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Jessica Simpson Dating ‘Country Gentleman’ Thomas Eisenhood Following Split From Eric Johnson
Jessica Simpson is dating Nashville saxophonist Thomas Eisenhood, but friends fear heartache and a custody battle if she relocates her kids for the new romance.
Jessica Simpson is hot and heavy with a no-name musician in Nashville, but insiders warn the smitten blonde could be headed for heartache — and an all-out custody war!
While she successfully kept the eyebrow-raising romance a secret for three months, TMZ has reported saxophone player Thomas Eisenhood as her new man.
The unlikely pair became entangled one year after ready-to-mingle Jess announced her separation from househusband Eric Johnson.
“Jessica’s friends and family are frantically trying to find out more about this Thomas guy,” says a source. “They’re praying he’s not a bad seed who’ll just use Jessica and then leave her with a broken heart.”
According to the source, the roadie is already enjoying the perks of dating Jessica, with the multiplatinum artist, 45, dipping into her estimated $200 million net worth to spoil him rotten.
“She talks about Thomas being the one,” the source says. “Jess raves that he’s the country gentleman she’s always dreamed about and is saying she may even move to Nashville full time so they can be together.”
In 2023, Jessica told E! she spent the summer in Music City with estranged spouse Eric, 46, and their kids, Maxwell, 14, Ace, 12, and Birdie, 7, as she plotted a career comeback.
Since then, she’s bounced between the Southern hot spot and the family’s West Coast home base while working on music and, apparently, getting to know Thomas.
“Jessica loves it in Nashville but permanently uprooting her kids to get serious with some dude she’s only known a few months seems like way too much, too soon,” frets the source. “It’ll also cause all kinds of trouble with Eric because he won’t want to move. She’s obligated to keep their kids in California unless he agrees to a whole new custody arrangement.”
Wed for 10 years prior to their split, neither Jess nor the retired football player has seemingly filed to officially end the marriage.
“When Jessica falls for a guy, she falls fast and doesn’t care what other people think,” the source notes. “This has always been her m.o., so everyone in her world is buckling up for plenty of drama as the relationship unfolds.”
