Pop star Jessica Simpson is convinced her sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz will make a great parent - because she "inspires love" in those around her.

Singer Ashlee Simpson - who wed rocker Pete Wentz last month - finally confirmed she is expecting her first child with the Fall Out Boy star last Thursday after being dogged by pregnancy rumors for weeks.

And 27-year-old Jessica has no doubt her younger sibling, 23, will take to parenthood with ease.

She tells People.com, "She'll be amazing, absolutely amazing."

"They're just the cutest couple in the world. They are adorable. Anybody would wish to be them and you can only wish them well. Just being around them inspires love and everything I sing about."

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This is from Ashlee's blog. Pretty good sense of humor Ashlee.

"The Dog Ate My Tour"

Dear friends, fans, lurkers, stalkers and shittalkers!
I'm really sorry to announce that I'm going to postpone my tour this summer.

My team gave me a few reasons I could use:

1. jury duty (but you can get out of jury duty once)

2. creative differences (but I'm a solo artist so that didn't make sense)

3. not in the mood/have a headache (wait, that was an excuse for Pete! and it didn't work. See next reason)

4. the baby

…and that's where I drew the line.

The truth is I want to put on an amazing show for you the next time I come to your town. I promise I will be back, better than ever and ready to rock out.

Until then,
Love,
Ashlee

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Just as I get all excited about seeing Ashlee at the House of Blues here in Chicago she candels her tour. Oh well. The health and safety of the baby are the most important thing.

Here's some news from transworldnews.com.

Ashlee Simpson has postponed her summer tour only days after she confirmed her pregnancy.

"After careful consideration, Ashlee Simpson has decided to postpone her summer tour. She is committed to giving her fans the best show possible, and will be back better than ever and ready to rock," said Simpson's publicist.

The 23-year-old singer recently married 'Fall Out Boy' rocker Pete Wentz and last week he posted a message on his site saying he and Simpson were expecting their first child together.

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This news and the tour dates are from www.livedaily.com.

A just-married and pregnant Ashlee Simpson will step out for a short tour next month to support her new album, "Bittersweet World."

The 23-year-old pop-rock singer is scheduled play a dozen dates in the eastern US beginning June 9 in Chicago. She also has a June 14 booking at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. Her US itinerary is listed below.

Simpson has been a busy lady over the past few months: In addition to making the promotional rounds to push "Bittersweet World," which dropped April 22, she married Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz May 17 and the couple recently announced they are expecting a child. People.com recently reported that Simpson will take Wentz's last name, but plans to use the professional name Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.

For now, the focus turns to taking the new album to live audiences, and Simpson can't wait to hit the road.

"That's my favorite part of the job," she said in her bio. "I love playing live and seeing up close and personal how your music affects other people."

Simpson wrote or co-wrote every song on "Bittersweet World," which peaked at No. 4 on The Billboard 200. The lead single, "Little Miss Obsessive" featuring the Plain White T's Tom Higgenson, recently made its way onto Billboard's Pop 100 chart.

Simpson said she is loving her life right now and wanted to bring that spirit to the new album.

"I wanted to make music people could shake their booties to and use beats for the first time," she explained. "I wanted to sing fun songs. Basically, I wanted to make a party record."

A couple of song samples from the album are streaming at her MySpace page.

"Bittersweet World" is Simpson's third release, following 2004's "Autobiography" and 2005's "I Am Me," both of which topped The Billboard 200 and led to sold-out tours, according to the performer's bio.

Here are the tour dates:

June 2008
9 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
12 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
16 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
18 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues Orlando
19 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
21 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
22 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
24 - New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
27 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
28 - Wildwood, NJ - Wildwoods Convention Center

July 2008
1 - Westbury, NY - Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury

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It seems that Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (I have to admit it feels weird typing Ashlee's new last name) are planning a reality tv show. This news is from www.fametastic.co.uk:

Newlyweds and parents-to-be Ashlee Simpson-Wentz & Pete Wentz are reportedly hoping to follow in the footsteps of Ashlee's big sister and film the early days of their marriage for a reality TV show.

The first two years of Jessica Simpson's union to Nick Lachey were filmed for MTV for the show Newlyweds and after the couple divorced in 2006, Nick labelled the show a dumb idea.

But Jessica and Nick's experience hasn't dissuaded Ashlee and Pete from planning their own show. A source told OK magazine: "They are shopping it around TV stations.

"Pete and Ashlee have already filmed footage that they are showing in meetings."

The source added that it'll have the similar appeal as the original series, with an albeit red-headed Ashlee slotting neatly into the 'dumb blonde' role vacated by her sister: "One scene is at a dinner and everyone is toasting to business ventures and important things like that. But when it came to Ashlee, she toast 'to jewellery' and Pete just shook his head."

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Ashlee IS pregnant you guys!! What many have been talking about and wondering whether it's true or not has now been confirmed. Ashlee Simpson is pregnant and expecting in the fall. Congratulations Ashlee! You'll make a great Mom!

Here's some news from the associated press.

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz have confirmed they are expecting their first child.

The couple – who married at Ashlee's parents' Los Angeles house on May 17 – wanted to wait until Ashlee had safely gone past her first trimester, three months, before announcing the happy news.

They wrote on Pete's website friendsorenemies.com: "While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm we are expecting our first child. "This is truly the most joyous time in our lives and we are excited to share the happy news and start our family."

Meanwhile, Ashlee is set to officially change her surname in honor of her new husband. The 23-year-old singer will be known to family and friends as Ashlee Wentz and professionally as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. She said: "I think it's something a woman should do when they're marrying a man. It's a tradition, and I think it's a great tradition".

