Jessica recently spoke about her breakup with Eric. She didn’t reveal the cause of their conflict, but an insider has shed light on what happened in the celebrity family.
“Jessica has grown, but Eric hasn’t,” the source noted. They emphasized that the actress has been sober for the past seven years, with her husband supporting her along the way. Jessica managed to overcome many challenges, but her husband was almost absent from her life during that time. That’s when she realized the marriage no longer made sense. “They went to therapy. It didn’t work. They tried spiritual healing, tantric exercises, and everything else. It didn’t work,” the insider shared.
Jessica’s friends were concerned that the stress and arguments with her husband could cause her to relapse into alcohol use, despite her seven years of sobriety. “Jessica is fragile, but she’s not broken,” the insider concluded.
Trust was a major issue for the couple: they no longer trusted each other, and the wall of contradictions remained unbroken.
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson married in 2014 and have three children: 12-year-old Maxwell Drew, 11-year-old Ace Knute, and 5-year-old Birdie Mae. Following her split from her husband, Jessica put their luxurious Los Angeles mansion up for sale.