Jessica gets blown off by Trace Ayala

According to Star Magazine,

Life after Nick was supposed to be a lot more fun than this. Before Jessica Simpson filed for divorce from Nick Lachey on Dec. 16, she and Trace Ayala, 25 — Justin Timberlake's business partner — were flirting up a storm at a L.A. nightclub. Once she became single, sources say, The Dukes of Hazzard star thought they could pick up where they left off. "Jessica was going after Trace pretty hard right after she dumped Nick," an insider tells Star. "But Trace apparently didn't want to offend Nick by dating his ex so soon after the breakup. The rejection was a huge blow to her ego."

Ouch! Trace's 'thanks-but no thanks' attitude comes at a tough time for Jessica, 25, who has been spotted sulking since filing for divorce — a complete turnaround from the days when she and Nick, 32, posed in public with smiles starched across their faces. When the Simpson family vacationed in Maui for Christmas, Ashlee, 21, was overheard telling a group of friends that included Paris Hilton, 24, and Stavros Niarchos III, 20, that her big sis was too upset to party. "She said Jess couldn't come out of the room and that she really felt sorry for her," says a source.

While Jess did stop at the L.A. nightspot Teddy's on Jan. 5, she kept to herself. "She didn't even get up and dance," a source tells Star. "She just sat in her booth and bobbed her head."

And she seemed less thrilled at the Creative Artists Agency pre-Golden Globes party on Jan. 13. Says a Star spy: "She didn't look like she was in the mood to socialize."

Source: Star Magazine