Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson are facing a difficult time in their long history.

In November 2024, the source said PEOPLE that the famous singer and former NFL player are now “living separate lives.” This became public knowledge shortly after Johnson was spotted without his wedding ring in public. This would end a marriage of more than a decade, but the relationship between Simpson and Johnson goes back even further.

Here’s everything you need to know about their history together.

They started dating in 2010 after a previous marriage didn’t work out

Simpson and Johnson began their romantic endeavors back in May 2010 and publicly confirmed that they were a couple. PEOPLE in July of that year. At the time, Johnson was still legally married to his then-wife Keri, but the two had been separated for some time. Simpson was also previously married to Nick Lachey, lead singer of ’98 Degrees.’ Simpson and Lachey divorced in 2005, long before she met Johnson.

Johnson met Simpson after being invited by a mutual friend to a party held at her home. The soon-to-be-married couple were first photographed on July 10, 2010, during a trip to Italy to celebrate Simpson’s 30th birthday.

Engaged after dating for less than a year

The strong attraction between Simpson and Johnson was hard to ignore, so much so that reps for both celebrities revealed PEOPLE that around November 2010 Johnson proposed to Simpson and she said yes. During the performance at Early ShowSimpson revealed that Johnson had asked her parents for permission to marry her and had been planning the proposal for some time.

Simpson and Johnson had two children together before tying the knot

Some people like to work backwards, and Simpson and Johnson fell into that category. In 2011, the singer and athlete announced that they were pregnant with their first child together, a girl named Maxwell, who was born in May 2012. While the wedding was still on the table, delays kept getting in the way, including a second pregnancy, son Ace, who was born in in 2013.

Simpson later joked on The Late Night Show with Jay Leno that she would not have a third child before her, and Johnson finally tied the knot.

“We’ve had two weddings, but he’s still knocking me!” Simpson said to Len. “I’m doing it way backwards, I know. She also joked that she would try not to get pregnant the next time they set up a date. “I think I’ll keep my legs crossed.

They held a bachelor party together before finally getting married

Because Simpson and Johnson lived unconventional lives, they kept the trend going with an unconventional celebration. The two held a joint bachelor party at The Warwick in Los Angeles, California, an event attended by 40 of their closest friends and family.

On July 5, 2014, Simpson and Johnson finally got married. The special event was held at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California. Over 250 guests attended the happy couple’s special day. Their son Ace served as ring bearer and their daughter Maxine served as flower girl.

“We are overwhelmed with complete happiness and love as we make our eternal commitment,” the newlyweds said PEOPLE shortly after the ceremony. “Saying ‘I do’ in front of family, friends and especially our children was the happiest moment of our lives.”

The third child arrived in 2019

Now that the two could finally call themselves man and wife, it was back to growing their family. Simpson revealed that she was pregnant around 2018, and she and Johnson welcomed Birdie, their second daughter, into the world in March 2019. This would make the Simpson-Johnson team a family of five.

Simpson later shared a photo of Birdie meeting her big sister Maxwell online along with the caption, “We are so happy and proud to announce the birth of our perfect daughter, Birdie Mae Johnson.”

Simpson would quit drinking in 2020. Johnson joined.

One vice Simpson shredded in 2020 was her struggle with alcohol. In it, she talked about her decision to stop drinking Open book memoir, recalling an incident where she drank an alcoholic beverage before 7:30 a.m. and couldn’t even dress her kids for Halloween because she was drunk. “I was afraid they would see me in that shape,” she wrote. She made a change shortly after that.

Johnson decided to give up drinking alongside Simpson so she didn’t have to do it alone. “He said, ‘I’ll do it with you, baby.’ It was like no biggie and he didn’t go back or look back,” the recollections revealed.

where are they now

Simpson and Johnson would reach many milestones in the early 2020s. The two have celebrated several anniversaries, with Simpson publicly stating how deep their relationship has become on several occasions.

“I feel like Eric and I learn so much from each other,” she said PEOPLE. “I feel like we’re stronger now than ever, [more] than we were at the beginning.”

However, at some point things got weird. As reported, Johnson was spotted without his wedding ring and while Simpson was spending time between their home in Los Angeles and Nashville, Tennesee. The same source that was mentioned PEOPLE that they were separated, he also added, “Eric spends all his time in LA where the kids go to school.”