Confusion about Jessica Simpson John Mayer romance

One thing that we do not like to do is to report rumors. In the case of the relationship of Jessica Simpson and John Mayer, all the available research at the time indicated that they were not only dating, but also in love.

Well, like anything else in Hollywood, facts can change within days. They are just friends, it turns out. Either way good publicity for both of them though the publicist lost his job. But don't you wonder why a publicist would cook up such a big lie without consulting his boss? Any employee in his right mind would cross-check before making a bold statement like this.

Or was she really dating John but got dumped? Or was it just a publicity stunt for pumping CD sales?