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When the controversial dating site Ashley Madison – geared towards married individuals looking to have an affair – was hacked in 2015, a list of names of its millions of users was leaked. The lengthy list of cheaters included some notable celebrities.
The disgraced reality star has been the center of multiple scandals since the 2008 debut of his family’s reality series, 19 Kids & Counting.
“I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this became a secret addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife,” Josh said after being exposed. “I am so ashamed of the double life that I have been living and am grieved for the hurt, pain and disgrace my sin has caused my wife and family, and most of all Jesus and all those who profess faith in Him.”
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Jionni LaValle
The New Jersey native was married to Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi when his name was revealed as an Ashley Madison subscriber. However, his reality star wife went to bat defending the father of her two children.
“I’m lucky if he knows how to even use a computer, yet go on Ashley Madison to cheat on me,” she said during an episode of her “Naturally Nicole” podcast. “It’s so stupid, and we honestly think, like, someone is trying to f–k with us because this isn’t the first story that Jionni’s been cheating on me. But all these stories never have evidence. There’s never a photo, there’s never text messages, there’s nothing.”
She again shot down the reports in May 2024, with a statement during the Netflix docuseries. “Snooki denied that her husband, Jionni LaValle, had an Ashley Madison account,” a text update shared at the end of episode 2 revealed.
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Josh Taekman
The Real Housewives of New York husband’s name was included amongst the millions of AM users. Despite Kristen Taekman’s husband admitting to having an accounting, the reality star later revealed that the leak actually helped their marriage.
“I signed up for the site foolishly and ignorantly with a group of friends and I deeply apologize for any embarrassment or pain I have brought to my wife and family,” Josh told Us Weekly in 2015. “We both look forward to moving past this and getting on with our lives.”
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Sam Rader
Sam and his wife Nia were blowing up on YouTube after a lip sync video went viral in 2014. However, it was later revealed that the religious influencer had a secret Ashley Madison profile. The pair – who are still together today – participated in the Netflix documentary to share their story.
“Nia, she decided she would give me a second chance,” Sam said during the May 2024 Netflix doc. “I’ve learned, continuing to deeply be in love takes work. There’s a lot of things that I really do regret, but I don’t regret, you know, the hack.”
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Hunter Biden
The POTUS’ son denied having any involvement with Ashley Madison after hackers unleashed the information.
“I am certain that the account in question is not mine,” he said in a 2015 statement, alluding to his email addresses being compromised. “This account was clearly set up by someone else without my knowledge and I first learned about the account in question from the media.”
He went on to say that the leak was “not the first time that someone has used my name and identity to try to discredit me.”
