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The ultimate betrayal. Some celebrities have endured their fair share of heartbreak over the years — including highly publicized cheating scandals.
Tristan Thompson made headlines twice for cheating onKhloé Kardashian — whom he began dating in 2016 — over the course of their relationship. The Cleveland Cavaliers player was spotted cozying up to two women in April 2018 while Kardashian was pregnant with their daughter, True. Later that month, Us Weekly confirmed that Thompson had been unfaithful to the reality star since November 2017 with at least five different women.
However, Thompson was present for their daughter’s birth, which was documented on season 15 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
“His mistake was obviously humiliating and heartbreaking but I do believe that I am strong enough to endure anything,” she tweeted at the time. “I choose to find a life lesson in every situation, even the nasty ones. Tristan has grown from this but most importantly he is a beautiful father to our sweet baby True.”
The athlete and Kardashian split for a second time when he was seen kissing Kylie Jenner‘s then-BFF, Jordyn Woods, at a party in February 2019.
Another cheating scandal that made waves involved Kristen Stewart, whose romance with Robert Pattinson‘s romance hit a roadblock when photos surfaced in July 2012 of the actress and director Rupert Sanders packing on the PDA. The Seberg star issued a public apology to Pattinson, whom she began dating in 2009.
“I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected,” she said at the time. “This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.”
Sanders, for his part, publicly apologized to his then-wife, Liberty Ross, and their two children, Skyla and Tennyson.
“I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family,” the English director said in a statement to Us. “My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together.”
Ross filed for divorce from Sanders in January 2013. Stewart and Pattinson reconciled but the Twilight costars ultimately called it quits for good the same month.
Scroll down to revisit the biggest celebrity cheating bombshells through the years.
The ultimate betrayal. Some celebrities have endured their fair share of heartbreak over the years — including highly publicized cheating scandals.
Tristan Thompson made headlines twice for cheating onKhloé Kardashian — whom he began dating in 2016 — over the course of their relationship. The Cleveland Cavaliers player was spotted cozying up to two women in April 2018 while Kardashian was pregnant with their daughter, True. Later that month, Us Weekly confirmed that Thompson had been unfaithful to the reality star since November 2017 with at least five different women.
However, Thompson was present for their daughter's birth, which was documented on season 15 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.Us broke the news in May 2018 that the duo were "fully back together" despite Thompson's infidelity. The Revenge Body host defended her decision to reunite with the NBA star in November 2018.
“His mistake was obviously humiliating and heartbreaking but I do believe that I am strong enough to endure anything,” she tweeted at the time. “I choose to find a life lesson in every situation, even the nasty ones. Tristan has grown from this but most importantly he is a beautiful father to our sweet baby True.”
The athlete and Kardashian split for a second time when he was seen kissing Kylie Jenner's then-BFF, Jordyn Woods, at a party in February 2019.
Another cheating scandal that made waves involved Kristen Stewart, whose romance with Robert Pattinson's romance hit a roadblock when photos surfaced in July 2012 of the actress and director Rupert Sanders packing on the PDA. The Seberg star issued a public apology to Pattinson, whom she began dating in 2009.
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"I'm deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected," she said at the time. "This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry."
Sanders, for his part, publicly apologized to his then-wife, Liberty Ross, and their two children, Skyla and Tennyson.
"I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family," the English director said in a statement to Us. "My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together."
Ross filed for divorce from Sanders in January 2013. Stewart and Pattinson reconciled but the Twilight costars ultimately called it quits for good the same month.
Scroll down to revisit the biggest celebrity cheating bombshells through the years.
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Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo
Just days after the Maroon 5 singer's wife confirmed she was expecting their third child in September 2022, Instagram model Sumner Stroh posted a TikTok video claiming she'd had an affair with Levine that lasted "for about a year."
“I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner. I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life. In certain instances it became inappropriate. I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family," he wrote.
Two additional women — Alyson Rosef and Maryka — later came forward with screenshots of alleged flirty messages the Grammy Award winner had sent them.
