Buzz Bites: Happy Birthday, Ashlee Simpson!

+ Mrs. Pete Wentz turns 24 today! Get into the spirit of Ashlee's big day by taking a look back at her dramatic style evolution (from fishnets to maternity wear!) and get nostalgic for the days when she and big sister Jess had matching highlights. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Meanwhile, Mr. Pete Wentz has the deets on Fall Out Boy's new album. Turns out, he'll have a little help from his friends: Lil Wayne and ... Blondie's Debbie Harry? (MTV News)

+ And speaking of Weezy's, he's already hard at work on his next album: Tha Carter IV. (Billboard)

+ Mommy update! Victoria Beckham ditches Jennifer Lopez's playpen in favor of Gwen Stefani's. (EntertainmentWise)

+ Kid Rock may finally be ready to embrace this newfangled technology of digital music. (Rolling Stone)

+ Only one more month until the Wu-Tang Clan documentary (Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan) hits BET! (Reuters)

+ Madonna and A-Rod reaffirm their "just friends" status by meeting for a private dinner at a romantic NYC restaurant. (Scandalist)

+ Chris Brown dishes the dirt on his latest movie role: "I'm the flashy guy that gets the guys in a lot of trouble at the end of the day," Brown says of his character in Bone Deep. "There's a lot of gunfire, a lot of explosions, a lot of earplugs being put in." (MTV News)

Tags Alex Rodriguez, Ashlee Simpson, Blondie, Chris Brown, Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, Madonna, Pete Wentz, Victoria Beckham, Wu-Tang Clan