Does separation mean divorce?
In Hollywood, that’s what everyone assumes. Well I still hold out hope that Nick and Jessica will seriously consider their committments and vows they made to one another and dream a little outside the box: what if… what if they left LA and escaped the public’s eye (even maybe leaving the US)… what if they ditched Joe Simpson as Jessica’s manager? What if they lived a simpler life? What if they spent more time together? What if they appreciated the simple things in life again? What if they got counselling?
I hope that they will have space to talk.. really talk.. and dream again together
Posted by Rachel at 11/29/2005 | 
November 30th, 2005 at 4:19 am
Whoever you are making these ‘opening comments’ - you are very perceptive. I agree with you 100%.
Thanks for saying (so eloquently) what I am thinking and also feeling about their breakup.
I too wish they could dream again together…….
November 30th, 2005 at 9:03 am
Thanks
November 30th, 2005 at 1:26 pm
I think that Jessica and Nick shoujld spend some time away from each other. It will help them a lot and make tem realize that they cantlive life with out eachother!
November 30th, 2005 at 1:44 pm
Time away can be a good thing but love and marriage shouldn’t be based on need (e.g. they “need” each other to live) but based on the fact that two is better than one - they can be there for the other person in their weaknesses and vice versa. They can grow in their character and be a support to one another through life’s hardships - as well as the good times. Marriage isn’t a selfish thing - it’s a giving your all to the other so that you’re both enriched for it.
November 30th, 2005 at 3:04 pm
I disagree- We have no idea what is going in Nick and Jessica’s Marriage! I am a recent 26 year old divorcee. The last thing I wanted for my marriage was divorce. From the outside it looked like the perfect picture and when people found out about the physical, emotional and verbal abuse they did not believe it. I believe that Jessica and Nick both came from great families and probably both feel very sick and sad about this seperation, but they would not have seperated in the first place if it was not for a good reason! I wish both of them the best of luck in life and in love.
November 30th, 2005 at 10:21 pm
I don’t agree with the post. Jess would never leave Hollywood because she LOVES being in the spotlight. She would never drop her dad as her manager and I think her ego is too big to support the marriage.l I used to be a huge fan of hers, but you can literally see her change through season 1 to 3. It’s sad, but I think they are done for good.
December 1st, 2005 at 12:11 pm
I’d hate to agree with Swiss about Jessica’s changes in seasons 1 to 3 of Newlyweds( and other interviews, etc) but it is clearly true. I just hope they step away from the spotlight and work things out. Marriage is a lifelong commitment and needs to be given the attention it deserves.
December 2nd, 2005 at 7:06 am
Jessica has been one of my favorite singers for a long time, but I do agree that she has changed. Her father left the church to be Jessica’s manager. You do not leave the church without consequences. Her ego is high and this picture perfect marriage that everyone wants to believe is not real, its TV. This is what everyone in Hollywood wants you to believe. I love Jessica and Nick, but her family went wrong when leaving the church. You do not turn away from God and expect everything to go fine. Like there is a God there is a Devil, and the Devil listens just like God does, and sets traps for you.
Look at Creed, his father didn’t leave the church to help make his son a big star. Oh and another thing, she is using a bit too much SEX appeal to sell herself. The family has turned away from God. As much as I hate to admit it, I think this marriage is definitely on major rocks.
December 2nd, 2005 at 8:39 am
I believe that the marriage troubles started when Jessica finally rose to superstardom. She now has a very inflated head and ego, and Nick probably got tired of it.
Wealth can really change some people. Jessica wasn’t a multi millionare when Newlyweds first started. My Hollywood sources tell me that MTV purchased their home in Calabasas, California for the Newlywed show. Now that Jessica has lots of disposable money and spends an average of $50,000 a week on clothing it’s probably too much for Nick since he’s a frugle person.
I say he’s better off without her, and he’ll now be a multi-millionare. Since there was no pre-nup., Nick is entitled to 50% of Jessicas money.
December 2nd, 2005 at 11:17 am
It is true that separation does not equal divorce. I hope and pray the Nick and Jess will get back together. I have got to say the I also recognize the changes in Jess. She once seemed so humble and down-to-Earth, but those qualities seem gone. I feel like the “old” Jess would realize she missed Nick. I feel like Papa Joe has pushed Jess to focus on her career and has inflated her ego to a point where she’s just riding shotgun in her own life. Now obv. We don’t know what when in the Lachey’s lives in private, but I truly feel that Joe Simpson caused a great deal of the trouble in their marraige. I feel terrible for Nick– I think that he tried and tried. I feel bad for Jess too, because her priorities have been messed and up destroyed by her father’s quest for success.
December 2nd, 2005 at 12:37 pm
Also, if the separation turns into divorce, I will be DISGUSTED if the Simpson camp trashes Nick. I don’t trust Joe Simpson further than I can throw him, and it seems like something he would do. You know, thinking about it, I fell in love w/ sweet and innocent Jess. I loved her storybook relationship. I wonder if her success will be affected by such a huge change in image. Many have said Jessica wanted to shed her married girl image and enjoy being a single successful adult. But I also wonder if Jess could have continued to be successful as a wife, and a mom. Britney seems to be doing OK…….. This whole thing frustrates me. I know they’re celebs, but I do feel like they’re my friends… Pathetic I know.
December 3rd, 2005 at 9:09 am
Touche! ! ! To all! ! !
I think we all are feeling like someone in our own family just separated - I don’t think we’re pathetic - just human! ! !
