Why Justin and Jessica Should Never Mate

As ESPYs host, Timberlake pokes fun of Simpson and her QB beau, Tony Romo

By Peter Gicas Jul 17, 2008 3:30 PMTags
Justin TimberlakeAP Photo

Nor should the "Sexyback" singer ever quit his day job and become a drag queen.

While hosting the ESPY Awards Wednesday night, Justin Timberlake donned a wig and stood behind a Daisy Duke cutout of Jessica Simpson to poke fun at the pop star-turned-country crooner's relationship with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Playful and amusing? Perhaps. Yet we can't help but feel a little sorry for Jess...

First, she's considered a Cowboys jinx. Then Pamela Anderson calls her a bitch and a whore for wearing a T-shirt that read "Real Girls Eat Meat." And now there's this skit that includes the merging of her name with Tony's—Tessica—which sounds more like a male reproductive body part than a cute nickname.

Hey, we're all for razzing. And, yes, the "Come On Over" songstress has certainly earned her fair share from us. We just thought we'd take her side. For once.