We all miss simpler times, the good old days of reality TV when there were wholesome shows like Newlyweds, showcasing the lives of two young pop stars who were crazy in love and couldn't tell the difference between chicken and tuna. The love has definitely faded between the once-blissful couple. Jessica Simpson has filed for divorce from Nick Lachey in Los Angeles Superior Court, PEOPLE has learned.
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“How do you react when you find out you have apparently hurt someone so deeply that they feel entitled to such action? Surfacing a few days after Thanksgiving, Simpson betrayed no hint of heartache when she showed up at a tanning salon in Studio City, Calif., – minus her wedding band. “I watched her sing and saw the way people responded,” he said at the time. "But when we woke up the next day, Wednesday, she was still sure. Speaking to PEOPLE about the couple’s third anniversary this October, Lachey seemed as smitten as ever. The singer cited “irreconcilable … It looks like there's no chance of reconciliation for these two. The couple denied those stories, with Simpson telling PEOPLE: “Our relationship is better than it’s ever been.”. It’s been over a decade since Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey split — and now, a producer on the former couple’s hit MTV reality showis opening up about working with the stars behind-the-scenes. “He tried talking to my parents, getting them to rethink things, but I asked them to leave,” Jessica admitted.
When Simpson was asked in 2015 how she'd feel about re-watching Newlyweds all over again, she said bluntly, "I would have a panic attack." Rumors have it that Jess broke up with Nick because she didn't like how he was partying and because he didn't go to Thanksgiving at her family's house in Texas. (Shutterstock) Over the winter, the pair spent much of their time apart while Simpson was in Louisiana filming The Dukes of Hazzard and Lachey worked on solo music projects. Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson divorced more than a decade ago in 2005 (feel old yet?). Simpson married former NFL player Eric Johnson, with whom she has two children. It was so disrespectful and dragged me into this orbit when i was just starting to leave it.”, The whole situation made Jessica “mad,” which actually led her to call Nick so they could meet up one last time. All rights reserved. Jessica says she was the one who asked for a divorce, and Nick actually fought her on it; she claims “he immediately tried to talk me out of leaving … “This was my decision.”. But what was really behind the split? They married in a lavish ceremony on Oct. 26, 2002, in Austin, Texas.
“I wrote (Jessica) a long letter and hid it in her suitcase and made sure she found it today,” he said of his wife who was traveling in Africa at the time. Simpson went on to file for divorce in December 2005, citing irreconcilable differences. It wasn’t long before Nick started talking about the breakup in the press, while also releasing emotional songs — like “What’s Left of Me” and “I Can’t Hate You Anymore” — about the split. One night, Jessica even stayed home and watched a documentary about the making of his new album.
The two didn't seem to be on the same page when it came to kids. After their divorce and the end of their show Newlyweds, Lachey said in an interview with Rolling Stone (via People) that he and Simpson had a hard time living a normal life even when the cameras weren't rolling. Simpson seems to regret marrying Lachey all together. Simpson denied the two ever hooked up. Introducing ... PEOPLE's Products Worth the Hype. Simpson’s side says she was fed up with her husband’s partying ways and his refusal to join her family in Texas for Thanksgiving, and that the pair decided to split after an argument the day before Thanksgiving. Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. Lachey, who has hired Los Angeles-based attorney Laura Wasser, was not surprised by the filing, a source close to him tells PEOPLE. I think they have spoken about the actual serving of papers.”, The couple, who married in 2002, announced their split last month. Together, they listened to his entire album — which had a lot of dig at her. The pair first met at the Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1998, when Lachey was still a member of the pop group 98 Degrees. He at first sarcastically says "no," but not even a minute later he grabs the iron and begins ironing her expensive blouse. Jackass star Bam Margera told Howard Stern (via Radar Online) that he and Simpson had sex during the filming of Dukes of Hazzard in 2005. He told Stern he "wound up at her parent's house drinking margaritas and it went from there." “Despite my anger, I missed him,” she admitted. So clearly the memories aren't happy ones. She reportedly paid Lachey $12 million in the divorce settlement.
If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. I felt manipulated into some revenge fantasy, but I had put myself in this situation.” Because she had no way of making herself feel better, she slept with her ex-husband, but said that she felt “no connection.”. Get push notifications with news, features and more. I know it must be rough on her, but she’s doing good.”. “Despite his anger, and maybe because of it, he was still intent on not letting me go,” Jessica explained.
Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? © Copyright 2020 HollywoodLife, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. I don't know. "I've moved on, clearly she's moved on, and we've taken the kind of attitude now, at least I have, where I'm just not going to talk about this anymore," Lachey recently said, "I mean, it's time for everyone to kind of move on and let that be a thing of the past. “She said, I don’t know if this is working. Have news, pics or video on a breaking news story? After they divorced, Lachey told Jenny McCarthy on her Sirius XM show Dirty, Sexy, Funny (via ET Online) that he was happy he never had kids with Simpson. In 2015, when asked what her biggest money mistake was, she told CNBC's Closing Bell (via Us Weekly), "The biggest money mistakes? There was a question about what truly was our reality. Since their split, Simpson has been staying at her parents’ house in L.A. while Lachey remains at the couple’s Calabasas, Calif., home. It was painful. “She looked great,” an observer at South Beach Tan, told PEOPLE. After that, Jessica had the confirmation she needed to go through with filing the divorce. "I basically said, 'Please, let's sleep on it.'" Nothing says a family vacation like an RV, Princess Diana died when Harry was just 12 years old, It's looked — and felt — like a whole different world as we've been social distancing and attempting to keep each other safe, See All the Celebs Taking RV Trips This Summer, The Sweetest Photos of Princes Harry with Diana, From Empty Streets to Virtual Weddings: What Life Has Looked Like During the Coronavirus Pandemic. The two camps offer different explanations for what went wrong and when. “I watched him portray himself as the victim, casting me as this selfish person,” Jessica recalled. Jessica Simpson has filed for divorce from Nick Lachey in Los Angeles Superior Court, PEOPLE has learned. So while Joe may not have single-handedly ended the marriage, he definitely put on a strain on the young couple's relationship.
he yells. The fact that Simpson made a lot more than Lachey also complicated things, and probably contributed to his attitude toward his wife's spending. "It's a f***ing shirt!" Their new life together – mostly spent at their home in Calabasas, Calif. – was chronicled on MTV’s reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. Do I think Joe drove a rift between us? But attempts to stay together were not successful. ", In an in-depth profile of the pair from 2003, Rolling Stone claimed Simpson bossed her then-husband around. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. "Jessica and I began playing these parts even when we were by ourselves," he said of being on the show. Margera said he left the Simpsons at "8 in the morning." In her new memoir, Jessica Simpson opens up about making the difficult decision to file for divorce from Nick Lachey, and reveals that he pleaded with her not to end their marriage … But what was really behind the split? Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson divorced more than a decade ago in 2005 (feel old yet?).
At that point, Jessica went to the home she shared with Nick and took the belongings that meant something to her, including the dog they shared, which made Nick very mad. Both have upcoming solo albums. “He then mentioned that the door was still open for us to get back together. The singer cited “irreconcilable differences” and requested that her last name be officially changed back to Simpson. “I was numb, just blank,” Jess wrote.