Ashlee Simpson

Supposedly sober soon-to-be ex-President George W. Bush drank a Pisco Sour (that's Peruvian brandy, lemon juice, egg whites, simple syrup, and regional bitters, for those playing at home) during his trip to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last weekend. [Andina.com via Cityfile]

Someone at OK! magazine will probably be fired for incorrectly spelling Ashlee Simpson's name as "Ashley" on the cover. [P6]

Britney Spears claims her two sons, Jayden and Preston, have inherited father Kevin Federline's foul mouth and tendency toward bad behavior, though she is happy to report, "I think they look like me... They don’t look like their father at all.” [R&M]

Model Jessica Stam's boyfriend, recent NYU graduate Austin Clegg, may face jail time for for a collection of softcore crimes (marijuana possession charges, scrawling graffiti on West Fourth Street, and skipping community service). [P6]

Angelina Jolie is still in between pregnancies at the moment. [Us Weekly]

Ashlee Simpson is an old-fashioned type of gal. The punky pop star announced that she is taking her new husband, Pete Wentz' last name and will now be going by Ashlee Wentz to her friends and family, and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz professionally.

"I think that that's something that a woman should do when they're marrying a man," she told People magazine. "It's a tradition that I think is a great tradition."  read more »

Justin Bartha, who is dating Ashley Olsen, used to yell and curse at former girlfriend Lydia Hearst. [P6]  read more »

When Ashlee Simpson began her rise to fame (and later infamy) in 2004, the last thing the world needed was another pop star in her sister's mold—which was lucky for Ashlee, who does not have Jessica's vocal range (nor, need it be said, her Barbie looks). Packaged and primed, Ashlee was groomed to be the anti-Jessica, the Pat Benatar to Jessica's Olivia Newton John. With dark brown hair and that nose, she even managed to look the part. She was always more spunk than anything else, which was made abundantly clear when she was caught lip-synching on Saturday Night Live.  read more »

An upcoming Law & Order episode might be "ripped form the headlines" of the Jared Paul Stern trial in which Ron Burkle accused him of extortion. The best part: A source tells the Daily News that Mr. Stern will be played by Mo Rocca! [NY Daily News]

Samantha Ronson has practically moved in with Lindsay Lohan. [P6]

Super-delegates like Gov. John Corzine shouldn't go to the Waverly Inn because they might get eavesdropped on. That is reportedly what happed when Mr. Corzine was chatting up Ben Silverman, Al Pacino, Andrew Stein and Doug Liman at the restaurant recently. [P6]  read more »

Bittersweet Symphony? Ashlee Simpson may not be welcomed back to Saturday Night Live after her 2004 appearance exposed her lip-synching talents. Also, Page Six hears that the young Mr. Simpson was not exactly a hit with the show's producers. [P6]  read more »

Let the Michael Jackson comeback begin. Today, with the release of the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller, Jackson and company launch the first salvo in what has so far been an abortive effort to get the pop star's career back on track. Good luck! According to The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Norm Clarke (love the eye patch, by the way), Jackson had been holed up at the Palms for the last couple of months of 2007 with his handlers trying to finagle a six-figure deal for him to host a New Year's party. Alas, he's "too radioactive." The new edition of the "world's biggest selling album of all time" may begin to change all of that. It has a couple of new tracks with will.i.am, Fergie, Akon and Kanye West contributing new versions of "The Girl Is Mine," "P.Y.T.," "Billie Jean," and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," using the old recordings. Click "Read More" to hear a sample from the album and from other new releases hitting stores today.  read more »

Because cases of mistaken celebrity identity can be really annoying, here follows a list of some stars—most of whom are out-of-towners—in New York over the next seven days. So if you happen to find yourself at, say, Da Silvano on Wednesday night and could swear that Tom Hanks is sitting at the next table over, you’ll know that it’s probably him. (Mr. Hanks comes to town today to promote his new film, Charlie Wilson’s War.)

After the jump, some other stars in town to push a little flesh this week.  read more »

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The spring 2008 Rock & Republic collection was presented Wednesday night at Eyebeam, a warehouse space in Chelsea, in full salute to Studio 54. “Even though that was disco—it's still rock,” said the company’s CEO, Michael Ball, explaining the theme. “It was irreverent, anything went—they took it to the limit and that's what rock is about."

Images of the collection, which is designed in Los Angeles, hung from the ceiling; models in metallic jersey dresses mingled on white modern vinyl couches.

"Look at how much more of a statement this is as a brand, then taking IMG's block, putting a monogram on the back, change the lighting, maybe the backdrop and the music,” Mr. Ball said. "What Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager did back in the 70’s—all they really wanted to do was throw a party and it turned into a complete lifestyle.”

The joint was jam-packed and a black-clad army of publicists stood outside, channeling the late Mr. Rubell by yelling at party crashers: "If you are not on this list—and it's a short list—you are not getting in."

Later, the hip-hop band Gym Class Heros took the stage while Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson made out on the VIP couches. At almost midnight, partygoers poured into the streets and onto the next chapter at Hiro Ballroom, where LCD Soundsystem took the stage and kept the party going until dawn.

The first round of auditions for Joan Rivers’ untitled Bravo talk show occurred during the sec  read more »

The first round of auditions for Joan Rivers’ untitled Bravo talk show occurred during the second  read more »

Last month, The Real Estate followed up on a couple reports in the New York Post about who was moving into an 11th floor apartment at 158 Mercer Street. (That's just one floor above Andre Balazs).

Music mogul David Geffen was listed as one of the trustees buying the place, according to public records, but Saturday Night Live producer Marci (daugher of Calvin) Klein is the one moving in, according to a source. Got it?  read more »

A few days ago, Dealbreaker attempted to unravel this mystery. The plot somehow involves Ashlee Simpson, plastic surgery, and the possible sale of the Los Angeles Times.

- Michael Calderone