Jessica Simpson’s foray into country music sure isn’t going well. Her concerts are booked at D-list venues and aren’t selling well. She’s not getting press coverage for anything but her relationship with Tony Romo. And now it looks like Jessica was either banned, not invited, or for some reason chose not to attend last night’s Country Music Awards. Of course they were hosted by Romo’s ex-girlfriend, Carrie Underwood, so that might have had something to do with it.

Former pop singer/actress/wife Jessica Simpson just added another stellar achievement to her disintegrating resume, the CMAs’ persona non grata.

In a last ditch effort to save her career, the “Dukes of Hazzard” star released a country album earlier this year — so it would have made sense to make an appearance at last night’s show. Unfortunately, the Carrie Underwood-hosted CMAs had no time to have Tony Romo’s current girlfriend perform, present or sit in the bleachers, since they had already filled their ranks with tried and true country artists like … Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Lil Wayne!

But don’t worry, Ashlee Simpson’s sister doesn’t need the entire country music establishment on her side, tonight she’s performing at an Indian casino near Ontario, Calif. and we’re told 50% of tix are still available.

“Dancing with the Stars” here she comes!

[From TMZ]

Ouch. That article is quite a slam. Especially the part about how Simpson is only former things. Though they’re technically not wrong – and considering the way her country music career is going, it appears that TMZ is right and it’ll be another former on Jessica’s resume.

It seems really odd that Jess didn’t go to the awards. It’s possible she didn’t get an invitation because of Underwood, but I’d guess it’s just as likely that the CMA’s producers don’t consider her a legitimate country artist. Obviously there were other celebrities there that aren’t in country music though, so maybe Jessica has pissed off the wrong people. There’s also the chance that she was invited and chose not to attend. Perhaps she was avoiding Carrie Underwood, or maybe she just didn’t get the importance of the awards show to her future. Either way it was another foot in the grave for her career.

Here’s Jessica leaving Madeo restaurant in Los Angeles on November 2nd. Images thanks to WENN.

Angelina Jolie says that she’s ready to quit working and “fade away.” She’s made frequent comments lately about how her kids are her first priority and she doesn’t feel as inclined to act as she used to. Now she’s made it perfectly clear that she has a few upcoming projects planned but after that she doesn’t want to work anymore.

Angelina Jolie says she plans to give up acting to be a full-time mother.

“I don’t plan to keep acting very long. I’m ready to do a few things now and fade away and get ready to be a grandma one day,” she tells BBC News in a new interview. “I’m not so worried that I want to keep this pace up and try to be something and be a celebrity.”

She says she’s lucky to take on great roles but “everything comes in seasons. I hopefully won’t be needing to do that later in my life anyway,” she adds.

The 33-year-old Changeling star — who says she won’t work for a year after she returns to work in February — stresses, “I don’t think I’ll ever say I’m never, ever gonna work because maybe there’s that interesting project where I feel creative.

“I like being home a lot,” the mother of six adds. “First and foremost, I have a lot of children, and I need to make sure they’re growing right and they’ve got us there for them.”

[From Us Weekly]

She’s still giving a bit of a mixed message. You can’t “fade away” completely when you keep the door open to possibly working if the right project comes along. That just means people are constantly going to try to tempt her with the perfect film. And I don’t think it’s possible for her to live the low-key life she’s describing. The woman is the mother of Brad Pitt’s children. They travel with a cavalcade of staff wherever they go. Even if she and Brad were both to quit acting, I don’t think they’d be able to fade into oblivion. People are curious about Brangelina and the more they hide the more everyone else will seek.

If I were to bet on it, I’d say Angelina will slow down the frequency of her work but still maintain a Hollywood presence.

Here’s Angelina at the red carpet release party for the DVD of “Kung Fu Panda” on November 9th. Images thanks to Bauer-Griffin.

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With Violet Affleck off at preschool, Jennifer Garner took herself over to the Santa Monica farmers market yesterday afternoon. The Garner-Afflecks usually make their vegetable buying trips a family affair, but it looks like this time Jennifer did just fine without her favorite little strawberry eater. Jennifer and Ben have already instilled a love of fresh fruit in their daughter, and that's sure to be just one of the many great traits they'll pass on to the soon-to-arrive fourth member of their family.

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In a recent U.K. television interview, singer Mariah Carey said that her new husband Nick Cannon has calmed her down and helped her curb her “diva” ways. What I want to know is: did the interviewer bust out laughing and ask her about the 21 suitcases she brought on her three-day U.K. excursion?

Mariah Carey has insisted her days of behaving like a diva are over – and credits hubby NICK CANNON with calming her down.

The couple - who tied the knot in April - worked together on Mariah’s video for her new single I Stay In Love, with Nick on directing duties.

And the sexy singer was amazed the shoot passed without incident and finished on schedule, thanks to Nick’s efficient approach.

In an interview with This Morning, Mariah said: “It’s the only video in the history of me making videos that I ended on time, actually early both days, and there was no drama, and everybody was saying what is this new thing?!

“So I guess this was definitely him. No more stories about divaness, divaland, divalicious.

“I enjoyed working with him, but I know it’s the first time so who knows.”

Mariah also divulged details of how the couple got together, revealing the spark between them was instantaneous.

She gushed: “We met each other in 2005 on a couple of award shows and we had that thing - you look at them and talk to them, and you are like what was that, that was interesting, but I liked it!”

And the star also said the pitter patter of tiny feet could soon be echoing around the couple’s vast LA abode.

When asked if babies are on the cards, Mariah coyly replied: “Maybe sometime soon. We will see.”

[From The Sun]

So, wait a minute- this is the first time in her entire career that a video shoot has gone without incident? Yikes! She sounds like a real treat to work with. But it is nice that she’s giving her boy toy something to do besides carrying her purse and standing behind her on the red carpet. He’s a big-boy director now!

Photos of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon leaving their hotel in London, England on Nov. 8. Notice how Mariah looks nothing like a diva - especially those huge diamond “LOVE” earrings. Photo credit: WENN.