Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, has confirmed that he did have an affair during his first marriage after The Daily Mail reported that he cheated on Kerstin Emhoff. The outlet alleged that he slept with one of his daughter’s teachers. Doug and Kerstin divorced in 2009. He later married Harris in 2014 while working as an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles.
“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions. I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side,” Emhoff said in a statement to CNN.
Doug Emhoff Speaks With Kamala Harris At Her Campaign Headquarters
TOPSHOT – US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff acknowledge the crowd before speaking at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 22, 2024. Harris on January 22, won the crucial backing of Democratic heavyweight Nancy Pelosi to lead the party against Donald Trump in November after Joe Biden’s stunning exit from the 2024 race. As the endorsements stacked up, the 59-year-old Harris made her first public appearance since Biden’s announcement in a ceremony at the White House where she warmly praised the outgoing president’s “unmatched” achievements. (Photo by Erin SCHAFF / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Kerstin Emhoff said in a statement Saturday: “Doug and I decided to end our marriage for a variety of reasons, many years ago. He is a great father to our kids, continues to be a great friend to me and I am really proud of the warm and supportive blended family Doug, Kamala, and I have built together.”
CNN also reports that Joe Biden became aware of the affair while his team vetted Harris during his Vice President selection process four years ago. Following Biden’s decision to not seek reelection, Harris is now running in his place. Be on the lookout for further updates on Kamala Harris and the 2024 Presidential Election on HotNewHipHop.
Roger Bonds, a former security guard for Diddy, claims the Bad Boy mogul once beat up Cassie after learning of an alleged affair she had with Kid Cudi in 2011. Speaking with VladTV for a recent interview, Bonds explained that he was only doing security part-time by that point; however, he heard that she was romantically involved with Cudi. Bonds then says that Diddy found out about this affair by going through Cassie’s phone.
“I don’t know exactly what he said. I know that he went over to his house and Kid Cudi wasn’t there,” he explained. “At that particular time, after that happened, Cassie wouldn’t come around and then, all of the sudden, Cassie came around and Diddy was upset. He was upset with a young lady called Capricorn. So, Capricorn was his personal assistant.” From there, he describes Capricorn as Diddy’s “ride or die” and recalls him rarely getting upset with her. “She had to know about Kid Cudi because she never went to the studio by herself. She always went with Cassie,” he said. “He put hands on Capricorn because of that situation. Capricorn ended up leaving and suing him for it. He paid Capricorn $450,000 to keep her mouth shut.”
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 27: Actress Cassie Ventura and Sean Combs attend the ‘Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: The Bad Boy Story’ Premiere at Beacon Theatre on April 27, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)
The claims about Kid Cudi are just one of several Bonds has made about Diddy during the entirety of his new interview with VladTV. Bonds also accused him of being a “junkie,” insulting Cassie’s parents, and much more. The interview comes after CNN published footage from 2016 of Diddy assaulting Cassie at a hotel. While he seemingly apologized for that incident afterward, he’s vehemently denied the allegations he’s facing.
Roger Bonds Recalls Diddy Allegedly Attacking Cassie
Check out Roger Bonds’ latest comments on working with Diddy above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Diddy on HotNewHipHop.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is prosecuting Young Thug, is facing another call for her to be removed from Georgia’s election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The demands stem from allegations she had an affair with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor she hired in the case. Willis and Wade have admitted to having had a romantic relationship but deny it caused a conflict of interest.
In a new filing, lawyers for former state GOP chair and Trump co-defendant David Shafer brought up a speech she made in January referencing Wade. Willis noted that Wade, who is Black, is the only one of her special prosecutors facing backlash, while the other two on the case are white. “The obvious intent of her remarks was to inject and infect the jury pool in Fulton County with unfounded allegations that anyone who dares question her or Mr. Wade’s conduct must have done so for racist purposes,” the motion argues. “These comments constitute prosecutorial, forensic misconduct and warrant her removal and that of her office from the prosecution of this case.”
Fani Willis Attends Hearing In Election Interference Case
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 21: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears before Judge Scott McAfee for a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case at the Fulton County Courthouse on November 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Judge McAfee heard arguments as to whether co-defendant Harrison Floyd should go to jail for social media posts and comments that potentially targeted witnesses in the trial. McAfee declined to revoke Floyd’s bond. Floyd faced charges along with former US President Donald Trump and 17 others in an indictment that accuses them of illegally conspiring to subvert the will of Georgia voters in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Dennis Byron-Pool/Getty Images)
Willis previously admitted to the “personal relationship” with Wade in an affidavit but claimed it began in 2022, after his appointment in the case. Her office said she “has no financial conflict of interest that constitutes a legal basis for disqualification,” and “has no personal conflict of interest that justifies her disqualification personally or that of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.”
