Ashlee Simpson Ross-Næss looked loved-up with her second husband Evan Ross-Næss while partying at the invite-only club Hearsay in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Sunday night.
The married couple of a decade were attending rapper Busta Rhymes’ release party for his six-track EP Dragon Season… The Awakening.
At one point, the 21-time Grammy nominee embraced the 36-year-old nepo-baby of Diana Ross during a candid discussion.
Busta (born Trevor George Smith Jr.) appeared to be in good spirits despite being charged with three counts of assault for allegedly punching his assistant Dashiel Gables ‘for being on his phone during work’ in Brooklyn – according to New York Post.
The 40-year-old singer-turned-socialite’s sighting came the day before NBC broadcast Questlove’s documentary Ladies and Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, which included her infamous lip-synching gaffe from 2004.
‘And for me, even though I felt initially disappointed that Ashlee Simpson declined to give her side of the story of what happened,’ the 54-year-old Oscar-winning director lamented to IndieWire last week.
Ashlee Simpson Ross-Næss looked loved-up with her second husband Evan Ross-Næss while partying at the invite-only club Hearsay in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Sunday night
‘I literally went to everyone worth their grain of salt and some were yes and some were no.’
SNL music producer Josiah Gluck revealed ‘it was decreed’ just before the live show began that Ashlee would save her scratchy voice by lip-synching both musical performances, and her drummer accidentally cued up the same song twice.
Ashlee likely felt she had already said everything she could about her ‘humbling moment’ when she appeared on the Broad Ideas With Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen podcast a year ago.
‘[I learned] the power of me saying absolutely not,’ Simpson – who hasn’t released a song since Bat for a Heart in 2012 – stated.
‘I had the No. 1 song and everything was about to go somewhere. And then it was just like, whoa. The humility of not even understanding what grown-a** people would say about you, grown-a** men, awful awful things. It was so hard to learn how to tune that out, to find my strength, to get up and go again.’
At least the Texan redhead’s marriage is still going strong having first met Evan at a friend’s birthday party in 2013, and the couple both call each other ‘the love of my life.’
Ashlee gushed on their 10th wedding anniversary: ‘The rain came on our wedding day and I needed to see you before. Nothing better. You are my sunshine, and it came to shine on us as we got married. I love you forever. Thank you for completing my life.’
And Ross wrote: ‘I cant believe it. It feels like yesterday. These 10 years have been the most amazing years. Thank you for all this love you have put in my life.’
Simpson and the Beast Within producer are proud parents of four-year-old son Ziggy Blu and nine-year-old daughter Jagger Snow.
The married couple of a decade were attending rapper Busta Rhymes’ release party for his six-track EP Dragon Season… The Awakening
At one point, the 21-time Grammy nominee embraced the 36-year-old nepo-baby of Diana Ross during a candid discussion
Busta (born Trevor George Smith Jr.) appeared to be in good spirits despite being charged with three counts of assault for allegedly punching his assistant Dashiel Gables ‘for being on his phone during work’ in Brooklyn
The 40-year-old singer-turned-socialite’s sighting came the day before NBC broadcast Questlove’s documentary Ladies and Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, which included her infamous lip-synching gaffe from 2004
The 54-year-old Oscar-winning director (L) lamented to IndieWire last week: ‘And for me, even though I felt initially disappointed that Ashlee Simpson declined to give her side of the story of what h
appened…I literally went to everyone worth their grain of salt and some were yes and some were no’
SNL music producer Josiah Gluck revealed ‘it was decreed’ just before the live show began that Ashlee would save her scratchy voice by lip-synching both musical performances, and her drummer accidentally cued up the same song twice
Ashlee likely felt she had already said everything she could about her ‘humbling moment’ when she appeared on the Broad Ideas With Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen podcast a year ago
![Simpson - who hasn't released a song since Bat for a Heart in 2012 - stated: '[I learned] the power of me saying absolutely not...I had the No. 1 song and everything was about to go somewhere. And then it was just like, whoa'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/19/81457123-14334745-Simpson_who_hasn_t_released_a_song_since_Bat_for_a_Heart_in_2012-a-272_1738091279589.jpg)
Simpson – who hasn’t released a song since Bat for a Heart in 2012 – stated: ‘[I learned] the power of me saying absolutely not…I had the No. 1 song and everything was about to go somewhere. And then it was just like, whoa’
At least the Texan redhead’s marriage is still going strong having first met Evan at a friend’s birthday party in 2013, and the couple both call each other ‘the love of my life’ (pictured January 2)
Ashlee are Ross proud parents of nine-year-old daughter Jagger Snow (L, pictured December 29) and four-year-old son Ziggy Blu (2-R)
Simpson previously mothered 16-year-old son Bronx Mowgli (R, pictured November 20) during her three-year marriage to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, which ended in 2011
The inseparable couple will next voice characters in John D. Eraklis and Tara Whitaker’s long-delayed animated film Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Ashlee originally began her career as a back-up dancer for her big sister Jessica Simpson (R, pictured October 3) before following in her famous footsteps as a reality star and pop star
When TMZ asked Simpson on November 11 if her 44-year-old sibling was separating from her second husband Eric Johnson (L, pictured in 2015), she blatantly lied
Two months later, Jessica confirmed to People that she and the 45-year-old retired NFL tight end were in fact ending their 10-year marriage after welcoming three children together (pictured April 9)
The Celebrity Family Food Battle contestant previously mothered 16-year-old son Bronx Mowgli during her three-year marriage to
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, which ended in 2011.
The inseparable couple will next voice characters in John D. Eraklis and Tara Whitaker’s long-delayed animated film Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Will.i.am, Jason Isaacs, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Coolidge, Howie Mandel, and Kenan Thompson.
And last October, Evan was hard at work acting on the West Virginia set of Alexander Garcia’s supernatural thriller The Evilry alongside Oscar winner Faye Dunaway and Titanic alum Billy Zane.
Ashlee is also every bit the influencer with lucrative paid partnerships for brands like Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, Biologique Recherche, Designer Shoe Warehouse, Dairy Queen, and Kempa Home.
Simpson originally began her career as a back-up dancer for her big sister Jessica Simpson before following in her famous footsteps as a reality star and pop star.
When TMZ asked the Pieces of Me hitmaker on November 11 if her 44-year-old sibling was separating from her second husband Eric Johnson, she blatantly lied.
Two months later, Jessica confirmed to People that she and the 45-year-old retired NFL tight end were in fact ending their 10-year marriage after welcoming three children together.
Simpson – who ditched her wedding ring a year ago – hadn’t been publicly pictured with Eric since they attended their youngest daughter Birdie’s kindergarten graduation in Los Angeles on June 7.
