While I understand that Ashlee and Jessica Simpson might sincerely love music and film, the truth of the matter is that neither of them have maintained successful because of their talents.

Despite Jessica’s vocal capabilities, she’s stayed in the spotlight because of her good looks. Ashlee has remained relevant merely because she’s somewhat attractive filler who is fun to make fun of. But no one cares about her movie career, nor her musical career.

So the idea that Papa Joe is fishing for a $1 million deal to get Ashlee Simpson on the cover of a tabloid magazine is just absolutely laughable.

The details via Page Six:

A magazine source said, “Joe is contacting all the weeklies and asking them to pony up $1 million to put Ashlee on the cover.”

“The deal would include photos of Ashlee - taken by Joe, of course, so he can make more money - an interview and photos of the baby when she has it,” our source said.

Sadly, there is some interest - but not for anything close to $1 million.

One magazine editor said the pictures would fetch “$60,000 maybe - but definitely not a million. The timing is a little suspicious. Her album ['Bittersweet World'] is dropping next week, and there was little to no interest until now. Ashlee’s lucky she got pregnant, frankly.”

But even with the marriage announcement, “Joe has an unrealistic expectation of what Ashlee can command,” the editor said.

No one buys magazines to see Ashlee Simpson. At least not enough to pony up $1 million. Maybe if there were photos of Pete giving her a money shot, and even then her face would look so disgusted by the act that what’s the point?