Does Tony Romo have "a type" or what?

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback has taken up with a new lovely lady -- and she just happens to be a cute, busty blonde, like his most recent ex Jessica Simpson.

UsMagazine.com is reporting that Tony has been hittin' the Dallas scene with beauty queen Candice Crawford -- sister of Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford.

"She's not happy that it's out [in the media], but they weren't trying to hide," an insider said. "They've gone out to dinner in Dallas a bunch."

Tony gave Jess the old heave-ho in July -- the night before her 29th birthday -- and was rumored to have had a bunch of blonde flings while he and Jessica were an item.

Hmmmm. Dating carbon copies of your ex -- have you done it?

Tony Romo, you dog.

It looks like the Dallas Cowboys quarterback was already working on Jessica Simpson's replacement before he even broke up with the singer.

According to the new issue of Us Weekly, Tony was a having an emotional affair with Natalie Smith -- a younger Jessica look-a-like -- for a good amount of time before he broke Jess' heart.

"They've always flirted and texted each other," a pal of Natalie's said. "They had phone conversations one to two months before the breakup."

Natalie the daughter of the associate athletic director at Tony's alma mater, Eastern Illinois University, and even introduced her to Jess backstage at one of Jess' concerts.

A source close to Natalie says that the 22-year-old and the QB "are not officially dating, but they are having an intimate relationship."

Poor Jess.

Obviously Nick Lachey isn't living under a rock and, by now, has heard that his ex-wife Jessica Simpson is back on the market since getting kicked to the curb by Tony Romo.

So, what does Nick, who is also recently single (he and Vanessa Minnillo just split), think of the tabloid talk that the former Newlyweds could rekindle their romance?

"I think it's fun storytelling, but there's very little truth to any of it," the singer told People.com Saturday night. "I certainly have heard about her breakup and I wish her the best, as I've always done. Aside from that, there really is nothing to say." 

These two are so far from friendly exes that a whole lot of time has passed since they've had any kind of correspondence. "I haven't talked to her in probably two years," Nick admitted. "I wish her happiness. That's where it pretty much ends."

So, don't be putting your Nick and Jessica posters back up on your walls just yet, kids. It's almost like they don't even know each other anymore.

What does that make me sad? Oh yeah -- 'cause I'm a sucker.

Jessica Simpson might just be the unluckiest girl in the world when it comes to love.

Multiple sources are confirming that Jessica and her boyfriend, Tony Romo, have split up after a year-and-a-half together. It is rumored that Tony ended things with the singer on Thursday night -- the day before Jess turned 29.

Talk about bad timing!

Jess had a Barbie and Ken themed party planned, but called off the festivities when she and Tony hit the skids.

"She canceled her party because of this," an insider said. "She's doing OK."

Another source said that Jess and Tony have been in trouble for a while -- but that they could always get back together at some point.

"It's been a long time coming. They go from one fight right into another, without a second break," the source tells Us. "It's always something with Jessica."

Still, Jessica seems to be keeping it together. She Tweeted on Sunday, "Everyone needs to know that hope floats ... grab the strings and pull it back to you." Three hours later, she wrote, "Falling asleep with my mom and the dogs. Please lord give all of my beautiful fans, friends, enemies, and family rest. Bring all of us peace."

Poor Jess. She really is just looking for a happy ending to her story -- but she just keeps getting tackled by the evil writers!

So, tell us, who should Jessica date next?

Jessica Simpson is about to make the world a more beautiful place.

The singer is returning to reality TV with a new show called The Price of Beauty.

Jess, who is constantly under the microscope for her fluctuating weight, will be traveling the world in search of what people find beautiful and why, VH1 announced Monday.

"I have always believed that beauty comes from within and confidence will always make a woman beautiful, but I know how much pressure some women put on themselves to look perfect," Jessica said in a statement Monday.

"I am really looking forward to discovering how beauty is perceived in different cultures and participating in some of the crazy things people do to feel beautiful," she continued. "I know we will all learn a lot on this journey and I am so excited that VH1 is coming along on what I'm sure will be a wild ride."

Hopefully this run in the world of Celebreality will be a lot more successful than her previous one on Newlyweds with ex Nick Lachey. Just don't ask her to decide whether chicken or tuna is the more beautiful meal.

