Blabbering on Radio Interview, Ashlee Simpson Denies Intoxication

Tue, 04 March 2008 21:12:47 ET

Blabbering on Radio Interview, Ashlee Simpson Denies Intoxication
Concerning speculations that Ashlee Simpson was drunk while doing a radio interview, her representative immediately dished out the uprising rumors. Claiming that the 23-year-old pop rock singer was merely exhausted, the reps insisted that Simpson was not under the influence when she appeared on Washington D.C.'s Hot 99.5 Kane In The Morning show on Tuesday (04.03.08).

Clearing out intoxication speculations, the reps let out, "Ashlee was absolutely not intoxicated this morning on Hot 99.5." The reps then pointed out that her slurry words came as a result of her busy promotional schedule saying, "She has been working extremely hard traveling across the country to promote her upcoming new album by performing at night and waking up very early the next day to do radio interviews in the morning - like any of us would be - she was simply just tired."

The younger sister of Jessica Simpson sparked rumors that she was drunk during the radio interview since she apparently had trouble speaking and slurred her words. When asked about the new tattoo on her left wrist, the "Pieces of Me" singer mispronounced the name of a popular flower saying, "It's a pe-oh-nee." Further, she even had a hard time describing her new album. She said, "very album has, you know, a strong vision. And this record is definitely very laid back because... you'll hear a mix, because its very diverse. There's the guitar sound and there's the beat sound."