Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson have been divorced for nearly 20 years. Both have remarried and each have three children.
Nick, who co-hosts the new season of Netflix's Ultimatum: Marry or Move On with his second wife, Vanessa Lachey née Minnillo, tries to show empathy for his cast, saying, She made rare comments about her divorce from Simpson. He admitted that he has “scars” from the split.
The show follows multiple couples who are in disagreement about the certainty of marriage and explores different relationships to decide whether they want to commit to marriage or move on.
Jessica Simpson sparks divorce rumors with cryptic post
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey were introduced by a mutual manager. (Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic/Getty Images)
“I've been married and divorced before, too, so I understand that hurt and that scar,” Nick told the cast, sitting next to Vanessa at the dinner table.
He and Simpson co-starred on the reality show Newlyweds but officially divorced in 2006 after splitting the previous year. The two met through a common manager in 1998 and dated on and off until they married in October 2002.
Nick Lachey says he has “scars” from his divorce from Jessica Simpson. (Dimitrios Cambris/WireImage for Dan Cloles Communications/Getty Images)
Shortly after the divorce, Nick released a pointed ballad called “What's Left of Me,” which referenced his failed marriage. Minilo, who was a model at the time, appeared in the song's music video, and the two soon began dating. However, their relationship did not accelerate like her relationship with Simpson.
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson married in 2002 and divorced in 2006. (Ron Wolfson/WireImage/Getty Images)
“As you may have heard, I gave Nick an ultimatum. We had been together for five years,” Vanessa told the cast. “So I talked about the fact that I gave an ultimatum. But what I haven't talked about is what I actually really did.”
“I kept pointing, and I took that finger and pointed it at me. And I had to say, 'What am I not going to give him?' What I'm asking for. Even though I didn't give him that kind of respect and there was an age difference, I was still going out and partying with girls,” she admitted. “And I told him I wanted to be a mom. He was like, 'Okay, I'll see you when I get home at 2:30.'” We were both Scorpios. He was stubborn, stubborn, and had a hard time getting along. ”
Nick continued the conversation and said that their relationship was never perfect.
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey (née Minnillo) began dating after the model appeared in the music video for the singer's breakup ballad “What's Left of Me.” (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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“I want to encourage everyone, don't let your past define your future,” Nick told the group. “What I really wanted all my life was to have a beautiful marriage and a beautiful family. If I hadn't kept that belief, I never would have realized the beautiful life I had with this woman. And we sit here, we don't understand.”
“But when we love each other, we believe in each other and our feelings are the same.”
Vanessa and Nick Lachey have three children: Camden, 12, Brooklyn, 9, and Phoenix, 7. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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The show's release and Nick's comments come as Simpson and her husband, former NFL tight end Eric Johnson, are currently facing breakup rumors. Fans speculated that Simpson and Johnson, who married in 2014, had fallen out of love when they posted a cryptic Instagram in November discussing new music.
“In an interview at the Music Room in Nashville, I discovered my unique magic. This comeback is personal and an apology to myself for putting up with everything I didn't deserve,” she said. wrote.
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Representatives for Mr. Lachey and Mr. Simpson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson have three children together: Maxwell Drew, 12, Ace Knute, 11, and Birdie Mae, 5. (Jessica Simpson/Instagram)
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Nick Lachey’s marriage to Jessica Simpson left him with ‘scars’ as singer makes rare comment on relationship
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson have been divorced for nearly 20 years. Both have remarried and each have three children.
Nick, who co-hosts the new season of Netflix's Ultimatum: Marry or Move On with his second wife, Vanessa Lachey née Minnillo, tries to show empathy for his cast, saying, She made rare comments about her divorce from Simpson. He admitted that he has “scars” from the split.
The show follows multiple couples who are in disagreement about the certainty of marriage and explores different relationships to decide whether they want to commit to marriage or move on.
Jessica Simpson sparks divorce rumors with cryptic post
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey were introduced by a mutual manager. (Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic/Getty Images)
“I've been married and divorced before, too, so I understand that hurt and that scar,” Nick told the cast, sitting next to Vanessa at the dinner table.
He and Simpson co-starred on the reality show Newlyweds but officially divorced in 2006 after splitting the previous year. The two met through a common manager in 1998 and dated on and off until they married in October 2002.
Nick Lachey says he has “scars” from his divorce from Jessica Simpson. (Dimitrios Cambris/WireImage for Dan Cloles Communications/Getty Images)
Shortly after the divorce, Nick released a pointed ballad called “What's Left of Me,” which referenced his failed marriage. Minilo, who was a model at the time, appeared in the song's music video, and the two soon began dating. However, their relationship did not accelerate like her relationship with Simpson.
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson married in 2002 and divorced in 2006. (Ron Wolfson/WireImage/Getty Images)
“As you may have heard, I gave Nick an ultimatum. We had been together for five years,” Vanessa told the cast. “So I talked about the fact that I gave an ultimatum. But what I haven't talked about is what I actually really did.”
“I kept pointing, and I took that finger and pointed it at me. And I had to say, 'What am I not going to give him?' What I'm asking for. Even though I didn't give him that kind of respect and there was an age difference, I was still going out and partying with girls,” she admitted. “And I told him I wanted to be a mom. He was like, 'Okay, I'll see you when I get home at 2:30.'” We were both Scorpios. He was stubborn, stubborn, and had a hard time getting along. ”
Nick continued the conversation and said that their relationship was never perfect.
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey (née Minnillo) began dating after the model appeared in the music video for the singer's breakup ballad “What's Left of Me.” (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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“I want to encourage everyone, don't let your past define your future,” Nick told the group. “What I really wanted all my life was to have a beautiful marriage and a beautiful family. If I hadn't kept that belief, I never would have realized the beautiful life I had with this woman. And we sit here, we don't understand.”
“But when we love each other, we believe in each other and our feelings are the same.”
Vanessa and Nick Lachey have three children: Camden, 12, Brooklyn, 9, and Phoenix, 7. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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The show's release and Nick's comments come as Simpson and her husband, former NFL tight end Eric Johnson, are currently facing breakup rumors. Fans speculated that Simpson and Johnson, who married in 2014, had fallen out of love when they posted a cryptic Instagram in November discussing new music.
“In an interview at the Music Room in Nashville, I discovered my unique magic. This comeback is personal and an apology to myself for putting up with everything I didn't deserve,” she said. wrote.
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Representatives for Mr. Lachey and Mr. Simpson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson have three children together: Maxwell Drew, 12, Ace Knute, 11, and Birdie Mae, 5. (Jessica Simpson/Instagram)
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