Fall Out Boy rocker Pete, 28, insists he would never pressurise Ashlee to change her name, but was thrilled with the decision. He told People magazine: "These decisions with Ashlee and her name are all completely up to Ashlee. I want her to do these kinds of things the way she wants to do them. "But I was flattered. I was like, 'Upgrade me!' You know what I'm saying? The Wentz family, our Christmas card just got upgraded! It feels insane. It feels unreal."

The couple's baby is expected this autumn.

ASHLEE.US will keep you up to date with the latest pregnancy news as well as news on her upcoming tour (will some dates have to be cancelled now?) so check back often.

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This is pretty funny actually. Check out the mask that Pete Wentz is wearing as he and Ashlee were leaving a party recently. Way to put one over on the paparazzi Ashlee and Pete!

The news below is from a website I came across.

They're the picture of wedded bliss, having just tied the knot a little over a week ago. And Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz were having a little fun with the paparazzi yesterday.

As the "Little Miss Obsessive" singer and her Fall Out Boy hubby exited a Memorial Day party, Pete wore a paper plate with "Your Ad Could Be Here… Email Jon@Douchebag.com" written on it.

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Here's some news on Ashlee changing her name.  I personally think that taking Pete Wentz's name is a great thing.  It's a very traditional thing to do.

The newlywed pop singer will go by Ashlee Wentz in private, and be professionally known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, according to a report posted Wednesday on People.com. The heretofore Simpson was married on May 17 to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz.

"I think that that's something that a woman should do when they're marrying a man," the pop star lil' sis of Jessica Simpson told the magazine. "It's a tradition that I think is a great tradition."

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Ashlee and Pete have returned from their honeymoon! Here's some news about it.

Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz returned to New York Thursday, after honeymooning in the Turks and Caicos. The couple were married May 17 at Simpson's parents home in Enrico, California.

According to People.com, Wentz said that the couple's honeymoon was going to be on a "very, very, very, very private island so that the paparazzi can't follow us."

The couple spent the first night of their honeymoon in a safari tent on the Simpson's property.

The couple's rep has confirmed they are back in New York so Wentz can take care of business. They are also expected at a private party.

Simpson, 23, and Wentz, 28, exchanged vows in front of 150 guests in a ceremony that was performed by Ashlee's dad, Joe Simpson.

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Congratulations to Ashlee Simpson on her marraige to Pete Wentz this past Saturday! A cover photo from People Magazine appears above and some information from aol.com appears below.

Dogs and dancing played roles at Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's fantasy themed wedding on Saturday, an exclusive first photo from PEOPLE reveals.

The magazine's cover layout shows the happy couple posing with a well-dressed dog, but the image is overshadowed by an inset photo showing the singer's sister, Jessica, dancing in close proximity to her football star beau, Tony Romo.

The first image from Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's weekend wedding reveals two things: a dapper canine was involved and the singer's sister is still happily involved with football star Tony Romo.

Under the cover of large white tents at the Simpson family compound in Encino, Calif., Simpson and Wentz were married at sunset on Saturday.

The pop-star little sis of Jessica Simpson and the Fall Out Boy bassist tied the knot Saturday night at her parents' Los Angeles-area home with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme. The bride wore an ivory lace Monique Lhuillier gown and a cathedral-length veil during the nondenominational ceremony.

"She looked like a girl right out of a movie," the groom, 28, told the magazine about his new bride, 23.

Simpson, 23, and Wentz, 28, exchanged vows at the property in Encino, a bedroom community in the San Fernando Valley. Joe Simpson, her father, performed the non-denominational ceremony and sister Jessica was the maid of honor.

There have also been lingering reports that the couple is expecting a child together, which both Simpson and Wentz have long denied.

Rumors began to fly midweek that the wedding was on, and things got curiouser from there.

A flurry of arrangements on Saturday afternoon just outside the guarded gates of the Simpson's property indicated that the pop singer's wedding to Wentz was imminent. White shuttle vans with deeply tinted windows were streaming through the gates, as were several delivery vehicles.

Simpson and Wentz began dating in fall 2006 and announced their engagement April 9.

Ashlee Simpson's latest album, "Bittersweet World," was released last month. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in its first week, and tracks have logged more than 19 million plays on her MySpace page.

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Ashlee Simpson's third cd 'Bittersweet World' was released today!

Here's a pretty good review of the new cd from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ashlee Simpson's `Bittersweet World' Sounds Sweet

Ashlee Simpson, "Bittersweet World" (Geffen Records): There's no reason to believe that Ashlee Simpson is living in a "Bittersweet World." Jess' fun-loving little sis is newly engaged, with a giant sparkler from Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, and has been blissfully showing it off to the cameras.

As it happens, the songs on Simpson's third studio album sound more sweet than bitter. Though the effervescent pop-punkster is growing up, with a maybe baby on the way, the disc retains the girly-tomboy vibe and sleek production of her previous albums.

This time around, Simpson enlisted the sonic skills of megaproducer Timbaland and The Neptunes' Chad Hugo, and it shows in beat-heavy songs like "Murder," featuring rapper Izza Kizza, and "Boys," the album's best song, in which Simpson coyly croons: "Some say I make the guys/Hyptonized/When I bat my eyes/And walk past/They say I'm such a tease/But that's just me."

The cheeky fun extends to tracks like "Rule Breaker,""Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" and "Hot Stuff," a flirty dance number; other songs take a serious tone when exploring the heavier subject of failed relationships. In "What I've Become," the tabloid fixture comments on her celebrity: "It'd be nice to make/Some mistakes without observations. ... Let me live as who I am."

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Seventeen Magazine has a special "Ashlee Simpson Through the Years Makeover" webpage where you can check Ashlee out as she has looked from the year 2000 on. I thought this was pretty cool.

Click here to visit the Seventeen Magazine webpage.

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