According to Newsweek, there’s an evidentiary hearing on the allegations scheduled for February 16. Be on the lookout for further updates on Fani Willis and Young Thug’s trial on HotNewHipHop.
The drama between Remy Ma, Papoose, and Eazy The Block Captain just got pretty explosive after a couple of months of silence. For those unaware, battle rap opponent Geech Gotti accused Eazy of being Remy’s side man and that she cheated on Papoose with him this summer, which obviously lit a fire under their circles. The Block Captain hasn’t fully addressed everything yet, whereas the hip-hop couple denied such claims but remained quite tight-lipped about everything. Overall, it’s a pretty scandalous story, especially when played against the backdrop of battle rap’s competitive spirit that yanks all your skeletons out the closet.
Moreover, you may be asking what could’ve made this drama more explosive: an admission, an apology, a confirmed split? Well, instead, new audio leaked courtesy of another rival battle rapper, John John Da Don, in which Eazy The Block Captain allegedly admits to the affair with Remy Ma. “Yo, we was f***ing with each other,” he supposedly says in the snippet, although it’s unconfirmed whether it’s really him. “She was cheating on [inaudible] such and such, whatever happened […] I should have known, me being in f***ing New York. Me being at Rem jawn, I know I’m f***ing his b***h. I knew this n***a should have been plotting on me because I would have been doing the same thing.”
In an Instagram comments section featuring this clip, Eazy The Block Captain called cap on the whole thing and accused John John of editing the audio. However, now we have a new clip to listen to in which he allegedly speaks about “getting a bag” for this whole fiasco. In fact, Eazy (supposedly) considers joining Love & Hip Hop at one point, but that he would’ve been ready for anything if Remy Ma decided to go back to Papoose. The gist of his thoughts is that everybody was in a win-win scenario here, which is obviously not how a married couple typically sees infidelity.
Meanwhile, Remy wants to enter 2024 on a positive note, so we’ll see if this becomes part of that process. Where do you think this year will take this story next? Drop your predictions and theories in the comments section down below. Also, stay up to date on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Remy Ma, Papoose, and Eazy The Block Captain.
Papoose was in attendance at Busta Rhymes’ career celebration event in New York City on Monday night amid rumors that his partner, Remy Ma cheated on him with battle rapper Eazy the Block Captain. A video of Papoose arriving at the event is circulating on social media.
“Just got finish crying in the car,” one user joked when 2Cool2Blog posted the clip on Instagram. Another theorized that the lack of Remy Ma at the event should be a concern: “Okay NOW I think something is up because there’s no reason why Remy wouldn’t or shouldn’t be with him at an event for Busta Rhymes.”
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 01: Recording Artist Remy Ma and her Husband Papoose arrives to the 2021 BET Hip. Hop Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on October 01, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
The rumors of infidelity in the relationship began back in June when reports surfaced that there was a confrontation between Papoose and Eazy at a Chrome 23 event. Geechi Gotti apparently referenced the affair while battling Eazy. Remy shot down the rumors on Twitter afterward. “I’d like to apologize to everyone that was disappointed tonight because we couldn’t get 3 full rounds from all the opponents… I tried…and can y’all pleasee STOP with the Eazy & Pap LIES,” she tweeted at the time. “There’s NO place like Chrome! Right back at it; see y’all in August #Chrome23.” Check out Papoose’s appearance in New York City from Monday night below.
Tasha K added fuel to the fire, last week, by sharing a photo allegedly featuring Remy and Eazy on a date together. Remy also recently said that she was “comfortable” with Geechi Gotti’s original accusation because that’s “to be expected” in battle rap. “I’m comfortable, I’m comfortable. Listen, it’s battle rap,” she said in a clip posted by The Neighborhood Talk. “I’m used to it, like, it’s to be expected. It’s not the first time somebody said my name in one of their rounds.”
Alexsandra Wright, the mother of Beyonce’s half-brother, Nixon, says that her son asks why the Renaissance singer doesn’t love them. Wright spoke about her relationship with Beyonce’s father, Matthew Knowles, and their son during an interview with The Sun. She says that she and her son used to live in a trailer just miles from Beyonce’s $200 million estate in California.
“[He asks], ‘Why doesn’t that person love me?’” Wright said of her son. “Nixon has never had the luxury of being a normal child. Being related to someone famous smothers kids like him, and they lose their identity. I sit in the bathroom and cry sometimes because I just don’t know how to help him be his own person.”
