Jessica Simpson's holidays may be ruined this year. The 26 year old singer received a call from ex-husband Nick Lachey telling her he plans to marry his new girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo in the very near future. Reports say Nick called Jess because he wanted the news to come from him and not other sources like the paparazzi. The two apparently spent 40 minutes on the phone discussing the situation before ending the call on relatively good terms. Although Jessica acted as though everything was okay, sources say it was clear she was disappointed with the news.

Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson separated in November of last year, just after the release of the final season of "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica." Since then, Jess has been linked to a number of hot hollywood men like Maroon 5's Adam Levine, quarterback Tony Romo and, most recently, singer John Mayer. While Jess was out testing the waters, Nick was settling down with his new girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo.

Sources also say that Nick Lachey has plans to marry the MTV host by the end of the year.