Jessica Simpson has been torn apart by the media this week, after debuting a much fuller figure at a chilli cook-off last weekend.

And, while we immediately speculated that the camera angles of the photos were simply unflattering, many were quick to call Jess downright fat.

As we reported earlier in the week, it’s very clear that Jess has put on a few pounds since her days of playing Daisy Duke and filming her infamous “These Boots are Made for Walking” video, but she is by no means fat. In fact, we think she looks better the size she is now compared to what she looked like in that video (see photo below).

But the supposedly fat photos (shown below) are not why we’re writing this post today. We’re still writing on this  topic because we want to put Jessica’s weight speculations to rest. As you can clearly see in the other photo below, Jessica, decked out in super sexy black leather pants, does not look remotely as big as she did in the photos that surfaced earlier this week.

We speculated poor camera angles and a bad choice of wardrobe and we were right.

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Jessica looked fit and healthy in a pair of flattering black leather pants, and a black belted blazer while performing for a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia.

It takes guts to wear a pair of tight leather pants after being ridiculed for your weight and we respect Jess for doing it.

Doesn’t she look smokin’ hot in this outfit!

So now the “Jessica Simpson Fat” comments can be laid to rest.

Tell us, which picture does Jess look the hottest in?  

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