Simpson's school gigs stopped
Pop star Ashlee Simpson has been banned from performing two free concerts at American Catholic girls schools.
The Archdiocese of New Oreleans, Louisiana, stepped in to cancel the performances at local schools St Mary's Dominican and Archbishop Chapelle, claiming security costs were too high - but pupils claims the real reason was that the church disapproved of the sexy star.
Archdiocesan spokesperson Reverend William Maestri says: "We have a serious objection to that. The merits of Ashlee Simpson's music is another issue altogether, and one I am not competent to comment on."
A student at Chapelle tells magazine US Weekly the decision was made because: "We're a Catholic girls school!"
