In the spotlight: Joe Simpson

The father and manager of American singers and reality television stars Jessica and Ashlee Simpson is looking for a new job: he wants to be Britney Spears’s manager.

According to reports, in the wake of Spears’s very public firing of her manager, Larry Rudolph, Joe Simpson has attempted to have talks with Spears about managing her.

‘‘While some might fear a diva-like rivalry between Jessica and Britney, Jessica would be okay with the ...