As an infidelity expert, frequently called on by the media to comment on celebrity infidelity, high profile infidelity court cases and popular infidelity issues in the news, I routinely monitor infidelity breaking news.
Keeping up “all things infidelity” is an essential part of bringing you the behind-the-scenes stories of cheating celebrities in my Celebrity Infidelity column (www.CelebrityInfidelity.com ) for Examiner.com.
For the past 8 years, at the beginning of each year, I compile a list of the top 10 infidelity news stories for the previous year.
Below is my list of the top 10 infidelity news stories of 2011. This is my 8th annual list.
For a visual account of the top 10 infidelity news stories of 2011, see the slide show on the left or click the link below.
SLIDESHOW: Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2011
1. Arnold Schwarzenegger Fathers a Secret Son with His Housekeeper
Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a love child as a result his extramarital affair with the family’s long-time housekeeper, , Mildred Patricia (Patty) Baena, and kept it a secret for more than 10 years. Schwarzenegger’s secret son Joseph, and his youngest son, Christopher were born less than a week apart. Schwarzenegger’s wife, Maria Shriver, and his mistress, Patty Baena, (who continued to work for the family) were pregnant at the same time. Upon retiring after 20 years of working for the Schwarzenegger-Shriver family, Schwarzenegger even helped Baena buy a home in Bakersfield, California Shortly before the scandal broke, Maria Shriver moved out, and after much deliberation, eventually filed for divorce. What made this scandal so devastating was that in addition to being a trusted family employee, Baena was also close family friend, whose children frequently vacationed with the Schwarzenegger children. The Schwarzenegger family often attended family events at the Baena home.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Vows Revenge on Oprah for Advising Maria Shriver to Leave
PHOTOS: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver - A Loving Couple before the Split
Links toPictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Love Child – See Him Yourself
PHOTOS: New Photos of Joseph Baena, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Love Child
PHOTOS: Does Schwarzenegger’s Love Child Look Like Him?
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s mistress Mildred Patty Baena Sets the Record Straight
PHOTOS: Mildred Patricia Patty Baena – Schwarzenegger’s Mistress and Mother of his Secret Son
Maria Shriver Follows Elin Nordegren’s Lead
Maria Shriver’s Revenge - Leaking Schwarzenegger’s Love Child Story Herself
2. Jerry Sandusky and Same-Sex Infidelity
Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State assistant football coach, is facing 52 counts of sexual misconduct for molestation of 10 boys over a period of 15 years This is actually a case of same-sex infidelity since Sandusky is a married man who cheated on his wife, Dottie Sandusky with boys. Since the boys in question were targeted from Second Mile, Sandusky’s charitable foundation for at risk youth, it bears striking similarities to the case of Bishop Eddie Long, a prominent married minister who cheated on his wife with young men who were targeted from the Longfellow Club affiliated with Long's church. The Sandusky caused such an uproar that it led to the firing of Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, and other university officials.
Jerry Sandusky Sex Scandal Similar to the Sex Scandal with Bishop Eddie Long
PHOTOS: Jerry Sandusky Child Abuse Scandal
PHOTOS: Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2011
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3. Ashton Kutcher Cheats on demi Moore with Sara Leal
On the weekend of his 6th anniversary, while his wife, Demi Moore was miles away in New York, Ashton Kutcher had a fling with party girl Sara Leal, who boasted to, and was outed by some of her friends. Demi desperately attempted to save her marriage to Ashton, 16 years her junior, by having them undergo couples counseling with a Kabbalah counselor, but to no avail. Demi finally released an official statement saying that she was filing for divorce; thus another celebrity cougar marriage bites the dust.
Why Ashton Kutcher Wanted to Get Caught Cheating on Demi Moore + photos
PHOTOS: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Together Before Ashton’s Recent Infidelity
Ashton Kutcher Mistress Sara Leal Seeking to Profit from Her affair + pictures
PHOTOS: Sara Leal, wild party girl and Ashton Kutcher mistress
Sara Leal Speaks Out on Sex with Ashton Kutcher –Story Not Worth $250,000
PHOTOS: Sara Leal - More Pictures of Ashton Kutcher’s One-Night Stand
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Dropped Numerous Hints a Split Was On the Way
PHOTOS: Sara Leal - More Pictures of Ashton Kutcher’s One-Night Stand
4. Kobe Bryant Rivals Tiger Woods with 105 Extramarital Affairs
Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce from NBA player Kobe Bryant, because she’d finally had enough his infidelity escapades, which had begun to rival those of Tiger Woods. Based on reports Vanessa obtained from the private investigator she hired, Kobe cheated with an average of 10 women every year, for an estimated total of 105 extramarital affairs during the course of their 10 ½ year marriage. Since Vanessa and Kobe married when she was 18 years old and had no prenup, Vanessa will receive half of Kobe Bryant’s fortune ($75 million), the couple’s 3 mansions, child support, and lifetime spousal support – a settlement that rivals Elin Nordegren’s divorce settlement from Tiger Woods.
10 things about Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant you probably need to know
PHOTOS: Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s wife– 21 pictures
9 Reasons Kim Kardashian May Soon Be Dating Kobe Bryant + pictures
Kobe Bryant Cheated with 105 Women - Is He a Sex Addict Like Tiger Woods?
5. Anthony Weiner Engages in Cyber Infidelity by Sexting
Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York engaged in cyber infidelity by sexting 3 women. At first Weiner denied posting a picture of his erection in his undershorts, claiming that his Twitter account had been hacked. Weiner later confessed to sending the photo and having inappropriate conversations which were sexually explicit in nature with at least 6 women during the course of his 3-year marriage to Huma Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. However, Weiner denied having met any of the women involved. Weiner was eventually pressured to resign from office, thus dashing his plans to run for Mayor of New York City in 2013.
