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Dramatic Weight Loss Blamed for Pop Singer’s Divorce

The early aughts star announced that she was divorcing her husband after 10 years.

Former pop singer-turned business woman Jessica Simpson announced Monday that she was divorcing her husband of 10 years, former NFL player Eric Johnson, as they have been “navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” reported People. A second marriage for Simpson, she added that she has been “living separately” from Johnson since around September. However, a family source told Page Six that their marriage woes might have been precipitated by her recent weight loss. “She suddenly felt 21 again,” said the source, “except when she was 21 for real, she was a married TV star who had to behave.” Now the rings are off, and Simpson has managed to get her weight to a place where she is most happy. “She started to want to sow her wild oats in a way she never could,” said the source. “In the past, she always had to kill herself in the gym and via starvation diets to get slim and stay that way.” Johnson has been “checked out.” The source added, “He’s been so over it and her for a while now.”