Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson living apart but spending holidays together

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson volition spend the holidays together arsenic a household contempt reportedly surviving nether abstracted roofs amid their rumored separation.

The 44-year-old fashion designer and former NFL choky end, 45, “plan connected being each unneurotic for the holidays with the kids,” an insider told Us Weekly connected Friday. “It’s each astir the kids and family. They don’t hatred each other.”

The estranged mates stock 3 children: Maxwell, 12; Ace, 11; and Birdie, 5.

The update comes a week aft aggregate insiders confirmed to the outlet that Simpson is “heartbroken” arsenic she and Johnson are “living separately close now.”

The separation was “not an casual determination for her,” said 1 of the sources. Another said the 2 are “still figuring things out,” namely however to navigate their caller dynamic “without disrupting their kids’ lives arsenic overmuch arsenic possible.”

The sources confirmed the divided days aft those with nonstop cognition told TMZ that Simpson’s campy had reached retired to divorcement attorneys regarding her marriage, but said nary authoritative moves had been made conscionable yet.

Simpson fanned the speculative flames earlier this month erstwhile she shared respective snaps of herself with a cryptic caption.

“Interviews successful my Nashville euphony country wherever I unearthed my singular magic. This comeback is personal, it’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve,” Simpson wrote.

She did not explicitly notation whether she was referring to attraction successful her matrimony or her contentious narration with the spotlight.

Simpson and Johnson joined successful 2014 after 4 years of dating. She was antecedently joined to Nick Lachey, with whom she starred connected MTV’s deed world amusement “Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica.”