Newlyweds Show was Dumb Says Lachey
Laying the blame on the MTV Newlyweds reality show, singer Nick Lachey said that it could possibly have led to the breakup of his marriage with Jessica Simpson. The show, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, which went on for three seasons, soon lost its novelty on the couple. They enjoyed doing the show together initially, though. However, the show started affecting their lives adversely, later.
In the Late Show with David Letterman, Lachey lamented’ “It was among the dumber ideas I think I’ve ever seen executed in history.” Both Lachey and Simpson enjoyed doing the show initially, but the show got too imposing and invasive for them to cope with.
When asked whether participating in the show had a bearing in the straining and eventual split in their relationship, Lachey said, “You know that’s one of those things where I think until you get enough hindsight and enough clarity and perspective, I don’t think you can really know what happened. But, I certainly think it was probably a factor.”