Jessica Simpson says men were once told they would 'never be respected' if they dated her

• Jessica Simpson revealed on "The Drew Barrymore Show" that men were once told not to date her.
• She said their publicists warned them that doing so could ruin their reputations.
• Simpson also talked about her body, and being expected to share her weight with her record label.

Jessica Simpson opened up about her past relationships during an appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show" this week.

The conversation started when Simpson told a story about how she first found inspiration for her signature shoe line by observing fashion at the concerts of an ex-boyfriend.

Though Simpson didn't name the man in question, she did say she had some "under-the-radar" relationships that the public doesn't know about.

When asked further about her dating history, Simpson revealed that some men were instructed by their publicists not to date her because doing so could have negatively impacted their reputations.

"I felt like any time it started to get a little bit serious, I was the person to run from because every guy would be listening to their publicist," Simpson told Barrymore.

"It would be like 'Stay away. Stay away. You'll never be a respected actor; you'll never be a respected musician if you're dating her,'" she continued. "But that was back then, so at least that was the excuses I heard."

Simpson also discussed facing judgment regarding her body while growing up in a church setting. She specifically recalled "having to cover it all up" by wearing blazers, vests, and turtlenecks while singing on stage because "apparently people would lust."

"So I have literally been judged for my body like, since I was a kid," Simpson said. "Judged in the church, and then after the church it was like, 'No be sexier, but then you always have to look that way if you do it once. You have to remain that body forever."

"Turning in my weight to the label, that's not okay," she added.

The interview comes more than a year after Simpson released her memoir "Open Book" in 2020. The book details her experience facing sexism, sexual abuse, alcohol addiction, and more.