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U.S. pop and country star Jessica Simpson has agreed to sing on an upcoming installment of the competition series "Dancing with the Stars," ABC said Monday. Actor Ted McGinley and comedian Jeffrey Ross, as well as their professional dance partners, were eliminated in the show's Season 7 premiere week. Another couple is scheduled to be sent home on the "Dancing with the Stars" results show, set to air Tuesday, the network said. Simpson is slated to take the stage during the episode,...

Jessica Simpson reportedly had technical difficulties and stopped singing for a moment while performing on "Good Morning America."The pop singer appeared on the show, which tapes in New York, to promote her new country album "Do You Know."Newsday.com said Simpson on Tuesday sang her single "Come On Over" without incident but stopped shortly after starting her second song, "With You.""Hold on," Simpson said. "I know this is live TV but I...

By Anne Neville The young woman on the phone sounds thoughtful, introspective, with a slight twang in her pleasant alto voice that becomes more noticeable when she mentions her roots as "just a normal girl from Texas." In fact, Jessica Simpson sounds nothing like the confused "Is this chicken or fish?" ditz from the reality show "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica" or the "I know, buffaloes don't have wings!" scatterbrain from the Pizza Hut commercials....

Maybe it doesn't require such a grand leap of the imagination after all. Jessica Simpson made her name as a dance-pop debutante with diva status the prize her eyes were zeroed in on. Then so much tabloid chatter and televised static made her into late night television one- liner fodder, a role that didn't seem to bother Simpson all that much -- publicity being publicity, after all. That bimbo role in the film "Dukes of Hazzard" didn't do much damage either, since filling Daisy Duke's...

Singer/actress Jessica Simpson is now selling beer. The singer and actress has signed on as spokeswoman for Stampede Light Plus, made by Dallas' Stampede Brewing Co. Simpson will appear in ads in stores for the beer and is taking a 15 percent stake in the brewer. The Dallas Morning News said terms were not disclosed. Lawrence Schwartz , Stampede's president and chief executive, said Simpson is the now face of the brand. Simpson said in a statement that as an entrepreneur she's "always...

By Rachel Leibrock, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Aug. 4--With the candy-floss hair and knock- 'em-out curves, Dolly Parton has made a living off her bawdy, larger-than-life image. But the 62-year-old musician is also an unequaled singer-songwriter with a Southern drawl-soaked soprano and a flair for the down-home turn of phrase. Parton has penned more than two dozen No. 1 hits during her five-decade career; standouts for the 2006 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honoree include...

NIAGARA FALLS, ON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that it has added a second performance by international music, fashion, TV and movie star Jessica Simpson to its August concert line-up. Simpson, whose August 28th show sold out almost immediately when it was announced earlier this month, will now perform in Fallsview's Avalon Theatre on Wednesday, August 27th, as well. "Ms. Simpson's show sold out as quickly as any we've ever had here at Fallsview Casino...

By Scott D. Pierce Deseret News BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Once he's done hosting ABC's "High School Musical: Get in the Picture," Nick Lachey might have a career ahead of him as a spokesman for the Utah Travel Council. Lachey, a veteran of the boy band 98 Degrees and star of MTV's "Newlyweds" with then-wife Jessica Simpson, spent several weeks in the state while the reality/competition show was being filmed at Murray High School. And while show-biz types who don't live in Utah are prone to...

U.S. pop star Jessica Simpson has announced she has made the music video for her first country music offering available on her Web site. The singer said on JessicaSimpson.com Friday anyone who signs up for an account on her Internet site can take a peek at the streaming video for Come on Over, her first foray into country music, People magazine reported. The singer, who turned 28 Thursday, said she was excited for members of her online community to see her attempt to embrace country music...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, who let America pry into their marriage with their MTV reality show, "Newlyweds," have finalized their divorce, a spokesman for the singer-actress said on Saturday. The marriage of Simpson and Lachey crumbled late last year after three years. Celebrity magazines reported the two had yet to work out a financial agreement, but Simpson's spokesman, Rob Shuter, refused to comment. "All I am confirming is that they are now in fact...