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    Watch: Gayle King Details Catching Her Ex-Husband William Bumpus Having an Affair With Her Friend

    Gayle King is happy to let bygones be bygones.

    The CBS anchor reacted to her ex-husband William Bumpus apologizing, again, for the affair he had with a family friend in the 1990s after Gayle discussed the infidelity during her recent appearance on Call Her Daddy.

    “I was surprised that you guys got him,” Gayle told TMZ, the outlet that received the statement from William, on May 28. “A, that you found him, that’s number one. And B, that he was even talking. Because he never talks. So, I was surprised, but I can also say I appreciated what he had to say.”

    Indeed, William—who was married to Gayle, now 71, for 11 years before their 1993 divorce—shared a lengthy statement expressing his regret over his infidelity, marking the second time in a decade he’s apologized publicly. 

    Noting that Gayle “has every right to share what was a painful chapter,” William told TMZ he remains “endlessly grateful” to his ex-wife for giving him “two of the greatest gifts” of his life, their children, 40-year-old daughter Kirby Bumpus and 39-year-old son William Bumpus Jr.

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    Gayle King Details Catching Her Ex-Husband William Bumpus Having an Affair With Her Friend

    “It was Gayle who encouraged and supported me through getting my Yale Law degree,” William added. “And it was Gayle who chose, with me, to co-parent successfully from the very beginning—a testament to our shared commitment to our children above all else, and now our grandchildren. The love and camaraderie we forged in that work have carried us all these years.”

    He said the pair “remain in a good place” and he even expressed gratitude to Gayle for supporting his teenaged daughter, Poet.

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    And while William, who said he’s a “private person by nature,” admitted he struggled with the public aspect of her life during their union, it was “no reflection on her true talent and abilities. I am proud to have had a front-row seat to Gayle’s remarkable success, and I remain a genuine admirer and fan.”

    Gayle, for her part, affirmed that she and William have long buried the hatchet.

    “This happened so long ago that we have both healed, we’ve both moved on,” she told TMZ. “And the reason why I can talk about so candidly, to be honest with you, is because it has been so much time that has passed. And I’m in a really great place, and so is he.”

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    And candid she was when detailing the moment she walked in on William and their friend having an affair in her home while in conversation with Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper.

    But while Gayle admitted she hadn’t planned on rehashing that period of her life, she’s been touched by the response its generated in the time since the interview went life. 

    “What has really gotten to me is the reaction from other women—that’s the thing that has touched me more than anything,” she said. “I want them to know: It’s a very big club, none of us want to be in it, but the beauty is you can go through it and you can come out the other side. And you can really be okay.”

    For more celebrities who have weathered cheating scandals, read on. 

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    Kristen Stewart & Robert PattinsonMonths after photos caught Stewart in the act with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, the Twilight co-stars called it quits in 2013. Since then, both actors have sunk their teeth into other relationships. Pattinson and singer FKA Twigs dated for three years until 2017 and a year later, he began seeing Suki Waterhouse. The couple welcomed a baby girl in 2024.Meanwhile, Stewart went on to date several women—
    including Alicia Cargile, St. Vincent and Stella Maxwell—before marrying Dylan Meyer in 2025.
    As for Sanders, he and his then-wife, model Liberty Ross, divorced after 10 years and two kids in the aftermath of the scandal.

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    Jennifer Garner & Ben AffleckThe Elektra actress and the Argo star announced that they were ending their 10-year marriage in June 2015. A month after the news, allegations that Affleck had an affair with their children’s nanny surfaced, prompting the Oscar winner to publicly deny the claims.Garner later clarified that she and Affleck broke up long before the rumors, telling Vanity Fair in 2016, “We had been separated for months before I ever heard about the nanny. She had nothing to do with our decision to divorce.”The Alias alum and the Oscar winner divorced in 2018 and continue to co-parent their three kids: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.In 2021, Affleck rekindled his ’00s relationship with Jennifer Lopez and the two wed the following year. They split in 2024.Meanwhile, Garner has been dating businessman John Miller on-and-off since 2018.

