Jessica Simpson wasn't in attendance at Cosmopolitan's Fun and Fearless Man Awards held March 3 in New York, but she wasn't far from any of the honorees' hearts, which included her boyfriend Tony Romo, ex-boyfriend John Mayer and once-rumored beau Dane Cook.

Romo broke the ice by accepting his award and saying, "Along the red carpet I was asked about 20 times what makes a fun and fearless male, and I didn't really have an answer, but then I got to thinking ... Dane Cook ... John Mayer ... If you dig Jessica Simpson, I guess you get to do this."

Not to be outdone, another honoree, rapper Common, accepted his award saying, "Thank you for this award. I haven't hooked up with Jessica Simpson, but I still earned it."

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