STARTING OVER Without Eric?

After a decade of ups and downs, Eric Johnson seemingly doesn't factor into wife Jessica Simpson's big plans for the future

On Oct. 19, Jessica Simpson posted sexy black-andwhite photographs of herself wearing a lacy minidress, dark sunglasses and embellished knee-highs. "Live for what you've been told is impossible...preferably in kick--- Jessica Simpson Style boots," she wrote.

The "I Wanna Love You Forever" singer, 44, knows a thing or two about conquering dreams against all odds. In 2021, after a two-year battle, she managed to take back control of her namesake fashion label. Jessica has also been gearing up to release her first new album in 14 years even spending weeks at a time away from spouse Eric Johnson and their three children, Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11, and Birdie, 5, to record in Nashville.