It's not easy having a private life when you're a celebrity. Stars often have their personal lives play out in front of the whole world. And while sometimes their lives are pretty awesome, they also have their fair share of drama and stress to deal with. When it comes to their love lives, the details of what goes on between them and their partners rarely ever stays behind closed doors. There are so many famous women who have had to deal with cheating by their significant others and have such personal issues make it into headlines. Celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Khloé Kardashian, Cardi B, and Amber Rose have had to cope with one of the most humiliating things a woman can deal with in public multiple times, and it's been terrible for them.
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Celebs often have to deal with the rumors and opinions from the public about whether they should forgive their significant others or not, as well. Some of these women have been fearless when it comes to opening up about the affairs, and some have even turned the infidelities they dealt with into inspiration for music or books, which may have actually been pretty therapeutic.
Cheating is hard enough as it is to cope with, but having to face it while the whole world watches probably makes it a thousand times more difficult. We can't even imagine how some of these women have made it through, but often they've come out stronger than before. Scroll through to see which stars have publicly dealt with being cheated on and how they chose to handle it.
Amber Rose has accused her fiancé of cheating.
In August 2021, model and TV personality Amber Rose took to Instagram with a bombshell. She outed her fiancé for his cheating, claiming that she'd seen texts and direct messages between him and at least 12 other women. "I can't be the only one fighting for my family anymore. I've been so loyal and transparent but I haven't gotten the same energy in return," she wrote on her Instagram story. "As for him… The lack of loyalty and the disrespect is ridiculous and I'm done."
Eniko Hart dealt with an embarrassing cheating scandal.
Comedian Kevin Hart got caught cheating on his wife, model Eniko Hart, while she was pregnant, when a stranger sent her a video of him with another woman. Eventually the video surfaced online. He tried to laugh it off but ended up having to issue a public apology and subsequently admit to the affair. They stayed together, though, and are still married today.
Fergie's husband cheated on her right at the beginning.
Singer Fergie's husband, actor Josh Duhamel, got caught cheating on her with a stripper at the very beginning of their marriage. She forgave him and claimed the experience made them stronger, and they stayed married for years, but eventually they did get divorced.
Jennifer Lopez has opened up about being cheated on in her relationships.
Jennifer has never revealed any names, despite rumors that both her exes Ben Affleck and Casper Smart had reportedly been unfaithful, but she has talked about how the cheating affected her. "I've been in relationships where there has been infidelity and you’re left to feel like you did something wrong," she told Loaded magazine in 2015. "Like there’s something wrong with you, you’re not enough, all of those feelings that we struggle with."
Jen and Ben got back together in 2021, so it seems that perhaps Ben wasn't one of the men who cheated on her, but their reunion came after her fiancé of two years, Alex Rodriguez, was accused of cheating on her with reality TV star Madison LeCroy.
Khloé Kardashian repeatedly dealt with her boyfriend's humiliating affairs.
Khloé has been through it with multiple partners. Her ex-husband, Lamar Odom, was said to have cheated on her during their marriage. More recently, Tristan Thompson's cheating on her multiple times during their relationship has been major news. She takes him back, he cheats, she takes him back, he cheats—in a seemingly endless cycle.
Cardi B took her husband back after a pretty public cheating scandal.
Offset has put Cardi through hell, and in front of the world. The rapper has been accused of having affairs with multiple women since his relationship with Cardi started in 2017. They split in December 2018 after another cheating allegation came out against him, but she decided to make their marriage work. Then it happened again in 2020, when Cardi actually filed for divorce, but just weeks later she took him back again, and now they are expecting their second child together.
It might be hard to believe, but Jay-Z cheated on Beyoncé.
Being married to one of the most beautiful and powerful women in the world didn't stop Jay-Z from cheating. The couple have been open about the affair that almost ended their marriage, and the singer used her album Lemonade to open up about how she dealt with the cheating.
Eva Longoria divorced Tony Parker due to his infidelity.
