Ashlee Simpson pregnant with Pete Wentz's kid

Why the big rush to get married for Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz? If you believe Us, it's because the 23-year-old is pregnant with their child.

The magazine says a source confirms to them that the duo are having an old-time shotgun wedding, which must be at the insistence of creepy papa Joe Simpson. The engagement was confirmed by the couple just last week, but Wentz called the pregnancy rumor a "witch hunt" in a statement to MTV News on Monday.

All we can do is thank the powers that be her sister Jessica hasn't yet reproduced.

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