Jessica Simpson

[shiny_things]

Well I'm glad she's opening up about the addiction, which was fairly obvious. I hope it has brought her some closure. I do really want to know what she has to say about Nick as well as her Dad.

I like Jess. I feel sorry for her sometimes and she certainly doesnt help herself sometimes, but I like her.

Newlyweds was like my teenage years, so I have a soft spot.

 

[pixiejenna]

I’ll probably read this book too. I also wonder how much she’ll touch on Nick in this book. I read a article on people.com and she told her parents about the sexual abuse on a road trip in the car and her mom hit her father and said I told you something was going on and Joe didn’t say a word the rest of the ride. That’s not a normal reaction one bit, it sounds like papa Joe was pimping her out and got caught. I’m around her age and I remember he’d make pervery comments on her chest that grossed me out. Like he’s bragging that his daughter has a huge rack. I would be so embarrassed if my dad said something like that about me. The addiction part isn’t much of a surprise it’s pretty obvious that she’s two sheets to the wind. The people article said she hit rock bottom in 2017 which isn’t that long ago. It makes me think that maybe by luck she got pregnant and had to get her ish straight to have a healthy pregnancy. It makes me wonder what’s going on in her current marriage that’s so bad she’s hitting rock bottom?

 

[MCF]

I’ll probably read this book too. I also wonder how much she’ll touch on Nick in this book. I read a article on people.com and she told her parents about the sexual abuse on a road trip in the car and her mom hit her father and said I told you something was going on and Joe didn’t say a word the rest of the ride. That’s not a normal reaction one bit, it sounds like papa Joe was pimping her out and got caught. I’m around her age and I remember he’d make pervery comments on her chest that grossed me out. Like he’s bragging that his daughter has a huge rack. I would be so embarrassed if my dad said something like that about me. The addiction part isn’t much of a surprise it’s pretty obvious that she’s two sheets to the wind. The people article said she hit rock bottom in 2017 which isn’t that long ago. It makes me think that maybe by luck she got pregnant and had to get her ish straight to have a healthy pregnancy. It makes me wonder what’s going on in her current marriage that’s so bad she’s hitting rock bottom?

I have a family member who was sexually assaulted by a family friend. She told her dad and he pretty much did the same thing Joe did. I don't think Joe was pimping Jessica out I think he was in complete denial and maybe refused to believe or understand what Jessica went through was abuse. I think that this was the case with my family member. Her father literally just said "ok" and walked away. I don't think he thought it was that big of a deal. I still get so angry when I think about it. I also don't think there is anything wrong in Jessica's current marriage. Maybe Eric loves her unconditionally and wholly and through that love and support she was able to admit that she was falling apart. I know that some of my biggest obstacles in life have come to light with the love and support of my husband. What I'm trying to say is with the unconditional love and adoration of my husband some part of me was able to relax and be honest enough with myself that I realized I was in denial about things (ie depression, anxiety, eating disorder).

Oh! I think in the People article it sounds like Jessica's abuser was female. Maybe Joe didn't believe that a female could sexually abuse another female.

Pixiejenna you may be right though. I just hope things are not as bleak for her as a father that pimped her out at a young age and a bad marriage.

 

[pixiejenna]

Everyone I know who've come out as victims of sexual abuse to their family their fathers have had 100% opposite reaction. To the point of basically having to do everything possible to keep their fathers from going over and killing the offenders. I also half wonder since joe was a pastor if perhaps the offender was either a member of the church or a a fellow clergyman/church employee.

 

[arnott]

Everyone I know who've come out as victims of sexual abuse to their family their fathers have had 100% opposite reaction. To the point of basically having to do everything possible to keep their fathers from going over and killing the offenders. I also half wonder since joe was a pastor if perhaps the offender was either a member of the church or a a fellow clergyman/church employee.

It was the daughter of a family friend...so sounds like another girl her age:
The abuse began when she was 6 years old, “when I shared a bed with the daughter of a family friend,” she writes. “It would start with tickling my back and then go into things that were extremely uncomfortable.”

https://ca.style.yahoo.com/jessica-simpson-reveals-brave-memoir-131808177.html

 

[Mrs.Z]

I have a family member who was sexually assaulted by a family friend. She told her dad and he pretty much did the same thing Joe did. I don't think Joe was pimping Jessica out I think he was in complete denial and maybe refused to believe or understand what Jessica went through was abuse. I think that this was the case with my family member. Her father literally just said "ok" and walked away. I don't think he thought it was that big of a deal. I still get so angry when I think about it. I also don't think there is anything wrong in Jessica's current marriage. Maybe Eric loves her unconditionally and wholly and through that love and support she was able to admit that she was falling apart. I know that some of my biggest obstacles in life have come to light with the love and support of my husband. What I'm trying to say is with the unconditional love and adoration of my husband some part of me was able to relax and be honest enough with myself that I realized I was in denial about things (ie depression, anxiety, eating disorder).

