Jessica Simpson in therapy over gossip

Jessica Simpson that gossip magazines drove her to the therapist's couch.

Jessica Simpson says the relentless gossip about her marriage to Nick Lachey drove her to visit a therapist.

"I respect knowledge of the psyche. I would be a therapist if I weren't an entertainer," she said.

Simpson, 25, has been the queen of US tabloids this year - much of the coverage dissecting her marriage. The pair have denied persistent rumours of a split.

"Hopefully mine and Nick's story will continue for the rest of our lives, like what we vowed, through sickness and in health," she said.