It was a quick road to romance for the two, who began dating in May while the footballer was estranged from his stylist wife, Keri Johnson. His divorce has since been finalized.
But wait, wasn't Jess already in the news for another engagement this week?!
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Right you are, but that marriage news belongs to none other than Simpson's ex-hubby Nick Lachey and his new fianceƩ Vanessa Minnillo.
And before you start speculating about any bitterness between the former Newlyweds, Jess stopped by On Air with Ryan Seacrest Thursday morning to pass along her congrats to the happy couple.
"I am extremely, extremely happy for him," she said. "Our relationship was over a really long time ago, and it would be nice if everyone could move on with us and really just celebrate the love between him and Vanessa. I do, and I wish them nothing but the best."
And we're sure Nick will reciprocate Jess' well wishes any minute now...right?
In the meantime, Joe Simpson headed to Twitter Sunday night to share his congrats. "So very happy for Jess and Eric," the doting dad wrote. "May they have a l
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