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Jessica Simpson<\/strong><\/a> is up in the air whether she\u2019ll be able to stick it out with husband Eric Johnson<\/strong><\/a> and make it work, and her sister, Ashlee Simpson Ross<\/strong><\/a>, is keeping her grounded and helping in any way she can in the meantime.<\/p>\n \u201cJessica\u2019s needing advice and support, and Ashlee\u2019s being there for her, picking up the phone when Jessica calls, taking Jessica shopping, and volunteering to look after the kids,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cAshlee has that street-smart edge, and she knows a few things. Ashlee is listening but she\u2019s also reminding Jessica of Eric\u2019s good qualities and giving Jessica a lot of food for thought.\u201d<\/p>\n The source adds, \u201cJessica respects Ashlee and Evan<\/strong>\u2019s [Ross<\/strong>] relationship and thinks they\u2019ve got it figured out. The hard part is how they\u2019re all going to spend the holidays without Eric, but Jessica\u2019s in good hands. She has her sister.\u201d<\/p>\n Jessica and Eric met in 2010 and got married four years later. They welcomed son Maxwell in 2012, Ace in 2013 and Birdie in 2019. However, Life & Style<\/em> reported in September that their marriage seemed \u201cto be hanging on by a thread<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve drifted apart and come closer together many times over. There have been a lot of ups and downs that they\u2019ve worked through privately,\u201d a second insider shared in a story published on September 18.<\/p>\n The family matriarch fueled speculation when she didn\u2019t acknowledge her hubby\u2019s birthday. Instead of swooning over the former NFL star, the Dukes of Hazzard<\/em> actor shared a message about forgiveness.<\/p>\n \u201cForgiveness doesn\u2019t change that person. Forgiveness changes you. Guess what forgiveness does not do?\u201d a pastor said in a clip shared to the entertainer\u2019s Instagram Story. \u201cForgiveness does not mean you forget. One of the most crazy theories is that you forgive and forget. You don\u2019t forget, but you do have the opportunity to forgive every time you remember.\u201d<\/p>\n Things took a turn for the worst in October when Life & Style<\/em> reported that Jessica and Eric\u2019s marriage was \u201cpretty much over<\/a>\u201d and \u201cit\u2019s only a matter of time before she files for divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey tried couples counseling, which worked for a while, but then things went back to the way they were,\u201d a third insider revealed in a story published on October 31. \u201cThey don\u2019t spend nearly as much time together as they used to, and they\u2019ve just grown apart.\u201d<\/p>\n One month later, Jessica teased her new music via Instagram by posting a sultry photo while recording music and sitting in a chair. Her caption<\/a>, however, is what had fans talking.<\/p>\n \u201cInterviews in my Nashville music room where I unearthed my singular magic,\u201d the \u201cTake My Breath Away\u201d musician captioned the November 11 post. \u201cThis comeback is personal, it\u2019s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans chimed off in the comments section, with one person asking, \u201cIs this j simp saying she\u2019s single?\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a second sent well-wishes to Jessica and Eric, writing, \u201cHopefully this is her comeback with her husband and children who need her most. Nothing else matters in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n Neither Jessica nor Eric have addressed the rumors about the status of their relationship, but one week later, a fourth insider exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> that Jessica and Eric \u201chave a ton of unresolved issues<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJessica and Eric have been butting heads and living separate lives for an extremely long time,\u201d insider No. 4 dished in a story published on November 19. \u201cThey have a ton of unresolved issues in the marriage that have been simmering for years and now seem to be reaching a boiling point.\u201d<\/p>\n The fourth source continued, \u201cJessica clearly wants Eric to get his act together, but she won\u2019t stick around in limbo forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n