Jessica Simpson reunites with estranged husband Eric Johnson after hinting he cheated
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By SONIA HORON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 15:56 BST, 8 April 2025 | Updated: 16:52 BST, 8 April 2025
Jessica Simpson reunited with her estranged husband Eric Johnson in the wake of their split.
The I Wanna Love You Forever hitmaker, 44, and the former NFL star, 45, were spotted together in Carlsbad, California, last Monday.
They were joined by their three kids, daughters Maxwell, 12, and Birdie, five, and son Ace, 11, and what appeared to be Eric’s parents.
Though they seemed cordial, Jessica kept distance between her an Eric, according to an eyewitness who spoke with TMZ, with their three kids walking between them.
The singer — who recently had a flirty exchange with Bourne Legacy hunk Jeremy Renner — looked somber throughout the outing, not appearing to smile in any of the photos.
Simpson announced her separation from Johnson in January, after 10 years of marriage, and in her new single, released last month, the star hinted that he may have cheated.
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Jessica Simpson reunited with her estranged husband Eric Johnson in the wake of their split; Jessica, Eric and his parents pictured in Carlsbad last Monday. They were joined by their three kids
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The I Wanna Love You Forever hitmaker, 44, and the former NFL star, 45, were spotted together in Carlsbad, California , last Monday
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In the photos from their outing, Jessica — who recently defended drinking snake sperm — donned a black and white jacket and sunglasses, with her blonde hair cascading down her shoulders.
Meanwhile the former athlete sported a black and green baseball hat, a black hoodie and a pair of sunglasses.
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Simpson — who once referred to Eric as her ‘sexual shaman’ — launched a musical comeback with her savage track Leave, which appears to insinuate Johnson stepped out on her.
The lyrics – which involve telling a lover to leave – include: ‘What we had was magic/Now you’ve made it tragic/Giving her what you gave to me/Now the well that you drank from is empty.’
‘Your weakness made me lonely/Unholy matrimony/Did you do to her what you did to me? Was she on her knees?/She’s everything but me.’
She then sings about the man thinking about the other woman while having sex with her, stating she’d ‘rather die than let you be inside me with her on your mind.’
Simpson continues: ‘I want you to leave/I don’t even wanna breathe the air you breathe/ I am stronger on my own/ So hold on/ I’m letting you go/ How’d this even happen/I can just imagine.’
‘I wanna know then again I don’t/She get you off dressing up in my clothes/Don’t say you love me/ Don’t even try to touch me.’
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Though they seemed cordial, Jessica kept distance between her an Eric, according to an eyewitness who spoke with TMZ , with their three kids walking between them
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The singer — who recently had a flirty exchange with Bourne Legacy hunk Jeremy Renner — looked somber throughout the outing, not appearing to smile in any of the photos
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Jessica appeared to keep her distance from Eric, opting instead to stay close his parents
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The singer had a somber look, and stayed behind her ex
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Simpson announced her separation from Johnson in January, after 10 years of marriage, and in her new single, released last month, the star hinted that he may have cheated; seen in 2016
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‘Your weakness made me lonely/Unholy matrimony/Did you do to her what you did to me? Was she on her knees?’ Jessica sang in her new track ‘Leave’
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Earlier this year the singer announced that she and Eric ‘have been living separately’ and are ‘navigating a painful situation’ in their marriage; seen in 2020
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‘If you were me you’d fall to pieces/I make heartbreak look damn easy.’
Last month, Jessica appeared to open up about the moment she confronted Eric just before their marriage officially crumbled.
During her surprise performance at Luck Reunion, Simpson recalled how her world ‘turned upside down’ after she followed a gut feeling to ask ‘some very personal questions on the home front.’
Now she is a ‘very single lady.’
A TikToker captured Simpson appearing to recount asking Johnson the ‘personal questions’ before she performed her new ‘heartbreak, pissed-off’ track Leave.
‘Like I said, I was out in Nashville and I had my heart wide open, I was in a very intuitive state and I had asked some very personal questions on the home front and I found out that my world had been turned upside down and that life was now very different.’
‘I’m a very single lady,’ she added, drawing cheers.
‘You know, when we open our hearts, sometimes we’re vulnerable and it just gets broken and maybe sometimes we forget that we’ve been broken for a really long time.’
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Last month, during her surprise performance at Luck Reunion (pictured) Simpson recalled how her world ‘turned upside down’ after she followed a gut feeling to ask ‘some very personal questions on the home front’ adding she was now a ‘very single lady’
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In November, she also appeared to throw shade at someone close to her, stating her musical comeback ‘is personal’ and that ‘it’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve’; Jessica and Eric seen in 2015
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Simpson and Johnson said ‘I do’ back in 2014, after four years of dating; pictured in 2022 with their three kids
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Jessica’s latest EP, Nashville Canyon Part 1, was released on March 21.
Last month Jessica also marked daughter Birdie’s sixth birthday without Eric, sharing a number of photos from the celebration to her Instagram.
In January, Simpson announced that she and Eric ‘have been living separately’ and are ‘navigating a painful situation’ in their marriage.
She added that the estranged pair are ‘focusing on what is best’ for their three children and ‘appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family’ in a statement.
Simpson and Johnson said ‘I do’ back in 2014, after four years of dating. The estranged pair first met through a mutual friend in 2010. They got engaged that November, after six months of dating.
The star was last pictured wearing her wedding ring in 2023. Aside from their latest outing, the couple hasn’t been spotted together since Birdie’s kindergarten graduation back in June 7, and Jessica’s Instagram has been conspicuously Eric-free since their Easter celebration on April 9.
Jessica fueled the chatter with a cryptic social media post on November 11 that appeared to throw shade at someone close to her.
‘Interviews in my Nashville music room where I unearthed my singular magic,’ began the singer in her caption.
‘This comeback is personal, it’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve.’
Her quote raised eyebrows as followers tried to guess who made her put up with ‘everything I did not deserve.’
In March, the singer also had some flirty exchanges with actor Jeremy Renner on social media, over a decade after they were first rumored to be dating.
Reigniting romance rumors, Jessica left comments for the Oscar-nominated actor, 54, after viewing his thirst traps on Instagram.
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In March, the singer had some flirty exchanges with actor Jeremy Renner, 54, on social media, over a decade after they were first rumored to be dating; Renner pictured December 2024
After watching a shirtless reel of him, she commented with the fire emoji and the Avengers star hearted her reaction
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After watching a shirtless reel of him, Jessica commented with the fire emoji and the Avengers star hearted her reaction.
Back in March 2010, Simpson and Renner were rumored to be dating after they were spotted together at a party for his action-thriller The Hurt Locker. At the time, it was reported that they exchanged numbers before going their separate ways.
Simpson was previously married to 98 Degrees boyband singer Nick Lachey from 2002 to 2006.
Their relationship was documented in the reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, which ran from 2003 to 2005, giving fans a peek into their lives.
