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Ashlee Simpson has taken her new husband Pete Wentz‘s last name. Ashlee Wentz. Well….uh, congrats on the wedding!
“I think that that’s something that a woman should do when they’re marrying a man,” she says. “It’s a tradition that I think is a great tradition.” Someone needs to take some kind of empowerment class. Though, it’s not like changing her name is going to affect her singing career. “Ashlee Simpson” isn’t selling records anymore. She’s actually going to go by Ashley Simpson-Wentz professionally, she says. Catchy!
“These decisions with Ashlee and her name are all completely up to Ashlee,” Pete Wentz says. “I want her to do these kinds of things the way she wants to do them.” Seriously. Her Dad probably made her do it to attach herself to Fall Out Boy. They sell more records.
Pete also bought Ashlee a giant bee. Made out of Legos. Can I have diamonds instead. Pete commissioned artist Nathan Sawaya to create a 26″ x 47″ x 36″ bumblebee out of 18,000 standard Lego bricks. The bee took a week to create, and will be delivered to their toyroom. Seeing stuff like that made out of Legos fills me with the iresistable urge to smash them.
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More photos of Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz after the jump.
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I took my husband’s name ’cause it was tradition and I thought it was the right thing to do…Years later, in agony, (and still married)I had to go back to my “real” name. It just didn’t feel like me.
Yeah, she needs an empowerment class.
REALITY CHECK PEOPLE: Peter Wentz did not sing for his band or even play an instrument for band. He just ran around stage pretending to strum the guitar. He was made the front man for his band just because he was the only attractive one. He CANNOT play an instrument! And his band is dead! I am fascinated to see how long he can milk this media attention. I really don’t think anyone really cares about him.
I really hope this couple make it. They seem sensible and they really radiate love and they *like* each other. Who cares about the other stuff?
Keep creepy Joe Simpson AWAY *shudder*
Now, why would a Type A personality like me lose empowerment just because I chose to take my husband’s last name? Trust me, just because I took his last name, my husband has had no illusion as to how much I am my own person and what power I wield in my own right.
I’m proud of my maiden name, but have totally embraced my new name and its heritage. I’m a genealogy nut and surnames mean a lot to me, whether acquired by birth or marriage.