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Jessica Simpson has had her new video 'A Public Affair' criticized and praised. And Jessica Simpson will never be everyone's cup of tea when it comes to music.

Jessica Simpson 'A Public Affair' Tanks?

But a report from Fox News hints that the sexy singer and actress might be in for a rude awakening when the numbers for sales of the new CD of the same name hits the press.

The report hints it could be a disaster. Roger Friedman gives the 411:

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Jessica Simpson may have a rude awakening when sales figures are counted for last week’s CDs today. Simpson’s "A Public Affair" stood at No. 52 last night on Amazon.com, well below still-unreleased albums by her generational peers Beyonce and Justin Timberlake.

Even worse, most of the reviews written by fans and customers on the Amazon.com page for "A Public Affair" give the album one or two stars and are heavily critical.

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Friedman then opines, "It could be that Simpson, like Paris Hilton, has finally oversaturated her market with style (so to speak) over substance. Hilton’s crummy debut album was hovering around No. 95 last night on Amazon."

He adds:

Simpson has never been a heavyweight as a singer, but made her reputation as the comedic foil to ex-husband Nick Lachey on MTV’s "Newlyweds."

Like many of today’s performers, she seems more interested in generating publicity than in doing anything remotely linked to artistry. Consequently, we’d be hard-pressed to name a Simpson song, let alone hum a few notes. Her new album, "A Public Affair," doesn’t do much to dispel that idea.

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Ouch - that may leave a mark.

Jessica Simpson is a pop culture icon, no more and no less. I love pop music but have also found this CD to be a pretty weak effort and that video was just not something I want to watch.

Jessica will survive as she knows marketing. But it is time for her to break out of her post-Nick funk.

-- Angela Carson writes from Vancouver