Jessica Simpson Reveals Secret Romance With 'Massive Movie Star' -- When He Was Dating Someone Else!
02.02.2023 - 00:17
/ perezhilton.com
Jessica Simpson‘s “teenage fantasy” didn’t turn out the way she expected!
In a new essay published Wednesday direct to Amazon, the 42-year-old actress opened up about a secret romance she had with a mystery “massive movie star” who she grew up watching on the big screen — but it wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be!
In the mini-memoir chapter, titled Movie Star: They Always Say They’re Single, Jess recalls she was on a break with her future husband Nick Lachey when she met the A-Lister — who she only refers to as “Movie Star” — at the 2001 MTV VMAs, and the sparks were flying. She writes:
While there might have been a connection between them, Jessica said she “wasn’t ready” to flirt with him at the time and left the after-party alone. Or, well, probably with her little sister. But definitely NOT with this guy.
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But fate seemingly stepped in, as she ran into the leading man at a gym in El Lay soon after. The Irresistible singer ended up inviting him to be a part of her music video shoot:
After the guy gave Jessica his number, Nick stepped back into the picture and reached out to her — just days after the September 11 attacks, apparently. We guess he was re-evaluating? The pair got back together, and she never called the movie star back… well, until years later.
Fast forward to 2006, just after Jessica and Nick got divorced, and she reconnected with the unnamed actor! In fact, the author claims things between them were heating up between them as they kissed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She wrote:
However, the sweet moment was ruined when Jessica discovered a picture of the man with his girlfriend on the red carpet:
Except… she kind of was. The