Reality Couples Who Called It Quits

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
Our image of Jessica Simpson as just another blond pop star began to change in August 2003, when she and Nick Lachey first came into our homes via the MTV series, "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica." The two argued playfully on the show, as she played the ditz and he the exasperated hubby, but eight months after the final "Newlyweds" episode aired, they had found their differences too much to overcome. "This is the ... more 

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
Our image of Jessica Simpson as just another blond pop star began to change in August 2003, when she and Nick Lachey first came into our homes via the MTV series, "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica." The two argued playfully on the show, as she played the ditz and he the exasperated hubby, but eight months after the final "Newlyweds" episode aired, they had found their differences too much to overcome. "This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other," they said in a statement. However, People reported that future fashion mogul Simpson "blindsided" Lachey with her decision. less