Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson have cut up after a decade of marriage … TMZ has confirmed.

Jessica tells us … “Eric and I’ve been dwelling individually navigating a painful scenario in our marriage. Our youngsters come first, and we’re specializing in what’s greatest for them. We’re grateful for the entire love and assist that has been coming our approach, and respect privateness proper now as we work by way of this as a household.”

The couple first bought collectively approach again in 2010, and bought engaged that very same 12 months as effectively. It took a short while, however JS and EJ lastly bought hitched in 2014 … and since then, they’ve had three kids collectively … 12-year-old Maxwell, 11-year-old Ace and 5-year-old Birdie.

Jessica was famously married to Nick Lachey within the early 2000s, however cut up up in 2006. Eric, in the meantime, was married to Keri D’Angelo within the mid-to-late-2000s.

The cut up comes amid hypothesis concerning the couple’s relationship standing … given the actual fact each Jessica and Eric have been seen out and about with out their wedding ceremony rings.

To not point out, in November, Jessica teased a “comeback” — which she mentioned was “an apology to myself for placing up with every part I didn’t deserve.”

Following the eyebrow-raising social media exercise, sources advised TMZ … somebody in Jessica’s circle reached out to a Los Angeles divorce lawyer — and allegedly mentioned the singer was sad in her marriage. Although, we had been advised Jessica hadn’t made contact with the lawyer on the time.

The connection updates comes nearly a 12 months after Jessica famous she’d been spending a number of time away from L.A. — the place her household is predicated — as she’s been recording new music in Nashville … and splitting her time between right here and there of late. She advised Folks that whereas she was working in Tennessee, Johnson would usually be right here in Los Angeles with their kiddos.