FALL OUT BOY rocker JOE TROHMAN has hit out at reports the band blame bassist PETE WENTZâs girlfriend ASHLEE SIMPSON for their recent Grammy Awards snub, claiming the pop star is âawesomeâ. The pop rockers were expected to pick up a clutch of nominations when the Grammy nods were announced recently - but they werenât even mentioned. This prompted some fans to turn on bass player Wentzâs girlfriend - and reports suggesting the band want him to dump the singer have surfaced. But Trohman insists any claim that Simpson is to blame for the bandâs poor Grammy showing is âcomplete tabloid bulls**tâ - and he urges fans not to pay any attention to reports from so-called pals of the band. In a post on his blog, âirkedâ Trohman blasts, âWe donât have any pals that gossip to the tabloids over our business. Those kind of folk are called douchebags, and we donât fraternize with douchebags. âWe also donât blame a certain someone for our lack of a Grammy nod. Thatâs absolutely f**king absurd. We might be irrational, chemically imbalanced babies, but our discontent is only directed at those who we feel slighted us to a degree. âWeâre just over it. We donât need to be validated by a piece of metal. Donât believe the gossip columns out there. This `poisonousâ person that was mentioned is nothing short of awesome, and we fully back her.â
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