{"id":2882,"date":"2026-05-20T19:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jessica-simpson-defends-her-kids-flying-coach-after-ex-nick-lachey-put-her-on-blast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:11:06","slug":"jessica-simpson-defends-her-kids-flying-coach-after-ex-nick-lachey-put-her-on-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jessica-simpson-defends-her-kids-flying-coach-after-ex-nick-lachey-put-her-on-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Simpson defends her kids flying coach after ex Nick Lachey put her on blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/128315024.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jessica Simpson explained why she was a <em>few<\/em> degrees away from her children on a recent flight.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWith You\u201d singer set the record straight after her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/16\/celebrity-news\/nick-lachey-claims-ex-jessica-simpson-flew-in-first-class-while-her-3-kids-sat-in-economy-during-6-hour-flight\/\">claimed she sat in first class while her kids flew economy<\/a> on a six-hour flight, telling photogs Wednesday at LAX, \u201cMy mom bought those tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She reiterated, \u201cIt was my mom\u2019s treat for us to go to Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Simpson began to go through security, the photog asked if her kids would sit with her if she were the one who purchased the tickets, to which she replied, \u201cOf course!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jessica Simpson (pictured here at LAX on Wednesday) clarified ex-husband Nick Lachey\u2019s claim that she sat first class on a six-hour flight to Hawaii while her children sat in economy. <span class=\"credit\">LionsShareNews \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The pop star (pictured here at LAX on Wednesday) simply told photogs, \u201cMy mom bought those tickets.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">LionsShareNews \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lachey noted on last Wednesday\u2019s episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYTZ7gmBXOI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWatch What Happens Live,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that Simpson was seated with her mother, Tina Ann Drew, and her now-estranged husband, Eric Johnson, in first class.<\/p>\n<p>The 98 degrees member was flying with wife Vanessa Lachey, whom he tied the knot with in 2011, and their three kids \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2012\/09\/13\/nick-vanessa-welcome-littlest-lachey\/\">son Camden<\/a>, 13,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/01\/06\/nick-and-vanessa-lachey-welcome-second-child\/\">daughter Brooklyn<\/a>, 11, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/10\/10\/nick-and-vanessa-lacheys-third-child-was-born-premature\/\">son Phoenix<\/a>, 9 \u2014 at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe her kids and her \u2014 I\u2019m not familiar with where they stand, but \u2014 her husband, maybe, were on the plane but not with us,\u201d Nick explained, noting that his \u201cformer mother-in-law\u201d was there, too.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI believe her kids and her \u2014 I\u2019m not familiar with where they stand, but \u2014 her husband, maybe, were on the plane but not with us,\u201d Lachey recently told Andy Cohen on \u201cWatch What Happens Live.\u201d (Simpson is pictured above with her three children.) <span class=\"credit\">jessicasimpson\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The 98 Degrees frontman confirmed that Simpson, her estranged husband, Eric Johnson, and her mother, Tina Ann Drew, flew \u201cin a separate class of service\u201d from the kids. (Simpson, Johnson and their kids are seen in a family photo above.) <span class=\"credit\">jessicasimpson\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cLove Is Blind\u201d host then confirmed Andy Cohen\u2019s inquiry if Simpson and Johnson\u2019s\u00a0three kids \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2012\/05\/01\/jessica-simpson-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-maxwell-drew-johnson\/\">daughter Maxwell<\/a>, 14,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/05\/parents\/jessica-simpsons-12-year-old-son-towers-over-pop-star-in-sweet-snap\/\">son Ace<\/a>, 12, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/03\/20\/jessica-simpson-gives-birth-to-her-third-child\/\">daughter Birdie<\/a>, 7 \u2014 were \u201cin a separate class of service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lachey shared that the run-in was \u201cstrangely OK,\u201d musing that \u201cit\u2019s been 20 years\u201d since<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/jessica-simpsons-dating-history-her-ex-boyfriends-and-husbands\/\">\u00a0<\/a>their marriage in the mid-aughts.<\/p>\n<p>The boy band frontman and fashion designer walked down the aisle in 2002 before calling it quits three years later. Simpson and Nick finalized their divorce in 2006.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cLove Is Blind\u201d host said his wife, Vanessa Lachey, and their three children (all pictured together above) all sat together in first class. <span class=\"credit\">nick lachey\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lachey (pictured here with Simpson in the early 2000s) said \u201ceveryone was very, very cordial\u201d and \u201cvery respectful\u201d during the run-in. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9MTV\/courtesy Everett \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe hadn\u2019t seen each other in those 20 years, then spent six and a half hours on a flight to Hawaii together,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Lachey made it clear the duo didn\u2019t spend the flight together, but were merely \u201cin the same vicinity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201ceveryone was very, very cordial\u201d and \u201cvery respectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The former flames  (pictured here together in 2005) got married in 2002. They split three years later and finalized their divorce in 2006.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The fashion designer (pictured here in 2025) married Johnson in 2014, but announced their split in 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simpson and Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/07\/06\/jessica-simpson-marries-eric-johnson\/\">tied the knot<\/a> in 2014\u00a0before\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/13\/celebrity-news\/jessica-simpson-splits-from-eric-johnson-after-10-years-of-marriage\/\">announcing their split<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,\u201d Simpson\u00a0told People\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them,\u201d her statement continued. \u201cWe are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/16\/celebrity-news\/nick-lachey-claims-ex-jessica-simpson-flew-in-first-class-while-her-3-kids-sat-in-economy-during-6-hour-flight\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/20\/celebrity-news\/jessica-simpson-defends-her-kids-flying-coach-after-ex-nick-lachey-put-her-on-blast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jessica Simpson explained why she was a few degrees away from her children on a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128315024.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}