Jessica Simpson and her estranged husband Eric Johnson have been spotted traveling together to Las Vegas.
In photos published by multiple outlets including TMZ and Page Six on Friday, August 29, the former couple were photographed boarding a Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank to Las Vegas.
Photos showed Simpson and Johnson, both 45, sitting in the same row during the flight with a middle seat left empty between them. Their kids did not appear to be traveling with their parents for the trip. (Simpson and Johnson share Maxwell, 13, Ace, 12, and Birdie, 6.)
Once they touched down in Sin City, the pair remained tight-lipped on their current relationship status when asked by a TMZ reporter but indicated they were in town to see the Newlywed alum’s sister Ashlee perform. Ashlee is due to take the stage at Voltaire at the Venetian Resort on Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30.
The trip comes less than a year after Simpson announced her separation from Johnson after 10 years of marriage.
“Eric and I have been living separately, navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson told Us Weekly in a statement on January 13. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.”
A source exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month that Simpson had been enjoying “a new sense of confidence and is coming back into her own” following the break-up.
“She’s doing well since the split,” the insider previously told Us. “She’s a different person since she’s been out of the relationship.”
According to the source, Simpson’s 10-year marriage had been “holding her down,” and she “wasn’t happy for a long time” due to “trust and communication issues” that “just got bigger.”
In February 2025, Simpson confirmed to People she and Johnson were on good terms despite going their separate ways.
“I don’t know why my heart gets tossed around, but I’m one of the lucky ones,” she told the outlet. “At least I have my children and I still have Eric. He’s still very much a part of my life and will always be.”
Simpson and Johnson met in May 2010 and the former NFL player popped the question just six months later. The pair tied the knot in July 2014 in front of friends and family in Montecito, California.
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