Although Prinsloo did not publicly comment on the infidelity allegations, she was seen smiling as she and Levine picked their daughters up from school later that week in photos obtained by the Daily Mail.
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Kevin Hunter and Wendy Williams
The Wendy Williams Show host claimed in her 2001 memoir, Wendy’s Got the Heat, that her husband had cheated on her, prompting her to hire a private investigator to trail him. Sixteen years later, Hunter was accused of cheating on Williams again when he was spotted out and about in New Jersey with massage therapist Sharina Hudson. Reports surfaced in 2017 that the TV producer and Hudson had been romantically involved for more than a decade, which he and Williams denied. But in March 2019, Hudson gave birth to a baby amid widespread speculation that Hunter is the father. A month later, the TV personality filed for divorce from Hunter, with whom she shares son Kevin Jr., after more than 21 years of marriage.
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The pair's relationship was further tested in December 2021 when fitness model Maralee Nichols welcomed son Theo and sued Thompson for child support. A paternity test later revealed that the basketball star was the child's father.
In July 2022, Us confirmed that a surrogate was already carrying Kardashian and Thompson's second child when news of the paternity scandal broke. Another insider told Us at the time that the twosome had "not spoken since December outside of coparenting matters."
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Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump
The president’s son met singer Aubrey O’Day on the season 5 set of his father’s reality series Celebrity Apprentice in 2011. “Things started up with Aubrey and Don Jr. toward the end of the taping,” a source close to the singer told Us Weekly. According to multiple sources, the two carried on an affair from late 2011 until March 2012 until wife Vanessa found emails between him and the former Danity Kane band member. The married couple stayed together but announced they were divorcing in March 2018. “After 12 years of marriage, we have decided to go our separate ways,” they said in a statement to Us on March 19. “We will always have tremendous respect for each other and our families. We have five beautiful children together and they remain our top priority. We ask for your privacy during this time.”
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner
It’s always the nanny! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced a day after their 10-year wedding anniversary in June 2015 that they were divorcing. Almost a month later, Us Weekly exclusively revealed that the Argo star and director had been romancing their 28-year-old former nanny, Christine Ouzounian. However, a source told Us that the marriage had ended months ago.
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Josh and Anna Duggar
The controversial 19 Kids and Counting alum confessed to cheating on his wife, Anna, after hackers released stolen subscriber data from infidelity website Ashley Madison. Following his confession, the reality star checked into a long-term rehab center.
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Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett
Kendra on Top star Kendra Wilkinson’s husband Hank Baskett had an affair with a transgender model in June 2014. After revealing their rocky relationship post-scandal on the WE tv show, the couple appeared on Marriage Boot Camp and said their marriage is stronger than ever after learning “forgiveness.”
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Ramona Singer and Mario Singer
The Real Housewives of Orange County star called it quits on their 22-year marriage in August 2014 after her husband cheated on her multiple times with his mistress, Kasey Dexter. “He’s not the man I married,” she said of her ex.
The long-term couple split in July 2015 after Disick was caught getting uncomfortably close to his ex-girlfriend Chloe Bartoli during a drunken vacation in the South of France without his significant other.
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Jesse James and Sandra Bullock
Bombshell!Sandra Bullockand Jesse James'marriage imploded in March 2010 (just after Bullock's Oscar win) when it was revealed that the motorcycle mogul had cheated on the actress with tattooed stripper Michelle McGee and several other women. "I never shied away from anything I did. I took full responsibility. I cheated on my wife. Guess what? So do millions of other men," James told Men's Journal in May 2011. "To be honest, it was unfair for me to even be in a relationship."
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Tiger Woods
So much for a clean image. Tiger Woods sparked one of the biggest scandals of all time when it was revealed that he cheated on wife Elin Nordegren with scores of women. The Swedish-born former model eventually divorced the golfer in 2010. "[Nordegren] still despises Tiger -- she definitely doesn't like having Lindsey around her kids," a source revealed to Us in July 2013.
