Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (born Ashlee Nicole Simpson; October 3,
1984) is an American pop singer-songwriter, dancer and
actress. Simpson-Wentz, who is the younger sister of pop
singer Jessica Simpson, rose to prominence in mid-2004
through the success of her number-one debut album
Autobiography and the accompanying reality series The Ashlee
Simpson Show. Simpson received widespread criticism when she
attempted to lip-sync with a pre-recorded vocal track on
Saturday Night Live in October 2004. The recording stalled
and she did not sing, leaving the band members alone on
stage. Following a North American concert tour and a film
appearance, Simpson released a second number-one album, I Am
Me, in October 2005. Her third album, Bittersweet World, was
released in April 2008. The following month, she married
musician Pete Wentz and announced that they were expecting a
child. On November 20, 2008, Simpson-Wentz gave birth to
their son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz.