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"It looks like Evan Ross has won the affection of Ashlee Simpson -- and her son Bronx. The threesome, all wearing printed black T-shirts, looked like a happy family as they held hands together while leaving a house party in Venice Beach, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 4.\r\n\r\nRoss, 24, held onto one of Bronx&amp;apos;s hands while mom Simpson, 28, grabbed the other. The &amp;quot;Bat for a Heart&amp;quot; singer told Us Weekly at the launch of Jessica Simpson Fall 2013 Collection on July 31 that Bronx&amp;apos;s personal style is &amp;quot;rock and roll and rebel, but really recently he&amp;apos;s just into basketball shorts.&amp;quot; (Simpson shares custody of her son with ex-husband Pete Wentz.)\r\n\r\nSimpson was first spotted in public with Diana Ross&amp;apos; son in early July, and attended their first event as a couple in NYC on July 30. A source confirmed to Us that the longtime friends are dating. &amp;quot;It helps that they were friends first. They have a long bond,&amp;quot; the insider explained. &amp;quot;They already know each other really well.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;Evan and Ashlee have been friends for a really long time, probably ten years,&amp;quot; another source told Us. &amp;quot;They know each other from the club scene and have tons of mutual friends.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nSimpson&amp;apos;s last serious relationship was with Boardwalk Empire actor Vincent Piazza. The couple called it quits in November 2012 after a year and a half of dating. &amp;quot;There was no bad blood and no third party involved. It was honestly just a long distance relationship and it became too hard to make it work,&amp;quot; an insider explained of the split at the time. &amp;quot;Nobody is to blame. Just the distance.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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