“Newlyweds” stars Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey got married in 2002 and split just four years later.
Amid their marriage, Simpson also founded her eponymous fashion line.
After she sold her majority share of the company in 2015, Simpson successfully regained ownership in 2021.
Now, the Jessica Simpson Collection has cemented itself as a billion-dollar business.
The funny thing is that Nick wanted me to sign a prenup but I was so offended.
I’m like, ‘But we’re going to be together for the rest of our lives.'"
While this was one of the first financial mistakes Simpson would make, it wasn’t the last.
Over the years, she would go on tolose a lot of moneybefore landing back on her feet.
“If anything, it was great TV.
It was very real, and Nick and I actually had a lot of fun …
Meanwhile, the former band frontman is still dabbling in reality television this time, not as the star.
She opened up about their relationship in her memoir “Open Book,” released in 2020.
“We really got crushed by the media and by ourselves.
The series has gained a new following thanks to TikTok, and viewers are as critical as ever.
But this go-round, Simpson is not to blame Lachey is undoubtedly recognized as the villain.
Life on-camera of course comes with public opinion, which eventually impacted their marriage beyond reparation.
“It became a really blurred line.
There was a question about what truly was our reality.”
