Jessica Simpson’s famous family has been making headlines through the years.
After Jessica rose to stardom in 1999 with the release of her debut album Sweet Kisses, her younger sister, Ashlee Simpson, served as one of her back-up dancers before embarking on her own career in the music industry.
While continuing to pursue her music career, Jessica wed Nick Lachey in 2002 and became the star of the MTV reality series Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica. After the couple’s divorce in 2005, Johnson met Eric Johnson in 2010.
Six months later, Johnson popped the question to Jessica. The pair said “I do” in 2014 and went on to welcome daughter Maxwell, son Ace and daughter Birdie in 2012, 2013, 2019, respectively.
“Being a mother is the best opportunity and challenge I’ve ever been blessed with in life,” Jessica told Us Weekly in May 2018. “Right now, my kids are in this amazing stage where I’m really listening to them without judgment and they’re teaching me so much. These little innocent kids teach me so much about life.”
In 2025, Jessica shared she and Johnson split.
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Tina Ann Drew
Jessica’s mom and dad, Joe Simpson, got divorced in 2012. Years later, Jessica reflected on how their separation impacted her life.
“I think when your parents are divorced when you’re older, it’s so bizarre,” Jessica exclusively told Us in March 2021. “I wouldn’t change that, although I feel like it made it harder for me to accept other people in their lives. … I didn’t really know what to do with it. I didn’t know what was friendship, what wasn’t. I didn’t know if they still were what they taught me and waited to have sex until they got married.”
Joe Simpson
Jessica shared in her 2020 memoir, Open Book, that Joe told her about his separation from Tina when she was in the hospital giving birth to her daughter Maxwell. Jessica took her mother’s side in the divorce, which led to a strain between her and her dad.
“They had been married for thirty-four years, and I had a hard time being around them together since they’d stopped loving each other,” she wrote. “I was blindsided by this news, which triggered his natural salesmanship. He pitched it to me as a positive thing, ‘You gave me the confidence … You gave me the way out.’ Great, I thought to myself, ‘I broke my own heart.”
Jessica ultimately mended her relationship with her dad.
Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee’s younger sister went on to welcome kids who are close in age to Jessica’s children. Ashlee, who welcomed son Bronx in 2008 with ex-husband Pete Wentz, told Us in 2012 that Jessica needed a little guidance when it came to being a parent.
“I am so proud of her!” she said. “There were small things here and there [I advised her on] that you ask your friends and other mothers [about] but other than that, she’s great.”
After splitting from Wentz, Ashlee tied the knot with Evan Ross in 2014. The couple welcomed Jagger in 2015 and Ziggy in 2020.
Eric Johnson
Following his divorce with Keri D’Angelo, Johnson met Jessica in 2010 and proposed six months later. The pair tied the knot in 2014 and welcomed Maxwell, Ace and Birdie.
In January 2025, Jessica shared that she and Johnson went their separate ways. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” she said in a statement to Us. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.”
Maxwell
Johnson and Jessica welcomed daughter Maxwell in 2012.
Ace
The twosome welcomed son Ace in 2013.
Birdie
Johnson and Jessica welcomed daughter Birdie in 2019.
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