At the end every year, I choose the 10 top infidelity news stories of the year.
This is my 7th annual top 10 list, and it’s usually fairly easy since, for professional purposes, I track infidelity news stories all year long. As an infidelity expert, I’m frequently called on by the media to comment on celebrity infidelity and infidelity-related breaking news.
This year, however, there were so many infidelity stories in the news that it was difficult to narrow the choices down to 10. Even celebrity mistresses got in on the act, commanding almost as much media coverage as the famous men they cheated with.
I’ve officially dubbed 2010 “The Year of the Celebrity Mistress.”
But to keep these celebrity mistresses from domoinating the list, I’ve grouped them together under one heading in #6. However, you can always read about these women and their escapades in my celebrity Infidelity columns at www.CelebrityInfidelity.com
Below are my final picks for the Top 10 Infidelity News Stories for the Year 2010
The Tiger Woods infidelity scandal continued to command the lion’s share of the media coverage, with the mistress count finally reaching 121, before finally culminating in divorce. The most infamous of his mistresses were Rachel Uchitel and Joslyn James. Numerous articles about Tiger Woods’ whereabouts, his public apology, his sex addiction treatment, his mistresses, and the details of his divorce settlement negotiations with Elin Nordegren, all combined to make the Tiger Woods infidelity scandal the “Infidelity News Story of the Year” – for the second year in a row. See Why Tiger Woods Lied to Elin Nordegren about His 121st Affair and Tiger Woods – Elin Nordegren Divorce Settlement – Who Gets What: Custody, Money, Property, and more.
John Edwards finally admitted to being the father of Rielle Hunter’s daughter, Quinn, two years after the fact. His confession was precipitated by the release of his former aide Andrew Young’s tell-all book. The following week, Elizabeth Edwards put John out and filed for divorce, and added an epilogue about her decision to do so in her book. John and Elizabeth Edwards were separated at the time of her death, though Elizabeth did meet little Quinn once before she died. Elizabeth is reported to have gotten her revenge on her husband and his mistress by strategically amending her will before her death. See Elizabeth Edwards Showed Us Infidelity from the Betrayed Wife’s Point of View and As America Mourned Elizabeth Edwards, Rielle Hunter Envisioned Marrying John and Elizabeth Edwards’ 3-Pronged Plan of Revenge for John Edwards.
Jesse James cheated on Sandra Bullock with the multi-tattooed Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, and a couple of other women as well, but it was Bombshell McGee who blew the whistle on their affair after hearing Sandra Bullock’s Oscar acceptance speech. Sandra left Jesse (who went for sex addiction treatment), ompleted the adoption of baby Louis Bardo Bullock as a single parent, and relocated to Texas. Jesse followed her there, buying a home nearby in hopes of reconciling with Sandra, but reconciliation never came. The last heard, Jesse was dating Kat Von D. See Celebrity Infidelity Update - Sandra Bullock Files for Divorce from Jesse James and Adopts a Baby Boy.
After Mel Gibson broke up with his Russian mistress, Oksana Grigorieva, they soon became embroiled in a custody battle over their now 1-year-old daughter, baby Lucia. The 3-part legal war includes an alleged $10 million extortion attempt by Oksana, false domestic violence claims filed by Oksana against Mel, which includes false statements, illegal wiretapping and a smear campaign using altered tapes and doctored photos, multiple violations of the judge's original gag order, and numerous lies by Oksana. This almost rivals the Tiger Woods infidelity scandal as the top infidelity news story of the year. See 11 Must-Read Articles about Mel and Oksana for those who Want to Know the TRUTH.
Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus, parents of Miley Cyrus, are in the process of getting a divorce. Tish Cyrus was rumored to have had an affair with Brett Michaels, which started when Bret and Miley Cyrus collaborated on a song. Both Brett and Tish deny that any type of affair took place. Billy Ray Cyrus refuses to talk. But Miley Cyrus has been deeply affected by her parents' split, which is said to be a contributing factor to some of her recent questionable behavior. See Miley Cyrus Flashes Her Boobs to Stop Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus’ Divorce.
2010 was the Year of the Celebrity Mistress, with Rachel Uchitel, Joslyn James, Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, Rielle Hunter, and Devon James taking the lead. Though most of the celebrity mistresses found numerous way to extend their 15 minutes of fame, the most media savvy among them also found ways to benefit financially from their affairs with famous men. Rachel Uchitel outdid the others by obtaining a $10 million hush money payout from Tiger Woods. See What Celebrity Mistresses are Doing to Extend Their 15 Minutes of Fame and 6 Celebrity Mistresses Appear Live in Chicago at Exxxtacy 2010 and Rielle Hunter and Other Modern Day Mistresses Who Ruined Their Lover’s Lives – part 1
The marriage of Eva Longoria and Tony Parker was one of several cougar relationships that took major infidelity hits this year. Eva reportedly discovered that Tony sent over 100 sexy text messages to Erin Barry, the wife of former teammate Brent Barry. Erin and Brent are also in the process of getting an divorce, which Erin claims is unrelated to the sexting between her and Eva’s husband, Tony. See Sexting Eva Longoria’s Husband Tony Parker Not the Cause of Erin Barry’s Divorce.
Ashton Kutcher’s self-proclaimed mistress, Brittney Jones, insists that she had an sexual encounter with Ashton at his place while his wife, Demi Moore, was out of town. Ashton insists it never happened. Meanwhile, Brittney is profiting from her one-night stand with Ashton by selling stories to tabloids about Ashton and Demi having threesomes, auctioning off a sweater Ashton supposedly gave her, and promoting her sex tape using Ashton’s name. Ashton and Demi are struggling to present a united front. See Ashton Kutcher’s Mistress Brittney Jones Still Trying to Cash In on Her Affair.
Larry King and Shawn Southwick both filed for divorce after each accused the other of infidelity. Shawn accused Larry of cheating with her own sister, Shannon Engemann. Larry accused Shawn of cheating on him with their children’s baseball coach, Hector Penate, who did his own tell-all interview. In the end, they both called off their divorce, and are presumably living happily ever after. See Wives of 4 Cheating Celebrities File for Divorce This Month. In a shocking account of same-sex infidelity, Bishop Eddie Long, a prominent and very wealthy African-American minister in the South, has been charged with abusing his spiritual authority and using gifts of cars, jewelry, private jet flights, luxury hotel suites, housing and college tuition to coerce young men in his church to perform sexual favors. Four young men, now in their 20s, are suing Bishop Eddie Long, but numerous young male members and employees of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, and the church's mentoring program, LongFellows Youth Academy, are said to have been involved. Long is said to have targeted a select group of young men for a grooming program which began in their teens and continued into their collegiate years, taking a sexual turn once the young men became of age – this from a father of four who preached against homosexuality. See Why Women Like Bishop Eddie Long’s Wife, Vanessa Long, Don’t Know Their Husbands are Bisexual or Gay.
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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. To interview infidelity expert Ruth Houston, or have her speak at your next event, call 718 592-6029 or e-mail InfidelityExpert@gmail.com
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