Moments after Jessica Simpson performed ‘With You’ on ‘The Early Show’ this morning (it will air on Wednesday), Jessica Simpson was seen shaking and crying, as her friend and hairdresser Ken Paves attempted to console her. While TMZ.com suspect it was because the song is about her ex-hubby Nick Lachey, she still was suffering from vocal problems and may have gotten the early word that her first week album sales are setting up to be disappointing, though not as disastrous as earlier figures at HitsDailyDouble.com suggested. With 24.9% in, Simpson is now at #5 with 20,896, on pace for about 85,000 units. Watch footage here.
Update: final sales numbers are in at HitsDailyDouble.com, with Simpson’s ‘A Public Affair’ selling 99,076 copies in its opening week, good enough for the #4 position.