All the signs Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson were headed for split after 10 years of marriage
Amid Jessica Simpson’s announcement that her 10-year marriage to Eric Johnson is coming to an end, Ny Breaking.com takes a closer look at the warning signs the couple displayed during the final years of their marital union.
“Eric and I have been living apart and dealing with a painful situation in our marriage,” the 44-year-old singer-actress said. People in a statement Monday.
Simpson, who has more than 6.3 million Instagram followers, and Johnson, a former NFL tight end, are parents to three children: daughter Maxwell, 12, son Ace, 11, and daughter Birdie, five.
Simpson said Monday: “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 the privacy as we work through this as a family.”
Simpson and Johnson celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary last summer.
They married in July 2014 after four years of dating. She was previously married to entertainer Nick Lachey, 51, while he was married to Keri D’Angelo.
Amid Jessica Simpson’s announcement that her 10-year marriage to Eric Johnson is coming to an end, Ny Breaking.com takes a closer look at the warning signs the couple displayed during the final years of their marital union. In a photo taken last June, they appeared far away
Jessica, 44, was solo as she posed with their three children: daughter Maxwell, 12, son Ace, 11, and daughter Birdie, five, who started the school year last fall
Last public sighting together
Simpson, whose hits include 1999’s I Wanna Love You Forever, 2000’s I Think I’m in Love with You and 2003’s With You, was seen with Johnson last summer at daughter Birdie’s graduation ceremony in June in Los Angeles.
The body language between the two seemed to illustrate the tension in the relationship as Johnson, who played for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints, walked a few steps ahead of Simpson.
Simpson was featured in a post commemorating a new educational milestone for her children — their first day of school — in a photo of her posing with their three children last September. Johnson was not seen in the image.
The relationship seemed to deteriorate so much that they no longer wore their wedding rings on public outings.
Johnson was not wearing a wedding ring when he was spotted in Los Angeles on November 12, while Simpson was not wearing her wedding ring during a December 27 outing in Calabasas.
Johnson was not wearing a wedding ring when he was spotted in Los Angeles on November 12
Simpson was not wearing her wedding ring during a Dec. 27 outing in Calabasas