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SHE'S NO WALLFLOWER

After keeping close company with new beau Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson goes solo to the opening of the fashion-themed New York club Runway on Thursday. The singer told PEOPLE on the way to there, "A little dancing never hurt."