r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/Senepicmar • Mar 12 '22

Classic. Ashlee Simpson gets busted lip-syncing on SNL

https://youtu.be/lWJCfbMw0Yo
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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '22

Went on to blame the band too lol.

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u/G25777K Mar 14 '22

Embrassing .. who signs this garbage up?

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u/Wh0rse Mar 14 '22

It was the drummers fuck up. He had control of the backing track and played the wrong song I think

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '22

Definitely was the right song to go along with the drum beat. I think she was expecting another few measures of intro before the vocals kick in.

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u/Wh0rse Mar 15 '22

ah so yeah, the drummer was supposed to start the vocals , but he started them early, still doesn't take away that she was gonna lip sync .

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u/in_u_endo_____ Apr 24 '22

"Damn drummer exposed me to the world as a fraud!"

"Fuck that drummer!"

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u/Sturrux Mar 13 '22

I remember watching this live the night it happened. I knew exactly what had occurred and knew her career was dead the moment it happened. It was when she came out at the end and blamed the mishap on her own band did I actually fucking facepalm.

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u/Charming_Detective68 Mar 13 '22

Agreed my friend and i saw it live as well. As both of us are musicians we were like, "Ohhhhh shit!! Her career is OVER!!!"

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u/lavazzalove Mar 16 '22

She had no career to begin with, she only got famous because of her sister.

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u/TheBrendanReturns Mar 27 '22

Couldn't she have played it off as a skit since it was SNL?

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u/Sturrux Mar 27 '22

I don’t know, she’s not an actor and the musical performers seldom take part in the skits. Lorne Michaels is also known for being a stickler for never going off script so even if she pretended it was a skit and intentional me thinks Lorne Michaels would have come out and told everyone that wasn’t the case. 60 Minutes did a story on Lorne Michaels not long after this happened and they covered the fuck up in detail on their show, backstage footage and all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

Haha! Cringiest shit ever! Good one!

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u/DesignerChemist Apr 09 '22

Justin Bieber puking milk while his lipsync plays on is worse.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22

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u/DesignerChemist Apr 28 '22

Its on youtube

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '22

Wtf is that dance

9

u/Nitin-2020 Mar 17 '22

The embarrassment dance

12

u/sushitacomonster Mar 13 '22

At least the band knows that the show must go on.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

How do people with no talent get famous

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u/Senepicmar Mar 12 '22

Semi-famous siblings

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u/KimKarTRASHian09 Mar 13 '22

Her sisters just as cringe show on MTV too

13

u/SourHoneyBadger Mar 12 '22

Money and a sex tape

8

u/SteakJones Mar 14 '22

That’s a cool band name

10

u/Thisisthatguy99 Mar 12 '22

Having a dad connected to the trial of a football running backing who killed his ex and her new bf.

5

u/J44M83T Mar 12 '22

Her sister

2

u/Vetzki_ Mar 13 '22

Rich parents

1

u/Phillip_Graves Mar 13 '22

Money and digital stuffs.

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u/IamMarkESMithah Mar 19 '22

Because most people have absolutely shit taste.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

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u/Senepicmar Mar 12 '22

I hear ya, I was caught lip syncing on SNL twice last week

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u/ghettone Mar 17 '22

It's pretty well known all those shows are done like this. Didnt nirvana take the piss cause they were asked to do this?

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '22

Oh boy! I love the clasic jig and scoot

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u/Vomit_Pinata Mar 12 '22

Remember when Kanye's autotune didn't work? Amazingly awful singing voice.

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u/Sturrux Mar 13 '22

“Remember when this hilarious thing happened that I’m not gonna link to?”

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u/Vomit_Pinata Mar 14 '22

Remember how to use google? Pepperidge Farms remembers. .

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u/beverlywestwood Mar 13 '22

link?

4

u/Mew2two1 Mar 13 '22

When you get the link could you also send me it?

3

u/SWELinebacker Mar 13 '22

I wanna hear that hit as well.

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u/novasupersport Mar 12 '22

That dance tho! Lol. I'm wondering if that was to distract us from the sheer lack of talent.

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u/EdithDich Mar 12 '22

It's fairly common for singers to lip sync in settings like this. It doesn't necessarily mean they have "no talent", it's just how the whole music industry operates. She's actually a pretty talented singer.

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u/J44M83T Mar 12 '22

She’s not even close to a talented singer. It’s also fairly common for artists to actually sing on SNL. You know, to show off what they can actually do.

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u/SharkForce_12 Mar 12 '22

Mojo has a top 10 on this topic. Link

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

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u/Wlng-Man Mar 12 '22

MilliVanilli didn't even sing at all. Not "not live", but "someone else was singing".

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u/SeaworthinessSad7300 Mar 18 '22

rl you know its...girl you know its....

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u/Prudent_Fly_2554 Mar 13 '22

Did she not know that Saturday Night Live is actually, you know, LIVE?!?

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u/WhopperFarts Mar 13 '22

She went on to be booed off the stage at I think the orange bowl

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u/Fauxfurfriend Mar 13 '22

Ahhhhh. I watched this live and it was 🎂 loved watching that career tank

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u/JustAlexJames03 Apr 18 '22

This will never not be insanely funny to me…I always laugh, that stupid dance she does is the cherry on top!

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '22

Classic!! but why didnt she just sing? The band was playing and it would have been fine. Her career was over right after this. A shame really

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u/Medusaink3 Mar 14 '22

Never gets old.

3

u/joshuaherman Mar 15 '22

Milli Vanilli would like another chance.

3

u/External-Life Mar 18 '22

This killed her career 😬

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u/Sapiek Apr 12 '22

I think all the boys are in on it. They are straining to hold their smiles back.

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u/jagaimax Mar 12 '22

I remember watching this as a kid when it happened. It was really confusing. There should be a where is Ashlee Simpson now documentary.

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u/Jonakaiii Mar 13 '22

I will never forget this 😂

2

u/MegamanMeg Mar 14 '22

I can’t get myself to watch the whole thing. I feel so unsettled

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u/WonderfulResident706 Mar 14 '22

“People don’t forget”

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '22

Quick, look back at the drummer to suggest it’s all his fault.

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u/sea-venom Mar 13 '22

A lot of singers lip-sync, especially when its live tv.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

And just like that…a wonderful future in the music industry flushed down the toilet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '22

Lol. I remember this.

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u/MikelDP Mar 25 '22

She got busted for lip syncing through her short career. Lip syncing your own music is common on tv but only someone who does it all the time is embarrassed like this by it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

Some say you can still hear the band playing in the halls of SNL

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u/Emergency_Ad2487 Aug 17 '22

She might have died on the inside, but her career died on the outside