Pete Wentz had to play referee for wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and former girlfriend Michelle Trachtenberg, after Ash got a bit tipsy and, um, went nuts.

It all started out fine when the couple met up with Michelle at the "DJ Hero" video game party at LA's Wiltern Theatre. According to PerezHilton.com, "The evening started off very civilly. Pete and Ashlee had a pleasant conversation with Michelle and her boyfriend for close to 20 minutes, and even showed [Michelle] some baby pictures of [Ashlee's] little boy, Bronx."

But then Ashlee started throwing back drinks -- and things got messy.

"Things got out of control," an insider said. Ashlee began to give her hubby a lap dance, while staring at his ex and making inappropriate remarks to the Gossip Girl actress. "She was grinding up on Pete like a stripper. It was actually pretty disgusting," the witness blabbed.

Then Ash did the unthinkable -- she turned to Michelle, who was confused by the whole thing, and said, "I hope you know, the whole time you were dating Pete, I was [bleep]ing him!"

Oh no she didn't!

Pete reportedly was about to die when someone came and made Ashlee leave.

A rep for Ashlee said, "It was just a misunderstanding. Ashlee has since apologized to Michelle and they remain on good terms."

Riiight. Good terms, my hiney. Love it. 

Sometimes I can't help but feel bad for Jessica Simpson.

When she's not defending her ability to sing, she getting dogged for her weight, or being held responsible for a Dallas Cowboys loss.

But Jess says she's not going to let the critics win -- no matter how relentless they are.

"I can't imagine saying some of the things people have said about me about anybody else," Jess tells the June issue of Vanity Fair.

"When it comes to media criticism, that's just something I have had to train myself -- literally train myself -- to ignore," she says. "Because I'm the one up there onstage, and I can feel the energy of the crowd. And I know when I did good. And I know when I did great."

Jess had some rough nights on stage while touring with Rascal Flatts this year, but Tony Romo's girlfriend says it really wasn't as bad as the reviews made it out to be.

"There wasn't one time on this tour when I felt like I butchered it," she says. "I mean, the way people make it sound, I should have never been singing in the first place."

"[Criticism] comes with what I do," she adds, "and I know that every day the media's going to challenge me, is going to want to bring me down. But I feel like I'm at such a place that I own myself, and it's authentic. I own that authentic part of myself, and none of those words are harsh enough to make me believe them."

Yeah, I'm not so sure what that last part means --"I own myself, and it's authentic" -- but I hear what Jessica's saying. We are pretty tough on her, but, in my defense, she does make it easy. I know, I know, that's no excuse.

What do you think? Is time we give Jess a break?

In an interview with InStyle (done before the whole Jessica-is-fat hoopla), the singer told the mag, "I want to create clothes that flatter every figure. I know how a dress can make you feel so frumpy. I promise mine won't."

"We want to reach every type of person - and we do. But mainly I'm all about you wearing the dress, not the dress wearing you," she said. "I know what flatters a woman, and trust me, I've been judged a lot in my life. By now I know what works if you're curvy."

"If my clothing and accessories make you feel great and let you walk proud and tall -- in big, big platform shoes - then I'm happy," she said.

Are you interested in Jess' clothing line or, with jeans like those above, do you not trust her fashion sense for a second?

Jess performed in Grand Rapids, Mich. last night, and reportedly had a pretty hard time on stage. Jess seemed "nervous and tentative," according to People.com, and told the crowd that she had been having "a rough week."

One concert-goer did say that, though a lot of people have been down on Jess for her weight, the blonde "looked phenomenol."

Jessica thanked her fans for their support and told them, "You definitely have to confront everything you go through."  But she still seemed like the week's events had slightly beaten her down, as she had to stop and start over while singing one of her songs.

"My voice is weak tonight and I feel so vulnerable onstage," she told the crowd, according to the The Grand Rapids Press.

Jessica's rep did damage control today saying, "Jessica just had an off night. She's a perfectionist and wanted to start some of the songs over. She always wants to give her best performance to her fans."

I really think Jessica needs to take a break, move to a farm with Tony Romo and have some babies. She just doesn't seem very stable.

