We revisit Jessica's high-profile relationships with ex-husband Nick Lachey, John Mayer and Tony Romo.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P><a href="/music/artist/simpson_jessica/artist.jhtml">Jessica Simpson</a> is no doubt celebrating <a href="/news/articles/1652213/jessica-simpson-engaged-to-eric-johnson.jhtml">her engagement to former NFL player Eric Johnson</a>, which was announced over the weekend (and prompted her <a href="/news/articles/1652218/jessica-simpsons-dad-tweets-congrats-to-newly-engaged-daughter.jhtml">dad, Joe, to tweet his congrats</a> to his superstar daughter). But the singer has had her share of love-life ups and downs, and her story certainly doesn't start with Johnson. </P><P> </P><P>Jessica married fellow pop star Nick Lachey in October 2002. The pair documented their marriage on their hit MTV series, "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica." But their sweet kisses turned sour when <a href="/news/articles/1518454/jessica-simpson-files-for-divorce.jhtml">Simpson and Lachey</a> split in 2005; in 2006, their divorce was finalized. </P><P> </P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Jessica Simpson And Eric Johnson Engaged" id="vid:597457" width="240" height="211"></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>The same year his marriage formally ended, <a href="/news/articles/1651616/nick-lachey-and-vanessa-minnillo-tracking-their-love-on-mtv.jhtml">Lachey began dating Vanessa Minnillo</a>. He proposed to the former MTV "TRL" host less than two weeks ago. For her part, Simpson became romantically linked in 2006 to yet <a href="/news/articles/1556079/am-surf-report-50-cent-jessica-simpson-justin-timberlake-amp-more.jhtml">another pop star: John Mayer</a>. </P><P> </P><P>The blond star famously dyed her locks brown when she began dating the "Your Body Is a Wonderland" singer. The pair had an <a href="/news/articles/1560191/am-surf-report-ciara-harry-potter-jessica-simpson-amp-more.jhtml">on-again, off-again relationship</a> that lasted nearly a year. The exes later made headlines when, as Simpson was promoting her VH1 show, "The Price of Beauty," <a href="/news/articles/1631667/john-mayers-playboy-interview-causes-uproar-online.jhtml">Mayer called her "sexual napalm"</a> in an interview. (<a href="/news/articles/1633921/jessica-simpson-on-john-mayer-hell-never-have-this-napalm-again.jhtml">Jess laughed it all off</a>.) </P><P> </P><P>Before she met ex-footballer Johnson, <a href="/news/articles/1615731/jessica-simpson-and-tony-romo-break-up.jhtml">Simpson dated Dallas Cowboys star Tony Romo</a>. The pair hooked up in late 2007 and carried on a very public romance until their split in July 2009. She discussed a potential <a href="/news/articles/1617631/did-jessica-simpson-predict-breakup-with-tony-romo.jhtml">breakup with Romo in an issue of <i>Glamour</i></a> that hit newsstands the month after they split. </P><P> </P><P>"If this article comes out and we're not together, I'd still love him, and he'd still be a huge part of who I am today," Simpson said, adding that breakups feel like "a death in the family." </P><P> </P><P>Simpson turned heads in spring 2010 when <a href="/news/articles/1634131/jessica-simpson-on-working-with-dear-friend-billy-corgan.jhtml">she was spotted with the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan</a>, who worked on a song with her. Simpson never confirmed the two were dating, but their public appearances together left fans wondering if there was something romantic going on. </P><P> </P><P>"To be able to sit with Billy [is a learning experience], and I always feel comfortable with him 'cause he is a close friend of mine," she told MTV News. "And I know he had my best interest at heart and it was great to be able to collaborate with him and to have him there in the studio." </P><P> </P><P>After Corgan, Simpson began going public with Johnson, traveling the globe with the ex-football player and celebrating her birthday with him abroad. In that same <i>Glamour</i> article, Simpson commented on whether she'd marry again, saying, "It was hard to imagine I would ever walk down the aisle again [after I divorced Nick]." </P><P> </P><P>Well, it seems that she could imagine it with Johnson. </P><P> </P><P><i>Share your well-wishes for Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson in the comments!</i></p>
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