From Cinematical.com:
Although they do not say which role she turned down, Jessica Simpson’s father/manager says the actress turned down the chance to play a porn star in an upcoming movie because the role was just "too risque." The funniest part of this whole thing is that, apparently, the folks who offered her the role also promised her an Oscar. Says pops: "The last script that came to us was for Jessica to be a porn star. We were promised we would win an Oscar with that. I was like, ‘We’ll just buy a little man (Oscar) and keep our clothes on.’"
They don’t say the role, but I imagine it might have something to do with that planned Jenna Jameson biopic. Keep in mind this is just me speculating, but word had it the folks behind that film (and Jenna herself) originally wanted Scarlett Johansson for the role. I imagine it has to be pretty embarrassing for Jenna that it’s gone from Johansson to Simpson … and the latter turned it down! If there was ever a point where you might begin re-thinking whether your life story was worthy of the big-screen treatment, I’d say offering the lead role to Jessica Simpson and having her turn it down might be a sign to quit while you’re not ahead.
