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Online Gossip Leads to Murder Charge

Rumors of cheating allegedly drove NY man to seek revenge

(Newser) - When his pregnant girlfriend confronted him about rumors he’d been cheating, Calvin Lawson became enraged. He confronted the woman he believed was behind the rumors and, police tell the New York Post, strangled her to death with her own hair dryer cord. “We got into a scuffle and... More »

Edwardses Can't Get Out of Their Own Way

With book, betrayed Elizabeth trades privacy for payback

(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards knew her husband’s run for president could implode the moment his affair with Rielle Hunter came out, but she played the loving wife role anyway. “It was hard to walk away,” writes Maureen Dowd of the New York Times. “Just as it’s hard... More »

Elizabeth to Oprah: It's 'Complicated'

(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards is taking married life day by day—or "maybe it's month by month"—she tells Oprah, in an episode to air Thursday. When asked whether she still loves her husband, she responds, "You know, that's a complicated question," the AP reports. "I wanted... More »

Berlusconis Row Over PM's Wandering Eye

Soap opera of feuding first couple grips Italy

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi's wife is taking her complaints of philandering and dishonesty to the press—and it's not the first time she's done so, the New York Times reports. The Italian first lady was angry that Berlusconi went to the 18th birthday party of a business associate's daughter, who has been... More »

Newman More Hustler Than Mr. Nice Guy: Bio

Book claims 'faithful' star was boozing philanderer

(Newser) - Paul Newman’s own secret recipe was a steady diet of booze and womanizing, according to a biography of the late star obtained by the New York Post. In Paul Newman: A Life, slated to come out next month, author Shawn Levy describes the Oscar winner as a functioning alcoholic... More »

Besieged A-Rod Runs Back to Ex

Wife who dumped him for cheating is at his side again

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez made a quick about-turn from partying to the arms of his ex-wife as the steroids scandal broke last weekend. The defamed Yankee was partying in the Bahamas when news of his steroid use broke, but arrived at Monday's confessional with Cynthia Rodriguez in tow, the Daily News reports.... More »

'Vulnerable' Simpson Loses It Onstage

(Newser) - Sympathetic fans helped Jessica Simpson through a strained performance last night during which she flubbed lines, restarted songs, and wept visibly, the Grand Rapids Press reports. The singer has been plagued by media reports that boyfriend Tony Romo is cheating and snide remarks about her reported weight gain. “You... More »

LiLo: I'm Just Like Britney

Starlet not exactly full of holiday cheer in MySpace post about public trials

(Newser) - In a rambling post on her MySpace page, Lindsay Lohan says she’s “going through a lot right now,” just like Britney Spears did. LiLo praises the “amazing” Brit for chasing her dreams despite publicity and other distractions, then recommends the pop icon’s album to fans,... More »

Infidelity's Up, as Women Lead Charge

Older men, younger women appear to stray outside of marriage more often

(Newser) - Studies show infidelity rates rising across the board, the New York Times reports, with women closing the cheating gap on men. Lifetime infidelity rates for men over 60 jumped from 20% to 28% between 1991 and 2006, while women leaped from 5% to 15%. The trend affects young and old—... More »

Is Pornography Adultery? Time to Sharpen the Debate

Smut may be losing its stigma, but at what price to marriage and our own decency?

(Newser) - Does looking at pornography constitute cheating? If so, a lot of men are in trouble in today's age of instant access. Ross Douthat explores the issue in the Atlantic and finds the extremes of the argument unhelpful. No, digital smut won't bring about the end of civilization, but don't be... More »

Digital Age Makes It Harder to Cheat

Even your Wii can give you away in the era of too-much-information

(Newser) - The Wii may look family-friendly, but tell that to the US soldier who discovered from the console that his wife was having an affair, virtual-bowling with her lover while he was in Iraq. Welcome to the digital age, Nick Harding writes in the Independent, where secrets are impossible to keep,... More »

NY Cops Bust Bizarre Hit Job

Jealous spouse gave undercover officer samurai sword to kill wife, retrieve $27K ring

(Newser) - A Brooklyn man was arrested yesterday for attempting to get a hit man to kill his wife—and retrieve the $27,000 wedding ring he had given her, the New York Daily News reports. Rockefeller Auguste, 35, enraged by jealousy, gave an undercover officer posing as a contract killer a... More »

Lawyers Who Quashed Affair Rumors Had Edwards Ties

Cover-up indicates affair began earlier than Edwards admits

(Newser) - Two lawyers who acted seemingly independently in December to defuse rumors of John Edwards' affair had links to a key backer, the New York Times reports—lawyer Fred Baron, whose wife donated to Edwards' nearly defunct political action committee just as it paid Rielle Hunter $14,000 4 months after... More »

'I Made a Serious Error in Judgment'

(Newser) - John Edwards released a statement late today acknowledging that he had an extramarital affair and inviting "people who believed in me" to beat him up, saying, "You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself." The ex-senator said he "started to believe... More »

Wife: A-Rod, Madonna Had 'Affair of the Heart'

Betrayed spouse's lawyer says infidelity wasn't physical

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez’s relationship with Madonna amounted to “an affair of the heart,” not physical infidelity, his estranged wife's lawyer tells People. A-Rod had dinners with his sweetie, constantly listened to her music, and dumped his agent for her Kabbalah-loving manager, the New York Post reports. More »

A-Rod's Wife Files for Divorce, Citing Infidelity

Yankees star 'emotionally abandoned his wife and children,' petition says

(AP) - Alex Rodriguez's wife filed for divorce today, calling her husband an adulterer who "emotionally abandoned his wife and children," but naming no names. "The marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken because of the husband's extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct," claimed Cynthia Rodriguez's petition for... More »

Let's Hang Up on the Female Booty Call

Aussie writer blasts trend after hubbie receives steamy text

(Newser) - When her husband got steamy text message from a drunk female colleague, Janine di Giovanni had had enough: "Go back to the male booty call, I say." Marshaling evidence from a big French study and anecdotes from friends, Giovanni writes in Australia's News Network that too many women... More »

Aren't All Men Secret Spitzers?

Writer suspects US is too puritanical about sex

(Newser) - How many husbands reacted to Eliot Spitzer's downfall by pretending to be appalled, hiding their porn, and praying their own similar indiscretions wouldn't come to light? Philip Weiss emailed 50 married men and visited a few experts to confirm his suspicion, based on personal experience, which he shares in New ... More »

New NY Gov Admits Affair

Paterson and wife were both unfaithful for years

(Newser) - David Paterson, who succeeded Eliot Spitzer as governor of New York yesterday, has his own history of extramarital relations. He and his wife Michelle admitted in a joint interview with the New York Daily News that they were unfaithful during a rocky period in their 15-year marriage. But both denied... More »

'It Could Never Happen to Me': NY Wives

Many women in denial about husband's adultery, author says

(Newser) - He may have strayed, but prostitutes? No way, say Manhattan wives who reflected on the Eliot Spitzer scandal this week with the New York Times. But "there is a trememdous tendency toward denial" among unsuspecting women, said Leslie Bennetts, author of The Feminine Mistake. “I’ve heard thousands... More »

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