Jessica Simpson was not drunk on HSN, ‘slurring is just part of her personality’

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Jessica Simpson appeared on the Home Shopping Network to shill her Jessica Simpson Collection on Thursday night. She was apparently on air for a few hours, but at one point, she really seemed to have trouble standing up straight and she just looked and sounded like she was pretty hammered. Here’s a clip, once again:

As I said on Friday, it’s possible that Jessica truly was boozy, just because it’s pretty well-documented that Jessica enjoys her alcoholic beverages. I also left open the possibility that this was just normal, ditzy, mush-mouthed Jessica, and maybe her weird behavior was part of the overall weirdness of having to vamp without a script on HSN for a few hours. Well, late Friday, TMZ got some kind of “tip” from a “source” who said that Jessica was NOT drunk. Sure.

Jessica Simpson wasn’t drunk during her HSN debut and you’d know that if you watched the entire two-hour segment … which would be more painful than eating glass. Sources close to Jessica say the clip circulating of her giggling and slurring is just part of her personality that surfaces from time to time. They say for the lion’s share of her time on the show, she was lucid and polished.

They say 2 hours without a script creates inevitable less than perfect moments. An HSN source also says she was not drunk. Fact is … HSN is singing her praises, saying Jessica really knows how to drive a sale.

[From TMZ]

The president of HSN, Bill Brand, also came out and said on the record (to Entertainment Tonight): “Of course she wasn’t drunk…she’s a top-notch professional. She was here. She was thrilled to be here. I can tell you our team loved working with her.” Is it possible that Jessica simply sounds and acts bombed when she’s stone-cold sober? Sure. As some of you theorized on Friday, it’s also possible that there’s something other than alcohol involved, like pills. I don’t know enough about that stuff to make an armchair diagnosis, and quite honestly, I don’t feel strongly about it either way. I personally think Jessica usually seems kind of drunk and out-of-out even when she’s sober, so it could be anything.

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  1. Aussie girl says:

    I’m not an expert either and I also don’t personally know the girl, but I’m going with drink/pills and again personally think she should get checked out for a mini stroke if she wasn’t.

    • Saraphina says:

      I almost spit out my coffee. Good one.

    • Lookyloo says:

      Lmfao

    • Anna says:

      I’ve had the (dis)pleasure of having spoken to her several times courtesy of her work with the military and this video is EXACTLY how I remember her. I used to live on Fort Hood and she was at practically every event they did. My worst experience though was at a USO tour that was about 10 years ago and still makes me hate her. lol It was supposed to be a two hour concert with a few stops to film USO commercials but ended up running well into the next morning (it started in the early evening). She talked nonsense the whole time and struggled to read the teleprompter. This particular incident happened during a field training exercise and what was originally meant as a special treat for the Airmen/Soldiers very quickly p!ssed their bosses off. At first the film crew was doing the commercials in order (someone would sing, commercial, someone else would sing, commercial etc) and doing any retakes on the spot but it took so long to get her commercials right that they ended up just releasing most of the Airmen/Soldiers and keeping only a handful behind for crowd shots. For the first, last and only time at this training exercise everyone was given not only a late call but a half day because everyone had been out so late (after working well over 12 hours the day prior) that the commanders just said “Screw it. Just go work out or something.”

    • priya says:

      She was probably tired.

  2. Jane says:

    I do not care what they say-she was under the influence of SOMETHING and didn’t act poised and appropriate on that show. She makes me so stabby when I watch her.

  3. Yoohoo says:

    Suuuure, Jessica. Uh huh. We all believe you.

  4. kri says:

    She is the new Kathie Lee. I think she should be on The View, and be given unlimited access to boxed wine.

    • bettyrose says:

      Option 1: Cancel all the clucking hen talk shows that are just nostalgic relics of a long dead era

      Option 2: Crank the entertainment value by pumping ditzy blondes full of joy juice and let the stupidity fly

      • carol says:

        @bettyrose- stupidity is already flying on those shows. I like your first option though

      • bettyrose says:

        Carol, but that’s unintentional stupidity, not nearly as hilarious as the stupidity freakshow we’re going to unleash with drunken former pop stars trying to pronounce big words while discussing world issues. (Or, wait, did I just describe cable news?)

    • Cindy says:

      Yes! I don’t watch the View, but I would watch that!

  5. Mia4S says:

    Oh great, two small children and living in denial with plenty of enablers. That always ends well!

    • Pumpkin Pie says:

      Good point, there must be enablers there. And sorry if this sounds pessimistic, where did people like whitney houston, michael jackson, lindsay lohan etc. get? I don’t put jessica simpson in this group though, she seems to be more stable.

  6. hadlyB says:

    Those implants are way too big for her frame. She needs to go down a size. She was never that big when hers were natural.

