I'm really surprised with this news. Congrats to them!

Hmmm...I'm not buying it. :)

I would LOVE to see them have a baby together. They seem like a very happy and stable couple. I can see their baby being best friends with Harlow Madden, they both have rocker parents. Congratulations to Ashlee and Pete if they are expecting!

what?? Totally did not see this one coming!

Wow it seems every celebrity is pregnant now. Ashlee is so pretty and nice though, I met her once. So congrats to them, I love both jessica and ashlee simpson

I agree didn't see this coming but after the engagement announcement last week it all makes sense now.Congrats to them both.

holy cow~ i'm blindsided by this one.

congrats to them, if they're indeed expecting. babies are such a blessing! i have followed their relationship, with ashlee being my age, and into the same styles as me. :)

Ive been waiting for this yayyayay! im so happy!

I wouldn't be surprised if this was true, since the just got engaged but i will wait for an offical announcement from one of them.

I don't know if I really believe this or not. I don't think I will until a publicist or something like that confirms it. If it IS true, though, good for them!

NOT true. www.buzznet.com. If it WERE true which it isn't, this would be the first place you would find out since they were the first site to announce the engagement.

Oh for the good old days of first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.

i have a hard time believing this, especially considering poppa joe and how happy he was with jessica waiting until she was married. if it is true though, congrats!

I wish them the best! They seem genuinely happy with each other. I'm not really a fan of either's music, but I enjoy keeping up with them. They seem like real people, which is increasingly rare in Hollywood...

Well if this is true then I think we know why they just got engaged last week!

I am kind of surprised but I guess not really. With the way celebs are now a days nothing shocks me!

I agree that this would be surprising, yet good, news IF it turns out to be true. I just came from People.com and there was nothing posted about it. And their publicists haven't confirmed anything. I'm actually surprised this isn't posted as a rumor or gossip right now, being that nothing has been officially confirmed.

Wow! Like many of you, I was shocked when I opened CBB and saw this headline! I'm totally taken aback.

For some reason I just can't believe it!

i saw this one coming. congrats to them!

Color me a million different shades of surprised! This one is reminiscent of the Jessica Alba announcement, completely out of the blue!

All that being said, congrats to them! So long as they are happy (which they seem to be) and healthy nothing else matters. Best of luck and no more morning sickness to them. They remind me a bit of Nicole and Joel, and if they follow suit this child will be blessed with wonderful parents and an even better extended family.

I knew that's why they became engaged.

I don't think I will buy this one til I see it on People.com. They don't post rumors and usually CBB doesn't either. I would love to see these 2 have a child and it would explain the sudden engagement. Well, I know that Pete gave her a "promise ring" awhile ago so we all knew engagement was coming. I guess time will tell.

ok so X17 reports that Simpson's rep has confirmed the news...wonder when we will see something on people.com?

Wow! What a shocker! I love Ashlee Simpson and I love Ashlee and Pete as a couple (they are way too cute together!!!) so congrats to them! The baby will sure be gorgeous!

Umm, I hope this is one of those stories to PUNK all of us. Sure smells like it. Good stuff. Good idea for the celebs to fight back in a fun way.

Yay! I totally saw this coming! Congrats to them!!

Am I missing something? Websites keep saying it's confirmed by the Fall Out Boy's bassist but he specifically said ""We are thrilled to confirm their engagement and congratulate this happy couple. BEYOND THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO SAY" that seems like a denial more than a confirmation to me. hmmmm...?

Beverley, I couldn't agree with you more.

Beverley- unfortunately marriage doesnt always equal stability though. You can get drive through and online divorces now!!

Im finding more & more "rumours" are actually proving to be true, so Im saying she probably is...

I completely agree with Grayson's Girl though- this one really shocked me, exactly the same as Jessica Alba!

I'm still a skeptic, but congrats to the couple if it's true. I have some opinions on the likely longevity of a relationship that involves two entertainers whose engagement coincides with a pregnancy announcement, but I'll keep those those to myself.

I guess it is true. I first read about it on TMZ, and I came here to check. I'm still a little shocked.

I agree iluvallbabies. If you want to be married before you have kids, fine but don't judge people who don't. Anyhow, I'm not buying it either until it's confirmed.

They just announced on TRL that they asked Pete personally and he said "news to me" and that there is always a witch hunt for people to get pregnant when they get engaged.

Yeah, its all over MTV that Pete has just personally denied this!

I read on Eonline that Pete Wentz has emphatically denied this. This doesn't necessarily mean anything, but as of now he is saying that this isn't true.

