Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
Jessica Simpson found herself in the news an awful lot in the past few months, but never for any kind of work she was doing. She was criticized for looking overweight, slagged off by ex-boyfriend John Mayer for being "sexual napalm," dealt with rumors of a romantic relationship with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and nearly lit her hair on fire with some sort of ear candle. With Monday night's (March 15) premiere of "The Price of Beauty," she's back in the public eye for something she actually wants to be known for. Simpson's new show, which airs on VH1 every Monday at 10 p.m., shows her traveling around the world looking for what beauty means in foreign cultures. To promote it, she has been hitting the press hard: She appeared on Monday's episode of "The View" and also paid a visit to "The Late Show with David Letterman," where she was snapped leaving the studio in a lovely red dress.
She wasn't the only star getting close to the people, as "The Runaways" star Kristen Stewart was seen at New York's JFK Airport and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker did a bit of shopping (with his daughter in tow) at Barney's in Los Angeles. Click here for these photos as well as the entire "Spotted!" archive, which features over 400 candid shots of stars like Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Adam Lambert, Katy Perry, Diddy, Shakira, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Madonna and 50 Cent!