Jessica Simpson’s latest video sparked some questions from fans who worried she was ‘slurring’ her words.
The singer, 44, was on her way to the 2025 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, and shared a clip to her Instagram, as she made her way to Enterprise to rent a car.
‘Hey everybody, it’s Jessica Simpson. We just landed in Austin, and right now I’m going to wait in line at Enterprise. This is not an ad, but I’m getting a rental car,’ Simpson told her fans.
The With You hitmaker — who recently announced her split from husband Eric Johnson — rocked a dramatic blue faux fur jacket over a cheetah print outfit, which she accessorized with a large silver cross, a silver belt, and sunglasses.
A number of questions in the comments addressed her manner of speaking, with one fan asking: ‘What’s with the slurring though?’
Another commenter suggested ‘Someone had a cocktail on the plane lol’, despite Simpson’s seven years of sobriety.
Jessica Simpson’s, 44, latest video sparked some questions from fans who worried she was ‘slurring’ her words
‘Remember in Newlyweds when she spoke like a normal girl?’ someone else asked.
‘She is talking a little slow..but did you notice at the end how she said I’m gonna cut in line. Such bs celebrity privilege!’
‘Girlfriend hit the sauce on the flight,’ another fan chimed in.
‘I thought this was Jennifer Coolidge in White Lotus,’ someone else added, in reference to Coolidge’s eccentric character Tanya McQuoid.
Last month, Simpson told The Cut that sobriety has actually helped her to become more honest and to feel more comfortable in her own skin.
‘Around 2016, ’17, I was writing out here in Los Angeles with some of the biggest hitmakers. I have songs from those times that I never released because they just didn’t feel like me.’
‘Every time I would write, I was a little afraid of myself. It was almost too much, especially because I was drinking at the time,’ she explained.
‘But once I gave up the alcohol, the fears just diminished. They went away. And it was so much easier for me to access myself artistically.’
The singer was on her way to the 2025 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, and shared a clip to her Instagram, as she made her way to Enterprise to rent a car
‘Hey everybody, it’s Jessica Simpson. We just landed in Austin, and right now I’m going to wait in line at Enterprise. This is not an ad, but I’m getting a rental car,’ Simpson told her fans
The With You hitmaker rocked a dramatic blue faux fur jacket over a cheetah print outfit, which she accessorized with a large silver cross, a silver belt, and sunglasses
A number of questions in the comments addressed her manner of speaking
‘What’s with the slurring though?’ one fan questioned
‘I thought this was Jennifer Coolidge in White Lotus,’ someone else added, in reference to Coolidge’s eccentric character Tanya McQuoid
The Dukes of Hazzard star said that when she was drinking, she thought she was cool and could find ‘cool words that would rhyme, that wouldn’t be so expected. I overthought it when I drank.’
Last year Jessica — who recently hinted that her estranged husband Eric cheated on her in her savage new comeback track, Leave — denied claims that she is drinking again.
She addressed a commentator speculating about her sobriety underneath a sweet post for her son Ace.
After the proud mom boasted about their shared love of scratch-off lottery tickets, a fan accused her of drinking in the comments section, writing, ‘STOP DRINKING!’
The singer-turned-entrepreneur was quick to respond, asserting that she has been alcohol-free since October 2017.
‘I haven’t wanted or touched alcohol since October 2017 and it has been the best decision I’ve made for myself and for my family,’ she wrote.
‘Thank. You for your concern, but you have me very misunderstood. Sending love your way,’ she added.
In 2022 the star faced similar concerns from fans over a ‘strange’ video where she appeared to slur her words.
The Dukes Of Hazzard actress revealed in her memoir Open Book that she went sober in 2017; seen in 2024
Last year she denied claims that she is drinking again, after a fan made a comment on her Instagram
In 2022 the star faced similar concerns from fans over a ‘strange’ video where she appeared to slur her words
In 2023 Simpson re-posted an ‘unrecognizable’ photo of herself to her Instagram Stories, taken in the midst of her addiction
In the original caption she wrote: ‘I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted’
But she blasted critics saying she had been alcohol-free for five years while detailing how she blocks out the ‘destructive noise’ of people’s comments and judgements.
In 2023 Simpson re-posted an ‘unrecognizable’ photo of herself to her Instagram Stories, taken in the midst of her addiction.
The actress revealed in her memoir Open Book that she went sober in 2017.
The unflattering snap sees the blonde beauty look nothing like her usual self, while wearing a pink track suit as she sits in a dark room.
In the original caption Simpson wrote: ‘This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself.’
She went on: ‘I had so much self discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity.’
‘Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor.’
Later she added, ‘The drinking wasn’t the issue. I was. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do.’
In her memoir Open Book she talked about getting sober. ‘I was killing myself with all the drinking and pills,’ she said. ‘Giving up the alcohol was easy. I was mad at that bottle. At how it allowed me to stay complacent and numb.’
Therapy was not as easy: ‘With work, I allowed myself to feel the traumas I’d been through.’
The siren from Texas announced her split from husband Eric, with whom she has three children, in January after they separated last year. The pair got married in 2014.
Last year, the pinup shared that she had separated from her husband Eric Johnson, whom she wed in 2014; seen with Eric in 2016
They are parents to daughter Maxwell, 12, son Ace, 11, and daughter Birdie, five; The duo and their kids seen in 2022
Her new EP, Nashville Canyon, is set to be released on March 21. The second part of Nashville Canyon will be released in early summer 2025
They are parents to daughter Maxwell, 12, son Ace, 11, and daughter Birdie, five.
The singer has been working on her new ‘gritty’ revenge album with JD McPherson, 47. He is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma known for a retro sound.
Simpson has launched a musical comeback with her new track, Leave, which appears to insinuate Johnson stepped out on her – although neither have opened up publicly about the reasons behind ending their decade long marriage.
The lyrics – which involve telling a lover to leave – include: ‘What we had was magic/Now you’ve made it tragic/Giving her what you gave to me/ Now the well that you drank from is empty.’
‘Your weakness made me lonely/Unholy matrimony/Did you do to her what you did to me/ Was she on her knees/She’s everything but me.’
Her new EP, Nashville Canyon, is set to be released on March 21. The second part of Nashville Canyon will be released in early summer 2025.
Beginning with her 1999 debut, Sweet Kisses, Simpson has released seven studio albums throughout her music career.
