Despite the singer’s hardships, she has remained strong and resilient.
She has also bravely opened up about her life, revealing that it has been far from perfect.
Simpson revealed the abuse spanned six years, from when she was 6 to when she was 12.
“It happened when I shared a bed with the daughter of a family friend.
She would later tell her parents, and they would not return to the family friend’s home.
“He was always there at the house as well.
In so many ways, I felt bad for her.”
But her 2020 memoir “Open Book” gave fans a glimpse into her life.
The “I Wanna Love You Forever” singer shared her truths in an honest and vulnerable way.
“I was killing myself with all the drinking and pills,” she wrote inthe memoir.
For years, Simpson was addicted to pills and alcohol.
She had initially taken the pills Tylenol PM to help her sleep.
This was because she was dealing with the effects of childhood trauma stemming from her sexual abuse.
I didn’t think I was dependent.
In fact, those pills actually helped me feel independent.”
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Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
“Is this chicken that I have, or is this fish?”
she asked in theshow’s premiere episode.
“I know it’s tuna, but it says chicken by the sea.
What is it called chicken by the sea or in the sea?”
They met in 1998 and would date, briefly split, and then get engaged and married in 2002.
Their wedding was attended by 350 guests, and the bride wore a custom-made Vera Wang gown.
“The tabloid said Nick did some vague thing with a porn star named Jessica.
I stopped reading,” she wrote.
“‘Why are you showing me this?’
The production assistant looked embarrassed.
I realized they wanted a reaction on camera.
‘If we can’t get them to interact romantically, let’s have them fight.'”
The move may have made for good television, but exploiting Simpson’s emotions was also incredibly cruel.
They first started dating in 2006, following Simpson’s divorce from Nick Lachey.
The singer is believed to have broken up with Simpson nine times, and he did it using technology.
Although Mayer may have been saying the right things, it wouldn’t last.
“When he tapped me dry, he looked at me like I was withholding something from him.”
““She had fulfilled her purpose written the summation.”
“I declared that there were no more secrets.
Simpson spoke about her pregnant body and the changes she made after giving birth during an appearance onHSN.
“When you’re pregnant, I gain a lot, I mean, a lot.
I didn’t expect to gain as much with my third.
“I have no idea how much I weigh.
Like, I just want to feel good and be able to zip my pants up.
If I don’t, I have another size.
I have every size,” she said.
“I’ve really tried my hardest to not let that define me.”
Her drinking also impacted her parenting ability, and she recalled a turning point on Halloween 2017.
“I was terrified of letting them see me in that shape,” she wrote.
Simpson quit drinking and began therapy.
The drinking wasn’t the issue.
I didn’t love myself.
I didn’t respect my own power.
Today I do.”
She referred to this experience and her sobriety as “no better gift.”
“I couldn’t bear to look at myself,” she wrote.
Despite her doctor’s concerns about her safety, she decided to get a partial tummy tuck in 2015.
“The surgery wasn’t for weight loss,” she wrote.
“I weighed 107 pounds when I planned the surgery.
I wanted to get rid of the stretch marks and loose skin left sagging from my back-to-back pregnancies.”
She would later have a second surgery, a complete tummy tuck, to remove excess skin.
However, this time there were serious complications.
“It did not go well.
Living her life in the public eye has opened her up to much criticism.
But she also turned the criticism into something positive: her clothing line, The Jessica Simpson Collection.
Her mother, Tina Simpson, has also acknowledged how much others have judged her daughter.
If you are struggling with an eating disorder, or know someone who is, help is available.
She has also faced criticism, backlash, and unkind media treatment.
Her singing continues to lead her to a better understanding of who she is.
This post also showed a positive outlook as well as her strength and resilience.
“I am present.
I am deeply inspired.
I care about other people.
Simpson advised fans to “live inside your dreams and move through them.
Don’t give up on yourself because someone else did.”
Powerful words from a woman who has been misunderstood and underappreciated many times throughout her career.