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    Gleb Savchenko & Elena SamodanovaShortly after announcing their split in November 2020, Samodanova accused her then-estranged husband Savchenko of cheating on her. Fans have speculated that Savchenko and his Dancing With the Stars partner Chrishell Stause were more than just friends, an allegation that both the dancer and the Selling Sunset star denied.At the time, Savchenko responded to his wife’s claims with a statement, saying, “My relationship with Chrishell was and remains strictly platonic. Our friendship during our season on DWTS was not the reason for our split. Elena and I have had longstanding issues in our marriage. This has been an ongoing situation between Elena and I paired with poor timing.”Savchenko and Samodanova—who share daughters Olivia and Zlata—finalized their divorce in October 2021.

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    Adam Levine & Behati PrinslooIn September 2022, Instagram model Sumner Stroh went public with claims that she had a year-long affair with the Maroon 5 singer and that he was trying to name his soon-to-arrive third child after her. Levine denied having an affair, but admitted to using “poor judgment” adding that he “crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life.”In the wake of the allegations, Prinsloo stood by her man, with a source close to the couple telling E! News that the Victoria’s Secret Angel is “upset but she does believe him that there was no physical affair.”The couple stayed together and went on to welcome a son, who joined big sisters Dusty Rose and Gio Grace.

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    Jesse James & Sandra BullockTo the shock of many who witnessed her 2009 Academy Award speech dedicated to the West Coast Choppers founder, Bullock filed for divorce months later after James allegedly participated in an 11-month affair with a tattoo model. At the time, James and Bullock were simultaneously in the process of adopting a child, a boy named Louis.Since then, the Miss Congeniality star adopted a daughter she named Laila and began a romance with photographer Bryan Randall. He died in 2023 at age 57 after battling ALS.James married Bonnie Rotten in 2022 and the two welcomed a son the following year. Rotten filed for divorce in 2024, but later requested to have her petition be dismissed.

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    Nick Young & Iggy AzaleaEven after the couple decided to tough things out amid allegations that the NBA star cheated on the rapper, Azalea eventually called off their engagement in 2016 and admitted to catching Young on security camera footage with other women. Since then, Young moved on, welcoming four kids with fiancée Keonna Green. As for Azalea? She, too, became a parent. The “Fancy” hitmaker gave birth to son Onyx with Playboi Carti in 2020.

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    Jude Law & Sienna MillerIn 2005, Law publicly apologized to Miller after news broke that he had cheated on her with his children’s caretaker. The pair split the following year, but rekindled their romance in 2009 only to separate again in 2011.The actor has since gone on to father more children (he has seven total) with different women.Miller got engaged to Tom Sturridge and welcomed daughter Marlowe with him in 2012. However, the couple split 2015.The actress went on to welcome another daughter with Oli Green in 2024.

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    Maria Shriver & Arnold SchwarzeneggerIn 2011, fans of the longtime couple were shocked to hear that the actor-turned-California governor confessed to fathering a son, Joseph Baena, with the family housekeeper while still married to Shriver. The journalist filed for divorce months after the scandal broke, and a judge signed off on the final judgement of their separation in 2021.Despite their split, Schwarzenegger and Shriver have maintained friendly relations and their son Patrick Schwarzenegger has even formed a friendship with Joseph.

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    Ime Udoka & Nia LongSeven years into his engagement with the actress, Udoka was suspended from his role as head coach of the Boston Celtics for the 2022-2023 season after ESPN, citing multiple sources, reported that he had an “intimate relationship with a female member of the franchise’s staff.”In response, Udoka took responsibility for his actions and said in a statement, “I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down. I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team’s decision.”The pair split in December 2022.

