Nick Lachey still hasn't spoken to Jessica Simpson following the theft of her dog, despite looking after the animal when the couple were married.

Daisy, a caramel coloured malti poo, was snatched from Simpson's Los Angeles home in September by a wild coyote.

Lachey, who split from Simpson in 2005, told Access Hollywood: “I think a lot of people forget that Daisy was my dog too - for years.”

The singer said that his thoughts had been with the devastated singer, but he admitted that he hadn't made contact about the theft.

“I didn’t reach out to her. I’m sure she was upset… I was upset… It was sad to hear that happened, but it’s part of the cycle of life,” he said.

Simpson called in the pet detectives in an attempt to try and find Daisy, but efforts proved unsuccessful.

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