God Damn It, Joe Simpson!

I didn't want to say anything earlier and jinx it, but I knew Joe Simpson would fuck up Jessica's chances of being on American Idol.

A couple of outlets are reporting on some of the behind-the-scenes shuffling going on right now, and it looks like Jessica Simpson actually had the job in the bag. It was hers. She was a lock. And it was a great opportunity for her because, let's face it, her music career is deader than disco. I'm saying this as a huge fan of all things Jessica: her music career is done. Her acting career is done, too. She's got nothing right now except for a very poorly-made reality TV series on VH1 which I highly doubt will be renewed for another season. All she's got is her clothing line and her cosmetics line, and nothing else.

For years now--even when things were going good for her--I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of her father. He has no business being anyone's manager, and he's done more to screw his daughter's career than anyone ever had a chance to.

And Jessica, who I just want to see do well and keep producing because I am a big fan of hers and I want to have something new from her, had the best opportunity anyone could offer her at this point in her failing career: a permanent spot on the number one show on television in front of millions of people.

Apparently, when the producers came to Joe Simpson to negotiate a deal, he made so many ridiculous demands that the producers just dropped the idea and moved on to Jennifer Lopez, who needs it just as bad as Jessica does. And she was smart; she took the deal and apparently didn't ask for too much. Joe, who is truly an idiot, once again kept Jessica from getting a chance to boost her career.

I've said for years she should fire him. I know she won't, because he's her daddy and she's a daddy's girl, but anyone else would have been fired already.

Idiot.