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Jessica Simpson and her father Joe Simpson arrive at Operation Smile's 8th Annual Smile Gala in Beverly Hills, California.

Jessica Simpson and her father Joe Simpson arrive at Operation Smile's 8th Annual Smile Gala in Beverly Hills, California.

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Dad: Jessica Simpson's "Wise" About Handling Body Criticism

Saturday – October 03, 2009 – 1:51pm

 

As she travels around the world filming her upcoming reality show The Price of Beauty, Jessica Simpson - who underwent criticism for her weight earlier this year - is learning that "beauty starts within," her father Joe tells Usmagazine.com.

"She’s always scrutinized by the world and [it's great] to watch her go to other countries and see women talk about what is beautiful there," he told Us Friday at a gala in Beverly Hills for the international charity Operation Smile. "We were just in Uganda, and a beauty ambassador [there] knew Jessica’s total story about her weight and blah, blah, blah. [She said] to Jessica that it’s about who you are inside, which is the message of our show."

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Asked if he has given his daughter, 29, any advice on how to handle the weight issue, Joe told Us, "I don’t have to tell her anything anymore. She’s wise."

He said he also brushes off any criticism aimed at Jessica or his other daughter Ashlee.

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"The girls are wonderful kids who have so much to offer, and as a father, the greatest frustration in the world is that people are told who they are instead of knowing who they are," he said. "So the hardest thing for me as a parent is to say that’s not who my child is; you don’t know the girl because she’s the same girl she’s always been.  She’s with children in Uganda or children in Japan or Thailand -- she has an open heart and loves these people. I think you'll see that on our show. I think it's the greatest show that women can experience because it's all women all around the world talking about beauty and the message is always the same: It starts inside."

What can viewers expect?

Jessica "becomes a Geisha in Japan," Joe told Us. "In Uganda, we sat in a fattening hut because, in Uganda ... fat is beautiful.  So the bigger you are, the more beautiful you are. She was with a girl who had been in a hut preparing for her wedding for two months and 25 days on a 5,000 calorie-a-day diet."

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Next stop: Morocco.

"It’s going to be beautiful," he said.

Jessica agreed, telling Us, "It's going to be amazing ... we're leaving the day after tomorrow I think."

 

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  • October 06, 2009 - 12:22pm Anonymous Says:

    October 04, 2009 - 9:00am Anonymous Says: The premise of the show is refreshing but why do I have a feeling it will focus A LOT more on Jessica's ditziness than important body issues women face. ------------ that's easy because you're a stupid self centered jealous bitch who is way beyond perfection yourself and you thrive on other people's failures to make you feel good..........but you are a nobody and you always will be, so go pick on someone your own size you overgrown cow

  • October 06, 2009 - 11:48am JessFan Says:

    October 04, 2009 - 10:02pm Anonymous Says: FYI, the fattening huts in Uganda have nothing to do with a lax attitude to womens' weights. The women are fattened up prior to getting married so that other men will find them undesirable. It has nothing to do with fat being "beautiful". Its' funny how Jessica has suddenly become an ambassador for promoting a positive body image. Honestly, Jessica is a real life Bridget Jones. Her weight only fluctuates when her relationships are on the rocks or have ended. This girl needs serious help.... -------------- it's quite obvious you're fat jealous ass is speaking from experience.

  • October 05, 2009 - 5:26pm Anonymous Says:

    October 05, 2009 - 3:04pm Anonymous Says: Seems like there's a LOT of jealousy going on in here. To those of you that don't like her, why bother even reading this? Why do you care so much? -----------------------------------------------------------------------Reading a story about Jessica Simpson and commenting about her being a mess is no different than slowing down on a the freeway to stare at a wreck and commenting on what a mess it is. Noboby is jealous of the people in the wreck on the freeway and nobody is jealous of the wreck that is Jessica Simpson.

  • October 05, 2009 - 3:04pm Anonymous Says:

    Seems like there's a LOT of jealousy going on in here. To those of you that don't like her, why bother even reading this? Why do you care so much?