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David Letterman
The Late Show host revealed in 2009 that he had sex with women who worked for him on Late Show With David Letterman, including his assistant Stephanie Birkitt, while still married to his wife Regina Lasko. "I have no one to blame but myself," the comedian later told Oprah Winfrey during a January 2013 interview. After admitting the cheating to his wife, Letterman said Lasko made him sleep on the couch. "I'm still trying to fix [my marriage]," he said. "It hasn't gone away."
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John Edwards
The politician admitted during an interview with ABC News in August 2008 that he cheated on his breast cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth with his campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. That same year, Hunter gave birth to their daughter, Francis Quinn. Elizabeth died of breast cancer in December 2010.
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Hugh Grant
In 1995, Hugh Grant was arrested in Hollywood for soliciting hooker Divine Brown. The actor pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor lewd conduct charge and was sentenced to two years probation. At the time, the Notting Hill actor had been dating actress Elizabeth Hurley for over eight years. The couple eventually called it quits in 2000.
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Jude Law
Jude Law and Sienna Miller split when it was revealed that Law cheated on the actress with his children's nanny, Daisy Wright, in February 2006. The two briefly rekindled their romance after splitting, but eventually called it quits for the last time in February 2011. "That was a very pivotal time in my life, and I'm happy saying that," Miller told Vogue in July 2009. "It's a private moment when you get your heart broken for the first time."
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Bill Clinton
The affair that nearly ended a presidency. The Lewsinky scandal heard around the world. In 1998, a sexual relationship between President Bill Clinton and his 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewsinky, was exposed during Clinton's first term. Lewinsky claimed to have had sexual encounters with Clinton on nine different occasions from November 1995 to March 1997. Clinton claimed during a White House press conference that he "did not have sexual relations with that woman."
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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
As first revealed by Us Weekly, LeAnne Rimes and Eddie Cibrianwere famously caught cheating on their spouses after shooting the Lifetime movie Northern Lights together in late 2008. The affair ultimately led to Rimes' divorce from husband Dean Sheremet and Cibrian ending his marriage to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville. The couple wed in April 2011.
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Christie Brinkley
In 2008, supermodel Christie Brinkley's husband of 12 years Peter Cook admitted to having an affair with his 19-year-old assistantDiana Bianchi. The couple divorced that same year, and publicly warred in the press thereafter. "I just want peace. And every time I have any joy or any kind of success in anything, he has to try to destroy it," Brinkley said on the TODAY show in March 2012. Cook's response? "[She] does not want peace, she wants attention," he told Page Six.
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Robert Lange and Marie-Anne Thiebaud
More than just a love triangle. Shania Twain's 14-year marriage to music producer Robert "Mutt" Lange came crumbling down when she found out that her best friend Marie-Anne Thiebaud and Lange had fallen for each other in 2008. The couple eventually divorced in June 2010. "It was like I was kicked off my own bus while it was moving full speed," the Grammy winner told Redbook magazine in April 2011 of the affair. Twain then remarried Marie-Anne's ex-husband Frederic Thiebaud in 2011.
Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress in June 2011 after it was revealed that he was sending sexually suggestive pictures of himself to a woman from Seattle, Washington. In July 2013, a second scandal began (also rocking his marriage with wife Huma Abedin) when more pictures of himself sexting various women surfaced while he tried running for Mayor of NYC. Weiner allegedly sent the messages under the alias "Carlos Danger." Weiner remains married to Abedin.
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Katharine McPhee and Michael Morris
Smash alum Katharine McPhee was caught kissing her series director Michael Morris while the two were still married to other people in October 2013. Though it was eventually revealed that McPhee and her producer husband Nick Cokas had been separated for six months, Morris was still married to his actress wife of 10 years Mary McCormack. "She is so embarrassed she was caught," an insider revealed to Us of McPhee. "She should have known better!"
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
It was revealed in May 2011 that the former Republican governor of California conceived a son, named Joseph, with his housekeeper Mildred Baena while still married to Maria Shriver in 1997. "I think it was the stupidest thing I've done in the whole relationship," the Terminator actor said of the affair in an interview with 60 Minutes in September 2012. The estranged couple are parents to daughters Katherine and Christina, and sons Patrick and Christopher.
