United Kingdom, Aug. 22 -- Ashlee Simpson-Ross experienced an "insane" level of "bullying" after her infamous performance on Saturday Night Live.

The 40-year-old singer became the first musician to walk out of a performance on SNL back in 2004 when her single Pieces of Me incorrectly began to play before she raised her microphone to perform Autobiography, sparking a huge backlash.

And Ashlee - who returned to the show before the credits rolled to try and explain her decision to lip sync was due to a flare-up of acid reflux - isn't sure she'd have faced the same level of criticism if something similar happened today.

Speaking on Pod Meets World, she said: "I think it's a different era ... I think during that time, I mean, the bullying w...