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Jessica Simpon is not putting up with body shaming. The pop singer issued a stern retort after a former Vogue staffer said recounted how Simpson’s breasts “fell out” during the 2007 Met Gala. Simpson said the comments were nauseating.
The drama began when Vogue’s former creative digital director, Sally Singer, described the 2007 event for an oral memoir. Singer describes the event in question as follows, “She was wearing Michael Kors and her breasts maybe fell out of her dress on the red carpet," she recalled to the magazine. "And then at dinner, it was suddenly like, whoa, Jessica Simpson’s breasts are across from me at the dinner table and they are on a platter and I’m looking at them. And John Mayer was putting his hands on them at the dinner table. He kind of reached down and I just remember thinking, ‘Oh, celebrities, feel free to play here.’ That’s what’s going on."
Simpson says that she’s been fighting body-shaming her whole life and for a reputable magazine to stoop to this point is disappointing. Simpson replied, "But in all seriousness, I have persevered through shaming my own body and internalizing the world’s opinions about it for my entire adult life," she continued. "To read this much-anticipated article about the classiest fashion event there is and have to be shamed by another woman for having boobs in 2020 is nauseating."
Simpson also took to social media to call out Singer with a reference to the famous photo of Sophia Loren giving a serious side-eye to Jayn Mansfield. Simpson posted, "Feeling a little like Jayne Mansfield after reading this (inaccurate!) oral history of the #MetBall where I am body-shamed by #SallySinger.”
Jessica Simpson has not attended the Met Gala since 2007. She has since found a new purpose in her personal life and is mom to three. In her memoir, Open Book, Simpon addresses her relationship with John Mayer and her marriage to Nick Lachey. The pop star has faced many hurdles in her personal life but proves to be resilient—even to body-shaming.
