Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey Divorce

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Jessica Simpson rumored by one report to be pregnant with Nick Lachey's baby has split from her husband according to the American Tabloid, US Weekly. A report on the magazine's website says the couple has jointly announced an official separation.

Jess and Nick Split Up, Reports Us
'After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,' the couple tells the magazine in an exclusive joint statement.
'This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other. We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.'
Continuing:
Lachey partied alone with pals in Miami, on November 22, (and) he attended the American Music Awards without his wife, one day after the New York Post reported that a p*rn star was peddling a seamy story about her night with Lachey.
(Lachey's attorney has denied any impropriety)
Tellingly, at the AMAs, Simpson's father Joe Simpson told an Us reporter of his daughter's ongoing media scrutiny:
'We are Simpsons, we take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’.'
The couple were married in Austin, Texas in October 2002
--Cris Bergman

Source: http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27261797.shtml

 

[fashionologie]

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey Announce Official Separation To Us Weekly

November 23, New York — A month after Us Weekly first reported on the breakup of Newlyweds Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, the couple has jointly announced an official separation. 'After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,' the couple tells Us in an exclusive joint statement. 'This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other. We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.' Us Weekly first reported the couple’s split in its October 17 issue; at that time, Lachey's publicist issued a denial of an official separation. Just last week, Lachey partied alone with pals in Miami, on November 22, he attended the American Music Awards without his wife, one day after the New York Post reported that a p*rn star was peddling a seamy story about her night with Lachey (Lachey's attorney has denied any impropriety). Tellingly, at the AMAs, Simpson's father Joe Simpson told an Us reporter of his daughter's ongoing media scrutiny, 'We are Simpsons, we take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’.' The telegenic couple wed in Austin, Texas in October 2002 in front of 250 guests. 'You don't think it's possible to love the man you're looking at any more. But when you say 'I do,' you somehow end up loving him even more,' Simpson told Us in October of 2004. 'When I walked down the aisle it was like Romeo and Juliet.' The duo became international celebrities by televising their first years of marriage on MTV's Newlyweds. While the show was wildy successful and the duo reaped the benefits of their newfound fame — both released albums and Jessica, who earned $35 million last year, landed a starring role in 2004's Dukes of Hazzard (in contrast, Nick's solo debut, only a paltry 105,000 copies)— reports of trouble have dogged the relationship since the second season of Newlyweds. During the filming of Dukes of Hazzard in the fall of 2004 the couple were apart for months as Simpson stayed onset in Lousiana while Lachey continued to live in Los Angeles. 'We knew when we got married that we both had aspirations in our professional lives,' Lachey told Us in December 2004. 'Some of those dreams are coming true and it means we’re not always together.'

source: http://usmagazine.com/

 

[eternitygoddess]

^I knew they wouldn't last. It was only a matter of time.

 

[copper]

she is like an annoying whingeing useless pet. who wouldnt want to get rid of her?

 

[masquerade]

finally, its seemed fake for so long. i think if they split up when it happened, there would be less backlash. i think there will be quite a bit of backlash

 

[VanityCrisis]

We all knew it was coming. Blah. Who really gives a sh*t anyways .

 

[Nataliaa]

But do we beleive this ?
I swear this is like the 10th article about them splitting in the last few months =/
There always not together one week, then the next theres photos of them together.
So i`m careful in what i beleive now.

 

[kylie80]

honey its on yahoo news, believe it. Thank gawd the faking is over! So sick of hearing about are they or arent they!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051124/ap_en_ce/simpson_lachey_split;_ylt=AqBwX50NNPTnInrP0DVTfies0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3YXYwNDRrBHNlYwM3NjI-

 

[copper]

now nick can get back with paris!

 

[kylie80]

Nick with Paris Nuh, huh. He needs to find himself a sweetie, pop out some kids and become mayor of whereever, Ohio

omg, I googled it and its true, yuck. I need a shower now.

 

[LoveMyBoots]

Nick with Paris Nuh, huh. He needs to find himself a sweetie, pop out some kids and become mayor of whereever, Ohio.

That would be scary indeed, and not just the Paris part but Mayor??? Gawd, I already live in California, I don't need another beepin' celebrity to come and wreck this place. (Sorry just venting my frustration.)

On the actual topic: I'm not exactly surprised. My first reaction was that is was a rumor but then again I had the same reaction with Jen and Brad. As much as I hate celebrities I like to think that if they can work it out, then we real people can work it out. But, then again who the heck cares???

BTW: Why are you giving this piece of news to US Weekly, the people who made up all those rumors about you... No wonder they let them ramble so long about their "unhappy" marriage....... I hate our celeb-obsessed culture.

 

[tastes_like_chic]

I'll comfort him......


