It’s all about baby Bronx for Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. A friend of the singer/actress tells PEOPLE that the new mom has been looking for a way to balance work and family life. Now she’s found it as the newest star on The CW’s updated version of Melrose Place, which starts filming in April. “She wanted something [...]

“I’m thrilled to be joining the cast of Melrose Place and I look forward to being a part of its new generation of residents,” Simpson-Wentz said in a statement. A source close to Simpson-Wentz tells PEOPLE the actress “wanted something stable so she could be close to her baby.” “She was specifically looking for something [...]

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has confirmed to MTV News that she will be taking up residence on the revamped “Melrose Place” this fall. “I’m thrilled to be joining the cast of ‘Melrose Place’ and look forward to being a part of its new generation of residents,” Simpson-Wentz said. Although she didn’t comment on what role she will [...]

The real-estate market may be sagging in real life, but it’s looking up on TV: The CW has reportedly signed a deal for Ashlee Simpson-Wentz to move into Melrose Place. The singer-actress, 24, plans to return to TV as a small-town girl trying her luck in Los Angeles, according to Entertainment Weekly. The character she [...]

The countdown to the inevitable Pete Wentz cameo has begun! Multiple sources confirm that singer-songwriter-sometime actress Ashlee Simpson has become the latest tenant of The CW’s refurbished Melrose Place. The onetime 7th Heaven star will play small-town girl Violet, a character whose disarming naiveté masks the calculating, shrewd sex kitten within. In other words, the [...]