Trivia / Jessica Simpson

• Contractual Purity: When Jessica Simpson began her career as a Christian pop singer, her naturally large breasts were considered a liability rather than asset. She was asked by her record company to tape them down before performances because they did not want her being viewed as a sex symbol. She also had to publicly announce that she would remain a virgin until marriage. Once she entered her twenties, she went Hotter and Sexier, most notably with her cover of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"; the video drew controversy for its sexy car wash theme, and actually got banned in several countries.
• Creator Backlash: She's not a big fan of her reality series, as the public perception of her took a toll on her mental health, and she's called her marriage itself the biggest financial mistake of her life.
  "How was I supposed to live a real, healthy life filtered through the lens of a reality show? If my personal life was my work, and my work required me to play a certain role, who even was I anymore?"
• Creator Breakdown: In her autobiography, she confessed to battling addictions to alcohol and prescription drugs, as well as extreme body image issues.
• Creator Killer: Her Genre Shift to Country Music with Do You Know went over so poorly that she has pretty much stopped recording ever since.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Well she was made to lose fifteen pounds by executive Tommy Mottola when she first signed her contract in 1997.
• Follow the Leader: One of many blonde teen pop stars of the late 90s and early 2000s who followed in the wake of Britney Spears alongside Christina Aguilera and Mandy Moore. She was intended to be the Spiritual Antithesis to Britney, by virtue of being Tamer and Chaster (see above). Then for her second album, she switched to more radio-friendly music to evoke Britney.
• Romance on the Set: She fell in love with Nick Lachey when she went on tour with 98 Degrees.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Newlyweds was originally a vehicle for Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Pressly, but they backed out.
  • She announced a semi-autobiographical comedy series for NBC in 2013, but it never got off the ground.