Jessica denies Joe controls her love life

Jessica Simpson has furiously denied reports and speculation her father Joe Simpson wields control over her love life, branding the reports “ludicrous”.

Joe, who is also Jessica and Ashlee’s manager, has long been rumored to be making decisions regarding who his daughters date. It was even reported in the tabloids earlier this year that Tony Romo had ended his relationship with Jessica after growing sick of Joe interfering with their romance.

But Jessica, 28, has hit out at the reports, telling Elle Magazine: “That’s ludicrous. He just wants me to be happy. Our whole family gets beaten, but that just brings us closer. So people are really doing themselves a disservice.”

“So many people want to bring me down, and I can’t wait to prove them wrong. If they believe what they read about me, they automatically persecute and torment me.”