Jessica Simpson has been clearly gaining some weight, leading us to believe she actually might be pregnant. Since Jess is currently dating and possibly thinking about tying the knot with Tony Romo, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise if she was really knocked up.

We all know having babies in the family (nephew Bronx Mowgli) creates a certain baby crave amongst females. Jess is the oldest sister and of course she wants to start a family of her own. Little sister Ashlee Simpson promptly defended Jess saying her sis is only a size 2 (going 4 or 6!!) on her new blog entry:

“I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister’s weight,” Ashlee writes on her blog after photos appeared of Jessica, 28, at the Radio 99.9 Kiss Country’s annual Chili Cookoff on Sunday in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Under the headline, “Since when did a woman’s weight become newsworthy,” Ashlee says: “A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman’s weight or figure.”

She adds: “All women come in different shapes, sizes, and forms and just because you’re a celebrity, there shouldn’t be a different standard.”

It’s all speculation for now. Jess has the right, like any other normal girl, to let herself go and get some extra weight on… pregnant or fat?? I guess it doesn’t really matter because the truth is everyone is talking about Jessica Simpson again! Maybe that is exactly what was expected as sources guarantee Jessica’s weight gain is nothing more than a big publicity stunt.

“She’s loving it,” said a source close to Simpson, who suspects her weight gain is strategic. “It will probably get her back on covers right when she is a ’supporting’ act on tour.”

Papa Joe Simpson is reportedly now trying to sell the “entire story” behind Jessica’s weight gain and future weight loss to the highest bidder. Magazines love to sell pseudo-diet secrets and Jessica’s country star career never really took off… Cha-Ching!!

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