Jezebel: Mistresses

Newt Gingrich Loved America So Much that he Needed an Open Marriage

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:45:00 EST

In a bombshell game changer of an interview set to air tonight, Newt Gingrich's second ex wife Marianne reportedly dishes about the unsavory proclivities of the Presidential candidate before and during their split in the 90's. Among the revelations? Newt asked her for an open relationship so he could go fuck his mistress with abandon, because he was frustrated that she "wanted him all to herself." Ew. More »

The Obsession With Arnold's "Ugly" Women

Anna North — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Now that the dust is settling a little on Arnold Schwarzenegger's infidelity revelations, it's time for everybody to analyze the attractiveness of the lady he cheated with. And since she doesn't look like a model, it's time to scrutinize what could possibly possess him to sleep with her. More »

Why The Mistress Story Never Gets Old

Anna North — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:01:00 EST

Yet another story of a hot young thing who dated older married men for the "lifestyle" they provided her prompts us to ask: what is our obsession with mistresses? More »

The Sharp-Clawed World Of The Davos Mistress

Sadie Stein — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:36:00 EST

The World Economic Forum may seem like an exercise in gravitas and glam but, says one attendant's wife, in fact it's "largely based on mass humiliation and paranoia." And who has it worst? The Davos mistresses. More »

Men Spend More On Mistresses Than Wives, Say Mistresses

Sadie Stein — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:25:00 EST

Maybe men do spend more on their mistresses than on their wives, but we're suspicious about the source of these statistics. More »

Vogue Russia Dedicates Cover To Putin's Mistress

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:56:00 EST

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Vladimir Putin's rumored mistress, that is. Her name is Alina Kabayeva, and she is an Olympic gold-medalist, rhythmic gymnast, and member of the Russian parliament. And the mother of what may be Putin's love child. More »

Three-Timing Miner Offered Deal With Cheating Website

Anna North — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:36:00 EDT

Chilean miner Yonni Barrios caused a stir when he asked both his wife and his mistress to meet him on the surface. Now it turns out he has a third girlfriend — and an endorsement offer from AshleyMadison.com. Success! More »

This Woman Revives Awful Stereotypes, Pats Herself On The Back For It

Sadie Stein — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:35:00 EDT

Says Holly Hill of infidelity: "This is what every man already knows and I think what every woman deep down already knows." More »

Straight Talk From An Athlete: Pay Up Or Be Accused Of Rape

Irin Carmon — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:30:00 EDT

Distracting the menfolk from playing well isn't the only way women mess with athletes. They can also play the rape card! But not if you pay them off, says an anonymous NFL player in an advice column. More »

The Twisted Feminism Of Gloria Allred

Irin Carmon — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EDT

"I have a passion for justice, and I'm a warrior for change," Gloria Allred tells Harper's Bazaar. I don't accept the idea that a woman should have to suffer in silence." Fine. But she's also talking about... Tiger Woods' mistresses. More »

Brave Hacky Woman Tries To Be "Sugar-Baby"

Sadie Stein — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:20:07 EDT

It's depressing that "I got a sugar-daddy" is becoming a new subgengre of young-woman memoir. And pursuing it under the guise of a a social experiment doesn't make it much better. More »

National Obsession With Kept Women Continues This Weekend

Sadie Stein — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EDT

According to a preview of the issue we saw yesterday, this Sunday's NY Times Magazine lets us in on the phenomenon of kept women. Good to know someone's on the acquisitive gold-digger beat! More »

Male Writer Likes Women's "Soul And Strength, Toughness And Vulnerability"

Anna North — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:40:00 EST

Writer Richard Wadlow tells yesterday's Guardian what it's like to be the only man writing for Mistresses, a BBC series "about the tangled love lives of four modern women." More »

Sugar Daddies: Easier Than Work-Study For College Students

Sadie Stein — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST

"Some might call it prostitution. I call it a 'mutually beneficial arrangement' that pays for my killer wardrobe." We just call it bizarre: a college student justifies her life as a professional mistress on The Daily Beast. Her verdict? Beats waitressing! More »