candidate john edwards talked to nightline about his affair with this woman, rielle hunter. she claimed they had a love child, something at first edwards denied. when you were running for president you flat out denied having a relationship with rielle hunter. did you give me a truthful answer? were you telling the truth then? yes. he later came clean and his wife elizabeth now deceased, left him and took their kids with her. other democrats, former new york governor now cnn host eliot spitzer paid for escorts. former new jersey governor jim mcgreevey cheated with another man. but it s not just politics. in sports quarterbacks brett favre and ben roethlisberger were accused of but never charged with misconduct. tiger woods went into the rough over extramarital playing partners. i was unfaithful. i had affairs. and in entertainment scandals have enveloped david letterman, hue grant, george michael, and jesse james just to name a few. so the former california
because i did not want the public to figure out what i had done, it s that simple. john edwards something at first edwards denied. when you were running for president, you flat out denied having a relationship with reille hunter. he later came clean and his wife elizabeth now decreased left him and took their kids with her. other democrats former new york governor now cnn host paid for escorts, jim mcgreevy cheated with another man. but it s not just politics, in sports, quarterbacks breath favre and ben roethlisberger were accused but never charged with misconduct. i was unfaithful. i had affairs. reporter: and scandals have
which was tied up for a year with the investigation and impeachment. so for the next hour in partnership with time magazine, we ll take a look at what makes wealthy powerful men who seem to have it all risk everything for adulterous sex. the latest revelations were bombshells, first a criminal accusation against the head of the international monetary fund by a hotel housekeeper. dominique strauss-kahn has since resigned his post and is out of jail on monday but even before the ink was dry on that headline, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his family s housekeeper over a decade ago. and as cnn s tom foreman explains, these two men both very wealthy and politically connected, are simply the latest in a crowded rogue s gallery of cheaters. reporter: the former california governor has plenty of company. i did not have sexual relations with that woman. reporter: ever since president clinton was caught fooling around
clinton it affected the entire country that was tied up for a year with investigation and impeachment. so for the next hour in partnership with time magazine, we ll take a look at what makes powerful men who seem to have it all risk nerve for adultous sex. first a criminal hotel housekeeper. dominique strauss-kahn former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his family s housekeeper more than a decade ago. and as cnn s tom tomorrforeman explains, these men are simply the latest in a gallery of cheaters. even in the midst of this sex scandal, the former california governor has plenty of company. i did not have sexual relations with that woman. ever since bill clinton was caught fooling around 15 years ago, the public appetite for dirt have outed dozens of public figures for indiscretions. such public scandals have had an impact. newt gingrich led the charge against clinton, but twice had affairs of his own. senators david
and impeachment. so for the next hour in partnership with time magazine, we ll take a look at what makes powerful men who seem to have it all risk everything for adulterous sex. first a criminal hotel housekeeper. dominique strauss-kahn former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his family s housekeeper more than a decade ago. and as cnn s tom foreman explains, these men are simply the latest in a gallery of cheaters. even in the midst of this sex scandal, the former california governor has plenty of company. i did not have sexual relations with that woman. ever since bill clinton was caught fooling around 13 years ago, the public appetite for dirt have outed dozens of public figures for indiscretions. such public scandals have had an impact. newt gingrich led the charge against clinton, but twice had affairs of his own. senators david vitter and then senator john ensign have likely violated conservative family values. wh