Tuesday July 17, 2007
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz at his DJ Set at Cameo Cameo, Miami June 16, 2007.
Seth Browarnik /Wire Image
Contrary to online reports, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are not engaged. Simpson's rep tells Usmagazine.com that the rumors of their impending nuptials are "absolutely not true."
Gossip website Popcrunch claims that Wentz, 28, proposed to Simpson, 22, on July 7 before Fall Out Boy's performance at Live Earth. Further, they speculate that the engagement stems from news that Simpson is pregnant.
The site's sources allege that the rumored engagement has been kept a secret because Simpson fears the overexposure that plagued Nick Lachey and older sister Jessica's marriage.
While we commend Simpson's alleged thinking should Wentz ever actually pop the question, the simple reason for this "engagement's" secrecy is its nonexistence.