Swiss, who is currently married to Alicia Keys, was married to Mashonda when they began their affair. When they were caught cheating, Keys said that the couple was already in trouble when she came on the scene, but certainly, that isn’t what Mashonda had to say about it. She revealed that she and her husband were trying to make things work until Alicia came into the picture. It is widely believed that she was the cause of the divorce and had she not been there, things would have worked out differently for the couple.
These 12 celebrity couples split up because of extramarital affairs
A charming Prince. A beautiful Princess. The Prince sweeps her off her feet, they fall deeply in love, overcome all obstacles, get married and it’s happily ever after!
Alas! That doesn’t always prevail in real lives, now, does it? Not even when the pair in question entails our beloved celebrities whose romance develops in front of our eyes. While that happens, it doesn’t take time for people to figure out when things have gotten ugly and fans are often quick to pick up the cracks in the chemistry of their favorite celebrity couple!
Well, extramarital affairs have got to be one of the most popular reasons for the splitting of celebrity couples and we carefully cumulate and bring to you 12 such stories, the most famous of all times!
1. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver; Mildred Baena
One of the most widely publicized breakups covered by the media, this one really got messed and ugly. Arnold was not just a movie star, but also the former governor of the state of California who was caught having an affair with the couples’ housekeeping Mildred Baena. The relationship allegedly occurred 14 years before Shriver filed for divorce in 2011 because it came to light that Arnold had been paying the other woman to support her child which turned out to be fathered by him.
2. Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Scurtis; Madonna
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankee’s fame cheated on his wife Cynthia with singer and actress Madonna. Turns out even Madonna was married at the time and denied the accusations. However, the damage had been done and Scurtis filed for divorce in 2008 citing that Alex had become distant, had been involved in extramarital affairs, had committed marital misconduct, and had emotionally abandoned her.
3. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson; Rupert Sanders
A few photos surfaced of Stewart and Sanders getting a little too close while she was in a relationship with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, and they ended their relationship over the affair.
4.Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt; Angelina Jolie
Jennifer and Brad were nothing short of couple goals, having dated for a long time and then a fairytale wedding. But trouble came in the form of a film Pitt was doing with Jolie titled “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”. Rumors began to fly about the two and they suggested that there was an affair taking place. While two constantly denied them, it was proved to be the case when Pitt and Aniston divorced in 2005 as a result of Jolie’s interference in their relationship. Soon after, they announced their relationship as a couple and it became apparent that Jolie had stolen Aniston’s husband from her.
5.Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato; Ava Gardner
Sinatra reportedly became infatuated with Gardner when he first met her and they eventually fell in love while the singer was still married to his wife Nancy Barbato, whom he divorced for Gardner.
6.Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio; Arthur Miller
Monroe had an affair with playwright Arthur Miller, who wrote her extensive letters while she was married to Joe DiMaggio. She filed for divorce from DiMaggio in 1954 and eventually married Miller.
7.Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds; Elizabeth Taylor
Debbie Reynolds, famous for her appearance in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and many other films, was married to Eddie and they were the parents of Carrie Fisher of the “Star Wars” franchise. It was her husband’s sexual involvement with film goddess Elizabeth Taylor that ended his marriage to Reynolds. Taylor had previously been with several married men in her life and didn’t seem to hesitate when it came to stealing one from a wife. The affair and breakup of the Reynolds/Fisher marriage was a huge scandal at the time, as we can already make out.
8.Swiss Beatz and Mashonda Tifrere; Alicia Keys
9.Katharine McPhee and Nick Cokas; Michael Morris
Katharine was allegedly caught kissing Michael Morris, the “Smash” director while both of them were married. Canards were rife that the singer was engaged in an extramarital relationship with Morris even though denied by her. She also went on to claim that the couple was already divorced then, but so wasn’t the case; it happened after this lil incident.
10.Sandra Bullock and Jesse James; Michelle McGee
Their split put everyone in a frenzy. Well, Sandra had all the reasons to; while James and she were still married, he began an affair with a stripper named Michelle McGee. James went ahead and very openly stated, “I cheated on my wife,” and Bullock filed for divorce after the incident.
11. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore; Sara Leal
Demi announced in the November of 2011 that Ashton and she were divorcing because of “irreconcilable differences.” However, a month prior to that, US Weekly ran a story that hinted Kutcher was cheating on Demi with Sara Leal, a 22-year-old. According to Sara’s revelations, later on, it did seem that there was something and it caused the split.
12. Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid; Russell Crowe
In the June of 2000, rumors began circulating that Meg and Russell had an affair. It was alleged that they were seen by others on a movie set getting cozy and within a month or so, the couple separated. Moreover, Ryan and Crowe continued on with their extramarital affair but it didn’t last more than a few months after the damage had already been done between Ryan and Quaid; their divorce was final in 2001.
Pheww, quite a lot to swallow, isn’t it?
