15 Things You Need To Know About The Biggest Scandals EVER
Between Harvey Weinstein, Ben Affleck, and Kevin Hart, it seems like there have been a ton of scandals rocking Hollywood in the past few weeks. But it's good to remember that there's always been ample drama in Tinsel Town. Seriously, when has Hollywood not been crazy?
There are countless shocking scandals from the past few years to the past few decades that are sure to shock you. From rumored foul play to cringe-worthy affairs to celebs getting away with doing whatever they want, the tabloids always have (and always will have) something to write about.
Check out these facts that we bet you didn't know about some of the biggest scandals and controversies to blow up in Hollywood. If one thing is for sure, this will make you thankful that you don't live your life in the spotlight. Can you imagine how embarrassing it would be to have your name mentioned in one of these headlines?
15 Kevin Hart's Scorned Wife Was First The Other Woman
Kevin Hart has been pulled apart in the media after he came clean that he cheated on his pregnant wife Eniko Parrish with Montia Sabbag, and was being extorted for there being video evidence from his affair. But this wasn't the first time that Kevin was unfaithful to his wife. That's actually how Eniko and him started out in the first place.
Many fans feel sorry for Eniko since she's been cheated on, but she caused the same kind of pain to Torrei Hart when she was married to Kevin. Eniko and Kevin had an affair when he was married to Torrei, which ended with him divorcing his wife and marrying his mistress. The three have had nothing but harsh words for each other since everything went down. Kevin sure has a history of cheating!
14 John F. Kennedy Indirectly Took Marilyn Monroe's Life
Many fans agree that it's a given fact that Marilyn Monroe had an affair with womanizing president John F. Kennedy. But most don't realize the impact their chaotic relationship had in Marilyn's eventual end. Kennedy was known to romance many women outside of his marriage to Jackie O., so Marilyn was one of many. Unfortunately sources have said the actress fell a lot harder for the president than he did before.
Realizing he didn't share the same feelings, Marilyn was reportedly driven into alcohol and substance abuse. It's widely known she was found on August 4, 1962 after overdosing in her home alone. It was ruled as an accident, and that she took her own life. To this day, most fans believe that Marilyn would have had a happier ending if it weren't for her devastating affair that seemed to be the death of her.
13 Charlie Sheen And His Entire Meltdown
Several years back, Two And A Half Men actor Charlie Sheen had a very public meltdown after being let go from the show, which he was the star of. In 2011, the actor was spewing (supposedly) drug-fuelled and insane rants to the media left and right. His tirades eventually became known as "the violent torpedo of truth."
Rumors suggest Charlie was abusing drugs at the time. He was also severely promiscuous. Later, it was revealed the star had been diagnosed with HIV around the time and was dealing with the aftermath of the shock. Several adult stars that he had casual relationships with during his meltdown said he wasn't safe with them and put them at risk of contracting HIV. Luckily Charlie seems to be doing a lot better today. Maybe his "tiger's blood" really did work?
12 Hank Baskett Cheated On His Preggo Wife With A Transgender Woman
With a woman as beautiful as Kendra Wilkinson at home, many fans couldn't understand why Hank Baskett would cheat on his bombshell wife.
But fans were even more shocked when they learned that the other woman happened to be transgender. Transgender model Ava London claimed the two had a physical encounter at her London apartment back in 2014. All of this happened when Kendra was pregnant with their second child Alijah, making the whole scandal even worse.
Despite this shocker, Hank and Kendra decided to make their marriage work and they're still married to this day. But the former Bunny has been candid about how much the scandal impacted her, at one point admitting she contemplated taking her own life when her husband's infidelities were blowing up in the media.
11 Princess Diana Confronted Camilla About Her Affair With Charles
Princess Diana and Prince Charles were supposed to be a picture-perfect couple, but it was no secret that the prince was cheating on his wife with Camilla Parker Bowles, even while they were married. Charles had loved Camilla since his youth and wanted to marry her in the first place, though he couldn't since she was divorced. So he carried on an extra marital affair with her, even after marrying and having kids with Diana.
