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Beyonce and Jay-Z, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, and Hurts have all faced and been through cheating scandals together.
Celebrity marriages are more likely to fail than those of the general population. High stress, unlimited options and the watchful eye of the public lead to quicker and more messy breakups for celebrities. Still, some celebrity couples have faced significant challenges and stayed together. We’ve gathered some couples who chose to carry on with infidelity despite it becoming public.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé worked it out, then used her cheating to further their careers
Jay-Z and Beyonce may be hit with the biggest public cheating scandal in recent history. Rumors that Jay-Z had cheated on Beyoncé frequently cropped up in the tabloids, even while they were dating. The rumors continued throughout the couple’s early marriage. By 2014, the cheating was fully confirmed when Solange Knowles attacked Jay-Z in an elevator. The melee was believed to be the fallout from Jay-Z cheating on Beyoncé.
The couple initially did not reveal anything about the incident. But Beyonce’s 2016 album lemonade confirmed the allegations and left fans trying to figure out who Jay-Z went out with before his wife. The rapper confirmed the allegations with his own album the following year. Since then, the couple has united and made it clear that they plan to stay together.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick also faced cheating scandals
It feels like Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have been together forever. Over the years, they have discussed what makes their marriage successful. While they appear to be a perfect couple, 2008 suggested that the opposite was true. As Sarah Jessica Parker focused on her film career, tabloid headlines emerged accusing Matthew Broderick of cheating on her with a mystery 25-year-old woman. Reports revealed that she and Parker were headed toward divorce.
Neither Broderick nor Parker directly addressed the rumors. Parker simply said that she does not discuss her marriage publicly, and that neither she nor her husband have ever felt compelled to respond to gossip about their relationship. However, she recently addressed reports that she and Broderick got into a “yelling match.” He made a public statement through Instagram About this.
Parker and Broderick have faced fraud charges. Whether they’re true, the couple remains together, celebrating their 28th wedding anniversary in May.
Kevin Hart has been opening up about his wandering eye
Kevin Hart has been married twice. He was caught cheating during both the marriages. While his first marriage ended in divorce mainly due to his infidelity, his second marriage is still hanging on despite him being caught with other women. His wife Eniko Hart was pregnant at the time. The cheating scandal became the basis for one of his recent stand-up comedy specials. He discussed his past extramarital activities during previous specials.
In 2017, Kevin Hart took to social media to apologize to Eniko Hart. The stand-up comic claimed he was being extorted from his wife after she cheated on him while she was pregnant with his child. He claimed that the incident forced him to re-evaluate his behavior and ego. Later, Eniko, whom Torry Hart says was Kevin’s girlfriend during their marriage, reveals that she found out about the betrayal through social media. Eniko and Kevin Hart discussed this incident and their decision to stay together in their Netflix documentary, Kevin Hart: Don’t Fuck It.