Jessica Simpson has a girls’ night out after shutting down speculation she’s drinking again
Jessica Simpson enjoyed a girls’ night out in Los Angeles after shutting down rumors she picked up drinking again.
The “Irresistible” hitmaker was spotted exiting Hollywood’s Mother Wolf Italian restaurant Thursday, and looked cheerful as she smiled at photographers. She also waved as she left with a pal in a black SUV.
Simpson, 44, dressed to the nines for her late dinner, rocking a silky pink dress decorated with a whimsical black floral print.
She paired the outfit with strappy animal print sandals, a black lace duster and an oversized silver bag.
Simpson added even more dimension to the layered look with a turquoise necklace and several rings, plus larger silver hoops.
Earlier this week, the fashion designer clapped back at a troll who accused her of drinking after she shared a photo of her 11-year-old son, Jace, on Instagram.
“STOP DRINKING!,” the user boldly wrote under the black-and-white photo.
“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 responded.
“[Thank you] for your concern, but you have me very misunderstood.”
The Instagram user replied to Simpson’s comment and profusely apologized, writing, “I’m so happy to hear that!! Sorry for my misunderstanding.”
In her 2020 memoir, “Open Book,” the “Dukes of Hazard” star revealed she had been addicted to pills and alcohol.
She said she was close to hitting “rock bottom” in 2017 after she drank too much at a Halloween party and couldn’t dress her children. After the incident, she decided to make some changes in her life.
Since then, the “With You” singer has openly celebrated her sobriety milestones.
In 2021, Simpson honored her fourth year of sobriety by sharing an “unrecognizable” snapshot of herself from November 2017, in which she looked bloated and unhappy.
“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,” she wrote in her lengthy caption at the time.
“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 continued, “I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do. I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad.
“I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am wildly honest and comfortably open. I am free.”
Simpson posted the same photo last year while marking her sixth year of sobriety.
The mother of three — who aside from Jace shares daughters Maxwell, 12, and Birdie, 5, with husband Eric Johnson — is reportedly planning her musical comeback.
