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PHOTO: Ashlee and Pete Go Mum for a Cause

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PHOTO: Ashlee and Pete Go Mum for a Cause

Originally posted 06/12/2009 04:50PM

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz have gone silent – as part of a protest against the passage of the gay marriage ban in California.

The pair posed for this dramatic shot to support the NOH8 campaign – a photo project created by photographer Adam Bouska and his partner Jeff Parshley in response to the passage of Proposition 8 in California.

The photos, which represent people being silenced by the proposition which struck down the right for gay couples to marry, were shot at the Noho Lofts in North Hollywood on Monday, June 8. Blink 182's Mark Hoppus was also photographed for the project.
– Marla Lehner

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Ashlee & Pete Take Baby Bronx on a Playdate – to the Toy Store! | Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz

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Ashlee & Pete Take Baby Bronx on a Playdate – to the Toy Store!

Originally posted 04/29/2009 06:00AM

Pete and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz made the new parent pilgrimage to New York's FAO Schwarz, where 6-month old Bronx Mowgli was the center of his parents' attention. Mom and Dad helped him "ride" a life-size plush pony in the store, and baby Bronx was so eager to read books that he tried to turn the pages himself. The musical mom and dad picked out a Stack & Pull toy, a Sporty stroller and Barefoot books with sing-a-long CDs for their little rocker.

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Ashlee & Pete Take Bronx on a Playdate – at the Toy Store! | Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz

Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act!

Originally posted 04/29/2009 06:00AM

• Pete and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz made the new parent pilgrimage to New York's FAO Schwarz, where 6-month old Bronx Mowgli was the center of his parents' attention. Mom and Dad helped him "ride" a life-size plush pony in the store, and baby Bronx was so eager to read books that he tried to turn the pages himself. The musical mom and dad picked out a Stack & Pull toy, a Sporty stroller and Barefoot books with sing-a-long CDs for their little rocker.

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PHOTO: Ashlee Shows Off Baby Bronx

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PHOTO: Ashlee Shows Off Baby Bronx

Originally posted 04/08/2009 05:35PM

Look at those cheeks!

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz posted a personal photo of son Bronx for her Twitter followers on Tuesday.

"I present you my little man and his adorable cheeks," wrote Simpson-Wentz, 24, who included a link to a picture that shows her giving the 4-month-old a kiss.

Husband Pete Wentz, who is on the road with his band Fall Out Boy in support of their latest album Folie A Deux, and Simpson-Wentz, who shoots the CW's new Melrose Place pilot in L.A. next week, have been busy tweeting love notes to each other while they're apart.

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Pete Wentz Laughs Out Loud at Rocky Marriage Rumors

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Pete Wentz Laughs Out Loud at Rocky Marriage Rumors

Originally posted 03/30/2009 12:35PM

Pete Wentz denied more rumors over the weekend that his marriage to Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is on the rocks.

"I laugh out loud at them," he told Hollyscoop at the Kids' Choice Awards in L.A. " I laugh at all of that stuff. It's like if someone wrote on the Internet that John McCain was our president right now. It's just not true."

The couple had been apart – Wentz on tour with Fall Out Boy and Simpson at home taking care of baby Bronx Mowgli – but they reunited and locked lips onstage at the MTV Australia awards Friday night. "Sorry, we haven't seen each other in a while," he told the audience. "We're going to go and find some quiet time and fornicate somewhere."

The Simpson-Wentz family will celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary on May 16.
– Liz Berman

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What Trouble? Pete and Ashlee Make Out on Stage

What Trouble? Pete and Ashlee Make Out on Stage

Originally posted 03/27/2009 02:40PM

Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz dashed rumors of marital woes, proving the passion is still alive as they locked lips on stage during the MTV Australia Awards in Sydney on Friday night.

Simpson-Wentz, 24, who gave birth to her first child, Bronx Mowgli, with the Fall Out Boy front man last November, appeared smitten with her husband when she made a surprise appearance halfway through the music channel's show.

Showing off her svelte post-baby body in a thigh-skimming black mini dress, Simpson-Wentz explained she had been busy with "some acting work going on and just being a mom" before instructing the crowd to "grab the person next to you."

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Why Ashlee's Moving to Melrose Place

Why Ashlee's Moving to Melrose Place

Originally posted 03/10/2009 04:30PM

It's all about baby Bronx for Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.

A friend of the singer/actress tells PEOPLE that the new mom has been looking for a way to balance work and family life. Now she's found it as the newest star on The CW's updated version of Melrose Place, which starts filming in April.

"She wanted something stable so she could be close to her baby," a friend tells PEOPLE. "She was specifically looking for something in television as her next step, that filmed in Los Angeles, so she wouldn't have to be away from Bronx."

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A New Tenant on Melrose: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz | Ashlee Simpson

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UpdatePosted 03/09/2009 07:25AM

A New Tenant on Melrose Place: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz

Originally posted 03/09/2009 08:00AM

The real-estate market may be sagging in real life, but it's looking up on TV: The CW has reportedly signed a deal for Ashlee Simpson-Wentz to move into Melrose Place.

The singer-actress, 24, plans to return to TV as a small-town girl trying her luck in Los Angeles, according to Entertainment Weekly. The character she will play – seven years after her first big role on the WB's 7th Heaven – will display a "disarming naiveté [that] masks the calculating, shrewd sex kitten within," says EW.

"I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Melrose Place and I look forward to being a part of its new generation of residents," Simpson-Wentz said in a statement.

A source close to Simpson-Wentz tells PEOPLE the actress "wanted something stable so she could be close to her baby."

"She was specifically looking for something in television as her next step that filmed in Los Angeles so she wouldn’t have to be away from Bronx," the source says. "Music is still a passion but she felt this was the best thing for her and her family at this point in her life. She’s really excited about Melrose Place."

She and her rocker husband, Pete Wentz, will also guest star on the March 18 episode of CBS's CSI: NY as a Bonnie-and-Clyde-like couple who get caught up in a drug deal gone bad. "I wish I got the chance to be murdered or rob a bank but I heard the make-up is much longer for that," Wentz, 29, recently told PEOPLE.

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Ashlee Simpson: Stop Talking About Jessica's Weight

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Ashlee Simpson: Stop Talking About Jessica's Weight

Originally posted 01/28/2009 12:00AM

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz says people should leave her older sister Jessica alone.

"I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight," Ashlee, 24, writes on her blog after photos appeared of Jessica, 28, at the Radio 99.9 Kiss Country's annual Chili Cookoff on Sunday in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Under the headline, "Since when did a woman's weight become newsworthy," Ashlee says: "A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman's weight or figure."

She adds: "All women come in different shapes, sizes, and forms and just because you're a celebrity, there shouldn't be a different standard."

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Pete & Ashlee to Guest Star on CSI: NY

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Pete & Ashlee to Guest Star on CSI: NY

Originally posted 01/16/2009 02:40PM

New parents Pete and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz have a new gig – a guest spot on CSI: NY, CBS confirms to PEOPLE.

"Ashlee will be playing 'Lia Wickfield' and Pete will be playing 'Chester Bryon'. They are a 'Bonnie and Clyde'-like couple," a source tells PEOPLE.

Ashlee is scheduled to begin filming her scenes Friday. Pete is expected to start shooting the show sometime next week.

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