A week after Jessica Simpson made headlines for claiming that she drank a tonic containing snake semen, she has doubled-down, saying that it makes her “a great singer” and that she plans to continue drinking it.
Pressed by a paparazzo in a video shared by TMZ, Simpson was asked if she planned to keep consuming the drink now that she knew what was in it. She didn’t know what she meant at first — replying “What? The Red Bull?” — but when he clarified, she smiled and said, “Oh, of course! Are you kidding me?”
Continuing, Simpson alleged that the tonic has real benefits. “I mean, it just really clears my throat,” she said. “I’m just a great singer when I have snake sperm.”
However serious she was being (and, based on her vibe, it’s very likely it could all be made up), the paparazzo asked if she would ever consider being a spokesperson for the supposed-Chinese tonic, but she dismissed the idea, saying “I can’t even read the bottles. So, I don’t know how good I would be on some infomercial.”
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She then seemingly had a lightbulb moment, and said “Maybe I’ll make my own. I should do that.” So, hey, if you’d like to be a, um, “great singer,” you might be able to enjoy the tonic yourself sometime soon. She even reaffirmed that it tastes like honey!
In other Simpson news, all this talk of vocal tonics comes in conjunction with her recent return to music, which saw her play her first show in 15 years last month, and release a new EP, Nashville Canyon, on March 21st.
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