Ashlee Simpson's Saturday Night Live controversy was 'dehumanising'

Ashlee Simpson's Saturday Night Live controversy was 'dehumanising' Ashlee Simpson admits the backlash to her SNL controversy was "intense". 27 August 2025 Ashlee Simpson found the backlash over her Saturday Night Live controversy to be "dehumanising". Ashlee Simpson faced fierce criticism after the controversy The 40-year-old singer was blasted for lip-syncing on the long-running TV comedy show back in 2004, and Ashlee now admits that the backlash was "intense". She told the Los Angeles Times newspaper: "I had a super-high and then I had a super-low at Saturday Night Live.