Jessica Simpson Hits Back At Claim She’s Drinking Again After Celebrating Six Years Of Sobriety

Jessica Simpson hit back at a claim she’s started drinking after she wrote a post on social media celebrating her son’s birthday following nearly six years of sobriety.

On Monday, the 44-year-old singer posted a picture on Instagram of her son on his 11th birthday and wrote, “I’m gonna be a braggin’ Mom for a moment and just say that I have the kindest, most handsome 11yr old son on the planet.”

“Fun fact: we both find lucky pennies randomly every other week and use them to WIN my scratchers together,” she added. “Mama loves you Ace Knute Johnson- OH SO VERY MUCH!!!”

In the comments, someone responded in all caps, “Stop Drinking.” Simpson saw the comment and made it clear nothing could be further from the truth, People magazine reported.

“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,” Simpson wrote.

“Thank you for your concern, but you have me very misunderstood,” she added. “Sending love your way.”

 

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The person who made the comment apologized and backtracked for what they said, the outlet noted.

The superstar singer has been very open about her personal struggles with everything from weight loss to sobriety, as noted in her 2020 memoir “Open Book.”

In November 2021, the “Sweetest Sin” hitmaker celebrated her four years of sobriety with an image she posted on Instagram, the day she said she would allow herself “to take back” her “light.”

“This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself,” she captioned the post of the candid image. “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.”

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“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,” she added. “I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor. I wanted to live as a leader does and break cycles to advance forward- never looking back with regret and remorse over any choice I have made and would make for the rest of my time here within this beautiful world.”

“I can’t believe it has been 4yrs!” Simpson continued. “It feels like maybe 2. I think that is a good thing. Ha. There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic. The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self sabotage. The drinking wasn’t the issue. I was.”

She concluded her post, noting that she didn’t “respect my own power” nor “love” herself, but said she now does. “I am wildly honest and comfortably open. I am free.”

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Harris Uses Walz To Swipe At Vance: ‘Varsity Team And The JV Squad’

Vice President Kamala Harris contrasted on Tuesday her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, to former President Donald Trump‘s pick, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH).

A rally in Philadelphia served as the first time the public got a chance to see Harris appear with Walz as partners in the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket for the 2024 election.

“He really does shine a light on a brighter future that we can build together. In his state, he has been a model chief executive,” Harris declared.

“With his experience,” she added, Walz would be ready on “day one” to serve in the White House starting next January.

Kamala: "When you compare [Tim Walz's] resume—shall we?—to Trump's running mate, well some might say it's like a matchup between the varsity team and the JV squad." pic.twitter.com/e8ohUKrEz9

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 6, 2024

After the audience cheered, Harris delivered a line that alluded to Walz being a former high school football coach.

“When you compare [Tim Walz’s] resume — shall we? — to Trump’s running mate, well, some might say it’s like a matchup between the varsity team and the JV squad,” Harris said.

Harris said voters “each face a question, what kind of country do we want to live in: a country of freedom, compassion, and rule of law; or a country of chaos, fear, and hate?”

“And here’s the beauty of our democracy,” she added. “We each have the power to answer that question. We each have the power to answer that question. The power is with the people!”

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Walz edged out Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to become Harris’ VP pick.

Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign press secretary, released a statement dubbing Walz “a dangerously liberal extremist” who tried to reshape Minnesota “in the image of” deep-blue California.

She knocked Walz for “proposing his own carbon-free agenda,” “suggesting stricter emission standards for gas-powered cars,” and “embracing policies to allow convicted felons to vote.”

Vance explained to reporters how he believes that Harris picking Walz showed how “radical” and out of touch the vice president is with struggling Americans.

He said they make an “interesting tag team” because Walz “allowed rioters to burn down Minneapolis in the summer of 2020” and Harris “helped bail them out of jail.”