Jessica Simpson’s second husband Eric Johnson went grocery shopping at Whole Foods Market in Los Angeles on Monday with their 12-year-old daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson and five-year-old daughter Birdie Mae Johnson.
The 45-year-old retired NFL tight end was, yet again, not wearing his wedding band amid rampant rumors he already separated from the 44-year-old Jessica Simpson Collection CEO after a decade of marriage.
Eric wore an Aztec-print cardigan over a blue T-shirt, matching jeans, and Nike high-top sneakers while his blonde babies both wore their school uniform skirts.
Johnson is believed to be a stay-at-home dad to Maxwell, Birdie, and 11-year-old son Ace Knute Johnson after co-founding the since-shuttered wellness content platform Legendary Disciplines in 2020 with Sifu Matthew Cohen.
The Yale-educated silver fox hasn’t been publicly pictured with Jessica since they attended Birdie’s kindergarten graduation in Los Angeles on June 7.
Simpson hasn’t posted a picture of Eric on social media since April 9 during the family’s Easter festivities.
Jessica Simpson’s second husband Eric Johnson went grocery shopping at Whole Foods Market in Los Angeles on Monday with their 12-year-old daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson and five-year-old daughter Birdie Mae Johnson
And the former pop star – who celebrated seven years of sobriety on November 1 – hasn’t been pictured wearing her wedding ring since she starred in a Chicken of the Sea commercial back in January.
‘Jessica and Eric plan on being all together for the holidays with the kids,’ a source told Us Weekly last month.
‘It’s all about the kids and family. They don’t hate each other.’
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A second insider added: ‘They’re trying to figure out a separation without disrupting their kids’ lives as much as possible. They are both really committed to the wellbeing of the kids and trying to figure out what’s best for them.’
Johnson was still technically married to former pole-dancing instructor Keri D’Angelo when he originally met Jessica through a mutual friend at her May 2010 house party, and he finalized his divorce just five months later.
Simpson – whose last single was a cover of Nothing but Thieves’ Particles in 2021 – has been hyping her music industry comeback since April: ‘It’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve.’
The platinum-blonde Texan still manages to get 973K monthly listeners on Spotify despite her last single being a cover of Nothing but Thieves’ Particles way back in 2021.
It’s unclear when Amazon Prime Video subscribers will get to stream Jessica’s unscripted docuseries with music, which was part of the partnership deal she signed with the streaming giant in 2020.
The 45-year-old retired NFL tight end was, yet again, not wearing his wedding band amid rampant rumors he already separated from the 44-year-old Jessica Simpson Collection CEO after a decade of marriage
Eric wore an Aztec-print cardigan over a blue T-shirt, matching jeans, and Nike high-top sneakers while his blonde babies both wore their school uniform skirts
Johnson is believed to be a stay-at-home dad to Maxwell, Birdie, and 11-year-old son Ace Knute Johnson (L, pictured September 4) after co-founding the since-shuttered wellness content platform Legendary Disciplines in 2020
The Yale-educated silver fox hasn’t been publicly pictured with Jessica since they attended Birdie’s kindergarten graduation in Los Angeles on June 7
Simpson hasn’t posted a picture of Eric on social media since April 9 during the family’s Easter festivities
And the former pop star – who celebrated seven years of sobriety on November 1 – hasn’t been pictured wearing her wedding ring since she starred in a Chicken of the Sea commercial back in January
A source told Us Weekly last month: ‘Jessica and Eric plan on being all together for the holidays with the kids. It’s all about the kids and family. They don’t hate each other’ (pictured in 2023)
Jessica – whose last single was a cover of Nothing but Thieves’ Particles in 2021 – has been hyping her music industry comeback since April: ‘It’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve’ (pictured December 3)
Simpson bought back her 19-year-old clothing company in 2021 for $65M from licensing company Sequential Brands Group Inc. following a three-year battle.
The Dukes of Hazzard alum first found fame with her three-octave soprano pipes until starring in MTV’s reality show Newlyweds (2003-2005) with ex-husband Nick Lachey.
Meanwhile, the Massachusetts-born athlete previously played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints from 2001-2007.