--- title: Jessica Simpson Has IUD and Won’t Be Having More Kids description: Find out what Jessica Simpson told Ellen Degeneres about why she and husband Eric Johnson won't be having any more kids. canonical: https://time.com/4788663/jessica-simpson-third-child-ellen/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-22T16:15:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:39.724Z og:title: Jessica Simpson Says She’s Not Having a Third Child og:description: 'We got an IUD’ og:url: https://time.com/4788663/jessica-simpson-third-child-ellen/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d32cac5e0926728/6988ce53cf40a83e2dc47cae/jessica-simpson-children.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Jessica Simpson Collection - Presentation - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jessica Simpson Says She’s Not Having a Third Child twitter:description: 'We got an IUD’ twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d32cac5e0926728/6988ce53cf40a83e2dc47cae/jessica-simpson-children.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jessica Simpson Says She’s Not Having a Third Child > Sponsored content. 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The 36-year-old singer recently stopped by [_The Ellen DeGeneres Show_](http://people.com/tag/the-ellen-degeneres-show/)for an interview that will air Monday, relieved to finally be chatting with the host without a baby in her belly as in previous visits. “I’m not pregnant,” Simpson said, shutting down rumors that she and husband [Eric Johnson](http://people.com/celebrity/jessica-simpson-marries-eric-johnson-inside-her-wedding-ceremony/) were expecting a third bundle of joy. “We got an IUD, nothing’s gonna get in that uterus.” DeGeneres quickly replied, “I’m not touching that.” “I have two beautiful children, and I’m not having a third,” Simpson added as a photo of her with Johnson and daughter [Maxwell Drew](http://people.com/babies/jessica-simpson-daughter-maxwell-drew-born/), 5, and son [Ace Knute](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/06/30/jessica-simpson-eric-johnson-welcome-son-ace-knute/), 3½, popped up on the screen. “They’re too cute … you can’t top that.” The fashion mogul also spoke about her daughter’s recent [mermaid-themed birthday bash](http://people.com/babies/jessica-simpson-maxwell-fifth-birthday/), revealing that the women donning silicone tails had to be carried away if they needed to use that bathroom. “They can’t pee on my children in the pool!” she explained. Simpson also reflected on her relationship with Johnson, whom she married in 2014, saying, “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a seven-year relationship other than with a woman,” which she quickly clarified to mean her best friends. She admitted that they have their different interests, but her husband can always be counted on for a back rub at the end of the day. “Every night he does since I was pregnant, hands down, even if things aren’t going great and he’s still snoring, somehow he knows how to massage my back,” Simpson said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4788663/jessica-simpson-third-child-ellen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4788663/jessica-simpson-third-child-ellen/"},"headline":"Jessica Simpson Says She’s Not Having a Third Child","datePublished":"2017-05-22T16:15:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:39.724Z","description":"'We got an IUD’","url":"https://time.com/4788663/jessica-simpson-third-child-ellen/","keywords":["motto","Parenting","Children"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d32cac5e0926728/6988ce53cf40a83e2dc47cae/jessica-simpson-children.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Stephanie Petit / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d32cac5e0926728/6988ce53cf40a83e2dc47cae/jessica-simpson-children.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jessica Simpson Collection - Presentation - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week","caption":"Jessica Simpson Collection - Presentation - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week","creditText":"Desiree Navarro—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4788663/jessica-simpson-third-child-ellen/","name":"Jessica Simpson Says She’s Not Having a Third Child"}}]}] ```