she was ending their marriage. Lachey remarked that the song was recorded, "The day before Thanksgiving, which was basically the day that Jessica told me she wanted to get a divorce."

April 9, 2006 - Jessica Simpson spoke with Billboard magazine about her shift from Columbia, for which she's recorded since 1999, to Sony BMG sister label Epic Records. The singer says it was spurred by new Epic president Charlie Walk's move from Columbia. "I love all my friends and supporters at Columbia. I will miss them as I start this new relationship," Simpson said. "Charlie Walk was my first hero at Columbia. He believed in me before I really even got to meet the rest of the company. I couldn't think of anyone I would trust more than Charlie to present my new music to the world. Epic is in a new place with a new leader. It just seems the right place for me as I begin my new journey." Read more.

April 9, 2006 - Sources tell Us Weekly that Nick Lachey is dramatizing the dissolution of his marriage to Jessica Simpson in the video for his new single, 'What's Left of Me.' "The video is obviously about him and Jessica," a close source tells the magazine. MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo will play the role of Simpson in the promo filmed in a house quite similar to the Calabasas, California home they shared during the three seasons of 'Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica'.

April 9, 2006 - Nick Lachey's relationship with Kristin Cavallari is getting serious, a source tells Star magazine. The 98 Degrees star is "acting like a man in love," the source revealed. "He's taking the relationship very seriously." The source added, "He can't stop telling Kristin how much prettier she is than [ex wife Jessica Simpson}. He says she's a lot more sensible and levl-headed, and he loves hanging out in her small, messy apartment in Marina del Rey." Another source added that Nick and the 'Laguna Beach' star didn't "seal the deal" until the fourth or fifth date, prompting Cavallari to believe the romance was serious "because he wasn't pushy about getting physical."

April 9, 2006 - 'Entertainment Tonight' correspondent Kevin Frazier caught up with 'Employee of the Month' stars Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, and Dane Cook on the set to talk about kissing scenes in the film. Asked how Jessica was as a kisser, Shepard responded, "Have you ever kissed a cow?", perhaps referencing her cow sized tongue. Watch the segment here.

April 9, 2006 - Her life has changed drastically over the past four months. Only 'Extra' sat down with Jessica Simpson on the New Mexico set of 'Employee of the Month' to talk about life sans Nick Lachey, her family's role in the breakup, and how she looks to Angelina Jolie for inspiration to make a difference in the world. Watch the segment at WarnerBros.com or TMZ.com.

April 9, 2006 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Jessica Simpson was spotted tipping $300 on a $380 tab on Saturday at OPM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she was filming 'Employee of the Month'.

April 9, 2006 - Jessica Simpson attended news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday (March 16) in Washington, DC. The singer/actress, who currently serves as the International Youth Ambassador of Operation Smile, was on the Capitol Hill on behalf of the organization to meet with lawmakers to raise awareness of its charitable efforts in conjunction with U.S. foreign policy. Check out pictures here.

April 9, 2006 - 'Extra' got a rare look inside the life of Jessica Simpson as she helped kick off her new Jessica Simpson shoe line in Las Vegas. "My biggest passion in life is shoes," Simpson surprisingly said, given her role with Operation Smile. "My mom, I would wear hers as a kid. I am in on the creative meetings and designing and drawings. And I approve everything that you see." Read more, and watch a video clip, here.

April 9, 2006 - Jessica Simpson has welcomed the comic relief provided by her 'Employee of the Month' co-star Dane Cooke since divorcing Nick Lachey, and she said tells 'Extra' Dane has put a much-needed smile on her face. "You know he just wants to make people smile," Simpson said. "It's nice to be surrounded by that." Read more, and watch a video clip, here.

April 9, 2006 - Dane Cook is currently filming 'Employee of the Month' with Jessica Simpson and addressed the rumors that he and Jessica are now romantically linked in an interview with Mix 94.1's Mark and Mercedes in the Morning show in Las Vegas on Wednesday (March 29). Cook denied he and Simpson were a couple. Download and listen to the interview here.

April 9, 2006 - Jessica Simpson's spokesman Rob Shuter e-mailed the following to Lloyd Grove of The New York Daily News: "I can confirm that Jessica and her family have anonymously contributed money to orphanages for several years. It is true that Jessica is exploring options to further help these children in need." Shuter wouldn't say if that may or may not include adopting an orphan.

April 9, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday night, "Remember last week when Jessica Simpson declined to meet President Bush at that Republican fundraiser? That was a big story about ten days ago? Well, she now says they have plans to sit down together and talk face to face. President Bush talking with Jessica Simpson, wow. That should be a real no-brainer, huh?"

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