Jessica Simpson ‘Diva’ Rumors Are ‘Lies’

Vivica A. Fox is shooting down talk of Jessica Simpson’s alleged diva-like behavior on the set of their new film together, Major Movie Star ? labeling recent reports nothing but “vicious lies.”

Fox, a favorite on Dancing with the Stars, tells PEOPLE she was “shocked” when a story surfaced from Major Movie Star‘s Louisiana location accusing Simpson of being a “spoiled brat” by supposedly refusing to walk from one place to the next without a driver, eating alone in her trailer and barely speaking to her costars, especially Fox.

“Those vicious lies they put out were just that ? lies,” Fox, 43, said Saturday during an event for the fashion label Young, Fabulous & Broke at the LG House in Malibu.? In fact, Fox said that Simpson was anything but a diva. “She was so much of a team player. She was gracious and so down to earth.”

“During the scene,” remembers Fox, “she looked really intense when I looked in her eyes, and I just thought she was really into it. But when the director [Steve Miner] yelled, ‘Cut,’ Jessica came over to me and said, ‘Vivica I hit my nose with the gun.’ ”

Explains Fox, “We got ice immediately … Most girls would’ve stopped right then and there, but she was ready to do another take. She’s wonderful.”

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