Jessica Simpson

Jessica Ann Simpson was born on July 10, 1980, in Abilene, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/jessica-simpson-biography|title=Jessica Simpson Biography|access-date=March 8, 2020|work=Fox News|date=March 25, 2015}} She is the first child of Tina Ann Simpson (née Drew), a homemaker,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1696175/jessica-simpson-parents-divorce-joe-tina/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226033655/http://www.mtv.com/news/1696175/jessica-simpson-parents-divorce-joe-tina/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2014|title=Jessica Simpson's Parents Joe And Tina File For Divorce|website=Mtv.com|access-date=June 17, 2016}} and Joseph Simpson, a minister. Simpson's parents married in 1978 and divorced in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/source-jessica-simpsons-parents-had-marriage-of-convenience-for-some-time/|title=Source: Jessica Simpson's parents had 'marriage of convenience' for some time|first=Hollie|last=McKay|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=September 13, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/joe-simpson-divorces-tina-simpson-amid-gay-rumors/|title=Joe and Tina Simpson File for Divorce While Rumors Circulate|work=People|access-date=February 13, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/joe-simpson-tina-simpson-divorce-finalized/|title=Joe Simpson Tina Simpson Divorce Finalized|work=People|date=April 25, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2019}}{{Cite news |last=Rivera |first=Zayda |date=April 25, 2013 |title=Jessica Simpson's parents finalize divorce after 34 years of marriage |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/jessica-simpson-parents-finalize-divorce-34-years-marriage-article-1.1327654 |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=Daily News |location=New York City}} Simpson has stated that she grew up in Dallas and Waco, but her parents now live in McGregor, Texas.{{cite web|url=http://radiofree.com/profiles/jessica_simpson/interview01.shtml |title=Jessica Simpson Interviews |publisher=Radiofree.com |access-date=October 4, 2012}} Simpson has a younger sister, Ashlee.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/8824399/Joe-Simpson-interview-Im-not-an-easy-person-to-be-with.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/8824399/Joe-Simpson-interview-Im-not-an-easy-person-to-be-with.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Joe Simpson interview: 'I'm not an easy person to be with'|website=Telegraph.co.uk|date=October 15, 2011 }}{{cbignore}} In her preteens she briefly attended Amelia Middle School while her father did outreach in Cincinnati, Ohio. After moving back to Texas 20 months later, she attended J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson during her teenage years, though she had to drop out in 1997 as her career began to take off; a year later she earned her GED via distance learning through Texas Tech High School.{{cite web|title=Did Britney and Jessica go to high school?|first=Leslie|last=Gornstein|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/58270/did-britney-and-jessica-go-to-high-school|publisher=E!|date=March 11, 2007|access-date=February 19, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/simpson_jessica/artist.jhtml#bio |title=Jessica Simpson | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228112330/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/simpson_jessica/artist.jhtml#bio |archive-date=February 28, 2011 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/jessica-simpson-biography|title=Jessica Simpson Biography|date=January 3, 2008|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=August 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030094723/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,197060,00.html?sPage=fnc%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrity%2Fsimpson|archive-date=October 30, 2008|url-status=live}} Simpson was raised in the Christian faith, and was given a purity ring by her father when she was twelve years old.{{cite web|url=http://jessicasimpsonweb.yaia.com/interviews.html |title=Jessica Simpson – Interviews, news, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, internet |publisher=Jessicasimpsonweb.yaia.com |access-date=October 4, 2012}} Jessica and her family moved frequently due to her father's job as a minister, though they remained in Texas for the most part; however, they did live in the Midwest for a few years.{{cite magazine|first=Rich|last=Cohen|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/06/jessica-simpson200906|title=The Jessica Simpson Question|magazine=Vanity Fair|publisher=Condé Nast|location=New York City|date=May 4, 2009}}

She began singing in the church choir as a child. When she was eleven, she dreamed of success as a singer while at a church retreat. Simpson auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of twelve, auditioning with a performance of "Amazing Grace" and dancing to "Ice Ice Baby" (1990). She advanced through multiple rounds, eventually being a semi-finalist for the show alongside artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake. Simpson claimed that she became nervous about her final audition after seeing Aguilera perform, and she was ultimately not selected for the show. Simpson resumed performing in her church choir, being discovered by the head of a Christian music label eventually. He asked her for an audition initially and signed her immediately after she performed "I Will Always Love You" (1973) by Dolly Parton. She began working on her debut album with Proclaim Records and touring to promote the project. Simpson's father later claimed that she had to quit touring as the size of her breasts led to her being deemed too "sexual" for the genre.

Her debut album, Jessica, remained unreleased after Proclaim Records went bankrupt; despite this, her grandmother funded a limited pressing of the album personally.{{cite web|first=Kevin P.|last=Donovan|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/jessica-simpson-mulls-religious-studies-35765/|title=Jessica Simpson Mulls Religious Studies|website=The Christian Post|date=December 5, 2008|access-date=September 13, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/jessica-simpson/biography.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026172017/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/jessica-simpson/biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |title=Jessica Simpson |website=Yahoo! |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2014}} Shortly after this, Simpson landed several auditions as Jessica was sent to numerous labels and producers. Ultimately, she caught the attention of Tommy Mottola, then married to Mariah Carey and the head of Columbia Records. He went on to sign her to the label at the behest of Columbia talent scout Teresa LaBarbera Whites, claiming "She had a great little look and a great attitude, a fresh new face, and something a bit different than Britney and all of them; she could actually sing." Simpson began working on her debut album in Orlando, Florida. Mottola hoped to market Simpson as a contrast to Spears and Aguilera, both of whom had launched successful careers focused on dancing and sexuality. While working on her musical debut, Simpson enlisted her father Joe as her manager; her mother became her stylist.{{cite web|url=http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-jessica-simpson|title=BIOGRAPHY: Jessica Simpson Lifetime|website=Lifetime UK|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025301/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-jessica-simpson|archive-date=February 2, 2017}} While at a Christmas party in 1998, Simpson met 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey, and the two began dating; Lachey claimed that he left the party and told his mother that he would marry Simpson someday.

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Simpson began working on her debut studio album in 1998. Her debut single, "I Wanna Love You Forever", was released on September 28, 1999.{{cite web|first=Steffen|last=Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jessica+Simpson&titel=I+Wanna+Love+You+Forever&cat=s |title=Jessica Simpson – I Wanna Love You Forever |publisher=australian-charts.com |access-date=October 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/1048/Jessica-Simpson-I-Wanna-Love-You-Forever |title=Jessica Simpson – I Wanna Love You Forever |publisher=ultratop.be |access-date=October 4, 2012}} The single became a success, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jessica simpson|chart=all}} Search Results | Billboard], Billboard.com The song earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding one million copies in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=i |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906085423/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=i |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – October 04, 2012 |publisher=RIAA |access-date=October 4, 2012}}

