A painful situation! Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson have split after ten years of marriage

A painful situation! Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson have split after ten years of marriage

The couple were married in July 2014 and has three kids: Ace Knute, 11, Birdie Mae, 5, and Maxwell “Maxi” Drew, 12.

Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson are taking some time apart. After ten years of marriage, the 44-year-old singer and actress and her 45-year-old ex-NFL player husband are divorcing, Simpson exclusively tells PEOPLE.

“Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson told PEOPLE in a statement. “We are concentrating on what is best for our children, who come first.

We value privacy at this time as we work through this as a family and are thankful for all of the love and support that has been shown to us.”

Less than a week has passed since Simpson, who is married to Johnson and has three children together, reminded her fans on Instagram that “life is short” with a smiling selfie. While you still have teeth, smile.

In November, at the same time Simpson hinted at her “comeback” to music with a mysterious Instagram post that included pictures of herself in a recording studio, Johnson was seen without his wedding ring.

As she captioned the photos, “Interviews in my Nashville music room where I unearthed my singular magic,” “This is a personal comeback. It’s a self-apology for enduring everything I didn’t deserve.”

Days later, a source informed PEOPLE that the singer of “With You” and her spouse “very much live separate lives.”