I kinda figured if People.com hadn't reported it yet that it might not be true. Guess we will have to wait and see if they pull a JLo and Marc and deny til she has an obvious bumps!

My only comment would be that tabloids should not always be trusted. Not that celebrities want to tell everything, but I like the way the Angelina Jolie pregnancy was handled. Maybe she is just not ready to say anything, or else, she is just plain not pregnant. The obesession with whether a celebrity is pregnant or not has gotten a bit out of hand in my opinion. If and when they choose to share or not share is up to them.

Well.. I think they might wanna pretend not to be since its very early and most celebs wanna make sure everything is cool and good before they announce it... But now they will have 10 times more razzi's after them trying to get the first bump pics... either way.. come summer.. i think we'll all know the truth if they haven't announced anything...

I never thought I'd see the day that Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson made it on CBB!!

If they are indeed pregnant, congratulations and best of luck. And if not, then OK! and Us Weekly are just awful.

Just goes to show, you can't believe the tabloids.

US is usually a reliable source. Yes, they are a tabloid, but most of the time they are very careful when announcing things like that. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

I'm not just referring to US, I'm referring to all tabloids.

I personally don't think Pete would deny it only for it to turn out true in a few months when she'd be obviously showing. This is his response:

"There is a witch hunt for people to be pregnant whenever they get engaged in Hollywood," he wrote. "This is all news to me. I can't wait for the story about how I'm really in a gay relationship and this is all just a cover. ... I mean really, this is crazy. ... I mean we're engaged, that's true, and happy about it."

Asked again if he was denying reports that Simpson is pregnant, Wentz, 28, replied, "Yeah."

I believe she is.

J.M.- ITA! Pete's denial wasn't just a brush-off one like some celebs (who have then turned out to have been lying when they gave the denial) have given. In fact, I don't remember the last time I saw a more direct denial!

For goodness sakes, they've been dating since 2006, and he apparently gave her a promise ring sometime last year. Why is it such a shock that they are now engaged? I could see people being suspicious if they'd only been together a few months and then got engaged....But they've been together for close to two years! I don't see this as a "sudden" engagement at all! From what I've read, it seems to have been a long time coming!

All of that said, I always take everything OK says with a huge grain of salt (my rule of thumb with them is: "If it didn't come directly from the celeb's mouth or their rep's, don't believe it".), and while I've found US to be reliable most of the time (in fact, I actually don't consider them to be a tabloid), they HAVE posted untrue stuff before.

For example, they reported that both Angelina and Katie were having boys when they were pregnant with Shiloh and Suri respectively! They also orginally reported that Brad and Angelina were adopting a baby boy when they adopted Zahara (and were wrong on two counts, as Z is a girl and, although Brad went with Angie to pick her up, Angie adopted her as a single parent)...though they did end up catching that one and quickly correcting it.

Also, US didn't say that Ashlee is DEFINENTLY pregnant, just that it is being reported that she is. They also added that, at press time, they had recieved no offical word from Ashlee, Pete, or either of their reps.

Anyway, I agree completely with what Joel said. These days, it DOES seem like the tabloids seem to think every female celebrity that is getting engaged must have done so because she's pregnant! Even in Hollywood, people DO get engaged (and subsequently married) because they love each other!

Interesting choice of words. I think she is pregnant and is uncomforable being "outed" with her baby news before she was ready to share the info with the world. Which is really sad.

Ashlee's response to TRL makes me think she is pregnant after all. Good for them either way, they seem like they really care for each other. :-)

She is pregnant. Any woman, I don't care who she is, that is asked if she is pregnant and knows she is not will just flat out say "No." Not a big deal, end of story. But the fact that she is going on and on with her answer and that Pete just didn't say no and instead gave an essay long answer as well makes anyone with any common sense go "Hmmmmmm." I could really care less if she is pregnant or not, she's not my favorite "celebrity" out there but I do hope that they didn't get engaged just because of this pregnancy. I do wish them all the best in the world. They're young but they can make it work if they really love each other. My husband and I are proof of that.

Ashlee's reaction really makes me think that she does have a bun in the oven after all...

I watched the clip and she doesn't say 'no, I'm not pregnant'. I believe she IS! Hmmmm I'm more suspicious now....:)

Kind of sounds like spin for Pete :) I totally respect her decision to keep it personal, but I do believe it's true :)

i didn't think she was pregnant until i just read her response from TRL. now i definitely think she is... ITA that if she weren't she would just say "no."

Okay let's just cut to the chase here!

