2008

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz

November 20

It's a Boy Named Bronx!

Simpson-Wentz and Wentz welcome son Bronx Mowgli to the family. The newborn weighs in at 7lbs., 11 oz., and was 20 ½ inches long. Just days earlier Jessica gabbed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that her sister may have to induce labor. "I think she's really just jumping around trying everything right now," Jessica told Ellen.

2009

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz

September 08

Shrinking Violet

Simpson-Wentz becomes the latest tenant of Melrose Place when she joins the CW reboot as new girl Violet Foster. "She comes off a bit innocent, but I think that as she starts to build, you see she's a little manipulative," the star dishes to PEOPLE. In October, the network cuts the actress from the series. Calling the series "crap," sis Jessica Tweets, "Thank God my sister is amazing and got you some press."

Photo Credits

BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Matei H/Matingas/Bauer-Griffin; CW

Edited by Janet Mock