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13 EXTREMELY Messy Celeb Cheating Scandals That Played Out In Front Of The Entire World
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Offset crashed Cardi B's headlining performance with a lavish floral arrangement that said, "TAKE ME BACK, CARDI." After she rejected him, he tweeted, "thank god I ain't got no balloons." Additionally, he told a Norwegian newspaper, "My only way to solve it is to tell everything and put everything on the table, and hope that she can still love me... I've done that for her, and now for the whole world. I have nothing to lose. I want to be a good role model, but I have to admit when I make mistakes." The Norwegian team issued a statement from Sturla, which read, "I deeply regret sharing this personal story on what was a day of celebration for Norwegian biathlon. I am not quite myself these days, and not thinking clearly. My apologies go to Johan-Olav, who deserved all the attention after winning gold. They also go to my ex-girlfriend, who unwillingly ended up in the media spotlight. I hope she is doing well. I cannot undo this, but I will now put it behind me and focus on the Olympics. I will not answer any further questions about this." He continued, "I want to be able to spend the rest of my life with you. I apologize. I am sorry for what I have done to you. I didn't fuck that girl, but I was entertaining her, you know what I'm saying? I apologize, and I love you, and I hope you forgive me. My birthday wish is just to have you back." On Twitter, Offset said he was "just trying." He said, "All of my wrongs have been made public, i figure It's only right that my apologies are made public too. ...thank god I ain't got no balloons sheeesh." However, it wasn't meant to last. In September 2020, Cardi filed for divorce for the first time, but they reconciled a month later. They broke up again in 2023, then things were complicated. She filed for divorce in 2024, but only a day later, she announced that they were expecting their third child together. They are separated, but the divorce has not been finalized yet. Additionally, a source told People, "She wasn't having an affair with Rupert. It was just a fleeting moment that shouldn't have happened. She never meant to hurt anyone. She's a good person who just made a bad choice." In 2019, she told The Howard Stern Show that she and Rupert never had sex, but she felt like the public wouldn't have believed her back then. She said, "We lived in a different time then, you know what I mean? I feel like the slut-shaming that went down was so absurd." Neither Kristen nor Rupert worked on the sequel, The Huntsman: Winter's War. She said, "They didn't put me in that movie because I went through such a highly publicized scandal, and so they were scared of touching that. ... The work to me genuinely was ignored in a really sort of frivolous, silly, petty way for a group of adult people who were supposed to be running studios and making films. I think they're idiots, because if you take a little risk and make something good, people will watch it and like it and pay you." In 2017, Rupert called the incident a "momentary lapse." He told Metro UK, "You never know what's coming in life. Around every corner, there's something unexpected, and that's life. You just have to brush yourself off and continue moving forward the best you can. Everyone makes mistakes. I am bound to make more mistakes, and I wouldn't expect my life to be exciting if I didn’t." He said, "I can only imagine how devastating this has been for Ariana and everyone around us. I feel really horrible about that. My biggest regret is that I dishonored Ariana. I never meant to disappoint so many people, including our loving families and friends. My love for Ariana was stronger than any camera could ever have captured. Some of our best times together were never filmed. The same goes for some of our biggest struggles. I wish things happened in a different order and our relationship was not severely tarnished, and that it ended with the same respect for her that it began with. I owed Ariana better." "I am reflecting on my choices, speaking to a counselor, and I am learning things about myself, such as my patterns of codependency and addiction to being and feeling loved. I have sought emotional validation through intimate connections that are not healthy without regard for my own well-being, sometimes negatively affecting others, and often prioritizing the intimate connection over my friendships. I am taking steps to understand my behavior and make healthier choices. Although I chose to be on a reality show, accepting the good and bad that comes with it, beyond my own actions, I have been physically assaulted, lost friendships, received death threats and hate emails, in addition to having had my privacy violated. I have begun counseling to end my unhealthy behavioral cycle, learn to set stronger emotional boundaries, and learn to protect my mental health. I don't expect sympathy, understanding, or forgiveness. Right now, I must focus on my own health and well-being, and as I strive to be a better person moving forward, I will prioritize my mental health and learn from my mistakes," she said. Addressing the immense public support she received, Ariana said, "It's what kept me going. My friends and my family, you guys and strangers I've never met, it's honestly what kept me going. I had a week and a half where I didn't eat and lost, like, eight pounds. I couldn't do anything. I had someone stay with me every night because I felt like I needed to be babysat, honestly. I just can't think of two worse people, I can't." Both Ariana and Tom left Vanderpump Rules after Season 11. In 2025, she told People that she doesn't think about the scandal anymore. They are not back together, but Khloé still includes him as part of her family. She claimed she came forward because a friend was threatening to sell the story. As her video went viral, two more women claimed that they'd exchanged flirty DMs with the singer. In a follow-up TikTok, Sumner said, "The most important part that I definitely did gloss over is the fact that I was under the impression that their marriage was over. I believed they were keeping it quiet to avoid the negative press because, as I said, I was new to LA. I just assumed that with celebrities of that caliber, that's