Ashlee Simpson is promoting an album. We all know she hasn't done well in the past with album sales and tours. Why not let the baby rumors swirl to drive up more controversy to sell more records? Seriously it wouldn't be the first time someone would do this especially not this family who also has a father that would do anything to make sure his kids are successful! I am just being honest. I think the answer alone doesn't prove she is pregnant just that she is trying to keep things sensible for the time being and not letting people know one way or the other. Pete denies it left and right and she just says, "it's inappropriate?!" And speaking of that. It's not really all that inappropriate. Ryan Seacrest asking Jessica Alba if she'll breastfeed was quite inappropriate but asking someone, hey I heard your pregnant, are you? isn't all that inappropriate imho. Plus your going on MTV don't you think they're going to ask you? You certainly would have to come up with a better answer then that!! I'm sorry but I'm chalking this all up to a nice publicity stunt for the time being. *sigh*

I thought it was just a rumour, but yeah, after reading her response to TRL, i definetely take that as a yes.

She's pregnant.

To me, Ashlee's response pretty much confirms she is pregnant! However, I hate celebs who beat around the bush. Just straight out confirm it. But whatever.

Well most people probably don't remember, but back a decade or so ago Joe Simpson was a pastor and Jessica started out as a Contemporary Christian Artist, so I'm thinking that despite how Ashlee and Jessica dress or appear in public today, either could be a bit nervous (and perhaps a bit embarassed?) to be unwed mothers even at their ages.

I wouldn't be surprised that if Ashlee is pregs, that she and Pete marry fairly quickly...but who knows if the pregnancy rumor even is true.

And in my opinion, I think that doesn't want to be discussed in this way. She said it was inappropriate to be asked if you're pregnant, and the ONLY reason people are asking her is because she's a celeb. I was asked once if I was pregnant, and I was insulted because I knew it was because I'd recently put on weight.

It isn't always cut and dry.

It is bothering me that CBB is feeding this type of rumor.

People.com is reporting that Ashlee is pregnant and planning a May wedding. Here is the link :

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20191739,00.html

PEOPLE.COM JUST posted that she is pregnant...

I'm glad to see people's confirmation. there is no point in denying it anymore. People WILL NOT report something like this unless they are 100% sure it's true.

Only time will tell...until I see a "baby bump," I won't believe it!

Well, if People is confirming it... lol either way, I'm thrilled for Ashlee and Pete. I wish them only the best for a safe and healthy pregnancy. Here's to another rocker baby! =)

Well I guess she is then. Wow. I wonder who's next?!

Well if she's pregnant I'm very happy for her. If not, okay. However, I always read these stories that say "a family source" revealed or said... Um seriously, if I had a family member who was expecting or going through something that they obviously wanted kept private I surely would NOT reveal it to the world. I think it's a shame that such close "family sources" are so quick to reveal personal information on these stars.

Just from her comment I believe that she is pregnant. If so, just come out and admit it. What is the point of denying it so that 4 months later we can all tell that it is true?

I agree with Autumn and Gabrielle. Anyway, she's certainly going to be a young mom (not that there's anything wrong what that)!

In any case, it bothers me that the a "close family source" outed the pregnancy to People. I mean, their comments make it pretty clear that they wanted to keep this to themselves for now. If I were them, I'd be pretty annoyed at this "family source".

I wouldn't be surprised if Autumn is right and she is nervous about being an unwed mom because of her father having previously been a pastor. My father is also a pastor, and you can bet I'd be a nervous wreck if I was unwed and pregnant (not that I ever intend to be!).

I also don't get why the rumors started swirling when she's not even showing yet!

I think she is pregnant, but who knows. So many were sure fergie and kate hudson were, and that proved wrong, so I guess time will tell. Ashlee was at a taping of TRL that will air thursday and she said she is not pregnant, and that rumor has been going on for awhile and by now she said she should have had a baby. Celebrities sometimes lie though about pregnancy, but she isn't showing either yet. But if she is congrats, I really like her.

I think they're a super cute couple and I wish them the best, whatever the rumors or truth may be :)

One thing that confuses me, if they obviously don't want the news shared with the world yet, why is a 'close family source' telling a magazine? Some friend!

I think Ashlee's response kind of suggests she is pregnant. Time will tell

Fortunately those "good old days" evolved with the realization that being a married couple does not make you good parents anymore than than being pregnant outside of wedlock makes you "loose"

Pete is also the one who denied him and Ashlee were dating for the longest time (remember the Rolling Stone interview?).. he likes to keep things seperate so I think he would deny it either way.. but Ashlee's normally a more open person so I think if she really is, she'll announce it when she's ready.. it probably is hard cause she knows Jess made such a big deal about waiting, and she probably made the decision not to, which is everyones personal choice.. I guess time will tell but congrats if it's true.

