{"id":2361763,"date":"2026-04-07T01:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2361763"},"modified":"2026-04-07T01:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:40:48","slug":"jessica-simpson-and-ex-husband-nick-lachey-reportedly-have-awkward-run-in-on-flight-to-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jessica-simpson-and-ex-husband-nick-lachey-reportedly-have-awkward-run-in-on-flight-to-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Simpson and Ex-Husband Nick Lachey Reportedly Have \u2018Awkward\u2019 Run-in on Flight to Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now boarding\u2026iconic celebrity couple of the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Jessica Simpson<\/strong> and ex-husband <strong>Nick Lachey<\/strong> jetted off to Hawaii on the same flight\u2014and things reportedly got \u201cawkward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/06\/jessica-simpson-nick-lachey-on-same-flight-to-hawaii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TMZ&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a>, the former couple flew from Los Angeles to Kauai, Hawaii, aboard the same aircraft on Sunday, March 29. Both Simpson, 45, Lachey, 52 \u2014 who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/jessica-simpsons-dating-history-nick-lachey-john-mayer-and-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:were married from 2002 to 2006;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;were married from 2002 to 2006&quot;}\" class=\"link \">were married from 2002 to 2006<\/a> \u2014 were seated in first class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re told the exes went out of their way to avoid each other the entire time,\u201d the outlet reported on Monday, April 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Love Is Blind<\/em> host was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/jessica-simpson-admits-nick-lachey-and-vanessa-never-sent-a-gift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reportedly visibly uncomfortable;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;reportedly visibly uncomfortable&quot;}\" class=\"link \">reportedly visibly uncomfortable<\/a> and \u201cturned bright red\u201d when he realized the awkward encounter. Simpson even switched seats to avoid interacting with her ex, a source told TMZ.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mega<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lachey and wife <strong>Vanessa Lachey,<\/strong> who was also on the flight, lived in Kahala, Oahu, for three years while she was filming her hit CBS series, <em>NCIS: Hawai\u2019i<\/em>. While they relocated back to California in 2024, Vanessa, 45, shared a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWnrgcMDX7L\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:snap from the island;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;snap from the island&quot;}\" class=\"link \">snap from the island<\/a> on April 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For her part, the \u201cWith You\u201d artist shares three kids, son <strong>Ace,<\/strong> 12, and daughters <strong>Maxwell,<\/strong> 13, and <strong>Birdie,<\/strong> 7, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/jessica-simpson-sending-ex-eric-205205743.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:with ex-husband Eric Johnson.\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;with ex-husband Eric Johnson.&amp;nbsp&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">with ex-husband <strong>Eric<\/strong> <strong>Johnson<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Johnson, 46, was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/jessica-simpson-and-husband-eric-johnson-split-end-10-year-marriage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reportedly also on the flight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;reportedly also on the flight&quot;}\" class=\"link \">reportedly also on the flight<\/a>, but was seated in coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/jessica-simpson-and-ex-husband-nick-lachey-reportedly-have-awkward-run-in-on-flight-to-hawaii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jessica Simpson and Ex-Husband Nick Lachey Reportedly Have \u2018Awkward\u2019 Run-in on Flight to Hawaii;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jessica Simpson and Ex-Husband Nick Lachey Reportedly Have \u2018Awkward\u2019 Run-in on Flight to Hawaii&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jessica Simpson and Ex-Husband Nick Lachey Reportedly Have \u2018Awkward\u2019 Run-in on Flight to Hawaii<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:InTouch Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;InTouch Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i>InTouch Weekly<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>InTouch Weekly<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=intouchweekly.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now boarding\u2026iconic celebrity couple of the 2000s. Jessica Simpson and ex-husband Nick Lachey jetted off to Hawaii on the same flight\u2014and things reportedly got \u201cawkward.\u201d According to TMZ, the former couple flew from Los Angeles to Kauai, Hawaii, aboard the same aircraft on Sunday, March 29. 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