Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson split: What went wrong?

Jessica Simpson’s 10-year marriage to Eric Johnson was rocky long before their split, Page Six has exclusively learned.

“Jess and Eric had trust issues,” a source tells us. “They were no longer on the same page, and it drove a wedge between them.”

Simpson, 44, announced her separation from Johnson, 45, on Monday, confirming reports that they have been living apart while navigating what she called “a painful situation.”

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson had “trust issues” in their marriage, a source tells Page Six. GC Images The singer announced their separation on Monday. GC Images “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” she said in a statement. jessicasimpson/Instagram

“Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them,” she said in a statement, referencing the estranged couple’s daughters, Maxwell, 12, and Birdie, 5, and son, Ace, 11.

“We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.”

We hear Simpson and Johnson decided to live separately last year “as a trial of sorts” before officially calling it quits.

“Jess thought it would help if they spent some time apart,” our source shares, “but it only made her realize she enjoyed her independence.”

Simpson and Johnson decided to live apart last year “as a trial of sorts,” our source shares. Instagram/Jessica Simpson The living arrangement “only made her realize she enjoyed her independence.” Instagram/Jessica Simpson The fashion designer is “handling the separation well, all things considered,” per the insider. Jessica Simpson/Instagram

We’re told Simpson, who recently celebrated seven years of sobriety, has “good days and bad days,” but she is “handling the separation well, all things considered.”

Reps for the “With You” singer did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

Simpson and Johnson first sparked breakup rumors in November 2024 after she cryptically wrote on Instagram that her plan to return to music was an “apology to [herself] for putting up with everything [she] did not deserve.”

The couple married in July 2014. jessicasimpson/Instagram They share three children: daughters Maxwell, 12, and Birdie, 5, and son Ace, 11. jessicasimpson/Instagram “We … appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family,” Simpson said on Monday. jessicasimpson/Instagram

A source later told Page Six exclusively that the fashion designer and the former NFL player, who married in July 2014, had stopped attending their kids’ school events together, creating “gossip among the [other] parents.”

After TMZ reported later in November that Simpson’s friends had started contacting divorce lawyers on her behalf, both she and Johnson were photographed without their wedding rings.

The “Open Book” author and the retired athlete were previously married to her “Newlyweds” co-star Nick Lachey and stylist Keri D’Angelo, respectively.