NEW YORK – JUNE 23: (EXCLUSIVE) (L-R) Singer Beyonce Knowles (C) poses with her father and manager Matthew Knowles and her mother Tina Knowles at the “Beyonce: Beyond the Red Carpet auction presented by Beyonce and her mother Tina Knowles along with the House of Dereon to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation June 23, 2005 in New York City. The exhibition will showcase 18-24 costumes worn by Beyonce chronicling her film, television and video appearances. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
As for her relationship with Matthew, Wright recalled them meeting during a business trip in Seattle in 2007. “He said, ‘I am going to stay in Seattle until you agree to have a drink with me,’” Wright said. “And he stayed for two or three weeks until, finally, I said ‘fine!’” She added that she learned he was married, but didn’t feel guilty about their two-year affair. “I was not conflicted about the situation, because his marriage was not a functioning marriage,” she insisted. “I don’t think he told his family about me. It was a complex situation, and the family structure had been fractured for a long time.”
Wright says that her son often asks about the wealth inequality between their family and Beyonce’s. “I tell him, ‘Fame does not equal happiness, so never covet what someone else has,’” Wright said. “It’s hard to see people living as billionaires. What does that kid think when I am working 16 hours a day and trying to get accounts paid? How does it feel?” Wright added that she was no disdain for Beyonce. “I think Beyoncé is a lovely person and she has never done anything to harm me,” she further said. “I don’t want anything from them, I just want my son to be free and to have a happy life.”
What made the story even wilder, and caused it to go viral on social media, was Steve Lemke’s choice to speak to the media about the affair. Furthermore, he didn’t just speak about the affair but chose to actively defend it. “I knew it was kind of a no-no, but there’s not a rule saying it can’t happen,” Steve Lemke said. “There’s not a law saying I’m going to go to jail for doing something like this. There’s nothing in stone. I guess it’s just an ethics code, like we frown upon it, but there’s no rule, there’s no law broken,” Lemke told The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel.
While the story may have had its moment in the spotlight on social media, one pundit has ensured its longevity. ESPN‘s Stephen A. Smith quote-tweeted the initial viral article, vowing to talk about it on the June 21 edition of The Stephen A. Smith Show.
June 21’s The Stephen A. Smith show was a busy one. Smith began by addressing the ongoing Zion Williamson drama. As key drama piece Moriah Mills reportedly appeared in chat, Smith slammed the notion that Williamson should be traded for his off-court infidelities. Furthermore, Smith talked about the recent plea deal offered to Hunter Biden and President Trump’s trial.
However, Smith ended the show by discussing the SFA bowling news. Smith gleefully read out the quotes from Lemke while looking around at his production team. “38-year-old married man, “I was just about how amazing I am”,” Smith said with a laugh as he read Lemke’s description of the text message that led his wife to discover the affair.
Smith continued, linking the story back to his comments about Williamson. “But people are trippin’ about Zion Williamson. 22 and single. And his critic, who is extorting him, is an adult film star. Who does what he allegedly did for a living. But this married man, 38 years of age, working as an assistant under his wife, who’s the head coach, is fooling around with one of their players. Perspective.”
Steve Lemke isn’t the only person who has caused Smith to lose it in recent days. Over on First Take, Smith got heated while talking about the New York Knicks’ Julius Randle. Smith’s reaction came as a result of Randle saying that the Knicks weren’t far from an NBA title while appearing on Paul George’s podcast.
Smith, a well-known Knicks fan, took offense to this sentiment. “Come postseason time, you know, put a taller defender on him, contest his shots, he’s going to dribble too much, he’s gon’ force shots he don’t need to force,” Smith said. “And he’s not going to be nearly as effective during the postseason as he is in the regular season.
His voice rising, Smith continued. You know this is coming. You can’t learn to use your right hand? Is it that much for me to ask that you can become a bit ambidextrous, that you can remember that God gave you two hands and two arms? That you don’t actually have to always use your left?”
Ten-pin bowling has been a sanctioned NCAA championship since the early 2000s. A women’s only event, the first NCAA championship for the sport was held in 2004. It’s an NCAA sport that doesn’t get a lot of attention or love but has a thriving fandom and a high level of competition. However, it has suddenly been thrust into the mainstream sports spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
Stephen F. Austin University, located in the Texan city of Nacogdoches, is a two-time NCAA bowling champion. They most recently won the national title in 2019 behind MOP Paige Breeney. Furthermore, they finished as runners-up to McKendree in 2022. But now the program is at the center of a controversy that has taken the sports world by storm.
First reported by The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel and The Lufkin Daily News, SFA bowling assistant coach Steve Lemke resigned after it was revealed he was having an affair with a student-athlete. Furthermore, the affair was discovered by Amanda Lemke, his wife and head coach of the SFA bowling team. The Lemkes have since filed for divorce. If the story wasn’t wild enough already, Steve chose to defend the relationship in public comments.
