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October 20, 2006 - During Jessica Simpson's interview with Rachael Ray aired Monday, the singer revealed that she has a thing for a certain celebrity, and recalled their first meeting. "I made a fool out of myself in front of Johnny Depp," Jessica admitted. "Dane Cook and I hosted the Teen Choice Awards and Johnny Depp made this surprise appearance and I was struck. I said all the wrong things and I ended up saying, 'Okay, I'm gonna shut up now and walk away.' I said it right to his face and it was so embarrassing." Read more.

October 20, 2006 - Jessica Simpson spent an afternoon in New York City on October 5th taping an episode with Rachael Ray on the celebrity chef's self-titled talk show. The program will air on Monday (October 16). Read highlights of the visit and check out a photo of the pair at StarMagazine.com.

October 20, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was photographed walking into Arnie Morton's Steakhouse on Wednesday night (October 11). Check out pictures from X17.

October 20, 2006 - Jessica Simpson is out with the video to her new single 'I Belong To Me', from the album 'A Public Affair'. Watch it here.

October 20, 2006 - Last month on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' rumors Jessica Simpson and John Mayer being a couple prompted Conan to feature the pair in his "If They Mated" segment. Check out what their child might look like, as well as a child from former Spice Girl Melanie Brown and Eddie Murphy, at NBC.com.

October 20, 2006 - Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Simpson attended the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 2nd Noche de Ninos Gala Honoring Johnny Depp on Saturday (October 7) at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Check out pictures and video here.

October 20, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was videotaped visiting her pal Ken Paves at his hair salon in Beverly Hills, California, where she was equipped with her longer blonde locks again. Watch footage from Lulop. Check out pictures from Splash.

October 20, 2006 - Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Simpson attended The Killers show at The Wiltern in Hollywood. Watch footage of the stars leaving the venue from TMZ.

October 20, 2006 - Though Jessica Simpson said on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' last week, "I'm going into doing another movie with Luke Wilson called 'Blonde Ambition'," a source revealed she may be speaking too soon. Wilson's rep told Star, "This project is in talks." And a source added, "Luke Wilson will never do a movie with Jessica Simpson." Read more.

October 20, 2006 - Andy Dick serenaded Jessica Simpson on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' the other night, joined by his son Jacob, who was dressed as a blonde woman. Watch the clip at ABC.go.com.

October 20, 2006 - Whiteflash Diamonds VIP Party for 'Employee of the Month' with Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson took place on Wednesday (October 4) at Tenjune in New York City. Check out pictures here.

October 20, 2006 - Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook were photographed in New York City on Wednesday (October 4) along the streets of Manhattan. Check out pictures from WireImage.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson, Eva Longoria, and Carmen Electra joined Ken Paves at the opening of his Beverly Hills Salon on Friday (September 29). Check out pictures here.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson's official web site's forum is becoming rather skeptical of the singer in wake slow sales of her new album 'A Public Affair'. Fans are speculating whether her divorce from Nick Lachey damaged public opinion of the star, her meddling father, or just a bland CD are at fault. One called Simpson "a spoiled daddy's girl who threw away the best thing to ever happen to her to seek more fame and fortune", while her father Joe was branded by another as "a weird psycho incestual pimp that would much rather be banging his own daughters, than actually caring for them." Read more.

October 12, 2006 - Ashlee and Jessica Simpson were photographed outside Mr. Chows in London, England on Tuesday (September 26). Check out pictures here.

October 12, 2006 - The New York Post reports that during a recent shoot for a Direct TV commercial, Jessica Simpson kept everyone waiting for over an hour - due to a stomach bug. Hairdresser and friend Ken Paves was overheard telling people, "Well, what do you want her to do? Sh** her pants?" A rep for the singer denied any physical ailment and said, "there was a minor delay but simply because her voice has not yet healed."

October 12, 2006 - TMZ reports Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's childhood home in Dallas, Texas is currently on the market for around $200 thousand. "When the listing first went up, the Jessica Simpson lineage was used to sell the home, but it was attracting the wrong sort of buyers," a source explained. "Media attention and looky loo traffic was causing quite a stir for the sellers." Now its being marketed without mentioning its former famous residents. Read more.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was on hand to see Ashlee Simpson's first performance in 'Chicago' at The Cambridge Theatre in London, England on Monday (September 25). Check out pictures and video here.

October 12, 2006 - Us Weekly spoke with Jessica Simpson's father Joe about claims 'Jackass' star Bam Margera openly is claiming to have had sex with the singer. "As a father, I want to go beat the crap out of people who say things like this," Papa Joe said. "It really hurts to hear people say things like this about my daughter." Read more.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was photographed at The Met Bar on September 21st in London, England. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.

October 12, 2006 - 'Jackass' star Bam Margera tells Us Weekly he and Jessica Simpson did the deed "once." He added: "It was when her parents were away and Nick was away. It's not a secret."

