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Simpson's Excuse -- I Had an Off Night

Posted Feb 6th 2009 1:31PM by TMZ Staff

Jessica Simpson is already explaining her reportedly bizarre, calamity-filled, lyric-forgetting performance in Michigan last night -- chalking the whole thing up to an "off night."

Her rep tells TMZ, "Jessica had an off night. She's a perfectionist and wanted to start some songs over. She always wants to give the best performance for her fans."

Jess' recent wave of bad press continued this morning when a Grand Rapids Press editor who attended the show claimed the singer forgot her lyrics, struggled with her ear monitors, mumbled through songs, fought back tears and asked her band to re-start a song.

At one point in the show, Simpson mouthed the words "I'm sorry" to the crowd.

FYI -- no apology has been issued for the years of the other shows she's done.

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Tags: concert, Grand Rapids, GrandRapids, Jessica Simpson, JessicaSimpson, lyrics, meltdown, Michigan, off night, OffNight

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31. Ginny #26 --- Gee you are so original...fat people and jealous. Every twit with no imagination for a clever retort writes that. Your such a brain surgeon!

Posted at 2:59PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Leslie

32. Jessica's star will soon fade, just like a warm breath on a cool mirror......."nuff said"

Posted at 3:01PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Bad Bill Bo Baggins

33. Ginny#26---Gee, all the twits write you're fat and jealous, because you don't have the brains to think of an original retort. You're such a brain surgeon!

Posted at 3:02PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Leslie

34. Just to clarify, this post is not about talent or really about the article itself, but about comments posted calling Jessica Simpson fat. It infuriates me that the media as well as most of you can be so cruel. I was at the show last night and Jessica Simpson is not fat by any means. After all the hype from the media I was expecting a chubby girl to walk out on stage, and was surprised to see a fit and healthy woman. All it took was one unflattering outfit/photo and now she is “fat”? Seriously, no wonder why all of the young women in this country suffer from eating disorders and body image issues.

Posted at 3:12PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Andrea

35. Ginny, If you are jealous of a fat, horrible singer, you must look REALLY bad!

Posted at 3:10PM on Feb 6th 2009 by 2fast4u

36. Leave Jessica alone. You don't have to pay money to see her sing, so what do you care? Her fans will pay money. I'm not a fan, but I can't stand all you mean-spirited people who just know how to put people down oh so well. She's human and made a few mistakes, so kill her with your words. She's a young girl, very sweet, and not fat by any means, and has more money than most of you people on here. And she doesn't have to go away and crawl into a hole to please some of you people on this post. How many of you people screw up on your job??? Or are you perfect human beings..... Just ask TMZ, they screw up all the time.

Posted at 3:16PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Peace

37. Peace
Cry us a river, why dont you!
Please by all means continue with your babble..........

Posted at 3:19PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Bad Bill Bo Baggins

38. there's no beginning and there is no end
foods ever present in her dimension...
well, she's the genius of blub
she's a heap.

Posted at 3:22PM on Feb 6th 2009 by bohannon

39. PEACE......(babble) Babbling (also called twaddling) is a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words, which best describes you, retard.

Posted at 3:24PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Bad Bill Bo Baggins

40. Give her a break! It must be nice for all of you sitting there on your fat *sses to judge someone who has had...and continues to have...success in such a difficult field. She is a POP STAR...NOT an opera singer. She is hardly fat and is still in much better shape than I'm guessing 99.9% of the planet. Rich, famous, attractive...The poor thing. Wow, she really must be doing something wrong.

Posted at 3:24PM on Feb 6th 2009 by John

41. OK ! TMZ enough is enough !!! Time you got of Jessica's back !! Go find someone else to pick on for God sake . So she not the best singer in the world but compared to most of those other Supposed great singers you"re always hyping she just as good . As for her supposed weight gain. I wish I looked that good. I'm so sick of all those Hollywood pen-thin stick people you praise as glamerious I could croak. !! TMZ used to be kind of entertaining but lately it has turn into just a plain old freak show !!! with a very dirty mouth. that needs to be washed out. !! Try reporting something nice once and a while bet you can do it cause you have forgotten how to nice !!!

Posted at 1:21PM on Feb 12th 2009 by gingerrose

42. 8. Anyone, and I mean anyone, who thinks this girl is overweight has a serious issue. Leave her alone! There is not one person who doesn't have a bad at work... I think people are so rude about her. Give her a break and move onto something else already!!!



Posted at 2:02PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Amy

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Jessica has spent many years trash talking other celebs. She deserves what she gets.

Posted at 3:34PM on Feb 6th 2009 by .

43. Why rip this girl to pieces? It getting a bit much.

Posted at 3:34PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Kat

44. Bad Bill Bo Biggins...you are crackin me up! And yes people, she is fat and we are not going to leave her alone. So shut your faces and quit demanding people do as you say, doorknobs.

Posted at 3:40PM on Feb 6th 2009 by LuLu

45. where would she be without those beautiful fun bags and a pretty face? Ni doube next to her no talent too much plastic surgery sister

Posted at 3:43PM on Feb 6th 2009 by edje210@mindspring.com

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