“I knew it was kind of a no-no, but there’s not a rule saying it can’t happen,” Steve Lemke said. “There’s not a law saying I’m going to go to jail for doing something like this. There’s nothing in stone. I guess it’s just an ethics code, like we frown upon it, but there’s no rule, there’s no law broken.” The affair was discovered when Amanda saw texts from the student-athlete on Steve’s phone and questioned her husband about it. However, the story is set to blow up further after Stephen A. Smith remarked that he was preparing to comment on it on the next episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show.
Kim Kardashian has been through a lot over the last few years. Overall, this mostly has to do with her marriage to Kanye West. The two are now divorced, all while Ye has remarried. That said, West has been quick to throw dirt on Kim’s name at times. For instance, throughout their relationship, he always seemed to publically accuse Kim of an affair with Drake. Although Drake had some lyrics pointing toward some potential infidelity, these rumors were never actually confirmed. For the most part, Kim just avoided them.
However, Kim Kardashian is finally speaking out on all of this. In a clip posted by SecretHollywood from The Kardashians season 3 premiere on Hulu, Kim talks about the Drake rumor. Ultimately, she finds it absolutely disgusting. Furthermore, she is confused as to why Kanye would perpetuate something like that. In her eyes, it is incredibly damaging and also undermined their entire marriage. Kim was on the verge of tears while talking about this, and you can see that it weighed on her heavily.
“He is the one that is hurting me the most,” Kim Kardashian explained. “He was the one that started a rumor that said I was hooking up with Drake, having an affair. Our full marriage, he accused me of that publicly. So the person that’s supposed to protect me the most — publicly — would accuse me of having an affair throughout our whole marriage. I really can’t wrap my head around how he thinks he is a protector.” Needless to say, Kim K is very happy to have finally addressed this. Whether or not Kanye’s sycophants will believe her, still remains to be seen.
At the end of the day, the Drake stuff seems to be put to bed. Kanye and Drake have made up, and the subliminals have finally come to a close. However, you never know what may happen in the future. Either way, Kim Kardashian has said her peace, and that is all she can really do in this situation. Let us know what you think of all of this, in the comments section below.
Late last year, one of the most unexpected scandals to rock the internet was the revelation of Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes’ secret affair. The Good Morning America hosts previously worked together on-air for years. After the public found out about their private romantic relationship, though, they were quickly taken off television screens all across the nation.
Since then, the world has been curious to find out what the TV personality’s fate would be. Some said early on that they would both obviously be let go from ABC. After rumours came out accusing the Black anchor of sleeping with multiple other coworkers, gossip only began circulating faster.
According to TMZ, a marathon mediation session took place on Thursday (January 26), apparently ending with the GMA stars and the network severing ties. Both parties will likely receive payouts as per their contracts.
Sources tell the outlet that the meeting was “extremely contentious” and compared to “a witch hunt.” ABC reps are accusing both Holmes and Robach of various misconduct, including calling the latter out for having liquor in her dressing room.
Of course, this is usually a violation of policy. However, the accusation is being called “ridiculous.” Insiders state that ABC News executives themselves sent the alcohol to plenty of on-air talent. Additionally, the 49-year-old is facing accusations of coming to work drunk after attending the College Football National Championship game.
Amy Robach and TJ Holmes run during the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on November 06, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/New York Road Runners via Getty Images)
A source calls these allegations “insane,” noting that Robach was feeling sleepy the following day. Of course, the romance was also addressed, with ABC stating that they waited too long to disclose it to executives. According to the network, the couple’s “behaviour on set” made other staff “uncomfortable.”
It’s been said that mediation will continue until the fine points of the star’s exit are laid out. Interestingly, when they initially booted Holmes and his partner off the air, they made it clear that no rules were broken by the affair, seeing as they were essentially equal in their roles.
The last time fans saw the charismatic duo on ABC was December 2. It remains unclear what their career plans are moving forward, but the internet certainly has plenty of opinions about the messy situation.
Scroll further for Twitter reactions to Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes’ apparent GMA3 exit. Afterward, tell us your thoughts on the situation in the comments.
ABC really dropped the ball..they turned it into something it didn’t have to be we don’t even care anymore https://t.co/Zb4u5GLHns
As far as we know, Amy Robach & T.J.Holmes did nothing illegal. If on the job love affairs were crimes, there would be many now happily married TV reporters, producers and anchors in jail. Continued shaming this specific couple feels like 1850-style Scarlet Letter witch-hunt.
I watch GMA and ABC’s handling of this seems incredibly silly, I don’t see how these two dating affects their ability to introduce a story on Hailey Bieber’s latest Instagram post or to throw to Ginger Zee to tell us the weather. But what do I knowhttps://t.co/3vGtLiQOjq
we don’t even care anymore 
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