Simpson's debut studio album, Sweet Kisses, was released on November 23, 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jessica-Simpson-Sweet-Kisses/release/7012550|title=Jessica Simpson - Sweet Kisses (CD, Album) at Discogs|publisher=discogs|date=November 23, 1999|access-date=November 3, 2016}} The album sold 65,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number sixty-five on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79431/staind-fends-off-radiohead-st-lunatics-at-no-1 |title=Staind Fends Off Radiohead, St. Lunatics At No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 14, 2001 |access-date=October 4, 2012}} The album also saw success in several European countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-kisses-mw0000247597/awards |title=Sweet Kisses – Jessica Simpson : Awards |website=AllMusic |date=November 9, 1999 |access-date=October 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20000416/7501/ |title=2000-04-22 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=April 22, 2000 |access-date=October 4, 2012}} The following year, "Where You Are" was released as the second single from the album; Simpson's boyfriend Nick Lachey was featured on the track.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/304557/jessica-simpson/chart|title=Jessica Simpson Where You Are Single Charts|website=Billboard.com|access-date=September 13, 2014|archive-date=September 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906085636/http://www.billboard.com/artist/304557/jessica-simpson/chart|url-status=dead}} Simpson went on to announce her plans to remain abstinent until marriage.{{cite news |date=October 21, 2011 |title=Fashion Takes a Vow of Chastity |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/fashion-takes-a-vow-of-chastity |publisher=Fox News Channel}} "I Think I'm in Love with You" served as the album's third and final single and achieved success in the United States. With the success of the album's third single, Sweet Kisses rose to a new peak of number twenty-five on the Billboard 200 in August 2000.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jessica simpson|chart=all}} "Jessica Simpson – Chart history"] Billboard Hot 100 for Jessica Simpson The album sold over two million copies in the United States, earning a double platinum certification from the RIAA.[https://www.riaa.com/?s=Jessica+Simpson Jessica Simpson] Recording Industry Association of America Simpson embarked on the Heat It Up Tour with her boyfriend's band, 98 Degrees, as their opening act to promote Sweet Kisses throughout 2000.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jessica-simpson-mn0000287407/biography Jessica Simpson - Biography & History] AllMusic

Work on her second album began in 2000; during the recording of the album, Simpson adopted a more mature public image.{{harvnb|Dougherty|2004|page=52}} In a July 2001, Simpson explained "I recorded [Sweet Kisses] when I was seventeen years old and I'm twenty-one [this month] so there is four years of growth involved."{{cite news |last=Poole |first=Alan |date=July 6, 2001 |title=Go Rock: Pop Princess Jessica Is So Irresistible |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-76387495 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |work=Coventry Telegraph}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} While working on the record, Simpson ended her relationship with Lachey to focus on furthering her career; however, the two reconciled romantically that September. Simpson released the record's title track, "Irresistible" as the lead single from the project in April 2001.{{cite web|url =http://www.sonymusic.co.uk/uk/news.php?lang=eng|title =Sony Music UK News|publisher =Sony Music United Kingdom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417020832/http://www.sonymusic.co.uk/uk/news.php?lang=eng|archive-date =April 17, 2001|access-date =April 27, 2011}} The single became her second top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url ={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jessica simpson|chart=all}}|title =Irresistible – Jessica Simpson|magazine =Billboard|access-date =June 2, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/jessica%20simpson/|title=Jessica Simpson|publisher=The Official Charts Company|access-date=June 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615163714/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/jessica%20simpson/|archive-date=June 15, 2011}} Simpson released her second studio album, Irresistible, on May 25, 2001.{{cite web|title=Jessica Simpson: Irresistible|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/irresistible-mw0000005408|website=AllMusic}} The album sold 127,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release, debuting at number six on the Billboard 200 chart.{{cite web | url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news02313m01 | title=Staind, Radiohead and St. Lunatics All Score in the 200k Range, With Jessica Simpson at 125k-130k | website=Hits Daily Double | year=2001 | access-date=November 27, 2009 | archive-date=September 5, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905050745/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news02313m01 | url-status=dead }} Though the album's first week sales nearly doubled those of her previous effort, Irresistible failed to match the success of her debut album; the record earned a gold certification from the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. "A Little Bit", the album's second and final single, failed to achieve significant success. In July, Simpson began performing as a co-headliner on the Total Request Live Tour for the tour's first 14 dates, alongside artists such as Destiny's Child and Nelly.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443172/20010426/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010429163204/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443172/20010426/destinys_child.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2001 |title=Destiny's Child To Headline 'TRL' Roadshow|last=Moss |first=Corey|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks (Viacom)|date=April 26, 2001|access-date=June 2, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445292/20010719/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010721132559/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445292/20010719/destinys_child.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2001 |title=Destiny's Child, Eve, Nelly Get The Kids Riled On 'TRL' Tour Opener|last=Reid|first=Shaheem |publisher=MTV |date=July 19, 2001|access-date=June 2, 2011}} On August 7, Simpson embarked on the DreamChaser Tour, a 15-date tour of North America.{{cite web|first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445057/20010710/simpson_jessica.jhtml |title=Jessica Simpson Plans Trek With Eden's Crush, Youngstown |publisher=MTV |date=July 10, 2001 |access-date=February 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427090156/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445057/20010710/simpson_jessica.jhtml |archive-date=April 27, 2010 }}

Simpson announced her engagement to Nick Lachey in February 2002,{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/jessica_simpson/biography/|title=Jessica Simpson Biography - Will You Maui Me?|work=People|access-date=July 6, 2013}} with the two holding their wedding ceremony on October 26 in Austin, Texas.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,625091,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429154053/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C26334%2C625091%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2007 |title=Lachey and Simpson Become Mr. and Mrs. |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=October 28, 2002 |work=People |access-date=August 7, 2008 }} Simpson also began working on her third studio album in 2002. On July 14, 2003, she released the album's lead single, "Sweetest Sin", but the song failed to achieve commercial success. Beginning in 2003, Simpson and Lachey began appearing in the MTV show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/19270/newlyweds-nick-jessica-the-final-season/ |title=Newlyweds - Nick & Jessica - The Final Season : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=February 27, 2015}} The show premiered on August 19, 2003 and focused on the couple's marriage and the recording of Simpson's third studio album.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=128187 |title=Most Watched Newlyweds: Jessica and Nick |work=ABC News |access-date=February 27, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/19290/newlyweds-nick-jessica-final-season/ |title=Newlyweds - Nick & Jessica: Final Season : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=February 27, 2015}} The show became a pop culture phenomenon instantly, with Simpson's perceived "dumb blonde" antics on the show helping to make the couple a household name.{{cite magazine|last=Upton |first=Michael A. |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20140950,00.html |title=The Newlyweds - Marriage, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey |magazine=People |access-date=February 27, 2015}}Levy, Ariel (2004). [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=665&src=blender_ed "Queen of the Boob Tube"] Blender.com (Retrieved January 30, 2007) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331114217/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=665&src=blender_ed |date=March 31, 2009 }} The series was a ratings success for MTV and aired for three seasons until 2005.

