Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson have break up after a decade of marriage.
Jessica informed PEOPLE … “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage. 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.”
The couple first acquired collectively means again in 2010, and acquired engaged that very same yr as nicely. It took a short while, however JS and EJ lastly acquired hitched in 2014 … and since then, they’ve had three youngsters collectively … 12-year-old Maxwell, 11-year-old Ace and 5-year-old Birdie.
Jessica was famously married to Nick Lachey within the early 2000s, however break up up in 2006. Eric, in the meantime, was married to Keri D’Angelo within the mid-to-late-2000s.
The break up comes amid hypothesis in regards to the couple’s relationship standing … given the actual fact each Jessica and Eric have been seen out and about with out their marriage ceremony rings.
To not point out, in November, Jessica teased a “comeback” — which she stated was “an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve.”
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Following the eyebrow-raising social media exercise, sources informed TMZ … somebody in Jessica’s circle reached out to a Los Angeles divorce legal professional — and allegedly stated the singer was sad in her marriage. Although, we have been informed Jessica hadn’t made contact with the lawyer on the time.
The connection updates comes nearly a yr after Jessica famous she’d been spending numerous time away from L.A. — the place her household is predicated — as she’s been recording new music in Nashville … and splitting her time between right here and there of late. She informed Folks that whereas she was working in Tennessee, Johnson would typically be right here in Los Angeles with their kiddos.
One other factor that could be at play right here is Jessica’s private well being — together with dramatic weight acquire and loss in recent times … to not point out her being 7 years sober now.