    • Yoohoo says:

      You are right. I just spent way more time than I want to admit looking at images of her from the mid 2000s to her John mayer & Tony Romo days and they weren’t half this big and she was just as skinny. Her breasts and all the hair in her face make her so top heavy.

      • Andrea says:

        I just looked at old images too and you are both right. I am a touch surprised since she was big busted like myself to begin with (overweight or skinny I have always been a 36D myself). But recent pics in slinky outfits definitely showcases the implants. I wonder why she got them?

      • Mel M says:

        Maybe she got them because after nursing two kids your boobs do not look the same as before. They are lower and deflate.

  7. PS says:

    I used to be in the fashion industry and years ago a model I knew had worked with JS and her team for something (can’t remember what now) and told me about the pill thing.

    • Janie says:

      Ummm, okay! I watched the show and you could have fooled me. She actually wandered off the set at one point and later said she went backstage to order one of her own items? She’s a cutie and nearly everything sold out in minutes.

  8. ugh says:

    seemed silly, not drunk or high. y’all are reachin’

  9. mary b says:

    i couldn’t even watch this
    i was so embarrassed for her
    she needs help

  10. Nicolette says:

    The spin doctors love to insult the public don’t they? She is clearly under the influence of something whether it’s pills, alcohol or both which is no joke. It could be a lethal combination, and the ex-wife of my husband’s friend passed away a few months ago by doing that and left behind a beautiful teenage daughter. Slurring is not a normal way for Jessica to speak, and it’s a ridiculous excuse. There have been rumors and blinds about her drinking for quite some time now and the current blinds are saying this is really about pills. I like Jessica and have always seen her as harmless, bubbly and fun. I hope for the sake of her young children as well as herself that she gets help.

    • snakecharmer says:

      yeah shes pilled out and has drinks probably all day. ok what ever. she has nannys and drivers. she can make her own choices. at least shes presentable and clean and doesnt have johnny depp faces of meth teeth. let her live her life

      • lila fowler says:

        Oh, she’s living her life. Drunk and high on pills while strangers raise her kids, who will no doubt be effed up.

      • JudyK says:

        Wow, that’s what’s wrong with everything today. Yes, let’s give her a pass to be irresponsible, entitled, and interested in only herself, and less than a parent. That’s the ticket. Let’s all aspire to that.

      • Sassy says:

        This is sounding a little Britney Spearish with the family making a living off the mentally ill child. She is the family brand. Their job is to prop her up and send her out. Mom popped up on the HSN presentation to help make money for the family business. They all live off her, including her husband, who supposedly is well educated.

      • Holmes says:

        Be careful what you say about teeth around here. Someone may show up and accuse you of being a foaming-at-the-mouth American if you appear to express a preference for decent teeth.

    • Cindy says:

      @lila fowler
      I can’t remember if I already said this, but I love your screen name. Sweet Valley High!

  11. JudyK says:

    Bullshit. Quit insulting the public’s intelligence.

  12. Whitney says:

    Meh, I thought it was funny, and am not going to immediately jump to the conclusion that she has a problem. I’ve always liked Jessica

  13. neelyo says:

    She’s spoken with some sort of weird lock jaw thing since the mid 2000s, I just figured it was a procedure gone wrong.

  14. JP says:

    I didn’t see anything wrong with her. After I’ve seen her on various talk shows, this is how she typically acts.

  15. Cindy says:

    I kinda like drunk Jessica hosting HLN. 😀

  16. Deb says:

    Of course she wasn’t drunk. She was high on some pills. There’s a difference y’all.

  17. iheartgossip says:

    Xanex and white wine are not your friend. Why all the sudden is Jessica all up our noses?? Thirstayyyyyyy

  18. schmoopy says:

    IMO she’s definitely under the influence of something. My vote is pills, maybe mixed with some alcohol. I feel for her and hope she can get it together. The past 10 years seem to have been rough for her.

  19. pinetree13 says:

    Yeeeaaahhhhh….I like to give people the benefit of the doubt on things like this. But…that clip…she really does seem drunk. It doesn’t seem like awkwardness of being on-air unscripted. It seems more like me when I have more than one glass of wine at dinner (seriously, my tolerance is pathetically low).

  20. Bria says:

    I’m not drunk, I just have a speech impediment.

  21. Emmygrant says:

    Prolonged and excessive adderall use by itself can cause that kind of halting, mixed-up and slurred speech. Alas, I know this from direct experience.

  22. Mar says:

    She looks like a pill addict and truly has the worst style ever.

  23. AH says:

    The specificity of the denial gives it away every time.

    “What the hell is wrong with Jessica Simpson?”

    “Well, she’s not DRUNK, that’s for sure!”

    Those wily PR people . . .

  24. Lillylizard says:

    The general gossip word is that she wasn’t drunk , so that part is truthful but she was spaced out on prescription pills which she is sadly addicted too.

  25. MissBenice says:

    I can’t help but like her. Sigh.