Father of the Year

Us Weekly has a story in its latest issue on how everyone's favorite dad Joe Simpson is to blame for Jessica and Tony Romo's split last month.

According to a source, Joe even asked Tony to fire his agent and hire him to take over his $67.5 millon NFL contract! Then he told Tony if he and Jess got engaged, he'd broker the deal to sell the engagement and wedding stories to a magazine "the same that I did with Ashlee."

Joe Simpson defended himself to Us saying, “It’s unfair to criticize me for what every manager does for his or her clients. And in this business, where people can quickly turn on you, who better than a parent to be working for his children?"

Uh, in this case? Lou Pearlman, Heidi Fleiss, The Church of Scientology, any pimp on Sunset Strip, Jeff Archuleta, Satan? Yeah, any of those would be better.

The story also claims that Tony was upset because Jessica's a lush. A "pal" said, "Tony goes out and he will drink socially, but he said Jess takes it to an extreme."

As for the status of their relationship, Jessica and Tony are now in a "middle-of-the-road state" and are "talking."