Oh! I think in the People article it sounds like Jessica's abuser was female. Maybe Joe didn't believe that a female could sexually abuse another female.

Pixiejenna you may be right though. I just hope things are not as bleak for her as a father that pimped her out at a young age and a bad marriage.

Ok, wow, it wasn’t clear who abused her from the article (male or female) she was so young and probably felt like no one was protecting her. My heart broke when I read that her Father basically said nothing.

 

[meluvs2shop]

I wish her well in her journey. I’ve always thought she was super cute.

Anyone want to add the cliff notes of her book here? Lol

 

[MCF]

Everyone I know who've come out as victims of sexual abuse to their family their fathers have had 100% opposite reaction. To the point of basically having to do everything possible to keep their fathers from going over and killing the offenders. I also half wonder since joe was a pastor if perhaps the offender was either a member of the church or a a fellow clergyman/church employee.

Ok, wow, it wasn’t clear who abused her from the article (male or female) she was so young and probably felt like no one was protecting her. My heart broke when I read that her Father basically said nothing.

I'm so pleased to read these remarks. I don't mean to steal the thunder from Jessica, but it makes me feel so much better to read that other people feel that Joe's reaction was so wrong. I have a HUGE issue with my family member's father's reaction to her abuse and no one else seems to be as outraged as I am. The news of her assault trickled out years later to my extended family and her parents still put pressure on her to attend events with the abuser and his family. By that time her mother knew about it and thought it was in the past and nothing can but done but come on, don't put a victim in that situation. Rant over. Hopefully...

I think this book will be an interesting read.

 

[bisousx]

Oh gosh. Upon reading about her past, I feel terrible for judging her harshly.

 

[arnott]

I wonder if the height of the addiction was when she was super skinny a couple years ago.

The only time I remember her being super skinny was during her Dukes of Hazzard days.

 

[lanasyogamama]

The only time I remember her being super skinny was during her Dukes of Hazzard days.

Yeah, she wasn’t Dukes skinny, but she was teetering around a lot of restaurants in high heels at this time.

 

[joyeaux]

I have a little spot for her, I can't help it. I hated her dumb blonde schtick that she played up, but she seems sweet. . .

Completely agree! There was always something really endearing about her. I admire her for coming out with this story, it can’t be easy to admit you had a substance abuse problem to the world. I’ll be reading the book too.

 

[mdcx]

I feel so sorry for Jessica. I have thought over the years that she often seemed drunk, and interpreted it as her just over indulging and enjoying her wealth and freedom too much. I assumed everything was okay because she presumably had hired help looking after her, the kids when she was partying. She also seemed happily married.

Her family situ is unusual - her dad did seem to be pimping her out basically. Then her parents split and her dad seemed to come out as gay.

It says a lot about her parents that they reacted so badly to Jessica being sexually abused. If they had acknowledged it, taken action, gotten therapy etc, it may have been something Jessica could get through. Instead they pushed her career with a strong focus on exploiting her sexuality. Appalling.

On a side note, Jessica is one of the few celebs who looks better without makeup imo. Her looks probably made it easier for people to say she was fine. It seems hard for people to accept that beautiful celebs have problems.

 

[arnott]

I don't think her parents focused on exploiting her sexuality. When she first came out she presented herself as a 19 year old christian virgin saving herself for marriage (she would not shut up about that). She wanted to market herself as being different from Britney by being able to sing (scream) and saying she wouldn't show too much skin. When that didn't work, she went the Britney route and people were calling her a hypocrite.

 

[mdcx]

I don't think her parents focused on exploiting her sexuality. When she first came out she presented herself as a 19 year old christian virgin saving herself for marriage (she would not shut up about that). She wanted to market herself as being different from Britney by being able to sing (scream) and saying she wouldn't show too much skin. When that didn't work, she went the Britney route and people were calling her a hypocrite.

Her whole image from the beginning was about her sex appeal, her boobs and blonde hair. The contrast between her sexy image and her avowed virginity was used as a marketing tool. All of that is exploiting her sexuality. The same as Britney only she remained a virgin til marriage.