Caught this clip from the Chelsea Lately Show with Chelsea Handler, John Caparulo, Giuliana Rancic and Jay Phillips. They were talking about Jessica Simpson so of course I had to tune in to see what they said!
As it turns out, they talked about the booing incident with Jessica’s first country appearance. At first I thought they were going to say that it was wrong to boo her, because Chelsea started off by being very sympathetic. After all, no one likes to be booed!
But then Chelsea caught a quote about Jessica talking about Tony Romo and how she’d written a song for him. This is where I actually agree with Chelsea a bit, because I don’t think Jessica should be hauling out Tony’s name every time she wants to fit in with country music.
Next in this clip, Giuliana talks about the fact that she doesn’t like that Jessica brings up Texas so much either. Again, I have to agree. It’s like she’s trying to force people to accept her into country music by letting them know “how country” she really is. Take a look at this clip:
The thing they don’t mention in this clip is the fact that she did both these things (talked about Tony and Texas) while in the state of Wisconsin. I can’t tell you all how BIG football is in Wisconsin. The Packers have the second largest fan base behind the Steelers. (Larger than even the Cowboys, folks!) So saying something like this in front of a Wisconsin crowd isn’t going to get people on your side. Plus, if you’re playing in Wisconsin, who cares if you’re from Texas? Say that stuff when you’re in Texas performing.
Again, I blame Joe Simpson for these things. As her manager, I think he should have prepared her better, and talked about what types of things she should have said for that audience. Despite what people say about him, he is a very successful manager so the fact that he didn’t do this surprises me.
Bottom line is, Jess has got to prove herself in country music. It can’t be rushed and it probably will take some time.
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