I knew that where there is smoke there is always (ALWAYS!) fire.....

 

[peacelover142002]

from people:

Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson Split

Wednesday Nov 23, 2005 11:30pm EST
Thursday Nov 24, 2005 1:15am EST (updated)

CREDIT: BAUER-GRIFFIN

Jessica Simpson, 25, and Nick Lachey, 32, are going their separate ways, the couple announced in a statement Wednesday.

"After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways," the statement says. "This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other. We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."

Reports that their union was in trouble began surfacing last October following a wild bachelor party attended by Lachey. The couple denied those stories, with Simpson telling PEOPLE: "Our relationship is better than it's ever been."

Over the winter, the pair spent much of their time apart while Simpson was in Louisiana filming her movie debut as Daisy Duke in Dukes of Hazzard and Lachey worked on solo music projects.

CREDIT: LIONEL HAHN / ABACA
But the couple reunited in the spring and shot down persistent rumors of a marital rift as they were seen out and about shopping, cuddling and clubbing together.

Still, by July more reports surfaced that the marriage was kaput. Jessica's father and manager, Joe Simpson, stepped forward to defend the couple. "Do they fight? Hell yes, they fight. Have there been moments when Nick has wanted to leave Jessica or Jess has wanted to leave Nick? Absolutely," said the elder Simpson, explaining that the squabbles were not to be interpreted as a sign of major trouble in the union.

"(It's the) same with me and my wife," Joe insisted. "If fighting is a sign of divorce, then we're all going to get divorced. My wife and I have been married 27 years. We've been at the edge of divorce for 26 of them."

For her part, Jessica said that while she and Nick occasionally were seen squabbling, "You don't want to marry somebody who's just like you. So there are always going to be conflicts. An argument now and then is good. It means that we're communicating."

And yet, the stories of a Simpson-Lachey rift continued to circulate. On Aug. 3, New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams went so far as to print that the couple had "hired divorce lawyers, already drawn up divorce papers, even actually signed divorce papers" – prompting Lachey to respond publicly. Cohosting TV's Live With Regis and Kelly with Kelly Ripa the day of Adams's item, Lachey said that everything was "absolutely wonderful" in his relationship with Simpson. He also denied being jealous of Simpson's movie career.

The pair first met at the Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1998, when Lachey was still a member of the pop group 98 Degrees. He said what really made him fall for Simpson was seeing her perform. "I watched her sing and saw the way people responded," he said at the time.

Within weeks of meeting her, he was telling fellow band members, "I'm going to marry that girl." In February 2002 Lachey chartered a yacht in Hawaii and proposed to Simpson as the sun set on the Pacific.

They married in a lavish ceremony on Oct. 26, 2002, in Austin, Texas. Their new life together – mostly spent at their home in Calabasas, Calif. – was chronicled on MTV's reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.

Before getting married, the couple briefly broke up in 2001 then decided to reunite after Sept. 11. "Nick was patiently waiting for me to grow up a little," Simpson told PEOPLE at the time. "I knew that I never, ever wanted to be away from Nick for the rest of my life."

oh my god. i'm gonna cry my eyes out. i dont like them but its still so sad.

 

[Label Basher]

It's so funny how we knew about this like 5 issue ago from US weekly and they denied it and what a few weeks later say it's true. What fools.

Personally I think their careers are over. They are only famous in the US the rest of the world don't get two hoots about them.

When Jess first came out she had such a great voice and even though I prefered Christina and Britney I still respected her but now after the crap they have pulled in the last few years as well as her changing her voice to sound like Britney i say

"Don't let the door hit ya on the *** on the way out"

 

[Duleeshab]

call me sad but I thought that they would have lasted

 

[lumy_]

call me sad but I thought that they would have lasted

me too..
ot..looove your avatar

 

[lumy_]

But do we beleive this ?
I swear this is like the 10th article about them splitting in the last few months =/
There always not together one week, then the next theres photos of them together.
So i`m careful in what i beleive now.

seems like it's believable, an offical statement. I just checked some newpapers and they're even writing about it over here..

 

[rainglow]

I think it's pretty sad too! Wild speculation but I'd say it was Nick trying to make it work all along. He's older than her, CLEARLY lol more mature, and he was always so romantic on the show. She on the other hand came across as self-obsessed and selfish. It's a shame that this is probably the last we hear of the nice half of this union unless he gets an acting gig somewhere.

I think it was this outfit that did it:

(from her thread in star style)

I can just see her walking down the stairs in their house and Nick saying " That's IT!!! I just can't take the public humiliation anymore!!!"

 

[LoveMyBoots]

^ , I would say so.

 

[liberty33r1b]

good for both of them, i guess.....