Separated Couple Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Have Lunch Together with Son

By Christo Varghese Posted Feb 15th 2011 05:20AM

Last week, Ashlee Simpson surprised a lot of people when she filed for divorce from her husband of two-and-a-half years, Pete Wentz. Even more surprising is that the couple had lunch together with their son Bronx on Valentine's Day, proving that the split was indeed amicable.

A source close to the couple told PEOPLE that while the couple is not reconciling, their priority is being good parents to their son Bronx, 2. The source also mentioned that Simpson is still staying at her parents' home.

The source is quoted saying, "They just had a meal together with their son. They're both focused on making this transition as easy as possible for him."

At the time of filing for divorce the couple had said through their spokesperson, "We remain friends and [are] deeply committed and loving parents to our son Bronx, whose happiness and well-being remains our No. 1 priority."

When Simpson filed for divorce the reason cited was "irreconcilable differences." But a source close to Simpson revealed that the real reason was that the couple simply married too young and weren't ready to balance their demanding work schedules with family life.

"It was honestly a classic case of marrying young, having a kid young and growing apart over the years," says the source.

Simpson and Wentz married in May 2008, when Ashlee was 23 and Pete was 28. Their son Bronx Mowgli Wentz was born in November 2008.

Simpson has kept a low profile to focus on raising her 2-year-old son, but she's missed working and being in the spotlight. "Ashlee was the one with Bronx a lot of the time, and that's a lot," the source says. "Ashlee loves being a mom, but she also loves being a performer, and she wants to badly get back to that."

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Tuesday 15 February

By Terry

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Bronx? WTF kind of name is that to hang on a kid? I bet he's glad he wasn't born in Poughkeepsie!

By KT

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Ashlee you may miss performing but no one misses listening to your voice. You are talentless, get that through your head.

By Bella Mia

OMG - she got wierd looking!

Wednesday 16 February

By B

I hate being so tacky and I should keep this to myself, but this time I will yield to temptation.
That has got to be one of the most unattractive couples I have ever seen!
But often unatractive couple have the cutest kids.

By Sharon

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She got pregnant early in the courtship. I believe she did this on purpose to get him to marry her.

By cathy

you know, they are going to have lunch together for the rest of their lives because they share a child. this is not news.

By Bayleon02

The way this article is written, it makes it sound like part of the reason Ashlee is getting a divorce is because she misses performing, and has been a stay at home mom caring for her young son. Huh?? Now she will be a single mom caring for a young child while trying to travel and perform. Give me a break. She is divorcing Pete because she is tired of Pete whatever her reasons are. She was 23 when she got married, and Pete was 28. That's young but not too young. Her sister left her husband when she got tired of him too. Pattern anyone??

By bigD

I agree. And the fact is she has been working all along. She was one of the lead roles in Melrose Place but was fired after a few episodes. She was also on broadway in Chicago. What is this writer talking about??

By Jen

Her nose looks like someone's foot.

By Ashlee

Pete is cute as hell! What is she thinking? I'll take him off her hands!

By Bill Robinson

OMG a seperated couple seeing eachother ... what will their child think of them!!! I'm sorry to say them seeing eachother could be a good thing; maybe them trying to get back together again, or maybe talking things about their child ... I think that's very important!! ~ fingures crossed~ "Good Luck to Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz."

By e

SORRY, BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT PETE WAS WEIRD LOOKING AND SHE COULD DO BETTER. I'M SURPRISED THEY LASTED THIS LONG.

By Diavolo

Yeh, give your kid a really neat name to go to school with

By avonrose8

His middle name is even worse! Sounds like a dogs name or 500 year lid man.

By John

What makes them a star duo. She lipsyncs and who is he?????

By blakwidowbambi

All singers lip synch from time to time. She was not the first and she sure will not be the last. It was just her misfortune of being caught.

Saturday 05 March

By Frank

Ashlee sucks

By Tami

It makes no sense--SHE is the one always with Bronx and yet she misses working. So..leave her husband so she can be a single mom and work? MIssing working is not the reason. People in Hollywood or rich people in general are so stupid. Get in one disagreement and because you have the money to split, throw everything away. No separation, no moving in with her mommy and daddy and working things out. NO, just dump him. Period. Stupid.

By robin egg blue

I just got up read the message board and could not have made it thru the day without knowing this.

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