Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson split after 10 years of marriage
Jessica Simpson and her husband Eric Johnson are exploring life apart.
In a statement from Simpson's reps, the singer said the couple are separating.
"Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage," Simpson said in a statement provided to USA TODAY Monday. "Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family."
Simpson and the former NFL tight end have been married since July 2014 and share three children: daughter Maxwell Drew, 12, son Ace Knute, 11, and daughter Birdie Mae, 5. The split was first reported by People, which previously reported in Novemberthat Johnson, 45, was seen no longer wearing his wedding band.
In 2020, Simpson, 44, celebrated the 10th anniversary of when she got together with the former San Francisco 49er in a sweet Instagram post.
"I fell head over slippers in love with this perfect man 10 YEARS ago today!," Simpson wrote in the May 2020 Instagram post. "By chance he knocked on my dreamy cottage door (sigh), I let him in and never let him leave. He is mine, I am his...forever."
The fashion designer was previously married to 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey, from 2002 to 2006. Their marriage was documented on the 2003-2005 MTV reality show "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica." The relationship (as well as her time with John Mayer) was written about extensively in Simpson's 2020 memoir, "Open Book," in which she attributed the split to being in the spotlight.
Johnson had also been married previously.
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