NEWSPete Wentz & Ashlee Simpson Divorce: Friend Mark Hoppus "Caught Off Guard"
Feb. 16 2011, Published 9:31 a.m. ET
Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson's divorce was so sudden that even their good family friend Mark Hoppus says he was "caught off guard" by the news.
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PopEater chatted with Mark about the news of Pete and Ashlee's divorce and he revealed he didn't know about it ahead of the announcement.
"I saw that. I haven't gotten a chance to talk to Pete about it yet. It really caught me off guard," he said. "I had no idea. I mean, I'm friends with him and Ashlee, our families go out and have meals together and our kids play together."
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"It really, really saddens me that that's the case and I hope that they're in a good spot because they're both very nice people," he added. "I hope they can work things through in a positive way because that's a really sad thing to have happened."
"Especially when there's a kid involved... that's no good."
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Watch Mark's interview below!
