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Jessica Simpson Recalls ā€˜Living in a Lie' During a Secret Affair With a ā€˜Massive Movie Star'

The star revealed that she was pursued by a world-famous actor while he was still in a relationship, saying "They always say they're single."

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Jessica SimpsonĀ just proved that thisĀ tea is made for spilling.

The singerĀ revealed thatĀ "a massive movie star"Ā tried to seduce her, detailing the experience in her new short story forĀ Amazon Original Stories,Ā "Movie Star."

"This is aĀ very personal storyĀ and I really thought I would never share it," theĀ 42-year-old toldĀ PeopleĀ Feb 1. "The whole period was very surreal. There were times I had a lot of fun, don't get me wrong. But a lot of the time it felt isolating because I am someone who likes to deeply connect with people and I didn't know who was trustworthy and who was not."

However, looking back Simpson learned, "you can't always take people at their very persuasive word ā€” seems obvious but it really isn't when you are dealing with someone who sells it so well."

TheĀ "Dukes of Hazzard"Ā starĀ and her unnamed famous fling metĀ atĀ Jennifer Lopez's 2001 VMAs after-partyĀ when she was on a break withĀ Nick LacheyĀ and then reconnected after theĀ couple divorced inĀ 2006.

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Seeing him again at the Beverly Hills Hotel,Ā "TheĀ Open Book"Ā authorĀ wrote, "I felt this warm rush all the way down my body to the tips of my toes in my wedges."

But after an intense first kiss, the fashion designer saw pictures of her paramour and his then-girlfriend on the red carpet.

"I wasĀ never ever in a million years going to beĀ the other woman," she shared, expressing that the movie starĀ assured her that his relationship was "completely over"Ā and he only had eyes for Simpson.

But their whirlwind romance didn't stop there, as the two continued to see one another, attending nightclub events together and bonding over the birth of the "Irresistible" singer's goddaughter.

TheĀ "Employee of the Month"Ā actress detailed how aĀ visit to her manĀ on theĀ set of his movie madeĀ her feel like she was only there to "have sex" with the mystery man.Ā 

"Yes, there was something sexy and enticing about all this, but there was also something demeaning about it," Simpson recalled. "I felt like a call girl. I didn't care ifĀ he was my teenage fantasy come to life, this was not a choice that same girl, my younger self, would be proud of."Ā 

Jessica Simpson, 2022
Jessica Simpson, 2022

But that time in her lifeĀ didĀ leave the pop star with some very valuable life lessons learned.

"Not betraying your own heart and diminishing your self-worth actually feels so much better than immediate gratification if living in a lie," she continued. "I also learned that there is a wide range of what monogamy means in Hollywood!"

Flash-forward to 2023, theĀ Jessica Simpson founderĀ is nowĀ marriedĀ toĀ Eric Johnson ā€” who she tied the knot with in 2014 ā€” and sharesĀ Maxwell, 10,Ā Ace, 9, andĀ Birdie, 3.Ā 

"I have learned that self-love is one of the keys to really loving someone else and that a true love will never make you question yourself or what's real," Simpson added. "Thanks to my amazing soulmate and husband, I am able to love passionately and without fear of being hurt."

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