Ashlee Simpson (left) with Pete Wentz shared the stage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards last fall. Will Pete follow his wife to "Melrose Place"? (AP file)
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is moving into "Melrose Place."
The singer-actress has been tapped as a lead on the CW's "Melrose" update, returning to series television seven years after landing her breakthrough role on "7th Heaven."
Simpson-Wentz will play Melrose Place's newest resident, Violet, a bright-eyed but shrewd small-town girl and recent L.A. transplant who has come to town with a secret.
On the new "Melrose," Simpson-Wentz joins the previously cast Michael Rady and Katie Cassidy.
Simpson-Wentz is returning to television after a four-year hiatus to focus on her music career. She guest stars on the March 18 episode of "CSI: NY."
The Hollywood Reporter
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