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Sex Scandal Costs British Soccer Star His Captaincy

John Terry had affair with teammate's galpal, then covered it up

(Newser) - Just months before the World Cup, the captain of England’s national soccer team was stripped of the role over a seamy sex scandal. John Terry, 29 and married, had an affair with a teammate’s girlfriend—even paying for an abortion—and then tried through lawyers and, reportedly, hush... More »

Mark Sanford Took 'Faithful' Out of Vows: Jenny

Jenny Sanford speaks out for the first time with Barbara Walters

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford shares her story of a "cheap" husband who insisted on taking the word "faithful" out of their wedding vows, telling Barbara Walters that despite it all, "I thought he loved me in his own way." In a 20/20 interview airing Friday, Sanford calls her... More »

John Mayer: Tiger's Problem Is Marriage

If he were single, there wouldn't be a problem, says singer

(Newser) - Musician John Mayer says he knows where Tiger went wrong: marriage. "If Tiger Woods was a single guy, what sort of angle would there be to a text message?" he asks. "Tiger Woods' problems come from him being married." Though Mayer has been linked to Jennifer Aniston... More »

Mark Sanford 'Worse Than Eliot Spitzer': Son

Jenny Sanford's memoir also paints cheating hubby as cheapskate

(Newser) - Before Mark Sanford made “hiking the Appalachian trail” into a household phrase, one person knew his affair scandal would be big news: His 12-year-old son. It’s “worse than Eliot Spitzer,” Bolton told mom Jenny when she broke the news of Mark’s cheating to their boys.... More »

Eliot Spitzer Talks Love, Sex—and Those Socks

In cringe-inducing interview, Spitzer also gives advice to Tiger Woods

(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer gave his thoughts on everything from the market meltdown to the Madoff scandal in a wide-ranging interview with Big Think —but who cares about any of that stuff, when Client No. 9 also talked looooove—and Tiger Woods? When asked what advice he would give Tiger, he... More »

John Edwards Confirms Split

He 'still cares deeply' about wife Elizabeth

(Newser) - John Edwards confirmed his separation from wife Elizabeth yesterday, calling it “an extraordinarily sad moment.” Elizabeth has had divorce papers ready for a year, but an insider says trust issues finally pushed the couple over the edge. “John feels like, 'I can't live with you checking my... More »

Edwards a Warning on Celebrity Pols

Fame has replaced achievement and the judgment of peers

(Newser) - John Edwards nearly rode a megawatt grin into the Oval Office, and there's a lesson in the wreckage of his political career, writes Richard Cohen. Edwards became the vice presidential nominee because of his "political matinee idol" style, rather than legislative achievement. His rise—along with that of Sarah... More »

Gawker Dishes on John Edwards' Rumored Sex Tape

Apparently, the fallen pol is 'very striking in a certain area'

(Newser) - There is indeed a John Edwards sex tape, and apparently it makes you go "whoa." Sources tell Gawker the truly-in-existence sex tape, found by aide Andrew Young and first reported about in June, contains “several sex acts” between Edwards and Rielle Hunter, who is “behind the... More »

Oracle President Cops to 8½-Year Affair

Relationship with YaVaughnie Wilkins is over, says Charles Phillips

(Newser) - Oracle co-president Charles Phillips admitted last night to an 8½-year “serious relationship” with YaVaughnie Wilkins—the mistress whose picture was splashed on billboards across the country canoodling with Phillips. Gawker tipsters say Phillips, who is also a member of President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, has portrayed... More »

Oracle Exec Affair Outed ...By Galpal?

Billboards of Charles Phillips with another woman pop up

(Newser) - It appears an Oracle executive’s 8-year affair is being outed—possibly by the mistress herself—on billboards popping up across the country. The billboards, featuring what look like pictures of Charles Phillips and apparent mistress Yavaughnie Wilkins (view on Gawker ), point to a website titled “ Charles And... More »

Wife's Sex Scandal Forces N. Ireland Pol to Take Break

First minister will yield power for 6 weeks, pending investigation

(Newser) - The first minister of Northern Ireland will take a 6-week break pending an investigation into a sex scandal involving his wife. Peter Robinson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, has been under enormous political pressure since revelations that his wife, Iris, a member of the Northern Ireland assembly, received $80,... More »

Juiciest Political Sex Scandals

Lovechildren, gay affairs, and hookers, oh my!

(Newser) - From Eliot Spitzer’s $80,000 worth of prostitute action to Mark Sanford “hiking the Appalachian trail,” this decade has been ripe with political sex scandals. The Frisky picks the juiciest. Some of the slightly-lesser-discussed affairs:
  • Mike Duvall: A self-described “family values warrior” in the California State
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The Decade's Top Mistresses

Tiger Woods' women take up a lot of spots

(Newser) - Tiger Woods and Silvio Berlusconi had a whole stable of them; The political careers of Eliot Spitzer and John Edwards were wrecked by theirs; David Letterman actually benefited, ratings-wise, from his. With all these juicy stories to choose from, Vanity Fair offers up this list of the top 10 mistresses... More »

What Spitzer Could Teach Tiger

Former NY gov's comeback shows it can be done

(Newser) - Tiger Woods should take a lesson in scandal-management from Eliot Spitzer, Ravi Somaiya writes for Gawker. It's been less than two years since the ex-NY governor's hooker story broke, and he's still married and writing lauded op-eds in the New York Times. Some tips for Tiger:
  • Face the media. It's
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Sponsor Accenture Dumps Tiger Woods

Consulting/outsourcing firm cites 'circumstances' in ending deal

(AP) - Global consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture is ending its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, saying the golfer is "no longer the right representative" after the "circumstances of the last two weeks." Today's announcement was the company's first statement since allegations of Woods' infidelity surfaced. The company is the... More »

Baucus Gave Galpal Melodee Hanes a $14K Raise

Senator also took her on taxpayer-funded trip abroad

(Newser) - Sleeping with the boss has its benefits, including, in the case of Max Baucus staffer Melodee Hanes, an almost $14,000 raise. Baucus gave his favorite staffer that little pay adjustment while he was romantically involved with her in 2008, Politico reports. He also took her on a taxpayer-funded trip... More »

Be Like Baucus, Tiger: A Dork

Senator could teach Woods how to survive a sex scandal

(Newser) - Tiger Woods clearly needs some advice on dealing with a sex scandal, and Sen. Max Baucus is just the man to set him straight. The gentleman from Montana doesn’t have a scratch on him after the recent revelations about his sex life—that he slept with a staffer and... More »

Sanford Won't Be Impeached

SC House panel votes to censure him instead

(Newser) - It looks like Mark Sanford will be able to finish out his term as South Carolina governor after all. A state House panel voted against impeachment and instead decided to censure him. The lone dissenter on the seven-member panel says he will still try to get the full Judiciary Committee... More »

Cheaters, Beware Your E-Trail

How could Tiger Woods be stupid enough to text his alleged mistresses?

(Newser) - If Tiger Woods really did send flirty text messages to Jaimee Grubbs as she claims, then he’s a moron. Did he miss the John Ensign scandal? Or the Kwame Kilpatrick one? Or heck, Puck’s sexting incident on Glee? Digital missives brought down all three. Of course, it’s... More »

Jenny Sanford: No Way Was I Standing By Him

South Carolina's first lady gives an interview to Barbara Walters

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford tells Barbara Walters that her philandering husband didn't ask her to play the faithful wife at his mea culpa press conference, and she wouldn't have considered it anyway. "If he had asked me, I would have said no," said South Carolina's first lady. "Certainly his... More »

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