Overview

• Simpson took the stage as a presenter at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in New York on Sept. 7.
• She arrived in a sheer, sculptural black tulle gown that drew heavy online reaction, with some fans saying she looked unrecognizable.
• On the red carpet she described herself as single and jokingly named Charlie Hunnam, James Franco and Jamie Dornan as her Sexiest Man Alive picks.
• She is promoting new music with Nashville Canyon: Pt. 2 released this month, following Pt. 1 earlier this year as her recording return.
• Simpson and Eric Johnson announced their separation in January after 10 years of marriage, and a recent Vegas sighting prompted reunion talk that an Us Weekly source said was not a reconciliation.