Does Jessica Want Out?
It was wall-to-wall celebs at the pre-Grammy party thrown by industry legend Clive Davis at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 12. But despite the presence of Hollywood heavies like Alicia Keys and Usher at the glitzy affair, all eyes were on singers Jessica Simpson and John Mayer, who, according to an eyewitness, spent most of the night huddled together in deep conversation, thanks to Jessica’s dad, Joe.
“Joe was practically throwing them together,” says the eyewitness. Joe wants Jessica to record a duet with John, 27, best known for his single “Your Body is a Wonderland” (which he is said to have written about well-endowed then girlfriend Jennifer Love-Hewitt). “John was staring at Jessica’s breasts most of the night.” By the next day, the news of the possible Jessica-John pairing had made its rounds in the industry.
At the big EMI party after the awards, a gossipy Nicole Richie said that “everyone was talking about” the two. “They were practically hooking up at Clive’s party,” she told a source, adding, “It’s basically over with her and Nick, right?”
Well, not yet, even though it seems Jessica, 24, may be giving Nick a dose of his own medicine. As Star reported last week, Nick was seen flirting up a storm with (and getting phone numbers from) a gaggle of beautiful women at Super Bowl after parties. Just last week, Nick, 31, continued flirting with two young women inside the Star Bar at NYC’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel, while Jessica was promoting her new edible cosmetic line, Dessert Beauty.
A witness said Nick and his brother Drew had just arrived at the hotel after a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. They instantly struck up a conversation with two young women — one blonde and one brunette — with whom they flirted and ogled for at least 20 minutes that evening. When one of the women got up to go to the bathroom, Nick’s eyes followed her. The singer seemed in great spirits until he heard that Jessica’s tour bus had pulled up outside. “Drew went out to the bus, came back and said something to Nick,” says the source. “And Nick replied, ‘What is she bitching about now? I can’t deal with this.’He just looked like he wanted to continue drinking, relaxing, and talking sports.”
To be continued…
Get the whole story in this week’s Star Magazine on sale Thursday 2/17.
Posted by Rachel at 2/26/2005 | 