Nick Lachey Discusses Jessica Simpson Weight Controversy, ‘Idol’ Duet

Nick Lachey visited ‘Access Hollywood’ host Billy Bush’s radio show, talking about the controversy surrouding his ex-wife Jessica Simpson’s weight gain, the story behind their breakup, that story about Jessica’s dad shafting him out of $500,000 on a workout video, wanting to be known for his music rather than a reality show, and teaming up with ‘American Idol’ judge Kara DioGuardi for a duet on the former 98 Degrees singer’s upcoming album, ‘Coming Up For Air’. “She and I wrote it together,” Lachey said. “Initially, just in the studio, we thought, ‘All right, let’s sing it together and then we’ll maybe find someone else to be on it,’ but she did such a great job on it.” Watch highlights of the interview below the cut.