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A look at their 15-year romance

It’s over for Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson. After ten years of marriage, Simpson announced that they are going their separate ways. The 44-year-old singer and Johnson, 45, share three children.

“Eric and I have lived apart and endured a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson said in a statement. “Our children come first, and we focus on what is best for them. We are grateful for all the love and support that has come our way, and appreciate privacy as we work through this as a family.”

Divorce speculation swirled a year ago when Simpson was spotted without her wedding ring while spending time recording music in Nashville. The two have not been photographed together in months. In November, a source told People that Simpson and her ex-NFL player husband were living “separate lives.”

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Here’s a look back at their love story.

2010

The singer met the former footballer at a party through a mutual friend. “We connected on all levels,” Simpson recalled in her Open book. “We were both ready for the real thing.” Months after they started dating, Johnson popped the question.

2011

Simpson confirmed she is pregnant with her first child. “It’s true: I’m going to be a mom!” she tweeted on Halloween, posting a photo of herself dressed as a mom and holding her baby bump.

May 2012

The Newlyweds alum announced the birth of daughter Maxwell Drew. “Eric and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson,” Simpson shared on her website. “We are grateful for all the love, support and prayers we have received. This has been the best experience of our lives!”

December 2012

Surprise! Simpson and Johnson announced that they are pregnant with their second child. They shared the happy news by posting a photo of Maxwell on the beach with the words “BIG SIS” written in the sand. “Merry Christmas from my family to yours!” Simpson tweets.

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June 2013

Johnson and Simpson welcomed their first son, Ace Knute.

July 2014

After postponing two wedding dates due to Simpson’s pregnancies, the couple finally tied the knot at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California.

“We are overwhelmed with complete happiness and love after entering into our eternal commitment,” they told People. “To say ‘yes’ in front of family, friends and especially our children has been the happiest moment of our lives.”

November 1, 2017

Simpson gave up a years-long addiction to alcohol.

“There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic,” she wrote in her 2020 memoir. “The real work that needed to be done in my life was actually accepting failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage. The drinking wasn’t the problem. I wasn’t loving myself.

In Open bookSimpson revealed that her husband had given up alcohol to support her sobriety.

“Eric stopped drinking as soon as I did,” Simpson said. “He said, ‘I’ll do it with you, baby.’ It was no biggie and he hasn’t gone back or looked back.”

Simpson added: “It’s just the way he is. He’s a very selfless and loving person and the most incredible father on the planet.”

September 2018

Simpson announced that she is pregnant with her and Johnson’s third child. “This little baby will make us a family of five,” the singer shared on Instagram. “We couldn’t be happier to announce this precious blessing of life.”

March 2019

Simpson gave birth to a daughter: Birdie Mae.

February 2020

While promoting Open bookSimpson couldn’t help but gush over her husband – sometimes just a little at a lot of. (During her performance at the Coach Mike PodcastSimpson reveals that “sex sober is so much better” because “you feel a lot more.”)

“We had a lot of fun,” Simpson says of their pre-sobriety days. “I’m not mad about our experiences together and we were deeply in love with each other through it all.”

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She also called Johnson “the superstar in my life” and said he is “so sexy” as a dad.

“We’re just connected in body, mind and spirit,” she said. “I’ve never had that with anyone, that spiritual connection of even making love, of giving babies some kind of love.”

Simpson credited Johnson’s support (and therapy) with helping her stay sober.

“He has no judgment, just like a therapist would,” she said. “I’m just wandering through my thoughts and he lets them go and somehow he can let me talk without a filter. … He loves me for me. He loves me for my vulnerability, my courage and my honesty , and when my perspective is off about things, you know, he knows how to get me back on track in my thought process and why I do what I do, and how to not have discouragement.

April 2022

In an interview with People, Simpson said she and Johnson “learn so much from each other.”

“I feel like every moment grows with us as long as we communicate, and our love just keeps growing,” she revealed. “I feel like we are stronger now than ever, [more] than we were even in the beginning.”

August 2023

Simpson gushed about her and Johnson’s wedding.

“It’s crazy. It’s kind of crazy. I feel like Eric and I have been together so much longer,” the singer told People. “We’ve been together for a long time, but it feels like twenty [years]. My life before him was wonderful. But once I met Eric, I felt like it was more fueled. Everything became more supported. Everything felt so easy.”

Simpson said she “thought I was hard to love, that I was too much for people, or that my schedule was too demanding.” The actress said she felt safe now that Johnson is “really embracing my career.”

“He knows my heart and understands my heart better than anyone I have ever met in my life,” she continued. “I knew the moment we met that I could see my future in his eyes and with many people I hope for a future in their eyes, but with Eric I saw it.”

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Simpson added about keeping their spark alive: “It’s good to keep the romance going, even with three kids on our minds. It’s hard, but he’ll leave me little notes because he’ll wake up before me. I will leave me little notes.”

“There’s a lot of things that make me think, ‘I can’t wait to get my hands on it later.’ I think as a couple you have to have those little things that are just between the two of you,” she says. “And now it’s like our kids are that age. It’s like, wow, they’re walking in on tissue time. So, what do we do, how do we do this? Where are we going?”

September 2023

Simpson posted a loving tribute to Johnson on his 44th birthday. It appears to be the last time he will be on the grid of her social media page. “My heart is so taken with this man,” she wrote.

November 2023

Trouble in paradise? Fans notice that Simpson isn’t wearing her wedding ring – and she isn’t hiding it on social media.

March 2024

Johnson made a rare appearance on Simpson’s Instagram stories as the two celebrated Birdie’s 5th birthday at Disneyland. In a separate story, Simpson posted photos of her and Johnson visiting Birdie at her school for her birthday.

The couple visits Birdie’s school on her birthday. (Jessica Simpson/Instagram)

November 2024

Johnson was photographed in LA without his wedding ring. However, Simpson’s sister denied rumors that the two were on the verge of breaking up. Days later, a source told People that the couple are living “separate lives.”

“She is working on music and splits her time between Los Angeles and Nashville. Eric spends all his time in LA where the kids go to school,” an insider claimed. “Jess and Eric live largely separate lives.”

January 2025

Simpson confirmed that she and Johnson are splitting after 15 years together.

“Eric and I have lived apart and endured a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson said in a statement. “Our children come first, and we focus on what is best for them. We are grateful for all the love and support that has come our way, and appreciate privacy as we work through this as a family.”

Simpson put their family home in Hidden Hills, California, up for sale, days before they went public with the divorce news and amid the devastating wildfires surrounding LA. It is for sale for $17.9 million.

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