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Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders
Twilight-o-geddon! Us exclusively revealed pictures of Kristen Stewart cheating on actor boyfriend Robert Pattinson in July 2012. The actress was photographed making out with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders in Los Angeles. Since then, the Twilight couple has kept seemingly cordial since their May 2013 breakup. Sanders, married to Liberty Ross at the time, also called it quits. The estranged couple have two children together.
Where's Demi? Ashton Kutcher got caught red handed in October 2011 when he had a sexual encounter at the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel with local blonde Sara Leal and her pal in a $2,555-a-night suite -- the same day as Kutcher and Demi Moore's sixth wedding anniversary. "Ashton told them he was separated from Demi," a source revealed to Us. The couple filed for divorce in December 2012, and Kutcher has since moved on with his former That '70s Show costar Mila Kunis.
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David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz revealed in May 2010 that he cheated on his wife Jaime Bergmanwith TV personality (and Tiger Woods' most well-known mistress) Rachel Uchitel. But as it turns out, the affair was actually "a bonding experience in the long run" that helped his marriage. "In a sacred ground like marriage, you find yourself out of it at certain times for reasons unknown that can be destructive," he told TV Week in October 2011. "Do I believe in giving up? No, I don't. I'm a fighter. I'm a lover."
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Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott first fell in love while filming the TV movie Mind Over Murder in August 2005. Unfortunately, they were both married to different people at the time. Though the two have never claimed to have cheated on their spouses, the Beverly Hills 90210 alum filed for divorce from her husband Charlie Shanian in October 2005 and McDermott divorced from his wife Mary Jo Eustace in February 2006. Spelling and McDermott then eloped in Fiji three months later in May 2006.
Eva Longoria and NBA playerTony Parkersplit after three years of marriage in November 2010. Sources revealed to Us that the Desperate Housewives alum discovered that Parker had been exchanging personal texts with Erin Berry, a wife of a mutual friend. "Eva is heartbroken by the betrayal," an insider told Us. "Once the trust was lost, the marriage was over," a second added.
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Woody Allen and Mia Farrow
A scandal that once rocked Hollywood. Legendary director Woody Allen shocked everyone when it was revealed in 1992 that he was romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn -- his stepdaughter, and the adopted daughter of his longtime love Mia Farrow. Allen never officially adopted Previn, and the two eventually married in 1997. The couple have two children together.
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Balthazer Getty and Sienna Miller
Just sweeping it under the rug. Balthazer Getty made headlines in mid-2008 when it was revealed that he was cheating on his wifeRosetta with fellow actress Sienna Miller. Years later, however, Rosetta spoke out in the October 2010 issue of Harper's Bazaar on why she eventually forgave her husband. "Here's the bottom line: It was a very challenging time for everybody involved," she said. "But I loved and missed my family too much not to make it work."
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Kobe Bryant
The NBA player was arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman at a Colorado hotel during his stay in July 2003. Though he settled a civil suit, his wife Vanessa filed for divorce in December 2011, citing irreconcilable differences. In January 2013, the estranged couple reconciled.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Team Jen or Angelina? The 2005 triangle bombshell between Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie continues to make headlines. Cheating rumors swirled in 2005 while Pitt and Jolie starred together in the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. That same year, Pitt and Aniston divorced after five years of marriage, and Pitt and Jolie were soon spotted during a romantic getaway that April. "Brangelina" became engaged in 2012 and share six kids together.
Moving on! Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman were married for six years and had two children before divorcing in 2004. Though Hawke has never claimed to have cheated on Thurman at the time, the actor did move on to marry the estranged couple's nanny Ryan Shawhughes four years later in 2008. Since then, Hawke and his new wife have also welcomed two children together.
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Jason Aldean
Another one bites the dust. Country star Jason Aldean was caught kissing American Idol alum Brittany Kerr while married to his wife of 11 years Jessica Ussery in 2012. Seven months later, the singer filed for divorce. "This is a really tough time for my entire family," Aldean told Us in a statement. "She will always be important to me because she is the mother of my children, and I know that we will both always make our daughters our No. 1 priority."
