Pop Singer, Ashlee Simpson, to Visit Local Best Buy Store; Ashlee Simpson Meets Local Fans and Signs Autographs at the Costa Mesa Best Buy Store.

What:   Ashlee Simpson will greet fans and sign autographs at
                 the Costa Mesa Best Buy on Sun., July 25. As time is
                 limited, bracelets guaranteeing autographs were given
                 to the first 500 fans that visited the store earlier
                 this week.  Additional autographs will be on a
                 first-come-first-serve basis as time allows.

                 Simpson started dancing at the age of four and by the
                 time she was 11 she was the youngest person ever
                 admitted to the prestigious School of American
                 Ballet. By 14, Simpson was dancing professionally on
                 the road with her older sister, Jessica. Simpson
                 spent three years on tour supporting her sibling and
                 garnering her own fan-base. Now staking her own claim
                 in the entertainment world, she has her own reality
                 show on MTV and recently released her debut album
                 with Geffen Records.

                 Her new CD, titled Autobiography, is available in
                 Best Buy stores nationwide.

         When:   Sunday, July 25
                 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

        Where:   Best Buy
                 Metro Pointe Shopping Center
                 901f-south Coast drive
                 Costa Mesa, CA

 Media Access:   TV crews and photographers welcome.
                 Call contact for more information or to set up an
                 interview.

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Best Buy Stores, owned and operated by Minneapolis-based Best Buy is the nation's leading specialty retailer of technology and entertainment products and services. Best Buy was founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1966. Best Buy Stores reach an estimated 300 million consumers per year through more than 600 retail stores in 48 states and online at BestBuy.com. For more information about Best Buy, visit the virtual pressroom at http://communications.bestbuy.com/pressroom/.