Newlyweds Part 2: The Ashlee Years

Joe Simpson must really hate Pete Wentz, because he's pushing Pete and Ashlee to follow in big sis Jessica and ex-hubby Nick's oh-so-successful footsteps and film the first stage in their marital union. So does this mean that after the show ends we'll see Ashlee star in a film version of The Greatest American Hero, get divorced, dabble in Lisa Rinna-sized lips, date Jason Mraz, and then ruin the career of a promising sports star? Sounds like fun to us. According to MSNBC:

The reality apple does not fall far from the tree, especially when you’re talking about the sisters Simpson. Jessica Simpson skyrocketed to fame thanks to “Newlyweds,” and it’s sounding like little sister Ashlee might be working on a similar deal now that she’s engaged and with child.

Joe Simpson, Ashlee’s dad and manager, is said to be the driving force behind the concept, according to OK! magazine. “Joe knows that no one cared about Jessica before her reality show, and he’s hoping a show for Ashlee will have the same effect,” a source close to Ashlee told the magazine.

A rep for Ashlee said this is “not true at all,” but other sources close to the sisters said they’ve heard similar talk. If the show were to happen, it wouldn't be one of its kind for Simpson. The first season of “The Ashlee Simpson Show” ran in the summer of 2004, and her first album, “Autobiography,” dropped a month into the show’s run and debuted at No. 1.

One record-industry insider said that the show definitely helps sales, and the Simpson camp will do whatever it takes to make sure Ashlee can be a success, even if that means turning the cameras back on. “She’s been struggling with record sales. Now that she’s really interesting again, a reality show could do wonders for her career. It’s a part of doing business for this family.”

Man, that's going to be some compelling television. Half of every episode will consist of Ashlee and Pete trying on each other's skinny jeans and striped t-shirts and gazing lovingly at each other's reflections in the bathroom mirror as they engage in hot side-by-side flat-ironing action. It'll be more popular than American Idol.