The Jessica Simpson Divorce Rumors: A Complete Timeline
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The Jessica Simpson divorce rumors are ramping up.
Simpson and former NFL player Eric Johnson have been married since 2014, but fans have noticed that lately, Simpson hasn’t been seen wearing her wedding ring. Not only that, but her husband has been mysteriously absent from her recent social media posts.
Are Simpson and Johnson getting divorced? Because the rumor mill has been running nonstop with speculation. What started with suspicious comments on social media has now progressed to anonymous confirmations from “insiders” and “sources” speaking to outlets like Us Weekly and People. Meanwhile, neither party has officially confirmed or denied that they are breaking up.
Here is as complete a timeline of the Jessica Simpson divorce rumors as we have.
November 15, 2024: An anonymous source tells Us Weekly that Simpson and Johnson are separated and “trying to figure out a separation without disrupting their kids’ lives as much as possible.” Another insider told the magazine “Jessica is heartbroken” and said the split was “not an easy decision for her.”
November 13, 2024: TMZ publishes photos of Johnson out without his wedding ring on, further fueling divorce speculation. Meanwhile, an anonymous source told People magazine that Johnson and Simpson have been living separately. “She’s working on music and splits her time between Los Angeles and Nashville. Eric spends all of his time in L.A, where the kids go to school. Jess and Eric very much live separate lives,” the source claimed.
November 12, 2024: Simpson’s sister, Ashlee, addresses the divorce rumors head-on. Asked if there is any truth to the breakup stories by TMZ, Ashlee simply responded, “No,” and kept walking.
November 11, 2024: Simpson posts a series of photos from her music room to Instagram, with a caption that some folks interpret as a veiled reference to the state of her marriage. “Interviews in my Nashville music room where I unearthed my singular magic,” she wrote. “This comeback is personal, it’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve.” Simpson could be referring to anything when she says “everything I did not deserve,” but many commenters took the caption as a sign that she and her husband are over.
September 2024: Simpson’s Instagram followers begin commenting on the fact that Johnson hasn’t been seen on her page in almost a year, fueling speculation.
Originally Appeared on Glamour