Jessica Simpson fans took some digs at Nick Lachey after his latest Dancing With the Stars performance.
Lachey delivered an emotional dance and accompanying comments that was all about his love for wife and fellow contestant Vanessa Lachey.
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He opened up abut finally being able to start a family with someone, and Simpson fans reminded him he was once married to the pop singer and in a position to start one.
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“Hey Nick Lachey… let’s not act like you weren’t married to the gorgeous Jessica Simpson,” fan Kira Capri wrote. “I’m still hurt over this break up.”
Another wrote, “Guess Jessica Simpson wasn’t family material.”
Lachey and Simpson were married from 2002 to 2006. They were a pop music power couple and had their lives documented on the MTV reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.
See some fan reactions below.
Hey Nick Lachey… let’s not act like you weren’t married to the gorgeous Jessica Simpson. I’m still hurt over this break up 💔
— Kira Capri (@KiraCapri919) October 10, 2017
REMEMBER WHEN NICK WAS MARRIED TO JESSICA SIMPSON THO LOL
— #TeamSTARK❤️ (@OTHOriginals) October 10, 2017
Jessica Simpson looking at the Nick Lachey package… #dwts #dwts25 pic.twitter.com/2LnvHJMKC6
— Hope (@Hopesloop) October 10, 2017
guess Jessica Simpson wasn’t family material.
— jl (@Bluerondojl) October 10, 2017
I’m happy for you Nick Lachey, but don’t act like you weren’t married to Jessica Simpson for 4 years #DWTS
— Jacqueline Klecak (@Jacqueline_K15) October 10, 2017
It was nice seeing #NickLachey talk about his current wife but all I can think of he was once married to Jessica Simpson. #DWTS
— Bee (@DaLovelyBee) October 10, 2017
Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
Photo Credit: ABC / Craig Sjodin
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