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Ashlee Simpson's Disastrous 'Saturday Night Live' Performance Explained


In 2004 'Saturday Night Live' musical guest Ashlee Simpson suffered technical problems during a now-infamous live performance

Ashlee Simpson on SNL.Courtesy of PeacockSimpson found herself in the middle of a live TV disaster when an incorrect lip sync track for her hit “Pieces of Me” started playing at the wrong time. SNL producer Marci Klein recalled in the Peacock special that she’d “heard rumblings that Ashlee had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well” hours before the dress rehearsal, where the singer was due to test out both tracks. Ashlee SimpsonPaul Archuleta/Getty ImagesDuring the live show, Simpson got through her first song, “Pieces of Me,” without any noticeable trouble, but things quickly fell apart when host Jude Law introduced her second track, “Autobiography.”

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