Jessica Simpson revealed in her tell-all memoir Open Book that she had an emotional affair with Jonny Knoxville towards the end of her marriage to Nick Lachey. Jessica seemed to be out of her depths when it came to young love and feeling inadequate to her husband.
Simpson was one of the biggest sex icons of the early 2000’s thanks to hits like “Irresistible” and “Without You.” The singer kept a wholesome look about her as she grew up the daughter of a preacher and was taught to save sex until marriage. Simpson often battled it out on the charts between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera for the number one spot on shows such as MTV’s Total Request Live. To fans great amusement, she married 98 Degrees singer, Nick Lachey but the couple divorced in 2005 after starring in their own reality TV show together, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.
The singer’s new memoir dropped on Feburary 4th and fans are being bombarded with confessionals that they never thought they would hear. Us Weekly shared passages from her book that included Simpson’s deepest thoughts regarding her marriage to the boy-bander. As Simpson was young when she married Lachey she would often accuse him of cheating on her after being provided with evidence of Lachey at strip-clubs. According to Simpson, this led him to become angry with her and make her feel as if she was the problem with their short-lived marriage. The glimpse into their marriage showed that the couple would argue and Lachey would go party, leaving his phone on silent.
The saddest revelation was the fact that Simpson never felt attractive enough for Lachey. The Newlyweds star even took to jumping out of a cake, scantily clad for her husband’s 30th birthday in hopes of turning him on. Simpson had a secret of her own as she revealed she had an emotional affair with her Dukes of Hazzard co-star, Johnny Knoxville. Knoxville was married to his first wife, Melanie Lynn Clapp, at the time but Simpson felt a force drawing her closer to him. The singer explained that she was not proud and felt an emotional relationship was much worse than a physical one. The Hollywood stars spoke about their struggling relationships with their spouses and gave each other secret notes. Lachey would ultimately go to Baton Rogue to visit his wife on set as he grew suspicious of their close relationship.
Even after Simpson split with Lachey, she still did not pursue Knoxville. According to Simpson, she left her marriage for herself, not for anybody else. Knoxville was still involved with his first wife and wouldn’t leave her for another year, which by then was too late for Simpson.
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Source: Us