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Simpson released her third studio album, In This Skin on August 19, 2003. It was released the day that Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica premiered, with the show serving as a promotional tool for the record. In This Skin debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200, selling 64,000 copies in its first week of release.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/pop_stars_then/news_feature_012004/index3.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040125031737/http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/pop_stars_then/news_feature_012004/index3.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2004 |title=Girls 2 Women, Boys 2 Men: How Teen Pop Grew Up |publisher=MTV |date=March 9, 2006 |access-date=February 24, 2012 }} The album's opening numbers served as the lowest of Simpson's career at the time, and by December 2003 had sold over 565,000 copies in the United States. Simpson released "With You" as the second single from the album in October.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481131/jessica-nick-plan-duets-album.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629205131/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481131/jessica-nick-plan-duets-album.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |title=Jessica And Nick Plan Duets Album, Say No To Sonny And Cher - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=December 17, 2003 |access-date=February 24, 2012}} The single became a hit, reaching the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Mainstream Top 40 chart based on radio airplay. Simpson appeared in the halftime show of the Super Bowl XXXVIII. She recorded new material for a re-release of In This Skin, which was released in March 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.archambault.ca/jessica-simpson-in-this-skin-(reissue2tracks)-ACH001518983-en-pr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818115705/http://www.archambault.ca/jessica-simpson-in-this-skin-(reissue2tracks)-ACH001518983-en-pr |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |title=In this skin (reissue+2tracks) : Jessica Simpson - Pop | Archambault |publisher=Archambault.ca |date=March 9, 2004 |access-date=November 20, 2013 }}{{cite web|last=Hira |first=Nadira A. |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485465/jessica-simpsons-second-skin-stores.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209055128/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485465/jessica-simpsons-second-skin-stores.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |title=New Releases: Jessica Simpson|publisher=MTV |date=March 1, 2004 |access-date=November 20, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Jessica-Simpson-OK-with-ditsy-blonde-label-1972628.php |title=Jessica Simpson OK with 'ditsy blonde' label |work=Houston Chronicle |date=July 12, 2004 |access-date=November 20, 2013}} The re-release aided in album sales dramatically; In This Skin went on to sell three million copies in the United States.{{cite web| url=http://www.today.com/id/30207205/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/jessica-simpsons-country-career-hits-sour-note/| date=April 4, 2009| title=Jessica Simpson's country career hits sour note| work=Today| agency=Associated Press| access-date=May 7, 2019| archive-date=May 7, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507180614/http://www.today.com/id/30207205/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/jessica-simpsons-country-career-hits-sour-note/| url-status=dead}} In 2004 "Take My Breath Away" and "Angels" were released as singles from the re-release.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht884 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906085742/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht884 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |title=Previous Album Sales Chart |publisher=HITS Daily Double |access-date=February 24, 2012}}

Simpson and Lachey starred in the ABC special The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour in April, which featured guest appearances by celebrities such as Jewel and Mr. T, among others.{{cite web|title=ABC to air 'The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour' special on April 11|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/abc-air-the-nick-%26-jessica-variety-hour-special-on-april-11-2403.php|work=Reality TV World|access-date=March 23, 2004}} That same month, with Randi Shinder, she launched the cosmetics line Jessica Simpson Dessert Beauty; all of the products in the line were edible.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/sydneyscott/does-anyone-else-remember-jessica-simpsons-dessert-cosmetics|title=Jessica Simpson's Line Of Edible Cosmetics Was The Best Thing About The 2000s|website=Buzzfeed.com|date=April 9, 2015 }} Simpson embarked on the North American Reality Tour beginning in June through October; the tour was a financial success.{{cite press release|title=Usher, Kanye West, Hoobastank, Yellowcard, Jet, & Jessica Simpson Set to Perform at the '2004 MTV Video Music Awards'|date=July 24, 2004|url=http://sunsetlaneentertainment.com/files/2004VMA.pdf|website=Sunsetlaneentertainment.com|access-date=July 11, 2011|archive-date=March 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312012112/http://sunsetlaneentertainment.com/files/2004VMA.pdf|url-status=dead}} During this time, Simpson and her husband began making guest appearances on The Ashlee Simpson Show, chronicling the start of Jessica's sister's music career.[https://www.today.com/popculture/ashlee-simpson-out-jessica-s-shadow-wbna5736482 "Ashlee Simpson out of Jessica's shadow"], Associated Press (MSNBC), August 17, 2004. Simpson's fourth studio album, a collection of Christmas-themed songs titled ReJoyce: The Christmas Album, was released on November 23, 2004.{{cite news |last=Friedman |first=Roger |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/jessica-simpson-in-dolly-parton-duet |title=Jessica Simpson in Dolly Parton Duet? |publisher=Fox News Channel |access-date=October 4, 2012 |date=January 31, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019091302/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327011,00.html |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live }} The album reached a peak of number fourteen on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000 copies.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jessica simpson|chart=all}} |title=Jessica Simpson Rejoyce: The Christmas Album |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509182052/http://www.billboard.com/artist/304557/jessica%20simpson/chart |archive-date=May 9, 2013 }} Also in 2004, Simpson filmed a sitcom pilot for ABC, which the network did not pick up.{{cite web |last1=Weinraub |first1=Bernard |title=ABC Rejects A Pop Idol's Sitcom Pilot |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/24/arts/abc-rejects-a-pop-idol-s-sitcom-pilot.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 29, 2020 |date=May 24, 2004}} In February 2005, Simpson and Shinder launched the Dessert Treats edible cosmetics line, similar to their prior line but targeted towards a younger audience. Following two lawsuits regarding copyright and accounting, both lines were discontinued.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/37714-whatever-happened-to-jessica-simpsons-dessert-beauty-line-a-bunch-of-lawsuits-apparently|title=Whatever Happened to Jessica Simpson's Dessert Beauty Line? A Bunch Of Lawsuits, Apparently|first=Tori|last=Telfer|date=August 28, 2014 }}{{Cite web |date=2004-11-07 |title=Jessica Simpson sued by cosmetics company |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/jessica-simpson-sued-cosmetics-company-wbna6423082 |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}

Simpson performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Indy 500 in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,696486,00.html|title=Jessica Simpson Nabs Daisy Duke Role|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|date=September 14, 2004|work=People|access-date=August 7, 2008|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164430/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,696486,00.html|url-status=dead}} Simpson launched The Jessica Simpson Collection in 2005, initially partnering with Tarrant Apparel Group to release the Princy and JS by Jessica Simpson clothing lines.{{cite web|url=https://www.racked.com/2015/9/30/9374859/jessica-simpson-collection-fashion-brand|title=Jessica Simpson, America's Retail Queen|first=Chavie|last=Lieber|date=September 30, 2015|website=Racked}} The company has continued to grow throughout the years, and in 2014 was reported to earn $1 billion in annual sales.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/business/fn-spy-the-magazine-jessica-simpson-soars-7477921?src=nl/fnalert/20140221 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321132018/http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/business/fn-spy-the-magazine-jessica-simpson-soars-7477921?src=nl%2Ffnalert%2F20140221 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 21, 2014 |title=FN Spy the Magazine: Jessica Simpson Soars |work=Women's Wear Daily |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2014 |last=Henning |first=Kristen }} Simpson made her film debut as Daisy Duke in the film adaption of The Dukes of Hazzard (2005).{{cite web|url=http://www.moviehole.net/news/20050915_6257.html |title=Johnny Knoxville interview for Dukes Of Hazzard |date=December 28, 2007 |access-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228033533/http://www.moviehole.net/news/20050915_6257.html|archive-date=December 28, 2007 }} While the film was met with negative reviews from film critics generally, it grossed over $111 million worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=08 |title=Top August Opening Weekends at the Box Office |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |access-date=March 20, 2012}} To promote the film, Simpson recorded "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'", a cover of the Nancy Sinatra song with additional lyrics.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/2006-01-11-peoples-choice-winners_x.htm|title=People's Choice Award winners|date=January 11, 2006|work=USA Today|access-date=August 7, 2008}} The song entered the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one Simpson's most successful singles to date.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jessica simpson|chart=all}}|title= Jessica Simpson: "I Wanna Love You Forever" Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2010}} The music video, which featured Simpson in character as Daisy Duke, was controversial for featuring Simpson in "revealing" outfits and washing the General Lee car in her bikini.{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/has-sienna-miller-found-love-bloom-wbna8669398|title=Has Sienna Miller found love in Bloom?|last=Walls|first=Jeannette |date=July 27, 2005|publisher=Today.com|access-date=August 7, 2008}} In November 2005, Simpson and Lachey announced they were separating.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1053559,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225082227/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C26334%2C1053559%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 25, 2007 |title=Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson Split |date=November 25, 2005 |work=People |access-date=August 7, 2008 }} Simpson filed for divorce in December 2005, citing "irreconcilable differences."{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1142096,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108051003/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1142096,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2007|title=Jessica Simpson Files for Divorce|work=People|access-date=July 6, 2014|date=December 16, 2005}} Their divorce was publicized worldwide and finalized on June 30, 2006.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-06-30-simpson-lachey_x.htm|title=Jessica Simpson, Lachey divorce final|date=June 30, 2006|work=USA Today|access-date=August 7, 2008}}

