Ashlee Simpson left much to the imagination when trying to dodge pregnancy rumors on her appearance on Today on Friday, April 18th. Matt Lauer asked Ashlee how she wanted to handle all the rumors, to which she simply responded, “only time will tell.”

Hmmm…

She then took that carefully worded comment as a lead into promoting her album, stating, “I am giving birth to my record…” Her new album, Bittersweet World, is due to release on April 22nd.

Sources close to the couple hint that this whole pregnancy rumor was created by none other then Papa Simpson. He knows just how to work the media. Go on, promote your little cash cow daughter!

It just seems very convenient that all this is coming about on the eve of her record release. Smells fishy, but then again, maybe it’s the reason for a wedding. In the great and wise words of Ashlee: “Only time will tell.”

Click here to watch Ashlee’s Today segment.