Double lives
Double lives + Secret lives
These smooth operators harbored hidden families, professions and even names from their loved ones. From suburban spouses to heads of state, check out their secret lives.
Douglas Cone + double life
For nearly 30 years, the wealthy tycoon.secretly kept two families living in the lap of luxury, 20 miles away from each other. He fathered three children with his wife of 52 years and two with another woman .
Francois Mitterrand + secret family
France's former president (Francois Mitterrand )started a long-term extramarital affair before entering office and his mistress gave birth to a daughter. The secret went public shortly before his death (Francois Mitterrand + prostate cancer)in 1996.
How was the secret revealed? Paris Match + Francois Mitterrand + photo of illegitimate daughter
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How did he keep the secret? French journalists kept Mitterrand secret
The secret daughter’s published memoirs, Mazarine Pingeot Mitterrand + Not a Word + Bouche Cousue
Chris Hutcheson + second family
Hutcheson — a longtime business partner with his celebrity chef son-in-law (Gordon Ramsay) — was discovered hiding a second family of two children with his mistress(Chris Hutcheson + Frances Collins).
How was the secret revealed? Gordon Ramsay + hired private detectives to investigate father-in-law
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How did he try to hide it? Chris Hutcheson + obtained super-injunction
An additional mistress? Chris Hutcheson + Sara Stewart + £5,000 retainer
A legal feud over secret spending: Chris Hutcheson + Gordon Ramsay + settled out of court
Gordon Getty + double life
The oil heir billionaire (J. Paul Getty) had a longtime affair and fathered three children with his L.A. mistress (Cynthia Beck + Gordon Getty), while his wife(Ann Getty + Gordon Getty) raised their four sons in his hometown(San Francisco, California).
Was it even a secret? Gordon Getty + family fully supportive
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Daughters went to court , Gordon Getty + daughters filed petition + name change
John Edwards + secret affair
The former senator and White House hopeful was exposed for having an extramarital affair with his campaign videographer, who then bore his child. He allegedly siphoned campaign funds to cover it all up.
Michael Fenter + double life
An organic farmer and boat repairman from Port Townsend seemed like your typical married father of three. In October 2009, his unwitting wife found out he was a suspected serial bank robber.
Nicholas Francisco + double life
When this former ad man returned home to his pregnant wife and two kids, police started a search and an online campaign got under way. He was later found living under a different name was Nicholas Francisco + Alex Martin and leading a swinging lifestyle in clubs and online.
Thomas Jefferson + mistress
The third U.S. president(Thomas Jefferson) and author of the nation’s "self-evident truths"(Declaration of Independence) is believed to have had a slave mistress who was (Sally Hemings) and fathered at least one of her six children.
How was the secret revealed? James T. Callender + Richmond newspaper accusation + Thomas Jefferson + Sally Hemings
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20th century evidence, Thomas Jefferson + Sally Hemings + DNA analysis in 1998
Reports of another secret family link, Sally Hemings + Martha Jefferson + half-sisters
Hollywood’s take on the subject, Jefferson in Paris Glendale, CA
Vito Fossella
He's a former five-term congressman (Staten Island, NY) who fathered a child in an extramarital affair with a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel . Meanwhile, he had a wife and three kids at home.
How was the secret revealed? Vito Fossella + DWI arrest led to admitting affair
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Despite scandal, party still supportive, Vito Fossella + Staten Island GOP endorsement
Anna Gristina
She’s a suburban mom of four (immigrate from Edinburgh, United Kingdom) who rescues animals by day but was arrested for allegedly running a high-profile brothel by night. What’s her tabloid nickname(Manhattan Madam + Anna Gristina)
How was the secret revealed? Anna Gristina + five-year DA investigation
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Details on her indictment : Anna Gristina + one count of promoting prostitution
Where’s she awaiting trial? Anna Gristina + $2 million bond at Rikers Island
An alleged partner comes forth : Alleged partner Jaynie Baker turns herself in
Arnold Schwarzenegger + affair
After a decade of secrecy, the former California governor and Hollywood action hero in The Expendables 2 Glendale, CA came clean about fathering a child with a household staffer (Mildred Baena). The baby was born less than a week after his famous wife she is, (Maria Shriver) gave birth to their son.
How was the secret revealed? Schwarzenegger + After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event
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Marriage on the mend? Arnold Schwarzenegger + Maria Shriver + therapy