Jessica Simpson appeared to open up about the moment she confronted her now estranged husband Eric Johnson just before their marriage officially crumbled.
The pair announced their divorce in January after nearly 11 years of marriage and three children together, and Simpson has since hinted in her new comeback track Leave that Johnson, 45, cheated on her.
During her surprise performance at Luck Reunion on Thursday, Simpson, 44, recalled how her world ‘turned upside down’ after she followed a gut feeling to ask ‘some very personal questions on the home front.’
Now she is a ‘very single lady.’
A TikToker captured Simpson appearing to recount asking Johnson the ‘personal questions’ before she performed her new ‘heartbreak, pissed-off’ track Leave.
‘Like I said, I was out in Nashville and I had my heart wide open, I was in a very intuitive state and I had asked some very personal questions on the home front and I found out that my world had been turned upside down and that life was now very different.
Jessica Simpson appeared to spill the tea on the moment she confronted her now estranged spouse Eric Johnson ahead of their marriage crumbling on Thursday
The duo were married for nearly 11 years and had three children together before announcing their separation; pictured 2015
‘I’m a very single lady,’ she added, drawing cheers.
‘You know, when we open our hearts, sometimes we’re vulnerable and it just gets broken and maybe sometimes we forget that we’ve been broken for a really long time.
Simpson then praised the healing power of creativity.
‘But when we meet ourselves, when we write, when we sing, when we connect with ourselves, we find all the answers.
‘This song right here is kind of a heartbreak, pissed-off song. It’s called Leave,’ she added.
Jessica’s upcoming EP, Nashville Canyon Part 1, is set to be released on March 21.
Her new song Leave appears to insinuate Johnson stepped out on her – although neither have opened up publicly about the reasons behind ending their decade long marriage.
The lyrics – which involve telling a lover to leave – include: ‘What we had was magic/Now you’ve made it tragic/Giving her what you gave to me/ Now the well that you drank from is empty.’
‘Your weakness made me lonely/Unholy matrimony/Did you do to her what you did to me.
A TikToker captured the moment Simpson opened up about her heartbreak
She was performing during Luck Reunion 2025 in Spicewood, Texas on Thursday
‘Was she on her knees/She’s everything but me.’
She then sings about the mystery man thinking about the other woman while having sex with her.
Simpson continues: ‘I want you to leave/I don’t even wanna breathe the air you breathe
‘I am stronger on my own/ So hold on/ I’m letting you go
‘How’d this even happen/I can just imagine
‘I wanna know then again I don’t/She get you off dressing up in my clothes/Don’t say you love me/ Don’t even try to touch me
‘If you were me you’d fall to pieces/I make heartbreak look damn easy.’
As DailyMail.com reported in mid January, many of the songs on Jessica’s new album will have to do with heartbreak as she penned them when her marriage to Eric was unraveling.
The pair share three children: daughter Maxwell, 12, son Ace, 11, and daughter Birdie, five; pictured 2020
‘It will be about her broken heart, so, yeah, I guess you can call it a revenge, a heartbreak album,’ a source told DailyMail.com.
‘When Jessica writes music, she pours her heart into it and has no filter, it’s very personal. So the album will really be about the struggles she has been through at home. It is super emotional and shares her side of the story.
‘She has been working on the album for years, there is a lot in there.’
The duo announced their separation in a statement shared with People in January.
The duo pictured during happier times in 2016
‘Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,’ the singer said.
‘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,’ she added.
The pair share three children: daughter Maxwell, 12, son Ace, 11, and daughter Birdie, five.
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