Ashlee Simpson Recalls 2000s 'Bullying,' Being Called ‘Fat’ by a Boyfriend

Ashlee Simpson recalled experiencing the highest of highs and lowest of lows following the release of her debut album, Autobiography, in 2004. “For me writing, every day I would go in with my fresh breakup. My fresh boyfriend,” Simpson, 40, remembered of recording the album during the Thursday, August 21, episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast. “It was literally, like, the diary of my life.” The singer noted that there were a lot of “firsts” happening in her life when she wrote the music for Autobiography, including a “first boyfriend” and “first heartbreaks.” Looking back at that time frame