Rumors have been spread that Jessica Simpson has been a brat on the set of her new film, Major Movie Star, but her co-star Vivaca A. Fox has come to her defense.

“Those vicious lies they put out were just that – lies,” Fox, 43, said Saturday during an event for the fashion label Young, Fabulous & Broke at the LG House in Malibu.

In fact, Fox said that Simpson was anything but a diva. “She was so much of a team player. She was gracious and so down to earth.”

Fox plays a tough sergeant who whips Simpson’s character into shape. Speaking of Simpson, Fox said, “She showed a lot of physicality, like 90 percent of all her own stunts, and she sacrificed so much of her body for this movie”

Literally. While filming last week, Simpson accidentally injured her nose with a prop gun.

“During the scene,” remembers Fox, “she looked really intense when I looked in her eyes, and I just thought she was really into it. But when the director [Steve Miner] yelled, ‘Cut,’ Jessica came over to me and said, ‘Vivica I hit my nose with the gun.’ ”

Explains Fox, “We got ice immediately … Most girls would’ve stopped right then and there, but she was ready to do another take. She’s wonderful.”

People

While this movie has been dodged by reports it stinks, I am looking forward to seeing Jessica Simpson smack herself on the nose on the dvd outtakes. And falling over. And refusing to walk anywhere and eating alone in her trailer.

Jessica also shared a fitness tip this week.

Actress Jessica Simpson, 27, says, “Skipping my strenuous workout routine is never an option. I basically work out two hours a day five to six days a week.

“Last night I got to go to the gym at ten. . . and I was on the treadmill for an hour. I have a white-girl bootie so to lift it a bit, I do three sets of 20 reps of squats, lunges and jump squats. They kill me, but they really work.”

The Sun

She looks fabulous, but I can’t say I’m dedicated enough to give the gym two hours of my life each day. I’m not sure what she means by a white girl booty either, but I think we should never call a bum by a colour. Everyone has one, and calling it black or white will only ever divide us. Call it a butt, no colour, and call it a simplistic notion of how to achieve world peace. I reallyhope Miss Universe goes with my theory next time she gets asked about world peace, too.