Eric Johnson, Kerry D'Angelo
Amy Graves/WireImage/Getty Images; Courtesy of Kerry D'Angelo Cohen/InstagramEric Johnson and Kerry D'AngeloHis love story ended the year before he met his estranged wife. Jessica Simpson.
Johnson and D'Angelo married in 2005. After four years of marriage, the couple separated in 2009. Johnson and D'Angelo finalized their divorce a year later.
NFL alum moved with Simpson – is I popped the question In 2010 after six months of dating. “He knocked on the door of my dreamy cabin (sigh), I let him in and never let him leave,” Simpson wrote on Instagram in 2020, noting that she “fell head over heels in love” that day.
Before walking down the aisle, the couple welcomed daughter Maxwell in 2012 and son Ace in 2013. They then married in 2014, and welcomed daughter Birdie in 2019.
Simpson announced in 2025 that she and Johnson had done so Crossed paths. “Eric and me They lived separately “We are facing a painful situation in our marriage,” she said in a statement. Us Weekly. “Our children come first, and we are focused on what is best for them. We are grateful for all the love and support that comes our way, and appreciate privacy now as we work through this as a family.”
Scroll down to see the timeline of their relationship:
2005
Johnson and D'Angelo exchanged their wedding vows in Napa, California Daily Mail.
2009
The couple separated in 2009 after four years of marriage.
2010
Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson
Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesJohnson and D'Angelo separated in January 2010, and finalized their separation in October of that year. Daily Mail.
Johnson met Simpson when he was still legally married to D'Angelo. He popped the question to Simpson in 2010.
2011
The duo's breakup made headlines in 2011 when one of D'Angelo's friends claimed Johnson had been unfaithful, saying: star magazine that he was a “twice-up cheater.”
“He was still having sex with Kerry after he started seeing Jessica,” the friend claimed. Daily Mail. “She should think twice before marrying him. He's already cheated on her once, and will likely do it again. Simpson's rep denied the allegations at the time Daily Mail.
