Today in Random Person Makes Wild Assumption About Celebrity, Jessica Simpson, who gave up alcohol in 2017, felt the need to reassure an Instagram commenter that she is, in fact, still sober. Just in case anyone felt weirdly entitled to that information.
Frankly, it would be one thing if the Instagram user in question left their comment on a post in which Simpson seemed, for whatever reason, inebriated. But they left it on a picture Simpson posted of her son Ace, in honour of his 11th birthday.
“I’m gonna be a braggin’ Mom for a moment and just say that I have the kindest, most handsome 11yr old son on the planet,” she wrote. To which the commenter randomly replied, “STOP DRINKING!”
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Rather than point out how weird and inappropriate the comment was, Simpson took the high road and set the record straight, writing back, “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. Thank you for your concern, but you have me very misunderstood. Sending love your way.”
According to People, the user backtracked and apologised for making an assumption.
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This isn’t the first time Jessica Simpson has had to address her sobriety. (Remember that time she kind of slurred her words in a Pottery Barn ad?)
But she's remained transparent about her struggles with alcohol and pills, writing candidly about her experiences in her memoir, Open Book, and on social media. On her fourth sober-versary, she even shared a photo seemingly taken the day she quit drinking.
“This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognisable version of myself. I had so much self discovery to unlock and explore…Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honour,” she captioned the picture, adding, “There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic. 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. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do.”
This article originally appeared in GLAMOUR US.
