Category: Infidelity in the news
An Imperfect Beginning
Did anyone see the New York Times video tidbit in “Vows” — a column of people’s How We Met Stories called “An Imperfect Beginning“? HuffPo also ran …
Tom Jones Eulogizes His Chump
Welsh lothario, Tom Jones, of “What’s New Pussycat?” fame, eulogized his dead wife Linda this week. They’d been married since they were both 16, and …
Paula Broadwell Wants Us to Stop Saying “Mistress”
Paula Broadwell is back in the news. According to yesterday’s New York Times article, “Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal” Broadwell …
UBT: Esther Perel on Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’
The UBT can’t even. An alert chump forwarded me this from Belgian cheater-apologist-therapist-thingy Esther Perel: “Beyonce’s Lemonade: A Refreshingly Un-American Affair.” Un-American. Because you Europeans, …
Science Vindicates “Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life”
So here’s some good news from last week — a new study came out vindicating chumps everywhere. Psychologists asked over 5,000 women chumps about their relationship …
UBT: Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’
Dear Beyonce, It’s time for another chat. I see you released a new album, “Lemonade” that everyone can see is a thinly veiled pick-me-dance-set-to-music for your cheating husband …
UBT: Fred Armisen: Cheating “Is Just Something That Happens”
Apparently, comedian Fred Armisen (of SNL and Portlandia fame) enjoys some measure of renown as a douchebag. But like the characters he plays, he’s a nonchalant, …
Sweet Spackle Alabama
Anyone else following the Governor Bentley scandal in Alabama? It’s your usual tale of a politician having an affair with a staffer, but at least …
UBT: Jennifer Garner’s Shit Sandwich
God bless Jennifer Garner. She is really trying to be a class act. If anyone can sell us on the shit sandwich of infidelity, tabloid scandal, …
UBT: Adele’s “Hello”
Dear Chump Lady, Under the influence of Chump Nation, I’ve been listening to Adele’s incessant “Hello” and realize it’s the ballad of a cheater kibble fishing …
Deconstructing Frumpiness (and Chumpiness)
It’s been awhile since Holly Petraeus and her cheating husband General Petraeus have been in the news cycle, but I thought it was time to …
Leave a Cheater, Gain a Dog?
Best Public Service Announcement EVER goes to Rescue Dogs Rock NYC for “Dogs don’t cheat. Adopt a Life Partner.” Spoofing the Ashley Madison hack, the …
Dump “Scorned” Already
Here’s a word I’d like to see disappear from the infidelity conversation — scorned. (Almost always referring to a woman.) “Scorned Detroit Woman Lists Cheating Ex’s …
Etiquette for Mistresses?
A alert chump sent me this trailer for a cinematic pick-me-dance blockbuster in the Philippines, “Etiquette for Mistresses.” The film is based on the best-selling book by Jullie Yap …
State Rep Invents Gay Affair to Hide Real Affair
A bunch of you sent me this story. I usually don’t post on Saturdays, but how can I resist “Cheater invents gay tryst to cover up …
What Is It With the Nannies?
Cheating with the nanny — is this the most common celebrity infidelity trope, or what? Robin Williams, Jude Law, Ben Affleck, and now Gavin Rossdale, Gwen …
Eat, Pray, Kibble
Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, just wrote a piece in the New York Times admitting that she’s been a serial cheater. Only instead …
Lyle Mitchell, Chump
Anyone following the story of the escaped murders in upstate New York and the idiot woman Joyce Mitchell who helped them escape by hiding tools in …
A Bad Day to Be Bobby Flay
A funny thing happened to Bobby Flay this week on the way to getting a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Just as he was …
Interview with Dr. David Ley, author of “The Myth of Sex Addiction”
Today we’re speaking with Dr. David Ley, a clinical psychologist and author of The Myth of Sex Addiction. Dr. Ley is an outspoken opponent of the …
