Originally appeared in MY! Online
This news will leave you breathless.
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson – shared by children Maxwell12, Ace11, and Birdie5 — living separately after 10 years of marriage.
“Eric and I have been living apart and going through a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson said. People in a January 13 statement. “Our children come first and we are focusing on what is best for them. “We are grateful for all the love and support you have given us, and we appreciate the privacy at this time as we work through this as a family.”
The news comes after growing suspicions that the couple had gone their separate ways after the two were seen on multiple occasions without their wedding rings as early as October 7.
Since their nuptials in 2014, Simpson, who was previously married to Nick Lachey – often documented their marriage on social media.
In fact, for her now-estranged husband’s 44th birthday in September 2023, Simpson shared a sweet tribute to the former NFL player.
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“Eric turned 44 on September 15 and his family gave him every love cell we have to celebrate his life,” Simpson, 44, wrote alongside her September 19 post. “My heart is so captivated by this man that I could hardly call him mine… We love you.”
He also explained his absence from the internet, adding: “(not an Instagram guy, but I always think the more well wishes, the better).”
That’s why, when Johnson suddenly didn’t appear on Simpson’s grid, it was even more noticeable.
In fact, in the more than a year since Johnson’s birthday, she has only appeared on Simpson’s Instagram twice: the first for a post chronicling the family’s spring break in April, and the second shared just a day later as a late Easter photo dump where Johnson was part of the family group photo.
Instead, some of Simpson’s most recent social media posts added fuel to the breakup fire, causing fans to speculate whether she was single in the comments sections.
On September 23, Simpson captioned a series of solo shots, in a post for parts one and two, “A weekend of much-needed self-love hugs and pure magnetism.”
That same day, she also shared selfie she captionedquoting Jack White’s “Archbishop Harold Holmes,” “Hate is trying to take someone else’s love for yourself, but I’m here to tell you that love is trying to help someone else.”
As one user commented about the series: “This screams that I’m getting a divorce.”
Johnson’s absence from Simpson’s social media feed was notable. After all, the 44-year-old often shared snaps of his partner’s getaways, date nights and family vacations, as well as sharing tributes on birthdays and anniversaries.
Among his most notable was Simpson’s tribute on the couple’s 11th anniversary as a couple. “Our connected hearts are praised and celebrated on this fortuitous day,” he captioned your May 2021 post. “The night we met, I knew your destiny, I locked the key to my seeking heart and simply held my soul with love and honor. So, now and for the rest of my life I will be fully and always yours and you mine.”
Simpson continued: “Gaining access to your heart to dwell and reside in is the greatest gift I will ever rest in until the end of time. Time passes, the perfect children that you gave me grow, but with you and I, time does not exist because it only allows space to expand… expanding beyond the horizons only to love and be loved.
Nick Lachey is opening up about his divorce from Jessica Simpson with a rare comment about how it hurt him. Lachey and his wife Vanessa are the hosts of season 3 of “The Ultimatum,” which premiered on Netflix on December 4. Lachey’s rare comments about her past relationship came while speaking to one of the contestants.
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