Pete Wentz, also known as Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record executive. He is best known for being the lyricist and bassist for the band Fall Out Boy. Wentz also owns the record label DCD2 records along with Patrick Stump. He has also been part of bands like Black Cards and Arma Angelus. Aside from his musical career, he has also dabbled in acting, writing, hosting, and fashion ventures. He hosted the show ‘Best Ink‘ and also has a clothing line named Clandestine Industries. He also has many philanthropic ventures.
The musician Pete Wentz was married to singer and actress Ashlee Simpson from 2008 to 2011. The couple married in 2008 after dating for almost two years. But they divorced in 2011. Recently in an interview, Wentz opened up about his divorce from Simpson and said how the breakup was hard on him. He said, “My life was just like… a bomb had gone off in it.” Why did Wentz feel like that and what happened? Read on to find out.
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Pete Wentz Talks About The Lowest Time In His Life
Pete Wentz recently in an interview talked about how around 2010-11, he was facing the lowest point in his life. He said in the interview how he was depressed around 2010 when he was separating from his then-wife Ashlee Simpson. The singer was also co-parenting with Simpson for their son Bronx at the time. During the same time, Wentz’s band Fall Out Boy was also going on a hiatus with no plans of coming back. Wentz felt as if his life was in chaos and fully shattered.
Pete Wentz said, “My life was just like… a bomb had gone off in it, you’ve atrophied all of these life skills. I was like, ‘Oh. You have to figure out how to be happy as an adult.” He also added saying, Life is so short, and it’s so long, that maybe you should try wild s— because it will break you out of the feeling of nihilism.”
Since then, fortunes have improved for the singer. Wentz has been together with model Meagan Camper since 2011. The couple also has two kids together, a son Saint (8), and a daughter Marvel (4). The band Fall Out Boy has also regrouped together. The band has released many more new albums since regrouping after the hiatus.
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Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson’s Relationship
Ashlee Simpson started dating Pete Wentz in 2006 after they met each other for the first time during the VMAs. In April 2008, rumors started spreading about their engagement, which was later confirmed by the couple. The duo got married in May 2008, and it was reported that the wedding was Alice In Wonderland themed.
Simpson legally changed her name after marriage to Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. The couple then revealed that they were expecting their first child together. Simpson told about the pregnancy, “Motherhood is the most fantastic experience I have ever been through.” Their son Bronx was born in November 2008. The couple divided time between work and parenting their son. During this time, Wentz even claimed that Simpson was his ‘soulmate’.
But in 2011, Simpson filed for divorce from Wentz citing irreconcilable differences. The couple released a joint statement saying, “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to file for divorce, we remain friends and deeply committed and loving parents to our son Bronx, whose happiness and well-being remains our No. 1 priority. We ask that everyone honor our privacy as we navigate this next phase of our lives.” Simpson later said in an interview that they were very young when they got married and when they grew up, they also grew apart. She said that it was a classic case of marrying young.
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