Earlier today, a rumor went around that Jessica Simpson‘s dad had come out of the closet as gay and that he (age 54) had shacked up with a 20-year-old boy toy. And oh, how we laughed and laughed, because that was pretty far out there. But then here comes the story that Joe Simpson and his wife Tina Simpson have filed for divorce, and all of a sudden it’s like … oh. Okay, work. TMZ reports …
Tina filed the papers in Texas last month, claiming, “The marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities.” Tina and Joe were married in 1978. They have no minor children. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Tina claims she has separate property from Joe and wants to keep it. It’s unclear what that property is. In the county where Tina filed, there are specific rules about how divorcing spouses have to behave toward each other during proceedings — they can’t curse at each other, harass each other over the phone, or physically attack each other … basically they HAVE to act like civilized adults.
On one hand, part of me thinks that the gay rumor may just have been something leaked to the press for the sake of being shady, although the rules set forth by the court kinda nixes that thought. So right now, I’m just thinking about how Joe was a super religious southern dude who constantly talked about boobs, and all of a sudden, it kind of makes sense, doesn’t it? Who knows!
