Jessica Simpson Sued For $100 Million

"In This Skin" singer Jessica Simpson, has been sued for $100 million by an apparel company that claims she failed to promote their product as promised, the Smoking Gun Website reports.

According to the complaint, filed in New York State Supreme Court by the Tarrant Apparel Group, Simpson inked a multimillion-dollar three-year licensing deal in December 2004 to launch a line of low-priced jeans and clothing reports EOnliine. The Tarrant Apparel Group alleges that Simpson, 25, failed to support the clothing lines and even refused to be photographed wearing items from the JS by Jessica Simpson and Princy collections reports The Smoking Gun. Tarrant contends that the three-year deal requires Simpson to be "actively involved" in promoting the clothing and that she should wear the garments at "public events, shows, and appearances" whenever "reasonably practicable."

Simpson, the firm charges, "simply failed to provide the promised support." The complaint also notes that when Simpson was asked by the press last year to name her favorite brand of jeans, "instead of responding 'Princy,' she said 'True Religion.'" According to Tarrant's lawsuit, the firm already has paid $2.2 million in licensing fees and agreed to $6 million in additional guaranteed payments.

Meanwhile, Simpson recently revealed her split from husband Nick Lachey will play a big part on her forthcoming album.

She said to MTV: "I think that with my music, you can't help but tell people a story about your life. I believe every artist, that's their artistry - it comes out of them naturally through lyrics, through music.

“So with this next record you will hear a lot of things I've been going through.

“And if it can offer any inspiration to anybody else going through the same situation, so be it. That's why I'm here."