Congratulations to the couple! It is definitely a bummer that this information was made public before they were ready. Hopefully Ashlee will have a very happy and healthy pregnancy.

Lisa- Maybe they want to keep it to themselves for now. I don't understand why people think that celebrites have to announce their pregnancies. Naturally the whole world will eventually know, but what's wrong with stars like Ashlee and Pete wanting to keep it to themselves until then?

Also, she doesn't appear to be showing yet, so it's very possible that she is still in the very early stages of pregnancy. If that is the case, she probably wants to wait until the three or four month "safe" mark to announce it. I mean, can you imagine having to suffer a miscarriage in the public eye? (and, unfourtnately, some stars have. Lily Allen is one example.) Just suffering one is bad enough!

Celebritybabylover,you make good points. Ashlee could, if she is pregnant, be only a month along or two months along. Some of the media makes it sound like she is four months pregnant.

Just heard Pete on Sirius this morning (Channel 1). I expected that they would tiptoe around the rumours, but instead they dived right in and asked him flat out- is ashlee pregnant? His response was basically no, and instead he is actually the one who is "withchild" (a la the pregnant man on Oprah). :p

Still not totally convinced (skeptical much? lol)- time will tell. But i thought i'd share his comment. :)

Not sure if Sirius is going to have the audio of Pete and the Morning Mash Up crew on their website in time. www.sirius.com/siriushits1

I had read on People.com that she and her rep confirmed it. 4-5 months??? She is not showing at all!!! Anywho...congrats!!

They just confirmed the marriage to People.com - the pregnancy People still has is "sources say..." about a baby.

She has a tiny little baby bump. Hope everyone is well and healthy

Well the fact that Ashlee and Pete married only a month after getting engaged makes you wonder if she might already be pregnant, but if she is, at least so far she doesn't seem to be too far along.

At least they're married now though, so if they do have a baby someday (whether its sooner than later), it's their life. Congratulations and best of luck to Ashlee and Pete in their future together.

I honestly don't understand why people are surprised. they were only engaged for maybe a month. if you really want people to believe you aren't pregnant don't get married a month after you get engaged. to me that confirmed she is pregnant

Sarah, they must have changed it on People.com then recently. Early this morning it said "Ashlee, who is expecting the couple's first child". It said nothing about any sources say...it was definite. I also read on another site, I don't remember which, that their rep actually confirmed. It does make sense since they married so quickly though.

After I heard they were about to be married after the quick engagement, I assumed the pregnancy rumors to be true. Congrats.

I'm not surprised by this at all, I actually kind of expected it. Most Hollywood couples get pregnant, then get married...and it looks like they are no exception. Their engagement was so short that it seemed obvious to me. I wish them the best!

well congratulations on the marriage and IF the pregnancy rumors r true .... I hope them the best.

i think that as fast as they got married she mite be pregnant it was so fast i know every girl ive talked to dreams abt their wedding & it takes them time to plan not a few weeks

Well no matter what, Ashlee looks gorgeous in that picture and when they do have a baby it'll defiently be a cute rocker baby, maybe possible playmates for Kingston and Harlow?

Congrats to them, I love ashlee so can't wait to see her baby. I just saw pics of her in a bikini, she isn't showing yet and she is like 5 months, she's so cute.

Yeah you could definitely tell she is pregnant from the picture of her and Jessica from the wedding spread in People, so no surprise to anyone really ... but their reasoning for waiting is totally understandable, congrats to both of them :D

Kind of thought so after that one pic from the People spread of Ashlee and Jess - the one with Jess's hand on Ashlee's obvious bump!

I am so happy for them. They seem like a solid couple with a great relationship, I wish them all the best! Happy, healthy pregnancy to you.

I am SOOO thrilled for them! They're going to make great parents.

Congrats to them!

It's kind of funny to go back and read the flat-out denials. :)

Agree, They would be a great parents.

The tabloids have been getting it right lately. For example: this story and with Angelina's twins.

I saw this coming ever since Ashlee said something about not asking a woman if she's pregnant statement. I personally think her father wanted them to wait until they were married to confirm it although, the first trimester thing could be it too. My first reaction was that daddy didn't want them confirming it out of wedlock though.

put this with one of the worse kept secrets (right next to Angelina Jolie's twin's LOL). But Congratulations to them both I wish them the best of luck!

