Jessica Simpson Turns to Kim Kardashian for ‘Divorce Tips’
Jessica Simpson has always admired Kim Kardashian. The “I Wanna Love You Forever” singer has been hitting her up for “divorce tip” as she prepares to rip off the Band-Aid and finally call it quits with Eric Johnson.
“Jessica hasn’t made any decisions. She’s still researching her options and talking to her friends, especially the ones with kids that have been through a divorce,” an insider exclusively tells Life & Style. “It’s really not something she wants to do. Her divorce from Nick [Lachey] was beyond tough, and there were no kids involved, so she knows this will be 10 times worse.”
The source continues, “Jessica has a lot of great women in her life that have circled around to be there and guide her, but Kim is very much front and center. She’s really stepped up to be there as someone to talk things through with. She’s been brutally honest about how painful it was for her to separate her family, but at the end of the day she does feel divorce was the right option so she’s giving Jessica hope that if she does go down that path there can be a light at the end of the tunnel. She’s not telling her what to do either way, but she has been a sounding board for her and a shoulder to cry on.”
Rumors of trouble within Jessica, 44, and Eric’s marriage have been swirling for months. Jessica has been gearing up to release her first album in 14 years, something that has seemingly put strain on their marriage.
“Jessica relocated to Nashville to work on new music while Eric mostly stayed in L.A. with the kids,” a separate source told Life & Style on September 25. “They went into it with a plan, but as time went on, it created a lot of tension. Eric felt abandoned, while Jess felt she wasn’t asking too much, and neither saw the other’s point of view.”
The insider continued, “Jessica had not been that financially insecure in years, and Eric and her mother, Tina, had to have a sort of intervention with Jess about her spending habits. She was spending way above their means.”
In October, a third source revealed that the “Irresistible” artist had “been reevaluating her happiness, her marriage and her business empire” and she was “ready to start fresh.”
The insider added, “It’s pretty much over between her and Eric; it’s only a matter of time before she files for divorce. He’s always been supportive and an amazing father. They tried couples counseling, which worked for a while, but then things went back to the way they were. They don’t spend nearly as much time together as they used to, and they’ve just grown apart.”
Both the former NFL player, 45, and Jessica have been spotted without their wedding rings, and she hasn’t shared a picture of herself and Eric on her Instagram page since April.
“Eric has been doing his own thing for longer than anyone seems to know,” another source previously revealed to Life & Style. “He’s been very vocal about how difficult it is to live with someone so obsessed with surgery and so detached from reality most of the time.”