Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

December 2, 2008 9:38:33 PM CST

Learn about Newser Points »

Pete Wentz

Pete Wentz news stories

12 Stories

Bronx Mowgli? New Dad Wentz Explains Son's Handle

Musician and wife Ashlee Simpson thought first name was cool, and they love The Jungle Book

E! Online E! Online Nov 25, 08 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Pete Wentz is a little cagey about the name of his son with wife Ashlee Simpson, but it’s not too hard to figure out, E! reports. For Bronx Mowgli’s first name, “we’d been throwing it back and forth a while ago,” Wentz said. And Mowgli? “ The Jungle Book is something me and Ashlee bonded over,” he continued. More »

More about:  celebrity pregnancy • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson • Fall Out Boy

 Ashlee Welcomes Baby Bronx 

Singer and son are doing well

People People Nov 21, 08 7:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Ashlee Simpson-Wentz gave birth to a baby boy last night, People reports, and the family is healthy and happy. Pete Wentz once said “you've gotta have a baby with a name that could be a rock star or a senator,” so what did the couple ultimately choose? Bronx Mowgli. He might be the first of many, as Ashlee “would love to have a big family one day.” More »

More about:  celebrity • baby • celebrity babies • Ashlee Simpson • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy

 Simpson, Wentz 
 Await Twins: Pal 

Singers won't confirm or deny rumor

Sun (UK) Sun (UK) Sep 8, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnant Ashlee Simpson is eating for three, the Sun reports. “Pete and Ashlee are having twins. They’re really happy," musician Tyga said of the pop star and her husband, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz. Simpson looked big enough for two last night at MTV's Video Music Awards, the tabloid snarks, seeming to confirm rumors Wentz sparked when he referred to his unborn child as "them." More »

More about:  Los Angeles • celebrity pregnancy • twins • Ashlee Simpson • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy

NY Sculptor Builds Fortune Out of Legos

Making art for Trump, others generates 6-figure income

Portfolio Portfolio Aug 18, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - For New York artist Nathan Sawaya, earning a six-figure salary is child's play. That's because Sawaya makes his living creating arresting sculptures from Lego blocks. Once a stressed-out Wall Street attorney, he began building the whimsical pieces at night as a way to unwind. Now, he tells Portfolio , he gets commissions from rock stars and big spenders like Donald Trump. More »

More about:  art • entertainment • Donald Trump • sculpture • Pete Wentz • Lego • Conde Nast

 'NewlyWentz' Already Expecting 

Ashlee's having a baby—and changing her name

People People May 29, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newlyweds Pete and Ashlee (Simpson) Wentz have put an end to months of speculation and confirmed that they're definitely going be new parents before the year is out, reports People. The Fall Out Boy singer and his bride—who is legally changing her name to Wentz—announced their happy news on the groom's website following their Caribbean honeymoon. More »

More about:  celebrity • pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson • Fall Out Boy

updated

Fall In, Boy! Wentz Weds Young Simpson

Pete's bulldog is ring-bearer at sunset affair

OK! OK! May 17, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ashlee Simpson wed beau Pete Wentz in a sunset ceremony today before some 150 VIP guests, OK! reports. Nicole Ritchie, Joel Madden, and Scrubs star Donald Faison were among the onlookers in Encino, Calif. as Ashlee's sister Jessica handled maid of honor duties. More »

More about:  Los Angeles • wedding • celebrity engagements • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson • Jessica Simpson • Joel Madden • Fergie • Nicole Ritchie

Ashlee Auctions Rights to Cover 'Secret' Wedding

Reportedly has 7-figure offer for Saturday's hush-hush nuptials

New York Daily News New York Daily News May 15, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rumor has it that one media outlet is offering seven figures to cover Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s maybe-shotgun wedding, an affair so secretive that not even the guests know where it will be. Friends and family were sent an e-vite (yes, an e-vite), telling them only to book hotels in the LA area. Then on Saturday private cars will pick them up. More »

More about:  celebrity • celebrity pregnancy • wedding • rumor • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson

 Ashlee 
 to Say 'I Do' 
 Saturday 

Simpson set to marry rocker Pete Wentz in hush-hush ceremony

Us Magazine Us Magazine May 13, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz will wed Saturday in a rush-to-the-altar "top secret" wedding, Us magazine reports. "Proper invites have not been sent out, but instead guests have been given a save-the-date notice," a friend of the couple told the glossy. The magazine reported earlier that Simpson is pregnant, but she won't confirm. More »

More about:  wedding • celebrity engagements • Ashlee Simpson • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy

Ashlee Has Bun in the Oven

Pop star wants to
'walk down the
aisle before she's showing,' spy says

OK! OK! Apr 14, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A little morning sickness didn't stop Ashlee Simpson from spilling the news today: With her wedding to Pete Wentz looming next month, the 23-year old pop star told OK! Magazine that the couple is expecting a little one in October. More »

More about:  celebrity • marriage • pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy • gossip • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson

 Ashlee and Pete: We're Engaged 

Little Simpson gets her Fall Out Boy; wanted fans 'to hear it straight from us'

MTV MTV Apr 10, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz are engaged. “We wanted to be the first to tell you and to hear it straight from us,” the couple wrote in a joint statement posted last night on FriendsorEnemies.com. But despite the public announcement, don’t hold your breath for wedding details. “We consider this to be a very private matter,” the couple wrote. Simpson and Wentz began dating in late 2006, reports MTVNews. More »

More about:  celebrity • music • wedding • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson • Fall Out Boy • engagement


 Fall Out Boy Misses Historic Gig 

Bad weather in Antarctica snarls plan to play on all the continents

NME Mar 27, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - MTV faves Fall Out Boy won’t be taking its place alongside champion hand-walkers and fingernail-growers in the Guinness Book of World Records, NME reports: Nasty weather has kept the band from traveling to Antarctica, where it was to become the first group to have played on all seven continents. Said bassist Pete Wentz, “It’s an utter f---ing disappointment." More »

More about:  music • weather • Antarctica • Pete Wentz • Guinness World Records • Fall Out Boy

Kimmel's Revenge Scores Big

Video rebuttal to squeeze Silverman is star-studded sensation

Billboard Billboard Feb 27, 08 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Take that, Sarah. A star-studded—and very much tongue-in-cheek—ode to Jimmy Kimmel's lust for Ben Affleck has become an Internet sensation, Billboard reports. The late-night host's video is a rebuttal to girlfriend Sarah Silverman's "I'm F---ing Matt Damon." The latest salvo, with Kimmel and a host of guest stars, including Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, is called "I'm F---ing Ben Affleck." More »

12 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »