Fox apologizes for mocking Jessica Simpson

Burger King and the Fox network have apologized for a cartoon skit that aired during Fox's NFL Sunday last week that had showed the Cowboys mocking Jessica Simpson for her supposed weight gain. In the commercial, the cartoon version of Marion Barber says, "Man, I still can't believe Tony dated Jessica Simpson, even after she blew up bigger than Flozell Adams!" The cartoon version of Jason Witten says, "Unlike Tony, at least Jessica comes up big when it counts!" And the cartoon version of coach Wade Phillips adds, "Say Tony, is Jessica around? We could use a defensive tackle!" Fox issued a statement saying, "Burger King did not have any editorial input in the creation of the animation that ran last Sunday, and no one from Burger King Corp., approved it before it aired."