just how it was. And that's why I feel exploited, because he knew I believed everything that he said — because of my vulnerable position of being new to LA. Also, he was DMing me straight from his verified Instagram account. I didn't have any reason to further question it. But I now realize that that was likely a manipulation tactic of his — just hiding in plain sight. As soon as I had realized that was not the case, I cut things off with him. In retrospect, I wish I would've questioned things more. I wish I wasn't so naive. But being naive is not an excuse for what I did and the role I played in this. ... Again, in no way was I trying to gain sympathy, and I fully realize I'm not the victim in this. I'm not the one who's really getting hurt here. It's Behati and her children, and for that, I am so, so sorry." They stayed married, and Behati gave birth to their son in 2023. They haven't shared his name publicly. She never publicly spoke about the scandal. However, a month after their son was born, Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper released a video teasing her next guest. She asked, "I have to tell you, I was a huge Maroon 5 fan, and I'm glad that you agreed to sit down with me today and discuss the scandal surrounding the infidelity in your marriage. How many times did you cheat with women that you met on Instagram?" While the question obviously referenced Adam Levine, Alex later revealed that her guest was actually actor Adam DeVine of Pitch Perfect fame. Behati commented, "LOL." He continued, "And I just, you know, it's a shitty moment. It's a shitty moment when you know you're wrong, and there's no excuses for your wrong behavior. At the end of the day, man, I just simply got to do better. But I'm not gonna also allow a person to have financial gain off of my mistakes, and in this particular situation, that's what was attempted. I said I'd rather fess up to my mistakes." In the caption, he added, "Sending so many apologies to my wife & kids. I gotta do better and I will. I'm not perfect and have never claimed to be ...I love you all." Her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, said, "Someone apparently snuck cameras into Kevin Hart's private hotel suite in Las Vegas and recorded bedroom images of the two of them. It is a crime to secretly put a camera in a private place, like a hotel room. It is another crime to secretly record people in a private place. It is yet another crime to disseminate those images." In 2018, Jonathan Jackson, Kevin's friend at the time, was charged with felony extortion, but the charges were later dropped. You can read more about Kevin and Jonathan's ongoing legal battle here. Sienna performed in As You Like It on the West End seven times a week while her then-fiancé's cheating scandal played out across the tabloids In 2020, she told the Daily Beast, "That was one of the most challenging moments I hope I'll ever have to experience. Because with that level of public heartbreak, to have to get out of a bed let alone stand in front of 800 people every night, it's just the last thing you want to do. It was really hard. And the other thing was, it was at the height of all that paparazzi madness, and in London, where there was an epidemic of bad behavior. They knew where I would be every night." She also said that she was in such a state of "shock" that she can't recall six weeks of that period of her life. However, she handled the situation by taking legal action. Sienna continued, "I'm pretty resilient. There were moments where it came close to making me really feel crazy, and it was incredibly aggressive. The way I managed it was to get really litigious, start suing. I secretly recorded paparazzi on a lighter that was a camera and got a privacy act taken to a high court to get the law changed in England, which essentially means that if I'm anywhere or coming out of anywhere where I can expect privacy, they're not allowed to take my photo. It was a long battle, and I think I was really paranoid. There was so much noise that it was hard to think straight and focus on my work, which I always took very seriously. It ate everything else. I look back on it and wonder how I did get through it — but I did." He also cheated on Maria with Brigitte Nielsen, his Red Sonja costar, before they wed. Then, in 2023, he told the Hollywood Reporter, "It was my fuckup. It was my failure." She continued, "That said, I do want to take a moment to acknowledge the grace, valor, and courage my children exhibited. Everything about their world and the sanctity of their home got uprooted in an instant. I was consumed with grief and wracked with confusion, anger, fear, sadness, and anxiety." She sought healing by seeking out psychics, therapists, healers, and shamans. She even went to a cloistered convent, where a nun told her she was too old to live there. However, the sister helped her find the strength to leave her marriage. She also found strength in taking up poetry. Fans quickly theorized about who "Becky with the good hair" could possibly be. Many people pointed fingers at fashion designer Rachel Roy, who told People, "I want to put the speculation and rumors to rest... There is no validity to the idea that the song references me personally. There is no truth to the rumors. Consequently, online haters have targeted me and my daughters in a hurtful and scary manner, including physical threats. As a mother – and I know many mothers would agree – I feel that bullying in any form is harmful and unacceptable. I would hope that the media sees the real issue here – the issue of cyber bullying – and how it should not be tolerated by anyone." Then, some accused Rita Ora of being "Becky." She tweeted, "I never usually address tabloid gossip but let me be clear, these rumours are false... I have nothing but the upmost respect for Beyonce. Let's continue enjoying Lemonade." Later that year, he told the New York Times Style magazine about his experience in therapy. He said, "Just realizing that, oh my goodness, these young men coming from these ... they just in pain. ... You have to survive. So you go into survival mode, and when you go into survival mode what happen? You shut down all emotions. So even with women, you gonna shut down emotionally, so you can't connect. ... In my case, like it's, it's deep. And then all the things happen from there: infidelity ..."