10 Black Celebrities Recently Caught in Cheating Scandals

Tiger Woods Tiger Woods set a new standard for cheating scandals. All scandals before and after will be checked against the pro golfer's record-breaking infidelities. Woods cheated on his wife with so many women that it inspired daily counters and "cheat" sheets in order for the public to keep up. According to NYDaily News: "The scandal began Nov. 27 , after Woods rammed his black Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his mansion in Windermere, Fla. Reports of a domestic brawl over extramarital dalliances surfaced almost immediately." In the end, Woods admitted to sleeping with as many as 120 women during his five-year marriage. Lamar Odom Basketball player Lamar Odom's marriage to reality television star Khloe Kardashian is reportedly on the rocks because of rumored drug use and infidelity. On the topic of the infidelity, 29-year old Jennifer Richardson has come forward with an apology to Khloe for her yearlong affair with Lamar. “I’m sorry,” Jennifer, said to Star magazine. “Lamar led me to believe his marriage was just a business arrangement.” She added, “I can tell Khloe that I’m not the only woman. There have been many. I just happened to be around the longest.” According to RadarOnline: "The letter comes on the heels of our exclusive story unmasking attorney Polina Polonsky as the second woman Lamar carried on an affair with during his four-year marriage to Khloe." Reportedly, Khloe believes her husband has cheated with at least five women. Chad Ochocinco Johnson Football player Chad Johnson and his "Basketball Wives" star wife Evelyn Lozada were set to become the darling couple of reality television. However, the honeymoon and plans of cashing in on their relationship were short-lived. Less than two months after their July 4 wedding, Johnson was arrested for domestic violence. Reportedly, the couple began fighting after Lozada found a receipt for condoms in their car. Not surprisingly, tales from the mistresses began pouring in. According RadarOnline, "The disgraced former NFL star has been carrying out a number of illicit affairs with several women for the past year, a source exclusively told Radar, including an aspiring model and stripper from Atlanta named Amber Priddy, who he was allegedly paying the rent for until his own financial situation took a downward spiral." RadarOnline also reported: "A Boston woman named Beverly Shiner claims that she had a heated affair with the former New England Patriots player from January to May this year, while Evelyn was busy planning their 4th of July dream wedding, and now it is clear that she was far from the only person he cheated on the reality star with." Stephon Marbury Former New York Knick's baller Stephon Marbury is struggling to keep his homes out of foreclosure according to recent reports, however that didn't stop him from paying nearly $1 million to keep his affair quiet. According to the NY Post: "Marbury carried on an affair with chef Thurayyah Mitchell and offered her nearly $1 million so his wife and the Knicks — who were dealing with their own sexual-harassment problems at the time — wouldn’t learn about it, court papers disclose. "Marbury said he had considered their relationship 'consensual' — but offered her $900,000 to keep her mouth shut." The professional ball player, however, stopped making the payments in January 2010 after he’d already shelled out about $600,000 and, at Mitchell’s request, the case went to an arbitrator. He was later ordered to pay the remaining $300,000. Kanye West Rapper Kanye West may be happy with his family that includes reality television star Kim Kardashian and their daughter, but his road to bliss was not without scandal. West dated model Amber Rose for several years before their relationship ended, reportedly due to his obsession with Kardashian. Rose told Star magazine in a revealing interview: "Kim is one of the main reasons why me and Kanye are not together. She's a home-wrecker!" "She was sending pictures, and I was like, 'Kim, just stop. Don't be that person,'" Amber says. When she emailed Kim for an explanation, Amber says, "I thought at least she'd be a woman enough to respond to me. She never responded." Kim K had a small taste of her own medicine when model Leyla Ghobadi detailed an alleged yearlong tryst with West in an interview with Star magazine. Kim was nine-months pregnant when the rumors emerged. LeBron James Miami Heat star LeBron James may have tied the knot to his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson this past weekend, but that didn't stop model Carmen Ortega from stealing some of the spotlight just days before. According to Ibtimes.com: "Ortega confirmed that leaked text messages she allegedly exchanged with James were real, which detailed her rendezvous with the Miami Heat star in Los Angeles. She added, 'I almost feel like Savannah does know. He made some comments before. I asked him straight up, just tell me what's your situation, he was more like "I'm not on lockdown, it's not even like that.'" When the intensity of the rumors grew, James responded on Instagram. Swizz Beatz Swizz Beatz has a history of cheating. The music producer cheated on his first wife Mashonda several times, even fathering a child with one of his mistresses who lives in London. According to Mashonda, Beatz also cheated on her with Alicia Keys, his current wife. Sadly, Keys is not immune to the music producer's inability to remain monogamous. In late 2011, singer-songwriter Christina Elizabeth confirmed she was having an affair with Beatz. Last year, rumors also swirled that Beatz had an affair with his ex-wife Mashonda. According to S2S magazine: "One unidentified insider told AllHipHop.com that while Alicia has done her best to be accommodating to him, Swizz 'just can’t help himself' when it comes to other women. Another unnamed source told AHH that for Mashonda, the alleged tryst is the 'ultimate payback' to Alicia." Carmelo Anthony Basketball player Carmelo Anthony and his wife LaLa Vasquez have been plagued by cheating rumors for years. The couple has battled through whispers of a love child and liaisons with countless groupies. According to RollingOut magazine, the reality television star told Power 105 host Angela Yee in 2011: “If he’s doing it discretely, do a good job. ‘Cause when I find out all is gone break loose!” On the question of the love child, LaLa added: “If I knew about a baby … first of all, what kind of woman would it make me to say ‘hide your kid?’” In 2012, 19-year old model Asia Monroe released texts and emails from the New York Knicks baller claiming he wanted her "legs wrapped around him.’” Dwyane Wade Basketball player Dwyane Wade and actress Gabrielle Union appear to be going strong, however that has not stopped the rumors of infidelity from flying. According to Oh No They Didn't. LiveJournal: "A blonde groupie by the name of Rachel Vegas has been posting pics via her Instagram account bragging about the lavish court-side seats and expensive gifts Dwyane Wade allegedly bought her." MStarz added that the Miami Heat star may have also impregnated one his mistresses: "Dwayne Wade's game was not on point during the first half of the finals, after finding out that his side chick may be pregnant with his child. Allegedly, A MTE source claims that the NBA champion's girlfriend, Gabrielle Union knows about the affair and isn't too pleased, but is keeping wraps as the Finals is about to wrap up in a week and she gets set to premiere her new show 'Being Mary Jane' on BET July 2." Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant is no stranger to cheating scandals. Over the span of his 10-year marriage to Vanessa, the L.A. Lakers baller has survived two major incidents. According to Fox News Latino, Bryant's marriage survived a previous scandal: "Vanessa stuck by her husband when he was accused of sexually assaulting an employee at a Colorado hotel in 2003. The NBA star admitted to having sex with 19-year-old Katelyn Faber, but denied assault." The Bryants almost called it quits again after Vanessa allegedly caught her husband cheating once more. HelloBeautiful reports: "Vanessa filed for divorce in 2011 from the Lakers superstar after catching him cheating on her, before calling it off in June of 2012. She has accused Kobe of cheating with 105 women over the course of their 10-year marriage." Mathew Knowles Mathew Knowles' 30-year-plus marriage to Beyonce's mother Tina could not withstand his cheating scandal. According to TMZ, Knowles' mistresses outed his affair when she filed a paternity suit. "Alexsanda Wright filed a case against Mathew Knowles on Friday saying she is six months pregnant with Knowles' child, even though Bey's dad has been married to Tina Knowles since 1980!!" In an interview with Star magazine, Wright revealed that Knowles asked her to allow Beyonce to raise their child as her own. “My first thought when he asked me if I would give up our child to Beyonce and Jay-Z was, ‘Are you out of your mind?’”

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