Anyway, Jess' brother-in-law, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz joined wife Ashlee Simpson in expressing his distaste for the scrutiny of Jessica's bod. 

"I think that the media puts too harsh of a spotlight on women in general, and I think it's a bummer," Ash's hubby told Extra from the NFL Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash in Tampa, Florida Thursday, about the controversy. "It's bad for young women. I see it affecting young girls who come to our shows, and that's a bummer."

"Real beauty is on the inside, man."

Amen, Petey.

Apparently I'm not the only one who was irked real bad by the world's obsession with the 10 lbs that Jessica Simpson may or may not have gained. Jess' sister, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz went to bat for her girl, posting an entry on her blog in Jessica's defense. Check it out:

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.

-Ash

Check out these too-tiny celebs in our Less Than Zero slide show.

Meet Bronx Mowgli Wentz!

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz introduced their new baby boy to the world by posting this photo on their website, friendsorenemies.com.

Their holiday card reads:

"We decided to share the best gift we could ever receive with you: Bronx Mowgli Wentz. We couldn't be happier. And in the spirit of the holidays, we'd like to encourage you to give on your own. Below is a list of worthwhile charities that need your support.

TheIRC.com, RoomToGrow.org and RichieMaddenFoundation.com."

What can I say? I'm a huge fan of The Wentz Family.

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"I want to have six now. I mean not six specifically, but I want more...I can't imagine that we're stopping, you know what I'm saying? This is like a Journey song, it's like the chorus is just going to keep coming."

-- Pete Wentz, to Sirius' The Morning Mash Up!, on wanting more children since the birth of son Bronx

A Journey reference? I'm seriously in love with him.

Two very different stories are out today, both about a popular starlet and her knack for lap dancing.

First off there's Hilary Duff, who told Maxim, despite previous reports that she's been seen doing a little ho-down out in the clubs, that she's actually not a very good stripper.

"I've been accused by the press of giving lap dances at clubs," she told the mag. "I mean, little ol' me? It's shocking.

"People love to believe it --- it's way more exciting to talk about than the truth! And they're so descriptive about these lap dances," she says. "I don't even know how to do a lap dance!"

Okay, on the other end of the spectrum there's Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, whose hubby, Pete Wentz, told Howard Stern that Ashlee is quite the freak in the bedroom. Pete told the shock jock that the first time he and Ash got it on was "the single best sexual encounter I have ever had."

"It was at the Soho Grand Hotel [in New York City]," he continued, "And I'm looking in the mirrors, [thinking], 'Oh my God, you are [sleeping with] the girl of your dreams, and you can watch yourself!'"

And the anti-Hilary "loves giving me lap dances," Pete blabbed. "She gives a mean lap dance."

So, in case you were keeping a chart, you can put a "yes" under Ash in the lap dance column and a "no" under Hil.

"Motherhood is the most fantastic experience I have ever been thru. Bronx makes me laugh and smile everyday!" she wrote.

Being the supportive wife that she is, Ashlee also took the opportunity to cheer for her hubby Pete Wentz.

"I finally left the house for Fall Out Boy's show on Monday night, which was so good. Their new songs sound awesome live, I can't wait for their new record!

"And last night I went to Pete and Bronx's godfather, Travis' [McCoy of Gym Class Heroes], art show," she continued. "It's amazing to see how many artistic outlets those boys have! Made me very proud. It was an awesome show and so many of our friends and family came out to support.

"I hope you guys have a great holiday," she wrote. "I can't wait to spend it with my new family. Christmas tree goes up tomorrow! XO Ash."

Sounds pretty blissful to me.

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"I get pitched, like, Newlyweds 2 once a week, dude. For like, move-to-an-island-after-this money. I just can't do it."

--- new dad Pete Wentz, to Details, about the overflowing offers for he and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz to chronicle their lives on television.

 

Smart, smart man.

But, let's just say Pete and Ash did do a reality show (obviously it would be called Ash-Wentz Day), would you watch? I think I would.

Do Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz have to tell us why they named their newborn son such an unusual name?

Um, yeah.

"The Jungle Book was something that me and Ashlee bonded over. It's a cool name," the new dad said of his son's middle moniker, Mowgli.

