Alan Peppard from The Dallas Morning News has confirmed that Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo have broken up. He says, “But after taking several oaths not to divulge my sources, two people close to Tony and Jess have told me that the glam couple is over, splitsville, kaput, put a fork in it.”

Again, I take this with a grain of salt, but Peppard IS at least a reputable source. I wonder if these “two people close to Tony and Jess” are actually Tony’s buddies. After all, he’s in Dallas and one of Tony’s buds has already talked to a reporter from a different magazine (even if he didn’t give any details).

Now what I wonder is this: Does Jessica even know this? Perhaps she’s reading the developments right along with the rest of us. Perhaps all she knows at this point is that Tony went out of town for a drunken boys weekend and that he called her and was hammered. It wouldn’t be a fun point in their relationship, but it’s a long way from actually breaking up.

And IF she doesn’t know, then Tony Romo is a real heel for not breaking up properly. Hey Tony, I’ve written an article on my dating site called “How to Break Up With Someone.” Maybe you should read it!

On to the other issue, if Tony DID break up with Jessica, that means she’s left just a few days before her sister’s wedding without a date. Ouch.

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It’s the question of the day: Are Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo over?

Personally, I could go either way on this one. I haven’t, however, found any reputable reports to indicate one way or the other.

Here’s what I can tell you for sure. Tony was at a “boys weekend” in Chicago over the past weekend. Which was why we heard that horrible rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame from him. He went out and partied. He may or may not have hit on a few women, or a few women may or may not have hit on him. He supposedly called Jess and was a drunk obnoxious lout, but hey… that doesn’t mean he actually broke up with her.

The only confirmation I have (thus far) about a break up is some friend of Tony’s who reportedly talking to a reporter and said they broke up but that guys didn’t talk about that stuff so he didn’t have any details. Which means: NOT HELPFUL.

Jessica’s rep, meanwhile, has denied a break up. Again: NOT HELPFUL. (We all know reps tell what they’ve been told to tell.)

I think if you look at the timing of all this, with Jessica talking more openly about him (and expressing her love, saying she’d be open to marriage) that it may have scared Tony to where he needed a little space. These things happen in a relationship, and since they’ve been going out six months it seems like a good time for a major argument.

Jess was on Extra yesterday talking about him and having babies:

and that would imply that they are still together. But again… this isn’t for sure.

I’m on it, pals. Stay tuned.