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was on hand for the premiere of 'Employee of the Month' on September 19th at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures and video here.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was videotaped outside the Marix Tex Mex Cafe in West Hollywood, where she had lunch with her stylist Jessica Pastor. Upon leaving, Pastor tried to negotiate with the paparazzi to leave the singer alone, telling them Jessica wasn't dating John Mayer. Watch footage at X17.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson and her 'Employee Of The Month' co-star Dane Cook co-hosted 'Total Request Live' at MTV Studios on Wednesday (October 4) in New York City. Watch the show at YouTube. Check out pictures and watch the appearance here.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson and co-star Dane Cook discuss working together in the romantic comedy 'Employee of the Month'. Watch the segment from TheShowBuzz.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson played "Tap Out" with Chet Buchanan and the Z Morning Zoo on 98.5 KLUC in Las Vegas on Friday (October 6). Download and listen to the segment here.

October 12, 2006 - Video of Jessica Simpson's appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Thursday night (October 5), where she was promoting her new film 'Employee Of The Month' has been posted online. Watch it at YouTube.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was on the phone with Jackie & Bender of KISS 106.1 FM in Seattle on Friday (October 6) to promote her new film 'Employee Of The Month'. Simpson talked about being nervous for the film's release and it being a bit unpredictable at the box office, Bam Margera's claims, her dad's Ferrari accident, and all the talk about her sister Ashlee's new look. Download and listen to the interview here.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson walked with her Maltipoo Daisy in midtown on Wednesday (October 4) in New York City. Simpson was in town to promote her new movie 'Employee of the Month' with Dane Cook. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

October 12, 2006 - 'Today' show co-host Matt Lauer sat down with Jessica Simpson, star of the new movie, 'Employee of the Month,' on Wednesday (October 4). Watch the interview and read the transcript at MSN.com.

October 12, 2006 - Spies tell The New York Post Jessica Simpson and her 'Employee Of The Month' co-star Dane Cook curled up in a booth at the film's premiere party at Tenjune on Wednesday night (October 4) and spent the evening "whispering into each other's ears. Dane couldn't keep his eyes off her and kept coming back to her every time he was pulled away."

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson tells The New York Daily News she's happy that her new film 'Employee Of The Month' didn't require her to bare as much skin as she was forced to flaunt in last year's 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. "That's a great break. Thank God I didn't have to wear a bikini for this one, and I'm just a normal, all-American, strait-laced, Midwestern girl," Simpson confided. "I needed to do that for myself." Read more.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson spoke with 'Access Hollywood' correspondent Tim Vincent at the 'Employee Of The Month' cast party. She talked about her troubles finding a new man, wearing a lot of bling for the occasion, being tired, getting banned by Whole Foods because of swarming paparazzi, and more. Watch the segment here.

October 12, 2006 - Andy Dick shared his thoughts about working with Jessica Simpson on 'Employee of the Month' with Stuff magazine. "The sweetest, most down to earth country girl," he said. "She's so sweet and so delicate. Almost tortured in a way, like, 'What's wrong, baby? You can rest on my bosom. And then maybe I can rest on yours.' I did subtly try to flirt with her, but she would always laugh it off. That's what the hot girls do with me. They're all, 'Awww. Andy, you're so funny!' And I'm like, 'No, I'm trying to fu**ing date you!' I always get the hotties, but Jessica Simpson is beyond that. It was a no-can-do. She just likes me for my comedy. I wish she liked me for my big, big... personality."

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson visited 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Thursday night (October 5) to promote her new film 'Employee Of The Month'. Simpson discussed the dating rumors that surround her, being followed everywhere by paparazzi, her huge collection of personal journals, hoping to have a "Jessicawood" like her idol Dolly Parton's "Dollywood", whether she could date a "regular guy", and more. Read on for a rough transcript.

October 12, 2006 - X17 has a timeline of Jessica Simpson's night out with producer James Krisel that seems to differ from TMZ's source claiming the singer caught up with John Mayer at a bar before heading in an elevator with him. Check it out, with pictures, here.

October 12, 2006 - Jessica Simpson was photographed lunching with former assistant CaCee Cobb in wake of reports in The New York Post that her current assistant, Adrienne Sands, had been complaining about being too smart to have such a job. Check out pictures from X17.

October 12, 2006 - In an interview with Moviefone's Unscripted, Jessica Simpson gets her 'Employee of the Month' co-star Dane Cook to open up about his obsessive-compulsive breakfast cereal ritual, and tells us to stop hitting on her mom. Watch the 10 1/2 minute clip at movies.aol.com.

October 12, 2006 - TMZ spies were at the posh Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills Monday night, when John Mayer hit on one of their spies, inviting her up to his room to talk. She declined. Later, Jessica Simpson arrived and spoke to the singer/songwriter for 10 minutes before the pair left the bar together and took the elevator upstairs. Read more.

October 12, 2006 - Avril Lavigne, The Panic Channel guitarist Dave Navarro, Jessica Simpson, and Shannon Leto and Jared Leto of 30 Seconds To Mars were on hand for the Opening of Area Nightclub in West Hollywood, California on Thursday (September 28). Check out pictures and video here.

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