Okay, but why Bronx? Do they have some deep-rooted affection for Jennifer Lopez? Or the 6 train? Or Yankee Stadium?

Well, your guess is as good as mine, 'cause they're not telling.

"We came up with the idea Bronx. We've been throwing [ideas] back and forth a while," the Fall Out Boy rocker told Ryan Seacrest. "It's kind of cool to just leave the narrative what it is. People are stoked or pissed or whatever. And you're like, you know what: I don't think anyone really has the real story."

Fine. Keep your secret.

Pete is talking, however, about how terrified he was right before the baby's birth -- and how awesome Ash was through the whole thing.

"Right before she went into labor, I was like, 'Oh, my god, I think I'm having a heart attack,'" he says. "My heart started beating real fast. You see your wife is in all this pain. And I don't know what's happening right now. She took care of me and made sure I was okay and then went into labor. That's why she's a saint."

Awww. Love that.

Burn!

Jessica Simpson basically tells the new issue of Cosmopolitan that marrying Nick Lachey was a mistake.

"Nick will always be a part of my life," Jess said of the man that put up with her for three years. "But next time, I'm marrying the right one."

Could that be current beau Tony Romo?

"I think any person who I'm gonna date for longer than six months, I definitely am investing in something long-term," she says. "If I get married again, then it will be the last time."

So what's different with the Dallas Cowboy?

"I'd always fall for guys I wanted to save," Jess said. "For the first time, I fell in love with someone who saved me."

What exactly was she saving Nick from? That's what I want to know.

First things first -- this is a ridiculously gorgeous photo of Carrie Underwood on the cover of the new issue of Elle.

Okay, now for the juice -- Carrie says that she's sorry for making Jessica Simpson mad by telling the world that Jess' boyfriend/Carrie's ex Tony Romo still calls the American Idol winner.

"It was something that was said in passing, and I would never mean to say anything to hurt anybody or stir up anything, because I'm just not about drama...at all," Carrie told the mag.

Jessica reacted by saying that there was no way her man was calling Carrie -- and that she had looked at his call log to find out the truth.

And Carrie says she gets why Jess was pissed at her. "I might be mad too if somebody said my boyfriend was calling some other girl," she said. "So I can definitely see where she would be coming from."

But if you're wondering, Carrie says she hasn't spoken to Tony, "since, like, May."

Apologies are all fine and good, but I still think Jess would throw meat at Carrie if she had the chance.

According to TMZ.com, Jess and her entourage were exiting Madeo in Los Angeles, when they were swarmed by photographers. While all of the regular madness was taking place, one pap hit Ken near his eye with a part of a camera -- leaving him with blood trickling down his face!

Jess and Ken finally managed to get to their car, and the driver took them straight to the hospital to get the hair stylist checked out.

See, there are some really tough aspects to being friends with Jess -- other than having to listen to her talk. We hope Ken gets well soon!

Maybe she should just move to Russia, 'cause that's where her new movie, Major Movie Star, killed at the box office. Yup, it opened at No.1 over there where Sarah Palin's neighbors live, but here in the U.S., not so much. Actually, it's going straight to DVD.

Womp, womp.

Sources confirmed to UsMagazine.com that the flick will be renamed Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous, before showing up on shelves -- not like that is going to make any difference.

Jess' rep had no comment. I mean, really, what could they say?

Maybe it's because the speculation about her bump began before the egg was even fertilized, but, man, it seems like we've been waiting for Ash-Wentz-day baby for an eternity. Hold on to your hats, though, kiddies, as dad-to-be Pete Wentz says the birth of his child is imminent.

"She is very pregnant," Pete told Ryan Seacrest, of Ash. "I am on call permanently right now. She's at the very end, and it could happen at any point."

So, how's Jessica's little sister handling the grueling last few weeks of pregnancy?

"She (feels) hot all the time," Pete said, joking that the couple's thermostat is set to 34 degrees. "I think she wants to just be not pregnant anymore. ... It's a struggle to go up and down the stairs. Going out in public is insane."

As for the baby's name (it's rumored to be a boy), the Fall Out Boy rocker says that he and his wife want to see the kid before deciding.