Simpson began working on her fifth studio album in 2005. On March 28, 2006, Simpson announced that she had signed a new record agreement with Epic Records and would be departing from Columbia Records after having been with the label for seven years.{{Cite web |last=Zendle |first=Miriam |date=March 3, 2006 |title=Jessica Simpson leaves label |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a30967/jessica-simpson-leaves-label/ |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}} Simpson and stylist Ken Pavés launched a line of hair and beauty products on the Home Shopping Network in 2006.{{cite news|title=Simpson and Pavés Doing Hair|last=Edgar|first=Michelle|date=March 26, 2006|work=Women's Wear Daily}} On June 29, 2006, Simpson released the single "A Public Affair".{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Yahoo+sells+Jessica+Simpson+single+sans+DRM/2100–1025_3-6096350.html|title=Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM|website=CNET|access-date=July 27, 2006}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and earned a gold certification from the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States. The single, an upbeat breakup song, was released the day before her divorce from Lachey was finalized.

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On August 26, 2006, Simpson released her fifth studio album, A Public Affair. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 101,000 copies. The album failed to match the success of In This Skin (2003), selling just over 500,000 copies in the United States. The empowerment anthem "I Belong to Me", which served as the album's second and final single, failed to achieve commercial success.{{cite magazine|first=Nicholas|last=White|url=http://people.com/celebrity/jessica-simpson-starts-work-on-country-album/|title=Jessica Simpson Starts Work on Country Album|magazine=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=January 2, 2008}} Simpson starred alongside Dane Cook and Dax Shepard in the comedy film Employee of the Month, released that October.{{cite news | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2006/01/02/daily9.html | title = 'Employee of the Month' to film in Nm | date = January 5, 2006 | access-date = December 9, 2013 | work=Albuquerque Business First|publisher=Advance Publications|location=Albuquerque, New Mexico}} The film received a negative critical reaction and failed to achieve commercial success.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=employeeofthemonth.htm|title=Employee of the Month (2006) |website=boxofficemojo.com}} Simpson performed a cover of the Dolly Parton song "9 to 5" as a tribute to the artist at the Kennedy Center Awards in December 2006, though her performance was cut from the broadcast.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc5.com/news/10459675/detail.html|title='Nervous' Jessica Simpson Tearful After Dolly Folly|date=December 4, 2006|publisher=nbc5.com|access-date=August 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010215258/http://www.nbc5.com/news/10459675/detail.html|archive-date=October 10, 2008|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-simpson-out-of-parton-tribute/|title=Jessica Simpson Out Of Parton Tribute|date=December 21, 2006|work=CBS News|access-date=August 7, 2008}}

Simpson had an on-again, off-again relationship with singer-songwriter John Mayer from August 2006 to May 2007.{{cite web| url=https://www.zimbio.com/Jessica+Simpson+Dating+History/articles/yhwebHeaifR/Jessica+Simpson+dated+John+Mayer| title=Jessica Simpson Dating History| work=Zimbio}} Simpson described her relationship with Mayer in her 2020 memoir, Open Book. In November 2007, Simpson began dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Cowboys fans considered the relationship controversial, as some blamed Simpson for Romo's poor performance in games after the pair got together. Some fans dubbed Simpson "Yoko Romo," a reference to Yoko Ono, to whom many fans of The Beatles attributed the quartet disbanding in 1970.{{cite news |last=Dahlberg |first=Tim |date=December 22, 2007 |title=Yoko Romo: Jessica Simpson cast in the role of villain |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |location=Mclean, Virginia |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-12-22-946446995_x.htm |access-date=August 7, 2008}} Even then-president George W. Bush commented on the pair's relationship, blaming Simpson implicitly for Romo's lackluster performances.{{cite magazine|magazine=US Weekly|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/bush-send-jessica-simpson-democratic-convention?page=1|title=Bush: "Send Jessica Simpson" to Democratic Convention|publisher=American Media, Inc.|location=New York City|date=April 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505234410/http://www.usmagazine.com/bush-send-jessica-simpson-democratic-convention?page=1 |archive-date=May 5, 2008 }} Simpson and Romo ended their relationship in July 2009.{{cite news | first=Gina| last=DiNunno | title=Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson Call It Quits? | url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Tony-Romo-Jessica-1007959.aspx | work=TV Guide | publisher=NTVB Media|location=New York City|date=July 13, 2009 | access-date=July 13, 2009}} Simpson also appeared alongside Luke Wilson in the film Blonde Ambition (2007); it had a limited release in Texas before being released on home media.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20173568,00.html|title=Blonde Ambition (2008)|last=Tucker|first=Ken|author-link=Ken Tucker|date=January 25, 2008|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|access-date=August 7, 2008|archive-date=July 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718211107/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20173568,00.html|url-status=dead}} Later, she starred in the direct-to-video film Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008), portraying an actress who joins the military. The film received a negative reaction overwhelmingly upon its release.{{cite episode |title=October 30, 2008 |series=Late Night with Conan O'Brien |series-link=Late Night with Conan O'Brien |credits=Conan O'Brien |network=NBC |airdate=October 30, 2008}} Simpson collaborated with Parlux Fragrances to launch her first scent, Fancy, in 2008. The fragrance received a positive commercial reaction.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/style/jessica-simpson/jessica-simpsons-new-perfume_691.aspx|title=Jessica Simpson's New Perfume|work=hollyscoop.com|access-date=September 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910030337/http://www.hollyscoop.com/style/jessica-simpson/jessica-simpsons-new-perfume_691.aspx|archive-date=September 10, 2009|url-status=dead}}

