Ashlee Simpson Details "Insane" Bullying Over SNL Lip-Syncing Controversy

Ashlee Simpson Felt Like ‘Saturday Night Live’ Lip-Sync Scandal Would Be On Her “Shoulders Forever”

More than 20 years later, Ashlee Simpson has enough distance from her infamous Saturday Night Live musical debut. Acknowledging that celebrity culture has “evolved” but “also hasn’t in some ways” since her lip-syncing controversy on the Oct. 23, 2004 episode of the NBC sketch comedy show, the Bittersweet World artist noted that “it’s a different […]

Ashlee Simpson Says the Backlash to Her 'SNL' Lip-Sync Scandal Was 'Insane'

Ashlee Simpson is looking back on an event the shook up the course of her career. Fans will remember her lip-sync moment on Saturday Night Live on the Oct. 23, 2004, episode. While Simpson now has a different perspective on the infamous situation, she still can’t shake the negative reaction that she bore the brunt of.  On the Aug. 21 episode of Pod Meets World, the 40-year-old musician recalled what went down when she went to sing “Autobiogr…

Ashlee Simpson reflects on backlash to 'SNL' performance: 'The bullying was insane'

"I do think it's evolved, but also it hasn't in some ways," the singer adds of media today. Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Ashlee Simpson on 'Saturday Night Live' in October 2004It's been 20 years since Ashlee Simpson's infamous Saturday Night Live performance in 2004, and while the singer has definitely moved past the incident, she can see how it serves as a perfect example of the toxicity of online bullying.During a recent appearance o…

Ashlee Simpson-Ross Says 'Bullying Was Insane' In Aftermath of SNL Lip Syncing Scandal

Ashlee Simpson is reflecting on the intense public backlash she received after her infamous Saturday Night Live performance. While appearing on the Pod Meets World podcast, she opened up about the aftermath of her 2004 lip-syncing debacle. During the performance, her hit "Pieces of Me" mistakenly started playing before she even lifted the microphone for her second song, which was supposed to be "Autobiography." "I think it's a different era," As…

Ashlee Simpson-Ross remembers 'insane' level of 'bullying' after infamous 'SNL' flub

Ashlee Simpson-Ross still feels the pain of the backlash from her infamous "SNL" mix up back in 2004.

Ashlee Simpson Details "Insane" Bullying Over SNL Lip-Syncing Controversy

Ashlee Simpson reflected on the blowback she received after her 2004 Saturday Night Live lip-syncing scandal and how the response would be "different" now.