Ashlee Simpson Dating Pete Wentz’s Good Friend

Craig Owens is a member of the band D.R.U.G.S. which just released its first album on Decaydance, Pete Wentz’s record label. Pete even called D.R.U.G.S. his favorite band of 2010. Not only that, but:

“Pete did a lot for this guy,” a Wentz source tells UsMagazine.com. “Craig was in another band and got kicked out. Pete found Craig, built a band around him and signed him.”

To repay Pete for his kindness, Craig started nailing his ex-wife, Ashlee Simpson. What a good friend.

A witness says the two were holding hands in the elevator at the Beverly Center mall in LA and “a lot of the time he had his arm around her. They even kissed each other on the lips. It was obvious they were a couple.”

Attempting to spin this, a “source” claims, “Ashlee and Craig are longtime friends. They have spent some time together, and he is comforting her throughout this difficult time.”

I’m sure he’s comforting her real well. Comforting her on the couch, on the table, on the stairs, on the kitchen counter, at her house, at his house. He’s given Ashlee so much comforting that that you could say she’s been comforted right up the butt.