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Nick Lachey Confirms Cordial 6½-Hour Flight Near Jessica Simpson

His on-air account downplays drama, casting the April Los AngelesHawaii encounter as polite and uneventful.

Overview

  • Lachey, appearing on Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday, confirmed he encountered ex-wife Jessica Simpson and called it “strangely okay.”
  • He said they spent about six and a half hours in the same vicinity on a flight to Hawaii in April and that everyone was respectful.
  • Lachey traveled with wife Vanessa and their three children, while Simpson sat next to her mother as Eric Johnson and the kids were seated elsewhere.
  • He noted it was their first in-person contact in roughly 20 years since their 2006 divorce after their MTV Newlyweds era.
  • His comments clarify earlier, conflicting reports that ranged from claims of seat switching to accounts of a brief, cordial hello.