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Meet Jessica Simpson’s supportive parents Tina and Joe: they met in a Texas church as teenagers and have both supported their daughter’s career in different ways – but got divorced in 2013

Happy families? Ashlee, Joe, Tina and Jessica Simpson. Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram
Happy families? Ashlee, Joe, Tina and Jessica Simpson. Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram

Rumours are flying that there’s trouble in paradise for Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson after a cryptic Instagram post earlier this week – but what happened between the star’s parents?

Fans are wondering whether Jessica Simpson and her husband Eric Johnson may be going through a break up after a cryptic Instagram post the “With You” singer added to her feed earlier this week.
Is there trouble in paradise for Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson, or have fans got it wrong? Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram
Is there trouble in paradise for Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson, or have fans got it wrong? Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram

“Interviews in my Nashville music room where I unearthed my singular magic,” she wrote in the caption below a photo in which she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring. “This comeback is personal, it’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve,” she added.

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Her sister Ashlee even addressed the rumours in a recent conversation with TMZ, simply replying “no” when asked if she knew whether Jessica was looking to get a divorce. It’s unclear whether she was saying no to the rumours or her knowledge of the situation.

And while you may already know plenty about Jessica’s love life and her adorable children, you likely know less about her parents, who have supported her throughout her ups and downs.

Meet Joe and Tina Simpson …

How did Jessica Simpson’s parents, Joe and Tina Simpson, meet?

Jessica Simpson with her dad Joe Simpson, who managed her early career. Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram
Jessica Simpson with her dad Joe Simpson, who managed her early career. Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram
As revealed in Jessica’s 2020 memoir, Open Book, her parents met at a church in Texas when her mum Tina was just 17 years old. She writes that it took Joe six months to ask Tina out on their first date. After that things moved fast, and they tied the knot just one year later in 1978, per Vanity Fair, which also reports that Tina was 18 and Joe was 20 at the time.

How many children do Joe and Tina Simpson have?

A young Jessica Simpson with her mum Tina, who married at the age of 18. Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram
A young Jessica Simpson with her mum Tina, who married at the age of 18. Photo: @jessicasimpson/Instagram

Tina and Joe raised two very successful daughters – Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. Both have gone on to have successful careers in singing, acting and fashion designing.

They support their daughters’ careers