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    Hank Baskett & Kendra WilkinsonThe former Playboy playmate has said her husband’s “naïve and gullible” nature led to an alleged cheating scandal in 2014. Though the pair initially tried to move on from it, Wilkinson—who shares son Hank and daughter Alijah with Baskett—filed for divorce in 2018. Their separation was legally finalized a year later.

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    Elin Nordegren & Tiger WoodsFollowing years as the golf world’s biggest star, Woods’ personal life came to a screeching halt in 2009 when he confessed to cheating on his wife and mother of his two children with multiple women. He later sought treatment for sex addiction, his marriage to the Swedish model dissolved. Woods went on to date pro skier Lindsey Vonn for three years before their split in 2015. He was linked to Erica Herman before striking up a relationship with Vanessa Trump.As for Nordegren, she welcomed a son with NFL star Jordan Cameron in 2019. 

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    Fergie & Josh DuhamelOnly nine months into their marriage, the actor faced allegations he had cheated on the Black Eyed Peas singer. Duhamel called the reported one-night stands “absolutely ridiculous” and Fergie admitted to Oprah Winfrey in a 2013 interview that the setback only made their relationship stronger. The Hollywood couple, parents to son Axl, ultimately split in 2017 after 8 years of marriage.Duhamel went on to date actress Eiza González before tying the knot with Audra Mari in 2022. The Safe Haven star and the former Miss World America welcomed son Shepherd two years later. 

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    Brandi Glanville & Eddie CibrianThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star split from her husband of nine years and the father of their two children in 2009, after he had an affair with singer Leann Rimes on the set of the Lifetime movie Northern Lights. Though Glanville spent years feuding with her ex and his now-wife, the drama between them has since seemingly subsided. As Glanville explained in 2021, “I think we both grew up a lot because obviously, it was a decade of fighting.”

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    Ned Fulmer & Ariel FulmerNed, an original member of The Try Guys, parted ways from the popular YouTube comedy group in September 2022 amid rumors that he had cheated on his wife Ariel with someone from his workplace. In a statement released shortly after his departure, the content creator admitted to having a “consensual workplace relationship” and issued an apology “for any pain that my action may have caused to the guys and the fans but most of all to Ariel.”Ariel, who shares two young sons with Ned, shared in a statement of her own, “Nothing is more important to me and Ned than our family and all we request right now is that you respect our privacy for the sake of our kids.”The couple confirmed in 2025 that they had parted ways.

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    Tori Spelling & Dean McDermottFans of True Tori know the couple’s roller coaster romance was brought to a head when her husband cheated on her in 2013 while working in Canada. Though the couple, who share five children together, initially moved past the scandal, they split in 2023.

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    Christie Brinkley & Peter CookAmid divorce proceedings and a custody battle over their children, Cook admitted to having an affair with his 18-year-old assistant. His divorce with Brinkley was finalized in 2008 after a contentious two-year legal battle.Brinkley went on to date John Mellencamp, but split with the singer in 2016 after a year together.As for Cook, he found himself in another cheating scandal in 2014 when his second wife, Suzanne Shaw, accused him of being a serial cheater and issued an apology to Brinkley for not heeding her advice. Cook and Shaw divorced, and the architect married Alba Jancou in 2023.

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    Bill Clinton & Hillary ClintonA year-long “improper physical relationship” between the former U.S. President and White House intern Monica Lewinsky nearly cost him his presidency. Hillary remained by her husband’s side throughout the media firestorm that ensued and ran for U.S. President herself in 2016.

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    David Letterman & Regina LaskoIn 2009, the Late Show host revealed someone was threatening to blackmail him with information that would’ve revealed his many extramarital relations with female employees on his show. Letterman confirmed the allegations, and issued an apology to his longtime partner and staff. Letterman and Lasko have remained together, and have one son. 

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    Ramona Singer & Mario SingerAfter 20 years of marriage, the Real Housewives of New York cast member said goodbye when she caught her husband cheating on her. The reality TV star then turned lemons into pinot grigio, launching her own line of wine and getting involved with AOA Restaurant in the Big Apple.

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