25 Celebs Who Married Their Alleged Mistresses

The fiery chemistry between 44-year-old Humphrey Bogart and 19-year-old Lauren Bacall ignited during their first movie together. Despite Bogart volatile marriage to Mayo Methot, the co-stars fell deeply in love, wed at a rural Ohio farm in 1945, and remained together until his death.

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner began their passionate romance in 1949 while Sinatra was married to his childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato. Facing massive public backlash and religious criticism, Sinatra secured a divorce and married Gardner just days later in Philadelphia in 1951.

Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13-year-old first cousin once removed Myra Gale Brown in Hernando, Mississippi, in late 1957. The marriage nearly destroyed his career when London journalists discovered he was still legally married to Jane Mitchum, forcing him to remarry Brown months later.

Paul Newman met Joanne Woodward in 1953 as understudies on Broadway, but their romantic spark deepened while filming The Long Hot Summer in 1957. Following a painful divorce from Jackie Witte, Newman and Woodward married in Las Vegas in 1958, forging a lasting 50-year Hollywood union.

After theatrical producer Mike Todd died in a plane crash, his best friend Eddie Fisher stepped in to comfort widow Elizabeth Taylor. The resulting affair shocked the nation, ending Fisher squeaky-clean marriage to Debbie Reynolds before Fisher and Taylor wed at a Las Vegas synagogue in 1959.

Filming the lavish historical epic Cleopatra in Rome, Welsh actor Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor began an open affair that drew public condemnation from the Vatican. Both stars divorced their respective partners, Sybil Williams and Eddie Fisher, marrying in Montreal in 1964.

Johnny Cash first met June Carter backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in 1956 while both were married to other spouses. Their deep creative chemistry on tour evolved into an inseparable romance. Following Cash divorce from Vivian Liberto, he proposed to Carter onstage in 1968.

Bruce Springsteen married model Julianne Phillips in 1985, but living under global stadium fame strained their relationship. Traveling together on the Tunnel of Love Express Tour in 1988, Springsteen grew close to E Street Band singer Patti Scialfa, eventually marrying her in Beverly Hills in 1991.

In December 1989, Ivana Trump confronted Georgia model Marla Maples on the snowy slopes of Aspen, exposing an affair with Donald Trump. The ensuing high-stakes divorce made daily tabloid covers, after which Trump and Maples married at the Plaza Hotel in December 1993.

Spanish star Antonio Banderas was married to Ana Leza when he co-starred with Melanie Griffith in Two Much in 1995. Griffith was still legally wed to Don Johnson. Both actors rapidly filed for divorce from their respective spouses and married in a quiet London civil ceremony in May 1996.

In 1992, Mia Farrow discovered photographs revealing a romantic relationship between director Woody Allen and her 21-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. Despite intense media outrage and public custody disputes, Allen and Previn married in Venice in December 1997 and remain together.

Jessica Sklar had recently married a theatrical producer in 1998 when she met comedian Jerry Seinfeld at a Manhattan fitness club. Sklar initiated an annulment shortly after returning from her honeymoon, and she and Seinfeld tied the knot on Christmas Day in 1999.

During the filming of Titanic, director James Cameron began a romance with Suzy Amis, who played Rose granddaughter Lizzy. Cameron briefly reconciled with actress Linda Hamilton, marrying her in 1997, before divorcing two years later and marrying Amis in 2000.

Julia Roberts met camera operator Danny Moder on the 2000 set of The Mexican while Moder was married to Vera Steimberg. Roberts wore a handmade T-shirt poking fun at the controversy before Moder finalized his divorce, leading to a July 4 wedding at her New Mexico ranch in 2002.

Following high-profile broken engagements, Jennifer Lopez reunited with longtime friend Marc Anthony in early 2004 while Anthony was married to Dayanara Torres. Days after Anthony divorce was legally settled in the Dominican Republic, the couple married in Beverly Hills in June 2004.

King Charles III and Camilla Parker Bowles maintained a close emotional bond throughout Charles marriage to Princess Diana, prompting Diana famous remark that there were three people in her marriage. The royal couple wed in a civil ceremony in Windsor in 2005, and Camilla was crowned Queen in 2023.

Tori Spelling was married to Charlie Shanian and Dean McDermott was married to Mary Jo Eustace when they met filming Mind Over Murder in Ottawa. The co-stars divorced their partners within months, exchanged wedding vows in Fiji in May 2006, and spent eighteen years as reality television fixtures.

Ethan Hawke split from actress Uma Thurman in 2003 amid tabloid speculation. When Hawke married Ryan Shawhughes in 2008, rumors swirled because Shawhughes had worked as a family nanny during college. Hawke defended their connection, stating their romance blossomed years after her employment ended.

David Letterman and production assistant Regina Lasko had been partners for over twenty years when they married at a Montana courthouse in March 2009. Months later, Letterman delivered an on-air confession on the Late Show, admitting to affairs with female staff members following a blackmail scheme.

Singer Alicia Keys and hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz faced public drama in 2008 when Beatz estranged wife, singer Mashonda, accused Keys of breaking up their home. Keys maintained their relationship started after the marriage was over. The couple married in Corsica in 2010 and later fostered a united blended family.

Country star LeAnn Rimes was married to Dean Sheremet and actor Eddie Cibrian was married to Brandi Glanville when they filmed the 2009 TV movie Northern Lights. After tabloid photos revealed their affair, both stars divorced their partners and married in a small California ceremony in April 2011.

Kelsey Grammer met British flight attendant Kayte Walsh in December 2009 while his crumbling marriage to Camille Grammer was filmed for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Kelsey and Camille endured a contentious split, after which Grammer married Walsh at the Plaza Hotel in February 2011.

Gabrielle Union and NBA star Dwyane Wade began dating in 2008 and briefly paused their relationship in early 2013 due to demanding careers. During that hiatus, Wade had a child with Aja Metoyer. Union and Wade worked through the media storm, got engaged in late 2013, and married in Miami in August 2014.

In 2004, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie filmed the action comedy Mr. and Mrs. Smith while Pitt was married to Friends superstar Jennifer Aniston. Pitt and Aniston announced their divorce in early 2005, giving birth to Brangelina. After a decade together, Pitt and Jolie married at their French chateau in 2014.

Johnny Depp met Amber Heard in 2009 while filming The Rum Diary in Puerto Rico. In 2012, Depp separated from his longtime partner Vanessa Paradis, with whom he shared two children. Depp and Heard married at their Los Angeles home and Bahamian private island in February 2015.