But many are shocked to know that Diana confronted Camilla about the affair, though fans always assumed the princess turned a blind eye to her hubby's infidelities. This was revealed in a taped interview with Diana years after her death."The voice inside me had said, 'just go for it,'" she said in a taped conversation. "I said, 'I know what's going on between you and Charles and I just want you to know that.'"
Diana continued, "She said to me, "You've got everything you ever wanted. You've got all the men in the world fall in love with you and you've got two beautiful children, what more do you want?'" "So I said, 'I want my husband,'" Diana said. "I said to Camilla, 'I'm sorry I'm in the way… and it must be hell for both of you. But I do know what's going on. Don't treat me like an idiot.'" Charles later married Camilla after Diana's death.
10 Ben Affleck's Current Girlfriend Is His Former Mistress
Our hearts were broken when America's sweethearts Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced they were separating. The pair, who share three kids, tried to save their marriage through counselling, but after a few years they eventually signed the divorce papers.
The public still doesn't know exactly what went wrong between the couple, but many think Ben may have strayed from his beautiful wife. This summer, Ben went public with his new girlfriend Lindsay Shookus. But it's been reported that they've been dating for years, and he first began seeing her while married to Jen.
PEOPLE magazine claimed that both Ben and Lindsay's respective spouses found out about their affair, and eventually lead to their divorces. Now that tensions have seemingly cooled between Jen and Ben, it seems like he thinks it's the right thing to do to come out with Lindsay. Too bad a lot of fans still feel it's icky that his current girlfriend was the woman who ruined his marriage.
9 Hugh Grant And His Late Night Fun
Hugh Grant had been dating the stunning Elizabeth Hurley since 1987 when the news broke in 1995 that he'd been arrested for soliciting a night worker. The actor was arrested for paying a young woman named Divine Brown to engage with him. As a result, he had to pay a fine and complete a court-mandated AIDS education program.
Interestingly, he and Elizabeth stayed together until 2000. But this scandal seems to have affected his career. Hugh was a hit in the '90s and even early 2000s, but his star power decreased as the years went on. A while back, he made headline for getting two women pregnant at the same time. Though Hugh may have lost his acting prowess, he certainly hasn't lost the drama that likes to follow him!
8 Maria Unknowingly Raised Arnold's Love Child Like Her Own
Fans felt horrible for Maria Shriver after the news broke in 2011 that Arnold Schwarzenegger had fathered a son with their maid Mildred Baena. The boy, Joseph, was already 14-years old at the time when the news broke.
But the more shocking fact was that Maria had treated him like one of her own kids. Mildred had worked for the family for almost two decades, so they considered her and her fatherless son part of the family. Joseph is said to have grown up playing with the Schwarzenegger kids.
Maria reportedly only found out the truth when she noticed a resemblance in Joseph to her husband. She confronted Mildred who told her the truth. Maria filed for divorce shortly after and the rest is history.
7 Mel Gibson Is Just A Horrible Person
Most people know Mel Gibson for his award-winning acting and directing career. But the actor should also be known for the time he was arrested for a DUI and went on a cringe-worthy anti-Semitic rant.
The actor was pulled over in Malibu back in 2006 and was found with an open bottle of Tequila in the passenger's seat. While being arrested, Mel started saying anti-Semitic remarks to the arresting officer, who happened to be Jewish.
The star eventually was given three years probation, though his career did suffer slightly after the horrible scandal. His last major film before the DUI raked in $370 million domestically, while his next big movie after the incident only grossed $51 million. Guess this is proof that Hollywood (rightfully) hates racism.
6 Natalie Wood Lost Her Life For Flirting With Another Guy
Back in the '50s, Natalie Wood was a huge Oscar-winning actress, having played roles in films like Rebel Without A Cause and Miracle on 34th Street. But her death proved to be the most interesting thing in her life. In 1981, she and her husband Robert Wagner spent Thanksgiving weekend in a yacht in Catalina. However, the day ended by discovering Natalie's body from an apparent drowning.
