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Continuing the 17 Things tradition about Ashlee Simpson…

ASHLEE CONFESSES: I’m a huge fan of female singers like Etta James and Courtney Love.

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Ashlee and Pete headed to Chicago this past weekend for a playdate at Lollapalooza. Check out the candid photos of the lovebirds at the concert! I usually don’t like Ashlee’s style when she’s out-and-about around town, but her black dress and hat are really cute this time!

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Ok, poor Ashlee Simpson has rumors flying everywhere at the moment about her. Here’s another one. She might be engaged to Pete Wentz!

Nothing’s been confirmed, so hold off on having your head explode for now, but sources tell Pop Crunch that Wentz proposed to Simpson backstage at Live Earth before he performed with his Fall Out Boy bandmates. “Ashlee wasn’t expecting it at all; it was a total surprise,” says the source. “Pete whipped out a big engagement ring, dropped down on one knee and asked Ashlee to be his bride. Ashlee says it was romantic, sexy - and that she said ‘yes’ right away.”

“Ashlee and Pete are desperate to keep the engagement quiet for as long as they can so they can make wedding plans in peace,” says a pal of Ashlee’s. “All she wants is a simple ceremony with her family, his family and a handful of people.”

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Ever wonder what’s going on in John Mayer’s big ol’ head? As a part of the Live Earth “concert series for a climate in crisis,” Mayer’s been blogging his thoughts on climate change.

Here’s what Mayer wrote about the event a couple of days ago:

“I hope that for all the cynicism that’s existed around this subject, we can all uncross our arms long enough to give this event a chance to impact the world in the way that I’m beginning to feel that it could. Now isn’t the time to dissect the rights and wrongs. (If you’re hoping Live Earth doesn’t work, you have a lot of soul-searching to do.)

With this kind of lineup, there’s no cause or crisis that wouldn’t be positively affected by an event of this scope. Live Earth isn’t a show - it’s a showing, a presentation of an idea. Artists like us don’t just get together to each play 20 minute sets every weekend, you know. We’re also usually pretty sensitive about the order in which we take the stage, and I’ve got no problems with my 5:12 PM set time. The Police, Bon Jovi, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, and yes, myself and my dumb face are all openers for the true headliner - the power to literally change the world’s mind.”

So inspirational! Wonder what John’s ex, Jessica Simpson, thinks about Mayer’s do-good-ing green scene?

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Ashlee’s got a new tattoo, and though we don’t know the catalyst for the ink, we at least know a tiny bit about it. Rumor is that the “3″ inked below the word “Love” represents the number of times Ashlee’s friend/personal assistant kisses her before a show.

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You may not have known this, but on May 12, Jessica Simpson was in Cologne, Germany. She was performing at the UNESCO Gala 2007, which was held at the gorgeous Maritim Hotel.

She looks sultry here, like maybe she’s seducing the crowd (and with that body, she could).

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Remember the good old days when Jessica and Ashlee Simpson were best friends? Like the hair colors they’re now sporting and the guys they are seeing, the relationship between the once-close siblings is no longer what it used to be. While their reps insist the sisters are still close, a tsunami seems to be building.

“There’s certainly a sibling rivalry between them,” a source close to the two tells Star. The trouble began, says another insider when Jess’s boyfriend, John Mayer, pointed to a glamorous magazine photo and asked Jess, “How old is this picture of you?” But-whoops!-it was a shot of Ashlee! “Jessica read John the riot act,” says our source. “He definitely touched a nerve.”

Her sensitivity on the subject seems to be the direct result of Ashlee’s emergence as a sex kitten, a role once owned by Jessica. That Ashlee has become the hot blonde – a transformation that came courtesy of a surgeon’s knife, a bottle of peroxide and dramatic weight loss- is troubling to Jessica, who has morphed into a buxom and sometimes frumpy brunette due to a dye job and about 20 extra pounds. “Jessica hears the catty talk about how Ashlee looks like her- from two years ago,” says the source. “It totally bothers her.”

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Singer Jessica Simpson was photographed at the Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas this past Friday night (May 4th).

Jess was on hand to emcee a performance by the Las Vegas Pussycat Dolls at the club and to help celebrate the second anniversary of the Pussycat Dolls Lounge at Caesars.

Afterward (and during!), she partied hard with other celebs, but John Mayer was nowhere to be found.

Click the link below for lots more pics of Jess hosting the Pussycat Dolls and partying with friends!
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Ashlee Simpson is telling friends that she is so eager to launch an acting career that she wants to give up singing to concentrate on it full-time.

“She wanted so badly to play Meryl Streep’s daughter in the film version of the musical Mamma Mia!, but she had to pass up the chance because she’s contractually committed to getting another album out,” a source tells Star.

Why do you think Ashlee is so eager to launch an acting career? I’m wondering whether it’s because actors make so much more money…

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On Tuesday night (Feb 20), John Mayer played a concert in Chicago. His lovely lady, Jessica Simpson, was there grooving to his music!

They stopped for a photo op, and I absolutely adore this pic of them. While I’m not a huge fan of John (in comparison to NICK! and, yes, I will continue beat this dead horse), I think they look great here.

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