14 DAY TRIAL // Jessica Simpson is pregnant but she's yet to confirm the happy news. A new report suggests she might be holding back from making the announcement because she wants to cash in on it, by asking magazines to pay up if they want the exclusive.
PageSix reports that Joe Simpson, her dad and manager, actually came up with the idea.
Instead of just issuing a statement to confirm that Jessica is expecting her first child, by fiancé Eric Johnson, Joe has been telling magazines they expect to be paid for it.
The asking price is of $500,000 (€362,555) but, for this kind of money, the Simpsons are also throwing in the first pictures of the baby / babies, when the time comes.
“Jessica Simpson is pregnant, but she wouldn’t confirm anything to anyone until she had a magazine deal – for a fee of up to a half-million dollars,” PageSix writes.
“Sources told Page Six that Simpson, with the help of her father/manager, Joe Simpson, refused to say she is expecting until she had a deal in place,” the e-zine further says.
This would be the only explanation why Jessica continues to remain mum on the topic of her protruding tummy, when it's clear that she's with child.
“The the singer/fashion designer and mentor on NBC’s 'Fashion Star' had been shopping a deal to the celebrity weeklies to announce the news and sell the eventual baby photos,” PageSix writes.
“We’re told the Simpsons were asking up to $500,000 [€362,555] to close the deal. And Jessica has been hiding an obvious bump in recent photos to keep showbiz’s worst kept secret,” the e-zine says.
One such recent photo is also attached to this article: it shows Jessica and her mother at LAX. The singer is wearing a loose black sweater, while also trying to use her oversized handbag to shield her tummy from the cameras.