Father-to-be and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, who was due to appear live on CNN’s Larry King Live show last night to discuss his opposition to the passage of Proposition 8 in California, had to cancel his appearance and immediately posted an announcement on his official websites (HERE and HERE) explaining why he was unable to appear on Larry King Live:

due to breaking news and scheduling conflicts i will not be appearing on larry king live tonight, though i am a big fan of the show and look forward to appearing on it in the future. i also look forward to the chance to continue supporting civil rights and speaking out against the passing of proposition 8 and others like it (im looking at you arizona and florida) whenever and wherever i can.

Due to the timing of this “breaking news” it is believed that Pete pulled out of his Larry King Live appearance POSSIBLY due to the fact that his heavily pregs wife Ashlee Simpson went into labor and MAY have given birth to their first child:

At this point, there is no further information or confirmation at all that Ashlee gave birth … or even went into labor … but it seems very likely that that was the “scheduling conflict” that came up at the last minute. Here’s hoping that things are going well for Ashl33n and that I can soon announce the birth of their bouncing baby boy or girl.

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Now that Nicole Kidman has done birthed her baby this morning, our celebrity bump watch list is down one … but we still have a couple of imminent births to look foward to (Angelina Jolie and Gwen Stefani) and, of course, we’re still months away from the birth of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s firstborn child. And speaking of … here are a few pics of Ashl33n doing a bit of bargain shopping at the Hollywood Flea Market yesterday afternoon:

I’m still pretty amazed at how fast Ashlee’s tummy ballooned … one day she wasn’t showing any sign of a baby bump and then seemingly overnight she started looking like she was smuggling a watermelon underneath her shirt. Pregs or not, tho, both Ashlee and Pete are still pretty emo-goth ’til they die … how else can you explain the black outfits in the blistering California heat? Not only is their baby going to be born with eyeliner already applied but they’ll prolly wrap the little darling in black diapers from Goths R Us. It is still so crazy to imagine these two as actual parents … kids grow up so fast, don’t they?

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Pete Wentz has updated his official blog at FriendsorEnemies.com with the news that he and wife Ashlee Simpson have just added a new member to their growing family. The couple adopted a 10 week old baby girl named Rigby … and here she is:

From Pete’s blog: the newest addition to the family. meet rigby. shes ten weeks right now and pretty much follows hem around.

Hem would be Pete’s dog Hemmingway (who was just made into a birthday cake for Pete’s birthday). Could little Rigby be a way for Ashl33n to practice their parenting skills now that they are expecting a baby of their own? Could be. I will say this for the happy fam, they really did get themselves an adorable new pooch. Mazal Tov! and much Congrats! to the entire Ashl33n family.

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The newly wedded Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz were spotted making their way thru LAX airport earlier this week with an extra special third party making a bold appearance. Here are a few pics of Ashl33n proudly showing off their emerging baby bump as they made their way thru the terminal and thru the security checkpoint:

No word on where the happy couple was jetting off to (I’m sure they’ll pop up soon enough, maybe in NYC) but they looked pleased as pie to be showing off their little bump. I suspect Papa Joe Simpson is pleased as well … to him, that bump represents beaucoup bucks once the child is born. But despite his grossness, I am very happy for Ashl33n and the coming birth of their child.

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While the happy and in love Jessimo spent part of their weekend at the grocery store, newlyweds Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz spent part of their weekend at the movies (looks like the Arc Light theater) checking out the new M. Night Shyamalan travesty The Happening. Here are a couple pics of the couple as they made their mad dash thru the theater lobby:

From what I understand, The Happening is just a horribly bad movie of epic proportions. Steph and Alek saw the film and, altho they thought the concept was intriguing, felt the movie suffered from poor acting, poor writing and poor directing. Sounds about right for an M. Night Shyamalan movie. That man lost me for good when he put out Lady in the Water so I have zero interest in seeing this film. I shant risk spoiling the concept for those of you who (at your own peril) still might want to see this movie … but if and when you see it, remember that I tried to warn you. I say, go see The Incredible Hulk instead … it’s a brills superhero movie worthy of your time and money. I dunno who was responsible between Ashl33n for picking the movie this weekend but I suspect they won’t be doing the movie picking for the rest of their marriage.

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The newly wed Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III celebrated his 29th birthday in style last night at a semi-private birthday party that was held in the VIP area of the Foxtail nightclub that was thrown in his honor by famed LA partyplanner Brent Bolthouse. Pete and his new wife Ashlee Simpson have announced that the couple are pregs with their first child … but that didn’t keep Ash away from the festivities. Here are pics of the happy couple as they made their way into Pete’s party last night:

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What a sweet and pretty picture. I love the clarification that neither Pete nor Ashlee touched any of the free-flowing booze that was readily available at last night’s party … they surely don’t want anyone forgetting that Ashlee is pregs. No word on whether or not Pete’s new BFF John Mayer was in the hiz last night but I’m sure that good ol’ Petey wasn’t wanting for friendly companionship at his party. Happy Birthday, Pete … sounds like you had a very lovely time last night. [Source]