Pop star draws a crowd at Square One

Hundreds turned out this afternoon to greet pop star Ashlee Simpson today as she arrived at Square One.
The pop star was making an in-store appearance at the Zellers store for the relaunch of the Request clothing line.
Simpson took questions from the audience, with the help of ET Canada host Rick Campanelli, and then sang her hit song, Pieces of Me.
Footage from the event will air on ET Canada on Monday.
Simpson stars in a current TV advertisement for the line of clothes, which features a series of still photos of her shopping for clothes before a concert.
Simpson was chosen for the advertising due of her "hip" persona which reflects the brand’s personality, said Geoff Hardwicke, Zellers director of marketing.
 Simpson, whose older sister Jessica is also a singer and actor, is featured on all of the print advertising for the Request line and is making some personal appearances for the promotion.
The 24-year-old Ashlee's first album, Autobiography, debuted at number 1 in the U.S. in July 2004.
Simpson occasionally appeared on Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, a reality show about the married life of Jessica and her then-husband Nick Lachey. She subsequently was featured on her own MTV reality show entitled The Ashlee Simpson Show.
Simpson and her sister were tied for third as "worst-dressed celebrities" on celebrity-fashion critic Mr. Blackwell's list in 2004. Blackwell commented of the pair that "from gaudy to grim to downright frenetic these two prove that bad taste is positively genetic."
Simpson and her husband, Pete Wentz, are expecting their first child.

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