The basketball player had been having inappropriate text conversations with other women during their marriage, and she later opened up about how it affected her. “It wasn’t about who he chose. I mean, I had moments of, 'Am I not sexy enough? Am I not pretty enough? Am I not smart enough?'” she said in 2012 during an appearance on The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet. “But in so many of those questions, I immediately stopped and said, ‘No, don’t start doing that.’ Because you can get stuck in that cycle.”
Kourtney Kardashian forgave Scott Disick many times.
Scott's infidelities throughout his decade-long relationship with Kourtney were often featured on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. He was quite a partyer when they were together and was spotted with several women while dating her, but the pair has since split and continue co-parenting their three kids.
In her book, Adamari López opened up what led to her split from Luis Fonsi.
In her book Viviendo, she revealed that Luis had been unfaithful to her after telling her he was no longer attracted to her. He denied the claims in a statement, saying: "Keeping quiet this time would be a mistake. For this once and one time only I will speak out. The story she tells, though very dramatic and no doubt profitable, is not only incomplete but is not faithful to the truth.”
Kim Kardashian was so in love with Reggie Bush.
The couple were often on and off, and there were reports that he had been unfaithful to Kim. She once even revealed that she caught one of her exes cheating by hacking his voicemail.
Jacqueline Bracamontes never addressed her husband's alleged cheating.
After photos of her husband, Martin Fuentes, kissing another woman were published, the TV personality never addressed the cheating rumors, and they're still together.
Christina Milian split from husband The-Dream for cheating.
The singer was quick to call it quits with her then-husband just five months after giving birth to daughter Violet, after photos of him getting cozy on vacation with another woman surfaced online.
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's marriage ended after a rumored affair.
Although they never confirmed it, Brad and Jennifer were said to have split after he began an affair with Angelina Jolie. Brad and Angelina met on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2005.
Sandra Bullock dealt with one of Hollywood's biggest cheating scandals.
Jesse James was revealed to have cheated on Sandra with multiple women during their marriage, which lasted from 2005 to 2010. “Yeah, I did cheat on my wife, yeah, I stood up and took accountability for it and apologized. And that’s end of story,” he said in 2017.
Geraldine Bazán published a tell-all video about Gabriel Soto's infidelity.
She revealed that the actor had cheated on her and gave details about the end of their relationship. The actor previously confirmed he'd been unfaithful to her but never revealed whom he had cheated with.
Mario Lopez cheated on Ali Landry.
Ali hasn't been shy when it comes to sharing her experience with being cheated on. The TV personality has also opened up about cheating on Ali days before their wedding. She found out about the cheating soon after they tied the knot, and they had their marriage annulled.
Maria Shriver had to face a huge scandal in front of the world.
The pair tied the knot in 1986, but years down the line it was revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger had engaged in an affair with one of their housekeepers, and he'd had a son with her.
José Manuel Figueroa and Ninel Conde had their share of ups and downs.
The pair were together for years, but she claimed that they separated after he had cheated on her multiple times. Yikes!
Halle Berry told Oprah she had an 'emotional breakdown' after her then-husband cheated.
Eric Benét revealed that he had cheated on his then-wife with 10 women throughout their marriage in the early 2000s, and it left Halle devastated. He entered a rehab program for sex addiction, and they divorced in 2005.
William Levy and Elizabeth Gutiérrez have dealt with plenty of rumors.
The actor has denied being unfaithful to his longtime partner, but there have been various reports of him having affairs with other women throughout their long relationship.
Ana de la Reguera was super honest about Jorge Ramos' infidelity.
The couple dated for five years, but according to the actress, their relationship came to an end after he had been unfaithful.
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck also dealt with infidelity reports.
Before the pair called it quits on their marriage, there was a report that he had been involved with their children's nanny. The couple had reportedly already decided to divorce before the nanny was in the picture. "Let me just tell you something. We had been separated for months before I ever heard about the nanny," Jennifer told Vanity Fair in 2016. "She had nothing to with our decision to divorce. She was not a part of the equation."
