Washington
(ANI):
Singer
Jessica
Simpson's
controlling
dad
might
just
be
the
real
reason
behind
her
split
with
quaterback
Tony
Romo,
it
has
emerged.
According
to
a
source,
the
27-year-old
singer's
dad
Joe
Simpson
had
offered
a
broker
a
deal
to
sell
his
engagement
and
wedding
to
a
magazine.
"'If
you
guys
have
a
marriage,
I
can
do
the
same
[sell
it]
that
I
did
with
Ashlee,'" a
source
quoted
Joe
as
saying.
Moreover,
he
also
asked
the
'Dallas
Cowboys'
star
to
drop
his
agent
so
he
could
take
over
his
NFL
career
along
with
a
67.5
million
dollar
contract.
This
indeed
enraged
Romo
and
he
gave
Jessica
an
ultimatum
to
tell
her
dad
to
back
off.
However,
when
asked
for
comment
Joe
defended
himself.
"It's
unfair
to
criticize
me
for
what
every
manager
does
for
his
or
her
clients.
And
in
this
business,
where
people
can
quickly
turn
on
you,
who
better
than
a
parent
to
be
working
for
his
children?" Usmagazine.com
quoted
Joe,
as
saying.
According
to
a
friend,
Romo
was
also
fed
up
by
Jessica's
partying.
"Tony
goes
out
and
he
will
drink
socially,
but
he
said
Jess
takes
it
to
an
extreme," the
friend
said.
Meanwhile,
the
couple
is
apparently
rekindling
their
relationship.
A
source
said
that
Romo
and
Simpson
are
back
on,
in
"a
talking
stage"
and
their
relationship
is
in
"a
middle-of-the-road
state."