Ashlee's manager/father, Joe Simpson, was interviewed by Paul "Cubby" Bryant of Z100 FM and we've got the audio!

This website has been swamped in the last 48 hours so if you have trouble downloading the audio file let me give the main points:

1) As you may already know, especially if you watch The Ashlee Simpson Show, Ashlee has acid reflux disease which can severly damage a person's throat. I know I used to suffer from acid reflux 5 years ago and it's not pleasant. Ashlee woke up with a bad case of acid reflux Saturday morning.

2) Her doctor told her not to sing as she could cause permanent damage to her throat. Still Ashlee performed both songs LIVE before the live studio audience before the show started. And before you start with your "what throat?, she sucks" response Ashlee is also an actress and her acting career would be effected as well.

3) Ashlee didn't want to use a backing track but her father/manager insisted. It was his call, not Ashlee's!

4) After the decision was made to lip-sync in order to preserve Ashlee's voice, it WAS THE DRUMMER who cued the wrong song/track! (Listen to the interview for specific details.) In fact he was so upset about it that no one could find him afterwards. That's probably why the band wasn't on stage at the end of the show. They were still looking for the drummer.

5) Even "respected" artists like Celine Dion, Aerosmith, Elton John, and Luciano Pavarotti have lip-synced before.

6) If the worst you can say about Ashlee is that she got caught lip-syncing, God bless you, but that means she's not doing drugs, sleeping around, or any other baggage that comes with being a HUGE star (whether you think she deserves it or not).

Click here to listen to the interview.

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