Eric Johnson, Keri D’Angelo Amy Graves/WireImage/Getty Images;Courtesy of Keri D’Angelo Cohen/Instagram
Eric Johnson and Keri D’Angelo’s love story came to an end the year before he met his estranged wife, Jessica Simpson.
Johnson and D’Angelo tied the knot in 2005. After four years of marriage, the pair separated in 2009. Johnson and D’Angelo finalized their divorce a year later.
The NFL alum moved on with Simpson — he popped the question in 2010 after six months of dating. “He knocked on my dreamy cottage door (sigh), I let him in and never let him leave,” Simpson wrote via Instagram in 2020, noting that she “fell head over slippers in love” on that day.
Before walking down the aisle, the couple welcomed daughter Maxwell in 2012 and son Ace in 2013. They went on to tie the knot in 2014, welcoming daughter Birdie in 2019.
Simpson announced in 2025 that she and Johnson had parted ways. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” she said in a statement to Us Weekly. “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.”
Scroll down to see their relationship timeline:
2005
Johnson and D’Angelo exchanged vows in Napa, California, per the Daily Mail.
2009
The twosome separated in 2009 after four years of marriage.
2010
Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
Johnson and D’Angelo divorced in January 2010, finalizing their split that October, per the Daily Mail.
Johnson met Simpson when he was still legally married to D’Angelo. He popped the question to Simpson in 2010.
2011
The pair’s split made headlines in 2011 when a friend of D’Angelo claimed Johnson was unfaithful, telling Star magazine that he was a “two-timing cheat.”
“He was still having sex with Keri after he started seeing Jessica,” the friend alleged, per the Daily Mail. “She needs to think twice before marrying him. He’s already cheated on her once — he’ll most likely do it again.” Simpson’s rep denied the allegations at the time, per the Daily Mail.
