Jessica Simpson ‘hit rock bottom’ after struggling with alcohol addiction

In her new memoir, Open Book, Jessica Simpson revealed that she had an "emotional affair" with her Dukes of Hazzard costar Johnny Knoxville while she was married to Nick Lachey. Although the two never became physically intimate, she wrote that the emotional connection felt like a "betrayal" worse than sex.Jessica Simpson isn't shying away from telling her story.

Candid with her kids. Jessica Simpson has been open with her eldest children about her history of addiction.

Jessica Simpson is reacting to her ex-husband Nick Lachey's headline-making joke about her father during his 2013 appearance on

Jessica Simpson didn’t hold back in her new book, but questions about her father Joe Simpson’s sexuality aren’t hers to answer.

Jessica Simpson opened up about experiencing childhood sexual abuse and her desire to protect her sister, Ashlee Simpson, during a candid interview on The Dr. Oz Show.

Jessica Simpson is speaking her truth. The fashion designer, 39, who confessed to pill and alcohol addictions in her new memoir, Open Book, elaborated on the the exact moment in 2017 that she quit the “demons” that numbed her for so many years. Meghan McCain noted that in her new book, Jessica writes that her life changed after she woke up from a night of heavy drinking at a Halloween party at her home.

Jessica Simpson stepped out of her hotel in New York City wearing an eye-catching pink ensemble. The look included a PVC coat with fur trim by Saks Potts.

Today in completely awkward news that'll make you cringe, Nick and Vanessa Lachey are out here denying sending Jessica Simpson (Nick's ex!) a baby gift. The awkward moment went down when Hoda Kotb was interviewing the couple on the Today With Hoda & Jenna, and said “I interviewed Jessica for her book, , and she talked about how she has her life with her husband and children, she was really, really happy for y'all.

Jessica Simpson has a new memoir coming out called Open Book, and it's already given us some juicy details about her past relationships.

A moment of clarity. Jessica Simpson candidly reflected on the time she started drinking at 7 a.m. on Halloween in 2017 — which caused her to become too inebriated to take her children trick-or-treating — in a new interview with Hoda Kotb.

Jessica Simpson carried a cup “filled to the rim” with alcohol during her lengthy battle with binge drinking.

Jessica Simpson carried a cup “filled to the rim” with alcohol during her lengthy battle with binge drinking.

Jessica Simpson always had a cup of alcohol in hand before she finally decided it was time to get sober, she says in a new interview with TODAY. In a new preview for the candid sit-down — airing on January 29 — the fashion designer, 39, admits, “I completely didn’t recognize myself” when she says she was “spiraling” due to alcohol and substance abuse. Jessica opens up about that and more, including sexual abuse as a child, in her new memoir, Open Book, out on February 4.

Not holding back. Jessica Simpson is sharing the details of her secret struggles with substance abuse in a candid new interview with Hoda Kotb.

Jessica Simpson turned to diet pills at the age of 17 after she was ordered to lose weight by record executive Tommy Mottola.

Jessica Simpson realized she’d hit rock bottom when she found herself drinking alcohol before her daughter’s 7:30 a.m. school assembly.

Jessica Simpson has revealed that she was sexually abused as a child, and that it led to a dependence on drugs and alcohol as an adult.