Let's face it, there are some celebrity cheating scandals that haven't exactly shocked the world. Some famous people just have an energy about them that screams "I'm not monogamous!". But the industry certainly has had its fair share of alleged cheating scandals that just seem completely abnormal. These usually involve people who otherwise appeared utterly dedicated to their girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands, or wives. It just goes to show that anyone and everyone ha the ability to go behind their partner's back.
Here are a few celebrities that absolutely took fans by surprise when they were accused of cheating on their spouse or straight-up admitted it...
6 Did Ted Danson Have A Relationship With Whoopi Goldberg?
Given Ted Danson's unbelievably adorable and lengthy marriage to Mary Steenburgen, he doesn't appear to be the cheating type. But according to Cafe Mom, Danson was caught up in a cheating scandal that involved his Made in America co-star, Whoopi Goldberg.
Danson was married to Casey Coates at the time he reportedly had a thing with the future View co-host. According to an interview with People, Coates was devastated about finding out the Cheers star was interested in Goldberg (whose real name is Caryn Eliane Johnson).
"For the first month, I did nothing but cry," Casey Coates said to People. "I gave Ted permission to leave me. I thought I was going to be a wipeout the rest of my life."
Of course, Danson and Goldberg's alleged relationship didn't last long as he was soon linked to Steenburgen, who he's been with ever since.
5 Did Jay-Z Cheat On Beyonce?
There have been a number of couples who chose to stick it out despite being rocked by a cheating scandal. Beyonce and Jay-Z are one of those couples. Jay-Z's famous altercation with Beyonce's sister in an elevator, as well as the lyrics to her "Lemonade" had fans guessing at their relationship drama for a while. According to The Washington Post, Jay-Z did, in fact, go behind Beyonce's back with another woman.
In an interview with T Magazine, Jay-Z admitted to his infidelity but also that he and his wife have worked hard to move through it.
"We did the hard work of going to therapy," Jay-Z said. "We love each other, so we really put in the work for years."
He then added, "I like to believe we’re in a better place today. I’m proud of the father and the husband that I am today."
4 What Happened Between Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, And Russell Crowe?
Meg Ryan is the queen of the romantic comedy and is basically a symbol of love. But she was accused of cheating on the father of her children, Dennis Quaid, with none other than Russell Crowe.
"It's a real gift when you know you can't ever really manage an image or a story and you stop caring," Meg Ryan said to The New York Times in response to the rumors. "I felt the effect, like I was the bad guy or whatever the story was. But I remember letting go of needing to correct anybody."
While there isn't enough evidence to suggest that these rumors are accurate, Ryan did tell InStyle that Quaid was "unfaithful" to her during their marriage. Plot twist!
3 Did Morena Baccarin Have An Affair With Ben McKenzie?
Deadpool's love interest was unfaithful!? No way!
According to TMZ, it's certainly possible.
While Morena Baccarin was in the midst of her divorce from Austin Chick, it was revealed that she was pregnant with the baby girl of her Gotham co-star, Ben McKenzie. Legal documents obtained by TMZ claim that Chick believed Baccarin conceived her baby with McKenzie during their marriage.
"[The timeline] places the moment of conception right in the first week of June 2015, the time she was telling me she wanted to work on our marriage and well before we stopped sharing a bed," Chick said according to the legal documents.
2 Did John Malkovich Have A Thing With Michelle Pfeiffer On The Set of Dangerous Liaisons?
Neither John Malkovich nor Michelle Pfeiffer appears to be the cheating type. But, according to Cafe Mom, they were part of the same cheating scandal in 1988 while making Dangerous Liaisons. Their incredible on-screen chemistry apparently transferred off-screen and resulted in the end of Malkovich's relationship with Glenne Headly.
While this affair remains alleged, as it hasn't been confirmed by the parties involved, the director of Dangerous Liaisons did tell The New York Times that it happened. This caused John Malkovich to address the rumor in a rather confusing interview with Esquire.
"It's hard to believe Michelle Pfeiffer ever said hello to me — not that she's not memorable, God knows," he said to Esquire. "But I sort of blacked it out. What I'm trying to say is, when I think of the other person, I don't think of me as involved with them. They're uncorrupted by me. As if they were never troubled by my existence."
1 Did Ethan Hawke Cheat On Uma Thurman With A Nanny?
Much like Meg Ryan, Ethan Hawke has a bit of a romantic image thanks to his work in the Before Sunrise movies. According to The Blast, he was caught up in a cheating scandal that alleged he went behind wife Uma Thruman's back with their children's nanny. This, of course, has not been confirmed by those involved. Instead, Hawke claimed his marriage to Thurman ended because of them having "different lifestyles.
During a 2012 interview with The Guardian, Hawke did admit to making mistakes during his marriage with the Kill Bill star.
"Nothing teaches you like getting leveled. And I got leveled in my early 30s. Nothing went exactly the way I thought it would. Wait a second: love isn’t real and, holy s***, I put all this energy into not making the same mistake my parents did and I just re-enacted them all! I thought I was so much smarter than everybody else. And I’m not."