Speculation
When a popular young celebrity gets engaged, pregnancy rumors are bound to quickly follow. It’s just a natural progression. Is it taboo to think that a young couple would actually want to marry for – gasp – love? 
Take the recent engagement of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz. A few days after they announced the happy news, UsWeekly made another unofficial statement on their behalf: the rocker couple is with child.
Pete immediately denied the rumors, while his fiancée stayed relatively mum and played it coy. People.com then reported that 23-year-old Ashlee was spotted “eating for two” and “with gusto.” Hey, I eat enough for two all the time, but I don’t have any buns in the oven (at least not those buns). Also, Ashlee and Pete have been talking marriage for awhile now - she sported a promise ring back in February. Her stomach still is as flat as a pancake - do the math.
So while I have no idea what Ash’s baby bump status is, the lesson is not that she is not preggers, but that maybe we shouldn’t jump to conclusions so quickly. I’m not going to attach “pregnant” or “mom-to-be” to Ashlee’s name everytime I write it. Of course, I also don’t receive tips from “inside sources” so I don’t have any reason to report a pregnancy. After all, young moms do seem to be the new trend in Hollywood…
Photo: People.com