Jessica Simpson’s Bitter Split with Eric Johnson Explodes in New Song ‘Leave’

Jessica Simpson is taking brutal shots at estranged husband Eric Johnson in a new song, and sources say it’s driving him to fire back!

The 44-year-old songbird dropped her new single, Leave, on March 7 — two months after announcing her split from Eric, 45.

Although Jessica doesn’t call out her soon-to-be ex-hubby by name, he is said to be convinced the song is about him and is “furious” about it.

On the track, she sings about “unholy matrimony” and insists she wants her partner to leave, because she’d “rather die than let you be inside me with her on your mind.”

In January, the pop star revealed that she and the former NFL player had “been living separately navigating a painful situation” in their 10-year marriage, but added that their three kids — Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11, and Birdie, 5 — were still their top priority.

“When they split up, Eric was led to believe that they were still on the same team and he bent over backward to make things as smooth as he could, not just for their kids but for Jess, too,” says the source. “So to suddenly have her blindside him like this has been a huge blow.

“He’s ready to fight back, and he’s got plenty of ammunition to use against her!”

The former pigskin pro faithfully stood by Jessica when she kicked a harrowing booze addiction in 2017. But our source says he’s been toying with the idea of writing a candid tell-all, and the diss track is “pushing” him to go through with the threat!

“Eric went through so much in their marriage, and a lot of his friends have encouraged him to write a memoir to share his side of the story,” reveals the insider. “It’s something he was considering, but now that she’s come after him like this, it’s looking more likely to happen. If she wants to play dirty, there’s plenty he can air, too!”

But Jessica apparently isn’t quaking in her heels. Our source says the bombshell is in “self-sabotage mode” and “doesn’t seem to care about the consequences” of her new song.

“She’s so consumed with her own side of things and her own pain that she’s not thinking of the bigger picture,” explains the insider. “Eric’s not going to take this lying down and, unfortunately, that means things between them are about to go nuclear!”