Jessica Simpson Still Can’t Get Over Her Chicken of the Sea Gaffe
The lawsuit claims that instead of serving actual fish, Subway makes an “entirely non-tuna based mixture that Defendants blended to resemble tuna and imitate its texture.” In a scene that will forever encapsulate pop culture of the early aughts—it even became a Saturday Night Live skit—Simpson asks Lachey to explain to her the branding of this particular tuna. If you watch closely, you can actually see Lachey reconsidering the marriage in his mind. Back in the early ’00s, Jessica Simpson co-starred with then-husband Nick Lachey on MTV reality showThe Newlyweds.Their show, and marriage, was short-lived , but one iconic quote from the series is still funny. “#ChickenoftheSea,” the singer and fashion designer tweetedafter posting a picture of a chicken swimming in the ocean blue water.
The chain has vigorously denied the claims, saying there’s “no truth” to the allegations. Laura turned a lifelong love of television into a valid reason to write and think about TV on a daily basis. She’s not a doctor, lawyer, or detective, but watches a lot of them in primetime. Resident of One Chicago, the galaxy far, far away, and Northeast Ohio.
Simpson, 40, jokingly had Subway’s back on Friday, tweeting, “It’s OK @SUBWAY. It IS confusing,” alongside a video of the Today show’s coverage of the story. Fans hoping to see Simpson return to reality TV soon for another “Chicken of the Sea” moment will be disappointed. While she’s happily married to NFL player Eric Johnson and has two children — Maxwell Drew, 4, and Ace Knute, 3 — Simpson said she has no plans to expose her family to the reality TV cameras. The couple split soon after the show ended in 2005 — officially divorcing in 2006. But while their love didn’t last, Simpson’s blonde moment lived on forever — as evidenced in the hilarious meme Simpson shared. She famously confused tuna and chicken while indulging in a bowl of Chicken of the Sea.
“So consumers would know to expect a mild-flavored white fish — that tasted similar to chicken — the company marketed it under the name Chicken of the Sea. It was such a success that the company eventually adopted the product name.” The Jessica QuestionAfter a tough few years—two movie duds, a risky foray into country music, and tabloid headlines about her weight—Jessica Simpson is at the crossroads of Obscurity and Re-invention. What brought the 28-year-old pop star, now also the controversial girlfriend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, to this moment?
The Dukes of Hazzard star, who appeared on Newlyweds from 2003 to 2006, shared a meme of a chicken swimming in the ocean in November 2016, reviving the TV moment. With ad spending expected to take a hit in the fourth quarter, the streamer has a lot to prove, though it’s already attracted major names like AB InBev. — and Chicken joanna gaines tomato cucumber salad of the Sea is trying to capitalize on that recognition to raise its brand share around National Seafood Month. We’ve detected that JavaScript is disabled in this browser. Please enable JavaScript or switch to a supported browser to continue using twitter.com. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center.
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. “Whole Foods Discovered Its Chicken Salad Actually Had Tuna,” the story’s headline read in July 2017, which Simpson shared via Instagram. Jessica Simpson poked fun at her 2003 “Chicken of the Sea” mishap after Subway was accused of using “anything but tuna” in their tuna salad sandwiches earlier this month.
Subway also set the record straight by replying to Jessica’s tweet. Our tuna is 100% wild caught tuna and 100% not chicken,” the Twitter account for the sandwich chain responded. While some consumers might not recall the “Newlyweds” gaff, which occurred in 2003, according to E! News, the spots stand on their own a fun play on the discrepancy between Chicken of the Sea’s name and its actual product. The brand actually got its name from a fisherman from the early 1900s who compared the taste and texture of albacore tuna — one of Chicken of the Sea’s main offerings — to chicken, according to the release.
Simpson, of course, is famous for confusing a can of Chicken of the Sea tuna with the barnyard animal. Jessica Simpson isn’t chicken when it comes to making fun of herself. Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. “I will be a consumer forever,” she said, laughing. “I will be because normally I don’t like fish, but it tastes so much like chicken.” If you need to be unblocked please e-mail us at and provide the IP address and reference number shown here along with why you require access.
On a 2003 episode of her old reality television show, Newlyweds, Jessica asked her former husband Nick Lachey, 47, if “Chicken of the Sea” was actually chicken or tuna. As Nick explained to Jessica at the time, “‘Chicken of the Sea’ is the brand, you know, cause a lot of people eat tuna and a lot of people eat chicken. So, it’s like chicken of the sea.” Jocelyn Hsu Whole Foods has been selling buffalo chicken salad in it’s New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut stores, but that product ain’t chicken. Apparently, the Willow Tree Poultry Farm based “buffalo chicken” also contained tuna, and all 440 pounds of the salad were recalled. Chicken of the Sea is also using the opportunity to highlight some of its business practices with a spot that shows its digital traceability program, which tracks its food from sea to table.
Fans lost it after seeing Jessica and Subway tweet at each other, which was an unexpected interaction, to say the least. Of course, fans also tweeted GIFs from the iconic scene in question, which showed Jessica eating a bowl of “Chicken of the Sea” and asking Nick, “Is this chicken what I have, or is this fish? I know it’s tuna, but it says chicken…by the sea?