Congratulations to Pete and Ashley! I have no problem with their denials because it's nobody's business. I'd really like to see celebrity get in someone's A#$ when asked if they are pregnant or not. My friend announced she was pregnant to everyone and she was just 3 weeks pregnant. My other friend didn't say a word until she was 5 months in because she was so worried she would loose the baby or something would be wrong with the baby.

Parents, celebrities or mere mortals like myself should have the right to announce their pregnancy at a time they think is right.

And what I don't get is who are celebrities announcing it to and why are under some sort of ridiculous obligation or mandate to the fans? You tell your family friends usually in person or through a personal announcement. Announcing it to the press? For the fans? In my opinion the fans don't need to know. They'll find out when they see the big belly.

This is so weird because I literally just googled "Is ashlee simpson pregnant or not?" and found nothing new...then I went to People.com and the headline read "Pete and Ashlee Confirm Pregnancy"... lol

Congratulations to them :)

I think it was kind of obvious - if Ashlee hadn't been pregnant, she would have said so from the beginning, not avoided answering the question.

Congrats to them.

congrats to Asdhlee and Pete its about time one of the simpson girls get pregnant coz after what happened to Jess and Nick i cant wait to hear what they name thier baby......

Ashless is due in October an she has a concert in Jacksonville,Fl on June 22nd. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets cancelled bt I do love Ashlee Simpson.

I totally understand the need to wait til after the first trimester. As someone who has experienced many miscarriages we don't tell anyone when I am pregnant. We wait til after the first trimester at least. Good luck and congrats Ashlee and Pete!!

After seeing a picture of her at her wedding, with Jessica's hand on her stomach and her hand on Jessica's, it affirmed to me that she was pregnant, esp. when she looked about 4 months along and the rest of her wedding pictures showed her squatting/hiding the bump.

Not a big surprise but I'm happy they finally confirmed it. You always know a celebrity is pregnant when they hem and haw on talk shows about whether or not their pregnant, not just saying, "No!"

Good for them, though. They have been together for a LIFETIME in Hollywood years ;). I like them both and hope for a happy and healthy pregnancy!

I figured all along that she was pregnant and I felt bad for her being hounded about it. She was probably just a few weeks along at the time and didn't want the whole world to know! In the People article today it says something about waiting until after the first trimester, which most people do, so I hope whoever felt the need to "out" her pregnancy feels really great about themselves now that it's known.

Congrats to them!!

Where is that picture and Ashlee and Jessica??

This confirmation didn't surprise me at all. In the People's magazine spread of their wedding, the picture of Jessica and Ashlee totally made her look pregnant. You could see a little baby bump and Jess was holding her tummy.

I have been a fan of Fall Out Boy since 2002 and I have been a fan of Ashlee's since her days on 7th Heaven. They seem truly happy together, and with all of the crap Pete has been through in past relationships, it's nice to see him with someone that shines.

And I am absolutely convinced this baby will have a literary-themed name. I mean, Pete and his ex-girlfriend did name their dog Hemmingway. :)

Ah, this takes me back. We got married on May 19, 2001. Our daughter was born November 7 of that year. So, perhaps an early November due date? :-)

I don't blame them for waiting to spill it to the public.Like its been said before its their business.I respect that even though I love hearing celebs stories.I still can't believe little Ashley is gonna be a mom.They are such a great couple I know they are gonna be great hands on parents.

Bren, there was a picture in the People spread of Ashlee's wedding where Jessica's hand was resting on Ashlee's stomach. There was definite baby bump there.

I can definitely understand not wanting to share to the world that they are pregnant until they are ready, and wanting to concentrate on their wedding first. I feel bad for them that it was leaked out and they felt they needed to dance around the issue.

Congrats to Ashlee & Pete!

Thanks Devon :)

Congrats to the couple. I think she wanted to wait til after the wedding to announce the pregnancy. being from a family with a church background, probably had someting to do with that decision.

Haha as if that wasn't obvious.

Very cool!! :) How exciting! It would be cute to see Jamie Lynn's baby and Ashlee's baby perhaps become play buddies one day. Who knows! :)

This is shocking... but great news!

Ashlee confirmed it on her MySpace about a month ago...and about 2 wks ago said the due date is 1-17-09...

ooooh im due in october too!!!! ill be following this one!! i know how she feels battling morning sickness, had it the first ten weeks now all of a sudden its come back!! lol. aww they make such a cutie family, i can understand why she would want to keep it secret, family members could get hurt if they read in a paper or something about her being pregnant and she hadnt personally told them, maybe thats why she waited.....anywho congrats to them (jessica will make such a crazy auntie!!! lol!)