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Jessica Simpson appeared on the CBS Early Show this morning, and lo and behold, the topic of conversation turned to her weight.

Jess was there to announce the nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards, and perform her song Pray Out Loud.

After her performance, anchor Maggie Rodriguez tried desperately to get Jessica to talk about her recent weight issue, without actually having to ask her.

It was so obvious what she was getting at, but Jess just kept talking about how everything was “so great.”

Finally Rodriquez basically came out and asked her, “Everything going ok for you? I know you’ve been through a lot lately.”

But Jess kept her cool, and just brushed it off. Guess she means it when she says she doesn’t care what people think about her weight!

She does genuinely seem really happy! And she’s evolved into a much different person since the Nick Lachey days.

It has been a harsh winter for Jessica Simpson, she’s tried to put on a brave face and ignore all the headlines surrounding her weight gain, but it’s proven to be too much for her.

Jess had a mini breakdown Thursday night in Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena when she was the opening act for Rascal Flatts.

According to reports, Jess started crying during her set and allowed the crowd to sing her lyrics while she drank water. “Sorry,” she mouthed to the crowd, as she lost her place in a song.

The forgiving audience cheered for Simpson anyway. “You go, girl!” one fan yelled out to her.

“My voice is weak tonight,” she said, tearfully, “and I feel so vulnerable onstage.”

She toughed it out and finished her entire set though. She then told the audience how much she missed her boyfriend Tony Romo and how she couldn’t wait to see him on Friday.

At this rate, Jessica is going to suffer a full-blown meltdown. Maybe a little R&R with Tony would do her some good. She needs to get out of the spotlight for just a few weeks. Maybe she can take a little vaca to St. Lucia. Hanging out with Amy Winehouse will make anyone feel good about themselves.

Unfortunately forJessica Simpson, there’s not much else going on this week in the news. So the story about her recent weight gain is the topic of conversation everywhere!

It seems everyone wants to put in their two sense about it, and thankfully for Jess, most people are siding with her.

The latest person to weigh in on the situation is her ex-husband Nick Lachey. He spoke to Extra last night about it, and was shocked about what a huge headline it’s become.

He said, “I can’t believe it’s this big of a story and people are making such a huge deal about it. I’m never ceased to be amazed by people’s reactions to things.”

He went on to pass along some nice words for Jessica, saying, “I wish her nothing but the best and I hope she’s happy — whatever size that comes in.”

Well, even though Jessica and Nick don’t seem to have any sort of relationship with each other anymore, at least they’re still on good terms. And if you thought Nick’s statement was nice, just listen to what the rest of Hollywood has to say! At least Jess can sleep tonight knowing that a lot of people in the biz have her back!

Here’s what other celebs are saying:

Tori Spelling:
“I think she looks great. To be honest, I haven’t noticed a difference, so all of a sudden when I saw her on the cover, in my opinion, she’s [still] Jessica Simpson. You know what this means? She’s still really popular.”

Nicky Hilton:
“I think it sucks. I think the media is very cruel with that stuff.”

I don`t want people walking out of a movie thinking I was trying to act or be some movie star. I want them to think, `That might make me like Jessica a little bit more.`

It’s officially Jessica Simpson week. Here’s a recap if you haven’t been keeping up:

Jessica showed off some new curves during the 99.9 KIIS Country Chili Cook off in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Her weight gave made headlines across the globe.

Her former trainer said he thinks she looks “sexy” and “healthy.” Her sister Ashlee came to her defense saying she’s “completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister’s weight” and claims her sister is still a size 2. Uh…more like size 2 times 4.

After staying mum for a few days, Jess is finally responding to the reports of her weight gain.

“I’m not fat,” Jess confessed to a pal. “Going from a size 2 to a size 8, that’s not fat. If I weren’t Jessica Simpson, no one would care.”

She’s right about one thing, if she wasn’t Jessica Simpson, we wouldn’t care. But that’s the whole point. The media questions celebrities when they lose too much weight and criticizes them when the gain a few pounds.

Do you think Jess is getting too much heat for her weight gain? Are her new curves sexy or did she overdue it with the chili?

Its safe to say Jessica Simpson is not having the best week ever.

She’s hasn’t even had a chance to swallow the bad press she’s been getting for her recent weight gain, and now she has to deal with infidelity reports.

Star magazine is reporting that Jess’ quarterback beau Tony Romo cheated on her while she was away–at her own house!

The magazine is claiming that hours after Jessica boarded a flight on January 16, Tony went to LA hotspot My House with Laguna Beach’s Stephen Colletti and Entourage star Kevin Connolly.

After the party he invited guests “back to my place,” to keep the party going. While guests mingled downstairs, Tony was enjoying his own private party — “with a longhaired, olive-skinned cutie” upstairs.

“Everyone was talking about it downstairs,” dishes the source. “The girls were saying it was so wrong and shady of Tony to cheat on Jessica — especially in her place! I just can’t believe he would hook up with another woman at his own girlfriend’s house.”

The story is a little hard to swallow. Jess and Tony seem like such a happy couple, but it must be true when they say there’s always trouble in paradise.

Talk about a little weight gain getting blown out of proportion. Jessica Simpson put on a little holiday weight and the whole world went nuts.

Jess showed off a fuller figure during Radio 99.9 Kiss Country’s annual Chili Cookoff on Sunday in Pembroke Pines, Fla., and she’s literally been the talk of the town (and country) all week.

Her former personal trainer has already come to her defense, claiming she looks “sexy” and “healthy” and now sister Ashlee Simpson is blasting her critics on Myspace Celebrity . Here’s what she had to say:

Since when did a woman’s weight become newsworthy…

I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister’s weight. A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman’s weight or figure as a headline on Fox News.

All women come in different shapes, sizes, and forms and just because you’re a celebrity, there shouldn’t be a different standard.

Is this something you would say to your wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, or even a friend? I seriously doubt it.

How can we expect teenage girls to love and respect themselves in an environment where we criticize a size 2 figure?

Now can we focus on the things that really matter.

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