Before Jessica filmed “The Dukes of Hazzard,” her only mildly successful movie role to date, she starred in a fitness DVD that has never been released. That’s because the starlet/singer changed her mind about doing the video, and asked her dad/manager Joe Simpson to negate the contract. Now, the video fitness company Speedfit, for whom Jessica made the DVD, is suing Joe Simpson for blocking its release.

Jessica Simpson’s father (and manager) Joe is being sued by fitness video company Speedfit for allegedly blocking the sale of a DVD starring his daughter.

After signing a multi-million dollar contract, Jessica, 27, recorded a workout tape for Speedfit shortly before shooting her role as Daisy Duke in 2005’s The Dukes of Hazzard.

Jessica then changed her mind about doing the tape and her father Joe banned its release, Speedfit claims.

Now Speedfit owner Alex Astilean has filed suit against Joe after failing to secure a $10 million settlement from his daughter last year.

The New York Post first reported news of the suit.

“They are hurting millions of fat people in America!” Astilean tells Usmagazine.com.

[From Us Weekly]

Somehow, I think the “fat people of America” will manage to carry on without a Jessica Simpson fitness DVD. Considering that Jessica works with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, I doubt that she could teach anything new in the way of fitness techniques anyway. However, if Jessica received millions for doing the video, it doesn’t seem fair that she should collect the money and then stop Speedfit from making any money off it. It also seems like Joe Simpson isn’t doing his daughter any favors lately managing her career. Her last movie tanked, her last CD got a lukewarm reception, and now she may be heading back to TV again to promote her country CD.

Note by Celebitchy: This is not the first time she’s been sued for failing to endorse a product. In the spring of 2006, a clothing line sued Simpson to the tune of $100 million for breach of contract. She signed a multi-year contract to endorse a range of low-prices jeans and clothing that was named after her, but she never wore the clothing out as promised and she name-dropped another designer when she was asked about her favorite jean label.

Jessica Simpson is shown out with her personal trainer last year.