Barbara Walters Shocks Viewers with Positive Comments about Weiner’s Erection
PHOTOS: Anthony Weiner’s Wife, Huma Abedin - pictures
PHOTOS: Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2011
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6. Chris Hansen and his 2 Mistresses
To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen, who traps sex perverts in TV stings, found himself on the receiving end of his own hidden camera tactics. The National Enquirer secretly tapedHansen during a rendezvous with Kristyn Caddell, his mistress of 4 months. Hansen, who lives in Connecticut with his wife and children, met Caddell, a journalist 22 years his junior, while working on a documentary in Florida. He was later discovered to have a second mistress in Las Vegas, as well. Hansen’s sexual escapades may have cost him the coveted spot of lead anchor on NBS’s Dateline. See Chris Hansen Caught Sending X-Rated Photos to Mistress Just Like Anthony Weiner.
Chris Hansen Caught Sending X-Rated Photos to Mistress Just Like Anthony Weiner
PHOTOS: The Chris Hansen - Kristyn Caddell Infidelity Scandal
Chris Hansen’s Second Mistress Kathleen Collins Thought She Was the Only One
PHOTOS: Chris Hansen and His Mistresses Kathleen Collins and Kristyn Caddell
7. Jesse James Cheats on Kat von D with 19 Different Women
Not content with having cheated on Sandra Bullock, resulting in third marriage ending in divorce, Jesse James also cheated on his fiancée Kat von D with 19 different women during the year they were together. After an on again off again romance in which celebrity tattoo artist Kat gave Jesse every opportunity to get his act together, she finally called off their wedding, and pulled the plug on their relationship for good. Unfortunately Kat failed to see Jesse’s true colors until after she’d featured him several times on her reality TV show LA Ink, and had a huge picture of Jesse's face tattooed on her side.
Kat von D – Jesse James Relationship Demise Accurately Predicted by Jesse’s Ex
PHOTOS: Jesse James and Kat von D before the split- 20 pictures
How Kat von D’s Tattoo Led to Her Break-up with Jesse James
PHOTOS: Kat von D’s tattoo of Jesse James
VIDEO: Kat von D Showing Jesse James her Tattoo of His Face, excerpt from LA Ink
Kat von D Embarrassed Because Jesse James Cheated on Her Too
PHOTOS: The Many Faces of Kat von D- 25 pictures of Kat von D
PHOTOS: Glamour Shots of Kat von D- 19 beauty and glamour shots of Kat von D
8. Michaela Salahi Runs Off with Journey Guitarist Neal Schon
A distraught and weeping Tareq Salahi ( one half of the couple known as the White House Gate Crashers) put out a desperate plea fearing that his reality star wife, Michaela had been kidnapped and was being held at an undisclosed location against her will. Michaela had left home one morning to go to the hair salon and never returned home. Much to Tareq’s humiliation, he later found out that Michaela Salahi had left him for Journey guitarist Neal Schon, supposedly a family friend, with whom she’d been carrying on an affair. An embarrassed Tareq Salahi filed for divorce.
PHOTOS: Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2011
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9. John Edwards Begs His former Mistress Rielle Hunter to Marry Him
Facing a 6-count indictment for the misuse of campaign funds, disgraced politician, John Edwards, tried to persuade Rielle Hunter, his former mistress and the mother of his lovechild, to marry him in a quickie justice of the peace ceremony to prevent her from testifying against him in court Since the funds in question were used to pay for Hunter's living and medical expenses while she was pregnant, and hide her from the media during the peak of Edwards’ presidential campaign, Hunter is a material witness in the case. Because husbands and wives cannot testify against each other in most cases, Edwards thought marrying Rielle Hunter would save his skin. But Hunter rejected Edwards’ marriage proposal because she saw through his ruse.
John Edwards Tries to Trick Rielle into Marriage to Save His Own Skin
PHOTOS: Rielle Hunter – John Edwards’s former mistress
10. Chris Lee – the Craig’s List Congressman
In another case of cyber infidelity, Congressman Chris Lee posted a shirtless cell phone picture of himself in response to a woman’s Craig’s List ad. The woman turned out to be African-American single mother, Yesha Callahan, who blew the whistle on Lee when she found he was a federal lawmaker with a wife and son. Following Lee’s abrupt resignation, it was also discovered that he trolled Craig’s List, even placing an ad of his own seeking “sexy transsexuals/ cross dressers.” Lee corresponded with at least 2 transgender women from Washington, DC..
The Craig’s List Congressman’s Secret Sex Life – Transgender Women
PHOTOS: Chris Lee – The Craig’s List Congressman
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*** © copyright 2012 Ruth Houston / All Rights Reserved.
Ruth Houston is a New York-based infidelity expert who is frequently called on by the media to comment on high profile infidelity and popular infidelity issues in the news. She is the founder of www.InfidelityAdvice.com, the author of Is He Cheating on You? - 829 Telltale Signs, and publishes the Infidelity News and Views blog. Ruth also writes the Celebrity Infidelity column (www.CelebrityInfidelity.com) and National Infidelity column (www.NationalInfidelity.com) for Examiner.com. To interview infidelity expert Ruth Houston, or have her speak at your next event, call 718 592-6029 or e-mail InfidelityExpert@gmail.com
For the top infidelity news stories of years past, see the list below. For the latest articles, pictures and slide shows on cheating celebrities and celebrity infidelity, visit www.CelebrityInfidelity.com
Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2010
Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2009
Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2008
Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2007
Top 10 Infidelity News Stories of 2006
For the latest pictures, slideshows and articles on cheating celebrities and celebrity infidelity from an infidelity expert’s point of view, , visit www.CelebrityInfidelity.com
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