Jessica Simpson says her world has ‘been turned upside down’ amid Eric Johnson split: ‘I am now a very single lady’

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Jessica Simpson is opening up about her shocking heartbreak.The singer, 44, got candid about writing her new EP “Nashville Canyon, Part 1” amid her split from husband Eric Johnson after 10 years of marriage.“I was out in Nashville and I had my heart wide open, I was in a very intuitive state and I had to ask some very personal questions on the home front,” Simpson said while performing on Wednesday in Texas, as seen on TikTok. “I found out that my world had been turned upside down and that life was very different.”She continued, “I am now a very single lady.”Simpson made it clear she channeled all of her emotions into her new EP, which drops later this month.“When we open our hearts, sometimes we’re vulnerable and it just gets broken,” she said at the show. “Maybe sometimes we forget that we’ve been broken for a really long time, but when we meet ourselves, when we write, when we sing [and] when we connect with ourselves, we find all the answers.”Simpson’s performance marked her first live concert in 15 years at the Recording Academy’s Austin Chapter Block Party at SXSW.

The pop star debuted her new tracks: “Use My Heart Against Me,” “Sunday Lover” and the break-up anthem “Leave.”Simpson and Johnson, 45, started dating in 2010 before tying the knot in 2014.

The former couple share three kids together, Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11, and Birdie, 5. In January, the retired athlete and actress revealed they had separated.“Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson told People magazine in a statement at the time.“Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them.