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"Jessica Simpson is to star in a new sitcom based on her life. The singer / actress is developing the project at NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The pilot episode is based on a pitch from Nick and Robin Bakay. Writer and actor Nick Bakay penned the recent Kevin James movies Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Zookeeper, but is also known for voicing Salem the cat on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. &amp;quot;We are thrilled to team up with the multi-talented Jessica Simpson to bring this new sitcom to life on NBC,&amp;quot; said Ben Silverman, founder and chairman of production company Electus. Silverman went on to describe Simpson as a &amp;quot;modern-day&amp;quot; Lucille Ball with &amp;quot;incredible comedic chops&amp;quot;.  &amp;quot;From running a fashion empire to wrangling her public image as a new mom, we see Jessica&amp;#039;s character approach a variety of &amp;#039;everyday&amp;#039; circumstances that will get audiences laughing out loud,&amp;quot; he promised. Simpson herself said: &amp;quot;I often find myself thinking that no-one could ever make up the things that actually happen in my life - so between the real-life elements and a great team of writers, I think we&amp;#039;ll have people laughing!&amp;quot; The Dukes of Hazzard actress previously developed a comedy pilot at ABC in 2004; Jessica saw Simpson play a popstar-turned-news anchor, but the project was not picked up to series. &amp;gt; Jessica Simpson: &amp;#039;Motherhood is the most challenging experience&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson &amp;#039;fighting over treatment of dad Joe&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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