Ashlee to Playboy: No Thanks!

TMZ has learned that Ashlee Simpson has turned down a $4 million offer to pose for Playboy.

Ashlee Simpson
In Touch Weekly first reported the offer, and said the pop star was considering it. TMZ spoke with Rob Shuter, Ashlee's publicist, who confirmed that Ashlee did indeed receive an offer to pose in the legendary men's mag -- but turned it down.

A source close to Ashlee told TMZ the offer was big -- $4 million to be exact.

A newly glammed Simpson is currently on tour promoting her recent album, "I Am Me."

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241. A friend of mine works at Playboy and they did indeed offer her 4 million. Other celebs have been offered different amounts but the least they'll offer a celeb is $1 million sonce they get the big bucks......
Ashlee is HOT right now. She's on the top of her game and for Playboy to score her would put their sales through the roof!
Men everywhere would drop the $5 to get an issue (even Christians since Ashlee is a Christian).
Ashlee's hot.....there's no getting around it. People have their "opinions" but they know the truth. Jealuosy is an ugly thing.
Ashlee did Blender a few months ago. She looked AMAZING! She's got the body of a goddess.
Jessica has done Maxim two (maybe 3) times and each time she's looked great. Now I think she should do Playboy. Why not? The way she dresses she leaves nothing to the imagination so......

Posted at 8:12AM on Jun 30th 2006 by James

242. She's probably waiting on an offer from penthouse.

Posted at 12:43PM on Jun 30th 2006 by Johnny Rocks

243. Ashlee Simpson is CRAZY to not accept that offer if I was her I would take it. Why do I think Ashlee should take the offer? Is because she has perfect curves and she is an outstanding girl she has so many fans that love her to heck>

Posted at 12:46PM on Jun 30th 2006 by Savannah

244. omg im glad she turned them down!!! she doesnt need to be a pornstar go ashlee!

Posted at 1:22PM on Jun 30th 2006 by Bridget

245. You kids talk a lot for people who claim to know a person by the photographs they take. Lets clear matters up shall we? Say she accepted. What then. Playboy enjoys a surge in magazine sales because lets admit it, any guy (Heterosexual guy) would love nothing more then to see Ashlee in the buff. Come next year Playboy has to match of beat their previous years earnings to stay profitable, at least for that particular month. What options does Playboy turn to? They either search for another attractive and emerging artist of some sort, or simply sign another 'playmate'. In the end Playboy being the 'company', If it is even correct to use the term, that it is pulls out its profits out from an alternate source...namely DVD sales and PlayboyTV. No sweat right for them right? Now consider Ashlee’s position. She accepts, takes her 4 Million and walks away facing a much harder journey to the top of the charts then when she started out. The only benefit she receives is money. And to be level with you (reader) 4 Million is not as big of a sum as you would think. Average-to-low income families, is in this case teenagers, see 1 Million as the solution to their every problem. In the end a trade off of nudity for money is laughable and unreasonable. One small side note, the rash and jealous," Ashlee is ugly" comments, and I will write and size check to prove it, come from bitter, bored and humorously obese teens and tweens who have become irritated seeing someone attractive take guys attention. Lets face it, in the end these comments will never be seen by ,I doubt, more then a few hundred,....so why waste time making a fool of your self by talking about a person and matter that only a very few FULLY understand.

Posted at 7:57PM on Jun 30th 2006 by Darius

246. It wasnt a porn mag dude....you obviously have never seen a playboy before. and Seriously....people are meat. 4 out of 5 Hyenas prefer people over chicken! lol

Sad to see she turned it down...damn

Posted at 1:25AM on Jul 1st 2006 by Mike

247. cost of Ashlee if she grew up near St. Petersburg, $40
(refused) cost of Ashlee since she's made in hollyworrd $4000000
revenue from this story: priceless

Posted at 2:20AM on Jul 8th 2006 by Kid V

248. Good for her!! I really do not care why she turned it down, her own choice or in respect for her parents (although I think her Dad would be somewhat inconsistient to disapprove given his management of both daugthers, the trashy clothes and choices he helps them make)
the money, no matter what the amount offered, is not the important thing. It is imporant that she said no to further exploiting her body for profit.

Posted at 8:21AM on Jul 8th 2006 by Robin

249. Ashlee Simpson will pose for Playboy. Maybe not right now, thats because she is popular. She doesn't need to expose her breasts to become popular and rich.


Give it time, she can only last so long as a popstar, and she certainly won't make it in television or on the big screen. Face it guys, the only two popstars that really defeated that fate was Britney Spears and Madonna.....and even they have recently faded away so to speak.

Posted at 12:44AM on Jul 9th 2006 by Logan

250. Ashlee Simpson is gorgeous.
She has always been gorgeous.
But posing for Playboy would just be a ludacris thing to do.
She's too good for that.

Posted at 1:48PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Leah

251. I love Ashlee and I am really proud of her 4 turning them down. I didn't expect her to say yes but I meen, lots of celebs would. By the way, she only had one thing done and it was her nose, which was cute B4 too. And she only made 1 little mistake then the world turns on her. Nice. So just get over SNL and then I wouldn't even have to post this cuz every one would be like-she made the right choice.

Posted at 11:47AM on Jul 29th 2006 by Erin

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