In the words of the great Trent Varnegas... DUNZO!

Seems to be 'official' now, though obviously not that much of a surprise. Us Weekly cover, going out today:




If You Love Something, Get Rid of It: Nick and Jessica to Divorce

The image at right (click to enlarge) probably won’t be on the newsstands until 10 A.M. or so, but we don’t see why you should wait for the news: Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, America’s Newlyweds, have called it quits. For those of you so self-loathing as to closely follow these things, you’ll recall that in May, E! online reported that the couple had filed for divorce, only to mysteriously retract the story an hour later. But you knew, right then, that this was coming, didn’t you?

The couple is waiting to make an official announcement later in the month (at the appropriate career opportunity, we’re sure), but according to Us Weekly’s scoop — kept so under wraps that employees were not allowed to receive their advance issues yesterday, presumably for fear that People might rape and pillage the story — the marriage has been dead for some time. Well, duh.

The article has a laundry list of contributions to the break-up (mostly blamed on Jessica), including creepy-dad Joe Simpson, Jessica’s “diva” behavior, and her fondness for whiskey on the rocks. One of those ubiquitous sources close to the couple says, “Jessica’s the problem. She’s not the girl America fell in love with anymore.” Oh, young America, were you ever really in love with her? Or were you just lusting? C’mon, be honest.

And now, a moment of silence, please, so that we might hear the sound of every magazine editor in town simultaneously shitting themselves.

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Okay, I had no freakin idea what your subject meant so I had to click!


I think it's sad if they are really splitting.

It isn't true, it isn't true! I'm still a believer.

(And whiskey on the rocks? Go Jess! Shealsways struck me more as Pink Zin kinda girl. Or maybe light beer.)

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

I'm shocked and appalled! I always had her pegged as a mint julep kind of person.

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Posted by wc0143

Okay, I had no freakin idea what your subject meant so I had to click!

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!
That Trent! Pink is the new blog Trent! I had no idea what is last name is. Wow Eileen, the breadth of you knowledge astounds me once again!

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

I'm shocked and appalled! I always had her pegged as a mint julep kind of person.

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And in reality, she's more of the dirty martini type.

i loved them :(

nooo! they were so cute together

Did not see this before I posted...but thanks for the 'news'...I knew this was coming, but it still gives me agita. Hollywood!

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

I'm shocked and appalled! I always had her pegged as a mint julep kind of person.

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Nah, she was always 'fake classic'. You gotta be truly classic to be a mint julep kind of girl

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

I'm shocked and appalled! I always had her pegged as a mint julep kind of person.

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And in reality, she's more of the dirty martini type.

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Posted by SomethingBlu

Did not see this before I posted...but thanks for the 'news'...I knew this was coming, but it still gives me agita. Hollywood!

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Scooped again. MWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I love Trent! Pink is the New Blog is my second addiction.

(The first being LIW, of course. )

Oh, come on, it doesn't really say anything...just more speculation! I'm not giving up yet!

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Posted by usuk2004

Oh, come on, it doesn't really say anything...just more speculation! I'm not giving up yet!

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Nah, I think this is it. Us has always been very Nick-Jessica friendly, even giving them covers to fend off divorce rumors a few times. For them to go so far as to put it on the cover with some pretty specific information, it seems to be very likely that this is the real thing.

Farah - never would have pegged you for a Nick-Jessica fan

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Posted by usuk2004

Oh, come on, it doesn't really say anything...just more speculation! I'm not giving up yet!

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Just for you...straight from the 06 board...

October 5, 2005
Is it really over for 'Newlyweds' couple JESSICA SIMPSON and NICK LACHEY? According to this Friday's issue of Us Weekly the popular twosome, who have been shooing away break up rumors for the past year, are no longer together. But Nick's representative tells ET that the reports are 'not true.'

In a joint statment on behalf of Nick and Jessica his rep says: 'Nick and Jessica have not separated. Rumors to the contrary are simply not true.'

The pair were last seen together publicly on September 11 when they sang a duet at an NFL football game. According to the magazine, rumors of a split started to swirl again when Jessica arrived solo (and without her wedding ring) to her sister ASHLEE's 21st birthday in Las Vegas last weekend and Lachey, who was scheduled to be there, was a no-show.

Us Weekly sources also claim it was her ego, her partying and her dad that drove the couple, who will celebrate their 3rd wedding anniversary on October 26, apart. Just days ago, while talking about her new body care collection 'Sweet Kisses,' available at Wal-Mart, Jessica spoke with ET's CHRISHAUNDA LEE, offering marriage advice.

'I think you have to always remember, and he has to remember, that you do need a compromise, even though it's hard,' she said.

She admitted though, that sometimes strong personalities can get in the way of marital negotiations. 'There's people with pride involved,' she says. 'You have to back down sometime -- just a little bit.'

For more on the Nick and Jessica split speculations, watch tonight's ET.

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Posted by eogara

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Posted by usuk2004

Oh, come on, it doesn't really say anything...just more speculation! I'm not giving up yet!

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Farah - never would have pegged you for a Nick-Jessica fan

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Really? I think I'm more of an MTV Editors fan - they do a great job of piecing it all together! Even Hogan Knows Best makes me laugh my head off! The subtlety and irony of some of the bits they put together are so hilarious - mostly because you know Nick and Jessica are completely oblivious.

It might also be because I do have a soft spot for couples marrying young and staying together now that I know how much work it is... I hope it's not true!