Simpson began working on her sixth studio album, a country music inspired record, in 2007.{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jessica-simpson-is-going-country/|title=Jessica Simpson Is Going Country|last=Gray|first=Mark|date=September 11, 2007|magazine=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|access-date=August 7, 2008}} Simpson claimed to have grown up around country music, and wanted to "give something back."{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1578710/jessica-simpsons-country-record-due-in-2008.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611075344/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1578710/jessica-simpsons-country-record-due-in-2008.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2008|title=Jessica Simpson's Country Record Due in 2008|website=CMT.com|date=December 28, 2007}} She released "Come On Over" as the project's lead single on June 20, 2008.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-on-over-single/id282935997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203041142/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-on-over-single/id282935997|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2009|title=Come On Over - Single by Jessica Simpson on Apple Music|publisher=iTunes Store}} The song debuted at number forty-one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, making it the highest debut for an artist's first entry on that chart.[http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/TUNEIN02/80602091/1864/TUNEIN] {{Dead link|date=February 2011}} Do You Know was released on September 9, 2008.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/a==rticle/0,,20215375,00.html |title=Jessica Simpson's New Album Cover |date=July 28, 2008 |magazine=People |access-date=August 7, 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The project sold 65,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200 chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jessica simpson|chart=Billboard 200}} |title=Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 14, 2012}} The album has sold just over 200,000 copies in the United States as of 2012.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/news/ask-billboard-1003947916.story|title=Billboard.com - Ask Billboard|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 5, 2016}} Simpson opened for country music group Rascal Flatts on their Bob That Head Tour from January to March 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1596143/jessica-simpson-will-open-for-rascal-flatts-in-2009.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005033426/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1596143/jessica-simpson-will-open-for-rascal-flatts-in-2009.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |title=News : Jessica Simpson Will Open for Rascal Flatts in 2009 |website=CMT|date=October 2, 2008 |access-date=February 14, 2012}}

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Simpson's VH1 documentary series, The Price of Beauty, began airing in March 2010. The series followed Simpson around the world, introducing viewers to the different perceptions of beauty in different cultures.{{cite web|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/jessica-Simpson-working-on-new-reality-show/23035 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531153649/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/jessica-simpson-working-on-new-reality-show/23035 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2009 |title=Jessica Simpson Working on New Reality Show |work=Yahoo Celebrity |access-date=September 13, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/its-official-jessica-Simpson-lands-another-reality-show/24172;_ylt=ArvcMgO6sg80YKX0LYdKKi6Vpxx.;_ylv=3|title=It's Official! Jessica Simpson Lands Another Reality Show|work=Yahoo Celebrity|access-date=September 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626025907/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/its-official-jessica-simpson-lands-another-reality-show/24172|archive-date=June 26, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/jessica-simpson-heidis-plastic-surgeries-are-nothing-compared-to-brazilian-women/34392 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123170754/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/jessica-simpson-heidis-plastic-surgeries-are-nothing-compared-to-brazilian-women/34392 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 23, 2010 |title=Jessica Simpson: Heidi's Plastic Surgeries Are Nothing Compared To Brazilian Women |work=Yahoo Celebrity |access-date=September 13, 2014 }} The premiere episode attracted one million viewers.{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/03/are-viewers-over-jessica-simpson-ratings-are-in-for-her-vh1-show-the-price-of-beauty.html|title=Are viewers over Jessica Simpson? Ratings are in for her VH1 show 'The Price of Beauty'|first=Denise|last=Martin|date=March 17, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times}}{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jessica-simpsons-reality-show-bombs-is-beat-by-history-channel-tv-show-2010173|title=Jessica Simpson's VH1 Show Bombs; Is Beat by History Channel Show|work=Us Weekly|date=March 17, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2012}} Simpson revealed that the series would return in 2011 with a format change, but these plans never came to fruition.[https://archive.today/20120906001849/http://www.myspace.com/jessicasimpson/blog/536814704 "Price of Beauty season 2 coming in 2011!"] 2010-07-07, MySpace 'blog entry On October 12, 2010, Epic Records released the compilation Playlist: The Very Best of Jessica Simpson, the final release of her three-album contract with the label.{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/02/16/jessica-simpson-talks-john-mayer-mom-jeans-backlash-and-a-new-album-in-allure-cover-story/ |title=Jessica Simpson Talks John Mayer, Mom Jeans Backlash and a New Album In Allure: Cover Story |publisher=MTV |date=February 16, 2010 |access-date=February 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504201424/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/02/16/jessica-simpson-talks-john-mayer-mom-jeans-backlash-and-a-new-album-in-allure-cover-story/ |archive-date=May 4, 2010 }} Simpson signed a new recording contract with eleveneleven and Primary Wave Music and released her Christmas-themed seventh studio album. Happy Christmas on November 22.[http://oberlinreview.org/article/album-review-jessica-simpsons-happy-christmas/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308133339/http://oberlinreview.org/article/album-review-jessica-simpsons-happy-christmas/|date=March 8, 2013}} It peaked at number 123 on the Billboard 200 chart.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/happy-christmas/id402946227 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126105019/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/happy-christmas/id402946227 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 26, 2010 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=April 3, 2014 }} Simpson began dating retired NFL tight end Eric Johnson in May 2010{{cite news | title=Jessica Simpson Engaged to Eric Johnson | url=https://people.com/celebrity/jessica-simpson-engaged-to-eric-johnson/| work=People| date=November 14, 2010 | access-date=November 14, 2010}} and married July 2014 in Montecito, California.{{cite web|title=Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson 'Overwhelmed with Complete Happiness' at Their Wedding|url=http://www.people.com/article/jessica-simpson-marries-eric-johnson-santa-barbara-california-people-exclusive|work=People|access-date=July 5, 2014|date=July 5, 2014|first=Michelle|last=Tan}} The couple have three children: a daughter born in May 2012,{{cite web|title=Jessica Simpson Gives Birth to Baby Girl Maxwell Drew Johnson! |url=http://www.checklistmag.com/2011/07/is-j-simps-baby-obsessed.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924074907/http://www.checklistmag.com/2011/07/is-j-simps-baby-obsessed.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2013 |publisher=Smart Checklist e-Mag |access-date=November 1, 2013 }}{{cite news | title=It's a Girl for Jessica Simpson! | url=https://people.com/parents/jessica-simpson-daughter-maxwell-drew-born/| work=People| date=May 1, 2012 | access-date=May 1, 2012}}{{cite magazine|title=Jessica Simpson Gives Birth to Baby Girl Maxwell Drew Johnson! |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jessica-simpson-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-maxwell-drew-johnson-201215|magazine=US Weekly|access-date=May 1, 2012|date=May 2012}} a son born in June 2013,{{cite magazine|title=Jessica Simpson Welcomes Son Ace Knute|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/06/30/jessica-simpson-eric-johnson-welcome-son-ace-knute/|magazine=People|date=June 30, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2013|archive-date=July 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713112109/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/06/30/jessica-simpson-eric-johnson-welcome-son-ace-knute/|url-status=dead}} and a daughter born in March 2019.{{cite web|first=Sandra|last=Gonzalez|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/entertainment/jessica-simpson-baby/index.html |title=Jessica Simpson welcomes new daughter|website=CNN|publisher=Turner Broadcasting Systems|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=March 20, 2019}} In January 2025, Simpson announced she and Johnson had separated.{{cite magazine |last1=McNeil |first1=Liz |last2=Irvin |first2=Jack |title=Jessica Simpson and Husband Eric Johnson Split After 10 Years of Marriage: 'Painful Situation' |url=https://people.com/jessica-simpson-and-husband-eric-johnson-split-8773988 |magazine=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=January 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250114043534/https://people.com/jessica-simpson-and-husband-eric-johnson-split-8773988 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |location=United States |issn=0093-7673 |oclc=794712888 |date=January 13, 2025 |url-status=live}}

