Jessica Simpson Covers June 2009 Vanity Fair in White Dress
Posted on May 4, 2009
Actress and singer Jessica Simpson covers the June issue of Vanity Fair. Jessica looks gorgeous in the photo shoot by photographer Mario Testino. Jessica Simpson - who is becoming her own fashion brand these days with lingerie, shoes, swimwear and more - talked to Vanity Fair in the feature interview about her faith, Nick Lachey and media criticism.
On Her Faith: "I'm spiritual. I live off the faith that has been instilled in me, that has never left. I've never let a stumbling block actually make me fall.... We all go through trials, but not one thing has ever made me question God. I have a great relationship with God. I can talk to him, get mad at him, frustrated with him. But, ultimately, my faith is what defines me."
On Media Criticism: "When it comes to media criticism, that's just something I have had to train myself--literally train myself--to ignore.... I mean, the way people make it sound, I should have never been singing in the first place.... It comes with what I do, 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.... I can't imagine saying some of the things people have said about me about anybody else."
On Ex-husband Nick Lachey: "I have not spoken to him in years. [As for the show,] in all honesty, I believe it did not affect our marriage. Because we enjoyed watching those episodes, and that will always be a time I cherish. It made me understand what marriage is, what love is, what commitment is."
The Vanity Fair interview also talks about the epic 1992 Mickey Mouse Club auditions that Jessica Simpson tried out for against Jason Timberlake, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
If you wanted to change the course of history, you could send Schwarzenegger back to 1992 to destroy that studio, as on its stages were the next 20 years of tabloid culture: Timberlake, Spears, Aguilera, and Simpson in shrunken, Muppet-baby form.