Rumor has it she and her husband were known to fight, and he was evidently mad she was flirtatious with Christopher Walken, another guest. Both men stayed quiet after the scandal, but Robert later opened up in his autobiography "Pierces Of My Heart." He admitted he was jealous of Christopher and had gotten angry that night, though he doesn't go on to what happened next.
5 Jesse James & Sandra Bullock Were Adopting A Baby When He Cheated
Sandra Bullock was at the height of her career when she accepted an Oscar in 2010 for her role in The Blind Side. But she herself was blindsided by her husband Jesse James only days later when the news of his infidelities broke. It turns out he slept with an adult star named Michelle "Bombshell" McGee. Jesse eventually admitted to the accusations and he and Sandy were divorced soon after
But the devastating part was when the news broke the couple were in the process of adopting when the scandal blew up. Sandra thought she would have to put her baby plans on hold now that she no longer had the support of her husband. But luckily the actress did go on to adopt and become a mother several years later. She now has two adopted children: 7-year old Louis and 5-year old Laila.
4 Woody Allen Is Currently Married To His Step-Daughter
Yep, you read that right. One of the most critically acclaimed directors in Hollywood has been dubbed a pervert by many for starting a relationship with his step-daughter, who he helped raised from a very young age. Woody was in a years-long relationship with Mia Farrow, Soon-Yi's adopted mother (she is 35 years younger than Woody).
In 1991, Mia claims she found explicit photos of a 21-year old Soon-Yi in Woody's things, and then the scandal blew up. Mia and Woody's daughter also accused him of being inappropriate towards her. In 1997, when he was 62 and she was 27, Soon-Yi and Woody were married. Despite the extremely inappropriate vibes from this couple, Woody's career has been largely unaffected by his shocking romantic life.
3 Roman Polanski Will Be Arrested If He Sets Foot In The USA
Disgraced Polish film director Roman Polanski is wanted on criminal charges related to being inappropriate with underage girls. The drama started in 1977, when a 13-year old girl named Samantha Gailey claimed he got handsy with her after giving her a mix of illegal substances. Roman admitted to abusing her and even made a plea bargain.
However, Roman fled from America before he could be put on trial. He first went to England and then moved on to France, where he has dual citizenship. It's very hard to extradite a criminal from France to the US, so Roman was able to stay in the country and continue working in the movie industry. He's even won Oscars since going into exile. Other women have come forward claiming Roman abused them, but it seems like the director may never pay for his crimes (at least not in the States).
2 Hunky Rob Lowe And An Underage Girl
Think Rob Lowe was an absolute dreamboat back in his day? Think again. Back in 1988, the actor slept with an underage girl during a wild night, which was very much illegal. He reportedly met two women at a bar in Atlanta. The three went back to his hotel room where they began filming themselves getting down and dirty. Rob says after they were finished, he went to the washroom but the girls proceeded to steal money from him as well as the videotape.
But eventually the taped was leaked to the media, which was a completely humiliation for Rob. It was until after the wild night that Rob claims he discovered one of the girls was 16; he maintains he would have done things differently had he been aware of her age. Interestingly, the whole scandal seemingly didn't hurt Rob's career and he's enjoyed decent success in the industry even to today.
1 Trump Married His Mistress Because She Was Pregnant
The current President of the United States has done a lot of outrageous things, so this might not seem so shocking. But in the scheme of Hollywood scandals, this is a pretty cringe-worthy one. Donald Trump has had three wives, and it turns out his second wife was the one he was cheating on his first wife with. Complicated right?
Back in 1991, Trump's 13-year marriage to Ivana Trump ended after he was caught cheating with Marla Maples. Even more, it was later revealed she was pregnant (which is probably why Trump fessed up to the affair in the first place).
In order to marry his pregnant mistress, he gave his first wife a generous divorce settlement to make things move quickly. Specifically, she got $10 million, a $12 million mansion, and custody of their three kids. Trump went on to marry Marla and they welcomed their daughter Tiffany. Trump and Marla eventually split after 7 years of marriage.