Jessica Simpson appeared today on 'The Rachael Ray Show' (weekdays, syndicated) and gave the common man a reason to celebrate. Simpson said she's open to the idea of dating regular men as a way to avoid the tabloid scrutiny that comes with dating those who are famous.

Granted, Simpson doesn't seem to come to this conclusion without some serious prompting from Rachael Ray. But, at least there's hope, right?

Watch the video after the jump.

Jessica Simpson has come a long way since her days on 'Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica' when the whole chicken of the sea/tuna thing confused her. Now she's traveling the world and eating bugs on 'Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty' (Mon., 9PM ET on VH1).

Good for her, and kudos on the bug thing. Sure, they're fried, but they'd have to be fried and covered in chocolate and marshmallows before we'd even considering popping them in our mouth. And even then, it would depend on the bug.

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On 'The View' (weekdays, syndicated), Jessica Simpson said she's embarrassed by John Mayer's Playboy interview in which he referred to her as "sexual napalm," and she addressed whether a reunion with the musician is possible in the future.

"It's ... embarrassing," Simpson said of Mayer's comment, "because I'll walk into a restaurant or something and I'll notice that more men are looking at me, but I feel like they're undressing me."

Watch the video after the jump.

'Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty' (10PM, VH1) series premiere
Blame it all on those mom jeans. Still dealing with comments about her weight that began when she was photographed wearing those infamous high-waist jeans during a concert in 2009, pop star Simpson rejoins reality TV land with this series, in which she travels all over the world and examines what women in other cultures do in the name of beauty. In the opener, Simpson and BFF CaCee Cobb and hairdresser pal Ken Paves jet off to Thailand, where Simpson experiences first hand the tribal custom of women lengthening their necks by wearing heavy metal rings. Future eps find her in Uganda, where brides actually gain as much weight as they can before they're married, as well as Japan, France, Brazil, Morocco and Los Angeles. The series will also find Simpson speaking freely about events in her personal life, which means John Mayer should probably not tune in.

The gang from 'The View' (weekdays, syndicated) reacts to music John Mayer's recent Playboy interview in which he uses the "N" word multiple times, dishes on sex with ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson, and calls his penis a "white supremacist" because of his lack of romantic interest in black women.

"If he just put it in a song, probably no one would have even paid attention, but he actually said it, so now we're all up in arms," Elisabeth Hasselbeck said of Mayer's comments. This inspires Whoopi Goldberg to bust out an impromptu ditty on Mayer's privates.

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It's the Simpsons (the family, not the Fox animated series) vs. 'Melrose Place' -- and it's starting to get ugly.

Very ugly.

The latest salvo: Today, an anonymous source from the show blasted Ashlee Simpson-Wentz on Fox411, claiming that "Ashlee was kicked off 'Melrose Place' because she was a total diva on set, late all the time, and deeply disliked by fellow cast members.''

Simpson-Wentz has been under fire all week. Yesterday, another anonymous 'Melrose'-er told US Mag that the show hired her "because they needed a good name to help create buzz but she was embarrassingly bad. Producers cut her down as much as possible.''

It's official - this little girl is all grown up. I know it because at a party last week, a friend told me how much an actress on 'Bones' reminds her of me, and a bunch of complete strangers agreed.

Well it was actually a bit more complicated than that, because it took everyone a while to figure out which forensic procedural they meant - 'NCIS' and the various 'CSI's came up, but in the end it proved that Micheala Conlin, who plays Angela on 'Bones' was the doppelganger in question.

I am so flattered.

Not because Conlin is beautiful, which she is, or even because she's sort of famous, or because the character she plays is smart. I'm flattered because Conlin is not Lacey Chabert.

As kids, we watched the darndest things -- everything from educational series like 'Sesame Street' to shows that would launch some of today's biggest pop stars ('The Mickey Mouse Club').

Looking back on it now, how well do you remember your favorite kiddie shows?

Take our quiz and get in touch with your inner-child.

We warned you about Jessica Simpson's latest idea for a reality TV show back in May. The pop star was shopping around a project starring herself called The Price of Beauty in which "she and a friend set off on a road trip around the world in search of what people find beautiful and why," according to an US Weekly source.

It looks like the show is moving ahead and is set to air on VH1, the home of celebrity trash TV, sometime in 2010. Simpson will travel the world meeting women, and pop culture "icons," to discuss fashion, beauty and, of course, take part in some extreme beauty regimes and practices.

Jessica Simpson lands a new reality show gig on VH1, Ed McMahon passes away at 86, FX picks up the TV rights to 'The Proposal' and more TV news.

Some things in life are just inevitable. Your hair will turn gray, you'll have to pay taxes, and Jessica Simpson will always try to shove her particular brand of stupid in your face.

The former Newlyweds star is reportedly shopping around a reality TV show called The Price of Beauty. Here's the concept, according to a US Weekly source: "She and a friend set off on a road trip around the world in search of what people find beautiful and why."

Reports describe the show as an exploration on society's outlook of women's bodies ... with a bit of Fear Factor thrown in! I'm not kidding. The source continued, saying that Simpson will do "shocking things that women do to make themselves beautiful. Picture Fear Factor."

You'd think that celebrity couples would start getting the picture after a while. Don't do a reality show! It's just the death knell of any marriage, and I think you can probably name a few obituaries in that category: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Hulk and Linda Hogan, and Danny and Gretchen Bonaduce, to name a few.

PopEater is reporting that the Bonaduce's divorce is a done deal, and he has to shell out $16K a month in spousal and child support. Guess how he's going to earn the cash -- a dating reality show called The Next Mrs. Bonaduce!

Now, what girl in her right mind would participate in such a fiasco? I mean, I have to admit that I watched his show, Breaking Bonaduce, a few times, and was weirdly transfixed to his train wreck of a life.

(S07E05) It's time for the second week eliminations. The early week eliminations are always interesting times because, more often than not, the results are a little screwy. I'm reminded of past seasons that saw Jerry Springer, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Master P, to name a few, all hanging on far longer than their dancing abilities warranted. Would we see something similar tonight? The results, and a quick rundown of the results show performances, are after the jump.

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Today, on TV Squad Daily:

• Heidi Klum is in a legal fight over clovers.
• Unbelievable news about Jessica Simpson and Lane Garrison!
• Next week, late night talk shows will return, despite the strike.

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We TV Critics are dead on our feet now that we're in the last two days of a near-three week press tour at the Beverly Hilton, but that hasn't stopped us from getting dish from actors and producers here to hawk their fall ABC series.

On stage to promote Cashmere Mafia (a series about four women living life in New York City) creator Darren Star was asked about his other program about four women that call the Big Apple home. Star says: "There's a [film] script. It's in the form of pre-production."