Celebrity cheating scandals are nothing new. Rumors circulate, statements are made, and then any remaining doubts about the affair are dispelled when a controversial split occurs. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Each of the famous couples in this gallery had to deal with a cheating scandal, but in the end they reconciled and stayed together with their better half (at least for a while).
Click on and find out which couples stayed together even after an affair!
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Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied
Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied were also embroiled in a cheating scandal with 25-year-old climate activist Camille Étienne in 2023. The actress and the ballet dancer reportedly split in 2022 but worked together again until Portman learned of the alleged affair in March 2023, according to French magazine Here is reported, which also published pictures of Millepied and Étienne entering his office separately and leaving two hours later, 10 minutes apart. But Portman decided not to call it quits yet. A source close to the couple told Page Six: “They have not split up and are trying to work things out. Ben is doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him. He loves her and her family.” She added: “Her biggest focus right now is protecting the children.”
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Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith
Banderas has always had a penchant for beautiful women, and in 2012 he allegedly cheated on Griffith in Cancun. The couple eventually split, but it wasn’t until years later. Griffith said she was stuck and it was no one’s fault that the split was happening.
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Hugh Grant und Elizabeth Hurley
Grant was caught (and arrested) with sex worker Divine Brown. He told Jay Leno that he had done a “disgusting thing” but that Hurley had handled it incredibly well. They stayed together for another five years.
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z
The whole world knew that Jay-Z had cheated on Beyoncé when she released an entire album about it. But they went into couples therapy and Jay-Z says he likes to believe that their relationship is stronger now than ever.
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Jude Law and Sienna Miller
It was a public scandal when it was revealed that Jude Law had cheated on his fiancée, actress Sienna Miller, with her nanny Daisy Wright. The two eventually separated, but got back together in 2009. In 2011, it was over for good.
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Jude Law and Sienna Miller
But Jude Law wasn’t the only alleged cheater in the relationship. Miller was reportedly dating her co-star and boyfriend Daniel Craig while she and Law were still together.
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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne
The duo have been married since 1982, despite an addiction to intercourse that threatened to drive them apart. Indeed, Ozzy went into therapy for his addiction in 2016 after admitting to cheating on Sharon with various women. Despite this, he told the Independent: “She’s still here and I’m still here, so after all our ups and downs, we’re still together.”
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Kim Porter and P. Diddy
Kim Porter and Diddy seemed to be meant for each other, despite various cheating scandals. They kept getting back together, although their relationship ended forever in 2007. Porter sadly passed away in 2018.
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Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran
Chris Brown is said to have cheated on his ex Rihanna during his relationship with his then girlfriend Tran. Despite this, the two had an on-off relationship for years. Tran finally ended the relationship when she found out that Brown had fathered another child with another woman.
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Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian
Although they reportedly split because of an affair, Kardashian stayed with Disick after another cheating scandal. In 2007, he allegedly sent text messages to “my wife” – although the recipient was clearly not Kourtney.
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Woody Harrelson and Laura Louie
Louie had to deal with the news that Harrelson had a foursome and bail him out of jail – all in the same week. He called his wife sympathetic and apologized with the “standard Texas sycophancy.”
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Kevin and Eniko Hart
After initially denying the allegations, Hart publicly admitted to cheating on his wife following an extortion attempt. He apologized on Instagram, saying, “I send so many apologies to my wife and kids. I need to do better and I will.” It seems he did, because he and Eniko are still together.
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Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
Twilight fans were delighted to see these co-stars get together. But their happiness was short-lived after Stewart was spotted with director Rupert Sanders. Stewart apologized and the two reconciled, at least for a while, before splitting up the following year.
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Pink and Carey Hart
This couple’s relationship has been anything but easy. They’ve split up twice and have often spoken about the work that comes with marriage. They’re still together today, despite a cheating rumor in 2008.
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Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott
Rumors began circulating in March 2019 that Travis Scott was cheating on Instagram model Rojean Kar. Although the rumors were never verified, there were reportedly some clear signs of the affair. The couple endured the rumors but split in late 2019. Jenner gave Scott another chance in 2021 and they had their second child together in 2022. But even that couldn’t prevent the final split.
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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
The young couple were together for several years and later even rekindled their romance for a short time. And this despite Bieber allegedly cheating on her. In an interview with the i-D Magazine He is said to have mentioned this.
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Hillary and Bill Clinton
It was a huge scandal in politics when it was revealed that Bill Clinton had slept with his intern Monica Lewinsky. However, Hillary stood by him and said that he “absolutely” should not have resigned over the issue. Bill, in turn, supported his wife during her presidential campaign.
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Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom
Although they eventually filed for divorce in 2013, it reportedly had more to do with Odom’s drug problems than his affair. Odom says he still regrets cheating on the reality star.
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Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson
Unfortunately, Lamar Odom wasn’t the only cheating partner Khloé had. Her relationship with Tristan Thompson survived several alleged cheating scandals, including one in which he was filmed cheating at a hookah lounge. However, it went too far when he cheated on her with Kylie Jenner’s best friend, Jordyn Woods.
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Cardi B und Offset
Cardi B spoke about what it was like to get back together with Offset after his affair. For her, “monogamy is the only way,” but no relationship is perfect.
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Iggy Azalea und Nick Young
A video of Young allegedly admitting to cheating on Azalea made the rounds when his teammate D’Angelo Russell posted it on social media. However, Azalea stayed with Young. At least until she caught him bringing another woman to their home.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
Parker and Broderick have been together for over 20 years, but it hasn’t always been smooth sailing. Rumors circulated that Broderick was having an affair with a 25-year-old youth worker, whom he told his family life wasn’t great.
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David and Victoria Beckham
Both deny the allegations, but David is rumored to have cheated in 2004. However, there was never any evidence of this and the couple are still inseparable.
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Fergie and Josh Duhamel
Just nine months after their wedding in 2008, a stripper went on record saying she had a one-night stand with the actor. The couple denied everything and stayed together until 2017.
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Tori Spelling und Dean McDermott
The couple decided to publicly discuss McDermott’s cheating and reconcile on the then-reality show “True Tori.” McDermott talked about how embarrassed he was and Spelling said they were working on their marriage. They are still together today.
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Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump
Although they divorced in 2018, that was long after Donald Trump Jr.’s alleged affair. The businessman reportedly had an affair with “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Aubrey O’Day.
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David Letterman and Regina Lasko
Letterman’s affair was extremely public because he was being blackmailed with his affairs. But instead of paying for silence, he admitted on live television that he had cheated on his wife Regina and apologized. The couple is still together.
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David Boreanaz and Jaime Bergman
The actor confessed to his wife in 2010 that he had been unfaithful to her. Bergman described in an interview with People: “There is anger. There is pain. There is disgust. But there is also love.” They decided to work on their relationship and have now been married for over 20 years.
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