In May 2012, Simpson appeared alongside Nicole Richie as a mentor on the NBC reality television series Fashion Star.{{cite web|url=http://teleshow.infobae.com/notas/587382-Dos-disoas-juntas-en-un-nuevo-reality-show|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723062929/http://teleshow.infobae.com/notas/587382-Dos-disoas-juntas-en-un-nuevo-reality-show|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2011|title=Dos diosas juntas en un nuevo reality show|work=infobae|access-date=September 13, 2014}} The series revolved around a group of designers who competed each week to create clothing; each week, the judges eliminated one contestant.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20508441,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711111940/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20508441,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2011|title=Nicole Richie to team up with Jessica Simpson on NBC's Fashion Star|work=People|access-date=September 13, 2014}} The series aired its second and final season in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-cancels-fashion-star-577826|title=NBC Cancels 'Fashion Star'|last1=Nordyke|first1=Kimberly|last2=Goldberg|first2=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 27, 2013|access-date=July 27, 2013}} Following Maxwell's birth, Simpson launched a maternity clothing line that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/jessica-simpson-destination-maternity-line_n_1514070.html|title=Jessica Simpson launches a maternity clothes line on huffington post|date=May 14, 2012|work=HuffPost|access-date=September 13, 2014}} In August 2012, she released the perfume Vintage Bloom.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultrafragrances.com/blog/jessica-simpson-vintage-bloom|title=Jessica Simpson parfum Vintage Bloom on ultrafragrance.com|access-date=September 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906085437/http://www.ultrafragrances.com/blog/jessica-simpson-vintage-bloom|archive-date=September 6, 2014|url-status=dead}} She introduced a bedroom decor line including bedding and draperies offered in a romantic bohemian style, with floral patterns.{{cite journal |url=http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/jessica-simpson-adds-home-category-7153517?module=fashion-news-fashion-scoops-page-1 |title=Jessica Simpson Adds Home Category |last=Lockwood |first=Lisa |date=September 14, 2013 |journal=Women's Wear Daily }} In August 2014, Simpson released a signature fragrance named after her.{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/jessica-simpson-sizzles-in-plunging-dress-for-sexy-new-fragrance-ad_article_95997|title=Jessica Simpson Sizzles in Plunging Dress for Sexy New Fragrance Ad|work=Access Hollywood|access-date=September 13, 2014}}

Simpson confirmed in 2015 that she would begin working on a new album and said that she was working with Linda Perry on the project.{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2015/03/jessica-simpson-new-album|title=Yesss! Jessica Simpson Is Working on a New Album|website=Fuse|access-date=June 17, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20908775,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321234417/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20908775,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2015|title=Is Jessica Simpson Returning to Music?|website=People|access-date=June 17, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.breatheheavy.com/bh-buzz-jessica-simpson-recording-with-linda-perry/|title=BH Buzz: Jessica Simpson Recording With Linda Perry|website=Breathe Heavy|access-date=June 17, 2016|date=March 2016|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217135109/http://www.breatheheavy.com/bh-buzz-jessica-simpson-recording-with-linda-perry/|url-status=dead}} In August 2015, Simpson was a host on the HSN channel while promoting her products.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/hsn-defends-jessica-simpsons-bizarre-appearance-we-were-happy-to-host-them-and-thrilled/|title=HSN Defends Jessica Simpson's Bizarre Appearance: 'We Were Happy to Host Them and Thrilled'|date=September 18, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2016}} Simpson launched her Warm Up brand of workout clothing, available at retailers in the United States.{{cite web|first=Rachel|last=Torgerson|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/jessica-simpson-launches-fitness-sneakers-w433913|title=Jessica Simpson Launches Animal-Print Gym Shoes|magazine=US Weekly|publisher=American Media Inc.|location=New York City|date=August 11, 2016}} She expanded the brand in August 2016 to include trainers.

On February 2, 2020, Simpson released her memoir Open Book, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list selling over 59,000 copies in its first week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/82454-unit-sales-down-3-2-in-early-february.html|title=Unit Sales Down 3.2% in Early February}}{{cite web|first=Tyler|last=McCarthy|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jessica-simpson-fans-tell-all-memoir-best-seller|title=Jessica Simpson thanks fans for tell-all memoir becoming a bestseller: 'This is a moment for all of us'|work=Fox News|publisher=News Corp|location=New York City|date=February 17, 2020}} In the book, she discussed her marriage to Nick Lachey, her relationship with musician John Mayer, sexual abuse she experienced during her childhood, dependence on alcohol and prescription drugs, and body image issues.{{cite web|first=Leah|last=Carroll| url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/02/9351221/jessica-simpson-open-book-john-mayer-relationship| title=Jessica Simpson Takes The Narrative Back From John Mayer, Who Seems To Be Even Worse Than We All Thought |date=February 5, 2020 | work=Refinery29}} Six new songs were released as part of the book, marking her first release of music since Happy Christmas in 2010.{{cite web|first=Paige|last=Gawley|url=https://www.etonline.com/jessica-simpson-drops-six-new-songs-inside-her-new-music-140685 | title=Jessica Simpson Drops Six New Songs: Inside Her New Music |date=February 4, 2020 | work=Refinery29}}

In February 2025, Simpson returned to music with "Use My Heart Against Me".{{cite magazine |last1=McNeil |first1=Liz |title=Jessica Simpson Gets Candid on 'Sexy' New Song About 'Craving Someone That You Want Again... Just for One Night' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/jessica-simpson-new-song-use-my-heart-against-me-about-craving-someone-exclusive-11681887 |magazine=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221182501/https://people.com/jessica-simpson-new-song-use-my-heart-against-me-about-craving-someone-exclusive-11681887 |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |location=United States |issn=0093-7673 |oclc=794712888 |date=February 21, 2025 |url-status=live}} Her debut extended play, Nashville Canyon, Part 1 released on March 21, 2025.{{cite web |author1=The Cut |author1-link=The Cut (New York) |title=Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson Talk New Music, Heartbreak, and Prince |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/jessica-simpson-ashlee-simpson-ross-nashville-canyon-music-interview.html |website=The Cut |publisher=New York |access-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250220211130/https://www.thecut.com/article/jessica-simpson-ashlee-simpson-ross-nashville-canyon-music-interview.html |archive-date=February 20, 2025 |location=United States |date=February 20, 2025 |url-status=live}}

