Monday, March 31, 2008

Ashlee Simpson’s SNL Snub

Fresh off an appearance at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday night, Ashlee Simpson was spotted leaving Cafe Med after having a Sunday lunch with her bandmates at the popular West Hollywood eatery.

Meanwhile, rumor has it that the people over at NBC have declined to offer the Pieces Of Me singer a slot on Saturday Night Live to promote her new album Bittersweet World after her lip-synching fiasco back in 2004.

An insider told the NY Post that Ashlee’s father/manager, Joe Simpson, was hoping that his daughter get the chance to appear on SNL, but the producers said no because she was “a pain” during her last visit.

Ashlee’s people have since rebutted these claims, saying: “We’re not doing ‘SNL’ because they’re dark the week we are here in April and there were no other opportunities later in the year.”

Gossip Girls

Enjoy the pictures of Ashlee and her bandmates leaving Cafe Med (March 30).