  • October 05, 2009 - 12:54pm Anonymous Says:

    Come on now give jessie a break. she being to very stuff time

  • October 05, 2009 - 9:08am Anonymous Says:

    Somehow, the words "wise" and "Jessica Simpson" (or ANY Simpson, for that matter) don't belong in the same sentence. Joe actually annoys me more than Jessica.......

  • October 05, 2009 - 9:01am Anonymous Says:

    She should humble herself and become a lil bit more independent from her father and her luck will come back.

  • October 05, 2009 - 1:37am Anonymous Says:

    When is Joe and Jessica going to get it? It doesn't matter what you have her do pop, country, act people just don't like her and don't have any interest in seeing her. So stop trying to find her niche, fetch just isn't going to happen!

  • October 05, 2009 - 12:30am Anonymous Says:

    Lokk at these dyed and weird ass father and daughter team. Eweeeeewwwwwww!!!!!!! Go away!

  • October 05, 2009 - 12:25am Anonymous Says:

    here!!

  • October 04, 2009 - 10:39pm Anonymous Says:

    Here Here!

  • October 04, 2009 - 10:02pm Anonymous Says:

    FYI, the fattening huts in Uganda have nothing to do with a lax attitude to womens' weights. The women are fattened up prior to getting married so that other men will find them undesirable. It has nothing to do with fat being "beautiful". Its' funny how Jessica has suddenly become an ambassador for promoting a positive body image. Honestly, Jessica is a real life Bridget Jones. Her weight only fluctuates when her relationships are on the rocks or have ended. This girl needs serious help....

  • October 04, 2009 - 10:02pm Anonymous Says:

    FYI, the fattening huts in Uganda have nothing to do with a lax attitude to womens' weights. The women are fattened up prior to getting married so that other men will find them undesirable. It has nothing to do with fat being "beautiful". Its' funny how Jessica has suddenly become an ambassador for promoting a positive body image. Honestly, Jessica is a real life Bridget Jones. Her weight only fluctuates when her relationships are on the rocks or have ended. This girl needs serious help....

  • October 04, 2009 - 9:59pm Anonymous Says:

    The Simpson's are being honored for travelling to Africa with Operation Smile in.....2005!!!!!....this is Joe Simpson manipulating events as only he can. Do you see the line about Jessica being with the children of the world. He is now trying to turn this self obsessed skank into Mother Theresa, or Angelina Jolie. Don't believe a thing "Joessica" says. Joessica lies!!!

  • October 04, 2009 - 9:49pm Anonymous Says:

    Watch your wallet - Pimpa Joe is sending out his mediocre daughters to lift them. Don't let it happen!

  • October 04, 2009 - 9:48pm Anonymous Says:

    They look like horrible charlatains to me.

  • October 04, 2009 - 9:47pm Anonymous Says:

    Wasn't it in Uganda where she complained about sleeping with a mosquito net? She is so vapid that she doesn't realize that most Ugandans would find that to be a lifesaving luxury. Sending a spoiled brat princess who doesn't have a clue about the real world out to show the rest of us about beauty is a very horrible idea. VH1 should be ashamed.

  • October 04, 2009 - 9:46pm Anonymous Says:

    Jessica is a gorgeous girl. No doubt about that! Luv her!

  • October 04, 2009 - 9:43pm Anonymous Says:

    The show will tank! The country career - TANKED! Melrose Place - I knew it would fail as soon as I heard they hired Ashlee - TANK!!!! There is a backlash going on regarding the Simpsons. They continually push themselves on the public and demand to be seen. WE ARE DONE WITH THEM!!!! An-ya stands a chance if she had another director. Otherwise - TANK!!!!! The only thing I'm looking forward to is the cover of People Magazine when Jessica introduces us to the New and Improved One and Only love of her life soulmate (this yers model).Otherwise most of the public will not partake of their fake annoying publicity whoring rude antics. Anyone agree say Here Here

  • October 04, 2009 - 9:35pm Anonymous Says:

    I really can't stand the no-talent lying Simpsons. Google "Jessica Simpson sued for 10 million" to see her REAL inside beauty - HA!

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