Of all this election season's ridiculous stories, one of the most memorable must be John McCain's ridiculous "celebrity" commercial campaign.

Hoping to diminish opponent Barack Obama's respectability, McCain portrayed the Senator as a tabloid idol on the same level as Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. That tactic, like so many others, blew up in his face. Even Paris Hilton was making fun of him!

As sad as that may have been for McCain, the candidate had the right idea: rank-and-file Republicans aren't too keen on Hollywood, where it's all glittery and liberal. Stars and celebrities do not have American values, what with their headline grabbing divorces and bastard children. It's sick!

Well, none of those people will be surprised to hear that a number of Hollywood's elite have come out against Proposition 8, a ballot measure intent on overturning gay marriage in California.

Steven Spielberg and Brad Pitt - who has at least three illegitimate children - have both donated large sums of money to fight the measure. And now Pete Wentz - a gay-friendly singer who knocked up his girlfriend Ashley Simpson - dedicated his name and donated his dough to the good, gay fight. Though he hasn't specified a dollar amount, the singer did describe Proposition 8 as "fucking lame," a profanity social conservatives most likely frown upon.

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Pete Wentz may have knocked up Ashlee Simpson, but he still gets shit for being a homo. The Fall Out Singer tells Out that he regularly gets called out on the street - and he's all right with that. In fact, he's basically embraced the abuse:

“When I’m going down the street I get called a fag all the time,” he says. Instead of bothering to deny it, he shifts deftly to mocking the bullies’ Neanderthal mentality: “We have iPhones, and I’m still getting called the same names as when I was 13.”
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“Our culture bombards us with this idea that you’re not that, and if you are that, there’s something wrong with you, and then we’re going to call you that, and then it’s an insult,” he says. “There is a sense of self-empowerment or recapturing who you are by people calling you ‘fag,’ and being like, ‘Yeah, I am a fag.’ Even though you’re not."

The 29-year old also compares anti-gay attitudes to America's Jim Crow laws, saying, "People treat sexuality the same way that [during] Jim Crow [white] people treated African-Americans… It’s totally dehumanized."

The surprisingly popular Ashlee Simpson recently released a new album. And, as such, has been making the press rounds, including a pop in with fag rag HX. Having survived his run-in with Jeffrey Kalinsky, Brandon Voss forced Simpson to confront a scary fact: gay men love her boyfriend, Pete Wentz. Why do they like him? We're not sure, maybe because he said he has no problems kissing men, which is apparently enough for some people.

BV: Do you mind those gay rumors or that so many gay guys wish Pete were gay?

AS: It doesn't bother me, because he doesn't act—I mean, I think I'd be more of the gay man in the relationship. He definitely wears the man-shoes in the relationship, which is great. I love that guys love him, too—that's wonderful. It's flattering.

She was totally going to say "act gay," wasn't she?

Is it wrong that this gives up a perverse thrill?

Wednesday, Dec. 19 was supposed to be a big day for Ashlee Simpson. After spending the last year working on a new album, “Outta My Head,” Ashlee’s debut video was set to release to big fanfare.

Unfortunately, the spotlight just wasn’t meant to be for Simpson, thanks to the news that Jamie Lynn Spears is with child.

“Ashlee can’t believe this happened. She’s so disappointed,” said a source.

Boo-hoo…

The wild world of celebrity sure can seem exotic. We see endless pictures of our favorite stars jetting to-and-fro, gobbling up free gifts and partaking in glamorous activities, such as black face. While it's great to fantasize about joining their astronomical ranks, it's even more fun to fantasize about them joining our pedestrian gutter.

Thankfully, some photo-shop lovers over at Paris Hiltron have taken it upon themselves to illustrate what Posh, Becks, Sarah Jessica Parker and other assorted celebs would look like as typical Americans. As you can see, David and Victoria look more like mum and dad than soccer stud and sexy singer.

Not only has Paris Hiltron provided us with a much needed belly laugh, but they've confirmed our Larry King suspicions. If the chatter-box weren't working for CNN, he'd be a grandmother who spends her last days arranging dying flowers.

The silly site, which we found thanks to old friend !!omg blog!!, also offers us a glimpse in Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's respective, entirely fitting futures.

Have a laugh - especially at Ann Coulter - after the jump.

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• Ashlee Simpson wins Best Female Artist at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. Proof that absolutely no one in Australia cares about MTV. [Courier-Mail]

• We've discussed the inherent perplexities in Alan Cumming's fragrance line, "Cumming," wondering if people are buying the stuff. Apparently they are–specifically, the people who smell bad. [WOW Report]