If they truly love each other - they’ll survive…
Time will tell…
December 4th, 2005 at 6:41 am
Seperation doesn’t mean divorce and I know deep down that Nick and Jessica will get back. Their love is so special and they just have to pinpoint the problem and work on it. Nick nor Jessica wants a divorce and want to work on it, however maybe Jessica just needs some time to think like she did when they first split. Watching their Newlywed videos it is so hard to believe that they have seperated. They just have to keep the Christian faith and remember taking their vows. I have hope in their relationship and I know they will get back together. Nick and Jessica if you read these comments watch the Newlywed videos of yourselves and see what your fans mean. You are no ordinary Hollywood couple and that’s what we love about you guys!
December 4th, 2005 at 4:19 pm
“CHICKEN OF THE SEA?” “BUFFALO’S HAS WINGS?” “NICK AND JESSICA?” PLEASE IT WAS JUST SOMETHING TO DO!!!!
December 5th, 2005 at 12:12 am
WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THEM THATS ALL WE AS ON LOOKERS SHOULD DO LET GOD FIX IT PRAYER CHANGES THINGS . !
December 7th, 2005 at 8:09 am
Marriage is a lifelong commitment and when these two got married it was obvious they loved each other and wanted to make it work. But all that time in the public eye can kill a relationship. Nick always seemed to me like a down to earth guy! He has a good heart. I hope that seperation does not mean divorce for these two. In my opinion, Nick is worth holding on to!
December 8th, 2005 at 10:25 am
I think like some of the other responses that they let the public eye get in the way of their marriage. I also think that Jessica was babied way too much by her parents. Watching episodes of The Newleweds that Jessica was very selfish when it came to Nick. He seemes like he was always trying to do things to please her & she acted like she could care less & only wanted more. I think he has such a big heart. He will beable find someone that does value everything he will do for them. About Joe Simpson, I think he should of not left the chuch & stayed out of their marriage!
December 8th, 2005 at 3:28 pm
I think that Jessica dad is the reason for the seperation, I dont know of any dad that talks about his daughter chest or sex life as much as Joe did. I do hope that Nick and Jessica work things out, to date someone for 3 yrs and be married for three is a big thing. I do think that Jessica is also part of the reason for the seperation just watching the show you can tell that she has change a great deal, FAME AND MONEY has went to her head. I just hope that she comes to her sence before it is to late.
December 9th, 2005 at 6:07 am
Jessica has to rearragne her priorities which includes how she relates to family and friend. I think her father’s intrusion into her affairs should be curtailed. I believe that Jessica and Nick will come back together this time only stronger and more determined not to let anyone frined or family meddle intrusively into their affairs.
December 9th, 2005 at 11:02 am
I think that the reason for their seperation is the Newlyweds show. The reason that Jessica became a superstar is because people could relate to her, and she WAS a down to earth girl next door type of
woman. That show inflated her ego to the point where she felt she could *cough* sleep *cough* with Bam Margera and Johnny Knoxville. Nick tryed to keep it together but he couldn’t. In my opinion
they will get back together when Jessica finds out that she cannot go on without Nick by her side.
Her fame will deflate and so will her ego. This is when she will learn a life lesson, and will get back with Nick.
December 9th, 2005 at 12:49 pm
In my opinion Nick is the one who is to blame for their breakup. If they get back together it will be Nick begging for her back once again knowing that he cant get better then her… I highly doubt that she slept with n e one else. Nick is totally to blame!!!!!!!
December 9th, 2005 at 11:42 pm
Have any of you wathched The Ashlee Simpson Show? It makes it very clear how hard Joe and their mom pushes them to be successful. Ashlee has been having a very hard time with her throat and vocal cords, she just wasn’t physically cut out for singing, but they push and push her….on the show they show her at the dr’s office and they show pictures of how swollen and irritated her vocal cords are and her parents just keep pushing and are even considering surgery for her…..Something to think about.
December 14th, 2005 at 3:17 am
I think that maybe Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey should try to work out their promblems and go frrom there. I think they made a great couple until they started fighting and then all they had together started going down the drain. I love Jessica, she is my role model i want to look and act like her. So one question: Will Jessica and Nick work out their problems?
Jamie Varno
December 15th, 2005 at 6:13 am
The news of Nick and Jessica’s separation made me so sad. I’m a mom of a teen, but really enjoyed their show and seeing the interaction between them. There were so many differences between them, age, maturity level, exposure to tough times…most importantly, Nick is a self-reliant, prudent MAN, but Jessica is not yet a woman, and it seems her dad likes it that way. I couldn’t believe it when Jess said she had never done the simplest of household tasks like making her bed, picking up her clothes, etc. Why would a mother do that for so many years, unless she and her husband were intent upon keeping their daughter under their thumbs? Nick clearly loved Jessica, even with all her foibles and inexperience. Wasn’t Jess’ dad a minister? In my opinion, he needs to revisit some scripture, and really think about the part where it says a man and woman shall leave their parents and cleave only to one another.
December 15th, 2005 at 6:27 am
MamaLisa - I too am so disappointed with their breakup. I agree with everything you stated ESPECIALLY about big daddy simpson and I also blame her mom, she’s been self-absorbed in making Jessica & Ashlee successful too…
Nick, unfortunately got in the way. If they don’t ever go back to each other, I hope Nick finds someone that knocks him off his feet and she absolutely loves & adores him for the rest of his life…. He deserves the best! ! ! !
December 15th, 2005 at 1:45 pm
I wish they would stop telling all these Lie about
these two.They have told everyone that is it not true and they still dont listen. They lie just to sell there stupid magazine. Why dont they just leave the couple along. I think they are great together.