Simpson has listed Whitney Houston,{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/21724163/image/21724302/Jessica-Simpson?fullsite=1|title=Celebrities Remember Whitney Houston|date=February 13, 2012 }} Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin and Sade as influences on her music.{{cite web|url=http://marymqc.tripod.com/jsinter.html |title=Jessica Simpson Interview |work=Marymqc.tripod.com |date=April 10, 2012}} She attempted to launch her career as a Christian music singer, and at one point completed a self-titled album of Christian music. When she signed with Columbia Records in 1998, she began working on an album of pop music. Simpson has recorded songs with Christian themes in later years, including "Pray Out Loud" (2008).{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/still-dont-stop-me-mt0018502404|title=Still Don't Stop Me - Jessica Simpson|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 5, 2016}} The music on her debut album consisted of pop ballads primarily, with the intention of showcasing Simpson's vocals.{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=jessica+simpson|title=Robert Christgau: CG: jessica simpson|website=robertchristgau.com}} AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine opined that the album "position[ed] her as the teen Celine Dion". It featured the power ballad "I Wanna Love You Forever" (1999).{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64383,00.html|title=Sweet Kisses|website=Ew.com|date=November 22, 1999|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531105835/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64383,00.html|url-status=dead}} The work drew comparisons to Mariah Carey. With the release of Irresistible (2001), Simpson recorded more upbeat songs, likening herself to artists such as Britney Spears.{{cite magazine|url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=897741|title =Fans Find Jessica Simpson 'Irresistible'|last =Taylor|first =Chuck|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|date =June 1, 2001|access-date =June 1, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/74864633.html?dids=74864633:74864633&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+29%2C+2001&author=Fraser+Middleton&pub=Evening+Times&desc=New+look+for+pop%27s+sultry+star&pqatl=google|title=New look for pop's sultry star|first=Fraser|last=Middleton|work=Evening Times|publisher=Newsquest|date=June 29, 2001|access-date=June 1, 2011|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718082722/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/74864633.html?dids=74864633:74864633&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+29,+2001&author=Fraser+Middleton&pub=Evening+Times&desc=New+look+for+pop's+sultry+star&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}} Songs such as "Irresistible" and "A Little Bit" had more provocative lyrics in comparison to her previous release, with Simpson citing the age difference between the recording of the two albums as the main reason. During the Total Request Live Tour (2001) and her DreamChaser Tour (2001), Simpson incorporated more choreography and backup dancers into her live performances.{{cite news|url =https://www.deseret.com/2004/6/4/19832591/simpson-tour-will-feature-clips-from-her-tv-program/|title=Simpson tour will feature clips from her TV program|last=Moody|first=Nekesa Mumbi|newspaper=Associated Press. Deseret News|date=June 4, 2004|access-date=June 2, 2011}}

Simpson began working on her third studio album in 2002 initially, on which rapper Missy Elliott would serve as the primary producer.{{cite web|title=Jessica Simpson To Duet With Nick Lachey Again|url=http://popdirt.com/jessica-simpson-duet-on-nick-lacheys-solo-debut-unlikely/14382/|publisher=popdirt.com|date=March 11, 2003|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107115838/http://popdirt.com/jessica-simpson-duet-on-nick-lacheys-solo-debut-unlikely/14382/|url-status=dead}} The record later took on a new direction, which her then-husband Nick Lachey described as "organic" in comparison to her two prior albums.{{cite web|last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458397/simpson-lachey-tie-knot.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412072351/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458397/simpson-lachey-tie-knot.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2011 |title=Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey Walk Down The Aisle - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=October 29, 2002 |access-date=February 24, 2012}} Simpson also began co-writing songs for the record, something she had been nervous to do in the past. The result was In This Skin (2003), a record that AllMusic said "stay[ed] within the contemporary dance-pop realm while inching toward the middle-of-the-road diva that she's always yearned to be." Simpson worked with elements of country music with the release of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" (2005), recorded for Simpson's feature film debut The Dukes of Hazzard (2005).{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-01-05-simpson-peoples-choice_x.htm |title=Jessica Simpson kicks off People's Choice Awards |work=USA Today |access-date=July 31, 2008 | date=January 5, 2006}} She continued to experiment with the genre on the song "Push Your Tush" (2006). Numerous songs on her fifth studio album feature elements of dance and disco music, including "A Public Affair" and her cover of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537645/jessica-covers-song-that-helped-her-let-nick-go.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210013636/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537645/jessica-covers-song-that-helped-her-let-nick-go.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2011|title=Jessica Simpson Covers Song That Convinced Her To Let Nick Go|publisher=MTV}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1516034,00.html|title=A Public Affair|website=Ew.com|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129011825/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1516034,00.html|url-status=dead}} Inspired by artists such as Faith Hill, Shania Twain, and Martina McBride, Simpson recorded a country music album titled Do You Know (2008).{{cite web|title=Music|url=https://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2009/03/09/20090309jsimpson.html|work=The Arizona Republic|date=March 9, 2009|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906085720/http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2009/03/09/20090309jsimpson.html|url-status=dead}} Throughout her career, Simpson has delved into other genres as well, releasing Christmas-themed albums in 2004 and 2010, respectively.{{cite web|url =https://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Simpson/e/B000AP7PUS|title =Jessica Simpson - Albums, Songs, Bio|website =Amazon|access-date =November 22, 2010}}

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Simpson came to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1990s and the media described her as Columbia Records's "blond response to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera", who had achieved recent success with their respective debut albums.{{cite web| url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-kisses-mw0000247597| work=AllMusic| title=Sweet Kisses - Jessica Simpson| last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas| access-date=March 8, 2020}} Her debut album, Sweet Kisses (1999) mostly explores themes such as love, and Simpson announced that she would remain abstinent until marriage.{{cite web| url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-09-01-0109010048-story.html| date=September 1, 2001| first=Cheryl|last=Lu-Lien| work=The Baltimore Sun |title=One blond diva in for long haul}} She went through a "carefully orchestrated sexy makeover" while she promoted her second album, Irresistible (2001). Simpson later described Columbia's record executive Tommy Mottola as abusive, as he attempted to control her image and told her to "lose fifteen pounds" after she signed her contract in 1997.{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-juicy-details-of-jessica-simpsons-memoir-are-only-part-of-her-misunderstood-story/2020/02/11/77acbf40-4a28-11ea-b4d9-29cc419287eb_story.html| date=February 11, 2020| first=Emily|last=Yahr| title='Open Book', by Jessica Simpson - Book Review |newspaper=The Washington Post|publisher=Nash Holdings, LLC|location=Washington, D.C.}}

Upon Simpson's rise to stardom with the success of Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica in 2003, media critics and the public perceived her as a "ditzy blonde" based on her antics and comments on the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1480017/jessica-simpson-thinks-dumb-blonde-jokes-are-funny/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929123800/http://www.mtv.com/news/1480017/jessica-simpson-thinks-dumb-blonde-jokes-are-funny/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2015|title=Jessica Simpson Thinks Dumb-Blonde Jokes Are Funny|website=MTV|publisher=Viacom|location=New York City|date=October 28, 2003}}{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=128187&page=1|title=Most Watched Newlyweds: Jessica and Nick|date=January 6, 2006|website=ABC News|location=New York City}}{{cite web|first=Esther|last=Lee|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/dane-cook-reveals-jessica-simpsons-dumbest-remark-on-set-20141710|title=Dane Cook Reveals "Dumbest" Remark Made by Jessica Simpson on Set|magazine=US Weekly|publisher=American Media, Inc.|location=New York City|date=October 17, 2014}} The Washington Post{{'}}s Emily Yahr called her "one of our first reality TV stars, before anyone could absorb the psychological damage it could cause." Simpson recalled her time in the show in her 2020 memoir Open Book, saying: "Nowadays, I see so many people performing their identities on social media, but I feel like I was a guinea pig for that. How was I supposed to live a real, healthy life filtered through the lens of a reality show? If my personal life was my work, and my work required me to play a certain role, who even was I anymore?"