"I want to meet (the baby) first," Pete revealed. "My friend said it - you've gotta have a baby with a name that could be a rock star or a senator, so he'll get work either way."

Suggestions? I like Thelonius.

"Tony and I have not gone to Neiman Marcus -- somebody said we bought a ring there," she tells Entertainment Tonight. "I couldn't drag Tony in to Neiman Marcus if I tried."

There is some news concerning a certain finger -- but it's not Jess'. You see, sources say Tony has broken one of his pinkie fingers. The insider claims the Dallas Cowboys quarterback sustained the injury during Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, but I'm thinking maybe Jess had something to do with it, when Tony told her to keep dreaming about a wedding.

I almost feel bad asking you to watch this video of Jessica Simpson singing on The View.

Yes, it's that bad.

I was trying so hard to listen to the words of her new song, "Remember That", as it's about being abused in a  relationship, but her singing was so awful and distracting, it just wasn't happening. And, if you can get past the terribleness of her tone, her facial expressions are just as weird.

Was she always this bad?

I guess Tony Romo never gets, um, tired of being the good guy.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback was on his way back from the airport on Sept. 7, fresh from his team's win against the Cleveland Browns, when he came across a couple stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire.

"All of a sudden I hear a voice say, 'Do you need help?'" Sharon White, 53, told People.com.

Grateful for the assist, the couple let Tony aid them in getting their tire inflated -- then they realized who he was.

"At that point, I looked at him and thought, 'Dang, he looks familiar,'" Sharon said. "I go, 'You know what? You look like Tony Romo.' He looked down and just gave me that boyish smile he's got. Then he said, 'That's because I am.'"

Obviously a football fan, Sharon was a tad excited. 

"I just screamed as loud as I could," she said. "Then I grabbed him and hugged him."

Her husband Bill, 61, who had missed Tony's big game and had recorded it at home, asked Jessica Simpson's man what had happened to his bandaged chin. When Tony started to tell him, "I stopped him and said, 'Don't tell me! I don't want to know!" the man said.

 Tony went on his way after that, but the couple are extremely grateful -- even if they did forget to thank him.

"I'd thank [Tony] so much for stopping," Sharon says, if she had the chance to send him a message. "I love him to death, he's a great guy. And I hope I didn't bust his eardrum!"

Awww, Jessica's got herself another good. I could so see Nick Lachey stopping to help someone, too. But John Mayer? Not so much. 

“It’s really disheartening in a way how the media can control somebody’s perspective on someone else’s life…It’s really sad how people want to believe the worst…I’m really not as important people make me out to be.”

-- Jessica Simpson, to Extra, on being judged by the rest of the world.

Jessica Simpson is psyched about becoming an aunt. The singer told Yo on E! that she is anxiously awaiting the birth of her sister, Ashlee Simpson's, baby.

That's right. Baby. As in singular.

"Definitely not twins," Jess said, about her sister's rumored double bump. But the amount of presents this baby is going to get sounds like it may be enough for quintuplets  "I'm going to spoil the kid rotten, that's for sure," Jessica promised. "I think my sister's going to be pretty strict, actually, because she's been so good throughout her pregnancy."

The gone-country girl says she is also in amazement of how much her sister has, um, grown as a person. "She's just such a woman," the elder Simpson said of her baby sis. "I'm like, 'Oh, my gosh - what's happened to my sister?'"

They're very sweet and cute, but does anyone think Jess is the tiniest bit jealous of Ash?

If Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson were expecting twins, well, we certainly wouldn't be surprised. Not only is this the second time the rumor had surfaced, but Ashlee's baby bump is definitely big enough to be housing two little rockers.

Earlier in the year, Pete had to clarify a quote he made referring to the unborn baby as "them", saying that he was just trying to be vague about the baby's sex. Now a good friend of the Fall Out Boy, hip-hop artist Tyga, told E! Online that there are definitely two kids on the way.

“They’re having twins,” Tyga said in a pre-VMA event. “They’re really happy.”

A rep for the couple still insists that Tyga is mistaken, "It is not true," so says the mouthpiece.

But, speaking of Ashlee, possibly-pregnant-with-twins and all, doesn't she look gorg in this pic from last night's VMAs? So happy.