con artists

Ashlee Simpson Exclusives Not Worth The Pretty Penny Papa Joe Was Hoping For

10:05AM Molly Friedman | We were admittedly underwhelmed upon hearing that lip sync princess Ashlee Simpson and her guyliner-sporting beau Pete Wentz were planning on tying the knot, but we are somewhat pleased to hear about all the trouble it’s causing Papa Joe Simpson. Unsurprisingly, the engagement seems to be the result of Pete “doing the right thing” after knocking up his girlfriend. And in an attempt to turn a sticky situation into a pot of gold, minister-turned-Dadager Joe is allegedly trying desperately to make some quick cash by selling his daughter’s story to the weeklies, conveniently timed to coincide with her upcoming album’s release: “‘Joe is contacting all the weeklies and asking them to pony up $1 million to put Ashlee on the cover’…Sadly, there is some interest – but not for anything close to $1 million.” So how much is an Ashlee cover worth these days? Apparently just as little as Lindsay Lohan demands for taking her top off on-screen…