The media also described her as a sex symbol.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/pat-gallagher/sex-symbols-of-yesteryear_b_6896618.html|title=The 12 Ultimate Sex Symbols Of Yesteryear We'll Never Forget|first=Pat|last=Gallagher|website=Huffington Post|location=New York City|date=March 23, 2015}} Simpson's portrayal of Daisy Duke furthered her sex symbol image,{{cite web| url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jessica-simpson-gets-candid-about-infamous-mom-jeans-body-shaming-incident.html| date=February 16, 2020| work=CheatSheet| title=Jessica Simpson Gets Candid About Infamous 'Mom Jeans' Body-Shaming Incident|last=Preston|first=Stefan}} and she portrayed the character in her "These Boots Are Made For Walkin" music video, which presents "footage of Simpson writhing suggestively against a suds-soaked motor vehicle."{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Slezak| url= https://ew.com/article/2008/07/07/worst-cover-son/|date=July 7, 2008| magazine=Entertainment Weekly| title=What's the worst song cover of all time?}} The scene was parodied in Pink's "Stupid Girls" music video.{{cite web| url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/04/107350/pink-stupid-girls-anniversary-essay| date=April 4, 2016| work=Refinery29| last=Carlin | first=Shannon| title=Does The Message In Pink's "Stupid Girls" Still Hold Up A Decade Later?}} Simpson also appeared as Daisy Duke in several television commercials for Pizza Hut airing during{{Cite web |last=McKee |first=Ryan |title=Sacha Baron Cohen: 5 Things You Didn't Know |url=https://www.askmen.com/entertainment/special_feature_300/379_sacha-baron-cohen-5-things-you-didnt-know.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=AskMen |language=en-us}} the Super Bowl in 2006 and 2007.{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_26_40/ai_n26700205 |title=Little Caesars' ambitious growth plans add tension in battle for pizza market share |last=Cebrzynski |first=Gregg |date=June 26, 2006 |work=Nation's Restaurant News |access-date=August 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029230850/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_26_40/ai_n26700205 |archive-date=October 29, 2008 }} Simpson claimed that the "[Daisy Duke] role created a "gold standard" that she would be judged by in the years that followed", and the media scrutinized her intensely following her weight gain in 2009.{{cite news| url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/turning-pounds-into-dollars| date=February 5, 2009| work=The Daily Beast| title=Turning Pounds Into Dollars| last1=Piazza| first1=Johanna}}{{cite web| url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/pictures/jessica-simpsons-body-evolution-201297/23581-2/| date=September 25, 2019| work=US Magazine| title=Jessica Simpson's Body Evolution}}

Simpson endorsed George W. Bush during his presidential campaign in 2004,{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Leeds|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906EFDD153CF936A3575BC0A9629C8B63&scp=6&sq=kid%20rock%20and%20bush&st=cse|title=Rock Stars Announce Swing-State Tour|date=August 5, 2004|location=New York City|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220182140/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906EFDD153CF936A3575BC0A9629C8B63&scp=6&sq=kid%20rock%20and%20bush&st=cse |archive-date=December 20, 2008 }} though she canceled an appearance at a 2006 Republican fundraiser as she felt it was not "appropriate".{{cite web|website=CBS News|publisher=CBS Corporation|location=Chicago, Illinois|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-simpson-snubs-bush/|title=Jessica Simpson Snubs Bush|date=March 16, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103210148/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/16/politics/main1409127.shtml |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }} Simpson praised former First Lady Michelle Obama during her husband's time in office, stating, "She's such an incredible woman, and she's with such a powerful man...Everything she does she exudes confidence."{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jessica-simpson-i-want-to-be-michelle-obama/|title=Jessica Simpson: I Want to Be Michelle Obama|magazine=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|first=Wendy|last=Grossman|date=May 2, 2010|access-date=February 13, 2019}}

In April 2004, Simpson performed in VH1's benefit concert Divas Live 2004 alongside Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Gladys Knight, Joss Stone and Patti LaBelle to support the Save the Music Foundation.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409423/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#castDivas|title=VH1 Divas 2004|date=April 18, 2004|website=IMDb|access-date=June 17, 2016}} In May 2004, Simpson did a benefit concert to aid the Skin Care Foundation.{{cite magazine|first=Stephen M.|last=Silverman|author-link=Stephen M. Silverman|date=May 6, 2004|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jessica-simpson-singing-for-skin-care/|title=Jessica Simpson Singing for Skin Care|magazine=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|access-date=September 13, 2014}} In March 2007, Simpson donated a new Chrysler minivan to the Elim orphanage in Nuevo Laredo. Simpson is Soles4Souls's Ambassador and participated in autographing shoes to donate the money from communities across the United States.{{cite web|url=http://celebritycharitymagazine.com/justin-bieber/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313105023/http://celebritycharitymagazine.com/justin-bieber/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2013 |title=Jessica Simpson celebritycharitymagazine.com |work=celebritycharitymagazine.com |access-date=September 13, 2014 }} Simpson also works with Make-A-Wish Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://celebritycharitymagazine.com/justin-bieber/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313105023/http://celebritycharitymagazine.com/justin-bieber/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2013 |title=Jessica Simpson supports Make-A-Wish Foundation on celebritymagazine.com |work=celebritycharitymagazine.com |access-date=September 13, 2014 }}

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{{Main|Jessica Simpson discography}}

• Sweet Kisses (1999)
• Irresistible (2001)
• In This Skin (2003)
• ReJoyce: The Christmas Album (2004)
• A Public Affair (2006)
• Do You Know (2008)
• Happy Christmas (2010)
• Nashville Canyon, Part 1 (2025)

Headlining

• DreamChaser Tour (2001)
• Reality Tour (2004)

Co-headlining

• Total Request Live Tour (with various artists) (2001)

Opening act

• Livin' la Vida Loca Tour (Ricky Martin) (1999)
• Heat It Up Tour (98 Degrees) (2000)
• Bob That Head Tour (Rascal Flatts) (2009)

• List of awards and nominations received by Jessica Simpson

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• {{Citation |last=Dougherty |first=Terri |title=People in the News: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey |year=2004 |location=San Diego

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• {{cite book |last = Mitchell |first =Susan K |year =2008 |title =Jessica Simpson

|url =https://archive.org/details/jessicasimpson0000mitc |url-access = registration |quote = Jessica Simpson. |publisher=Gareth Stevens Pub |isbn=978-0-8368-8201-8 }}

• {{cite book |last1 =Simpson |first1 = Jessica |first2=Katina Z. |last2=Jones |year =2004 |title = I do: achieving your dream wedding|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=e-BoIF2bQcEC&q=Jessica%20Simpson%22&pg=PP1 |publisher=W Press |isbn=0-9748603-0-1 }}

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