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Swingers to Drugs,
Rumors Swirl
Around Paterson

OR MAYBE BORING OLD CORRUPTION

Feb 9, 2010 9:36 AM CST

Swingers to Drugs, Rumors Swirl Around Paterson

New York governor denies any involvement with sex, drugs

(Newser) - As New York Gov. David Paterson vehemently denies rumors of a sex scandal, the New York Post continues to speculate about the alleged bombshell that could take the governor down. The unsubstantiated rumors include tales of double dates sans the missus, sex-and-drug-fueled parties at the executive mansion, and one lady...

Sex Scandal Will Take Down Another NY Governor

Feb 7, 2010 4:45 PM CST

Sex Scandal Will Take Down Another NY Governor

David Paterson will resign after New York Times exposé: source

(Newser) - Less than 2 years after extramarital indiscretions cost Eliot Spitzer the job, a sex scandal is about to chase his successor as New York governor out of office. Media circles have been abuzz with reports that the New York Times is working on an exposé involving Paterson's personal life and...

Sex Scandal Costs British Soccer Star His Captaincy

Feb 5, 2010 7:59 PM CST

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...

Mark Sanford
Took 'Faithful'
Out of Vows:
Jenny

barbara walters interview

Feb 3, 2010 9:07 AM CST

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...

John Mayer:
Tiger's Problem
Is Marriage

Feb 2, 2010 7:24 AM CST

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...

Mark Sanford
'Worse Than
Eliot Spitzer': Son

TELL-ALL TIDBITS

Feb 1, 2010 7:41 AM CST

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....

Eliot Spitzer
Talks Love,
Sex—and
Those Socks

PLUS: ADVICE FOR TIGER

Jan 29, 2010 9:44 AM CST

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...

John Edwards
Confirms Split

'EXTRAORDINARILY SAD'

Jan 28, 2010 6:57 AM CST

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...

Edwards a Warning
on Celebrity Pols

OPINION

Jan 26, 2010 5:00 AM CST

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...

Gawker Dishes
on John Edwards'
Rumored Sex Tape

it makes you go 'whoa'

Jan 25, 2010 10:37 AM CST

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...

$Oracle President Cops to 8½-Year Affair$

Oracle President
Cops to 8½-Year Affair

Jan 22, 2010 9:11 AM CST

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...

Oracle Exec
Affair Outed
...By Galpal?

Jan 21, 2010 10:46 AM CST

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...

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

Jan 11, 2010 4:20 PM CST

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,...

Juiciest Political Sex Scandals

BEST OF THE DECADE

Dec 30, 2009 9:07 AM CST

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

...

The Decade's Top Mistresses

BEST OF THE AUGHTS

Dec 29, 2009 10:36 AM CST

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...

What Spitzer
Could Teach Tiger

WhEN CAUGHT WITH YOUR SOCKS ON...

Dec 21, 2009 10:40 AM CST

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

...

Sponsor Accenture Dumps Tiger Woods

Dec 13, 2009 3:09 PM CST

Sponsor Accenture Dumps Tiger Woods

Consulting/outsourcing firm cites 'circumstances' in ending deal

(Newser) - 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...

Baucus Gave Galpal
Melodee Hanes
a $14K Raise

Dec 11, 2009 7:46 AM CST

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...

Be Like Baucus, Tiger: A Dork

Dana Milbank

Dec 10, 2009 9:45 AM CST

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...

Sanford Won't Be Impeached

Dec 9, 2009 3:44 PM CST

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...