Celebrities who allegedly cheated on their partners

In the glitzy and glamorous world of show business, hot celebrity romances always find a space on tabloids and gossip columns. While at times, these link-up rumours are mere publicity stunts, other times they proved to be particularly shocking when the actors involved were in committed relationships.

At a time when Hollywood stars like Dominic West and Offest are mired in cheating scandals, we drew up a list of stars who admitted to cheating on their partners.

Hollywood actors Lily James and Dominic West grabbed headlines early this month when photos of the two, packing on the PDA in Rome went viral. Reports of an alleged cheating scandal flooded social media, considering that the 50-year-old actor is still married to his wife of over 10 years, Catherine Fitzgerald. Things seemed to get even more interesting when West and his wife puckered up for the paparazzi and addressed the media on their marriage, assuring all that they are "very much still together.”

Rappers Cardi B and Offset have been in the news for their rocky relationship. In the three years of marriage, the 'WAP' singer filed for divorce twice already. Both times, the divorce announcement came amidst reports alleging that Offset cheated on his wife. In one of her interviews, Cardi even admitted that despite knowing her husband cheated on her, she decided to stay with him and work on their marriage. While the tabloids and gossip columns have continued to print various instances of the rapper's infidelity, Cardi in her socail media posts, announced her decision to stick with her "best friend".

Nawazuddin Siddiqui made some rather shocking confessions and spilled one too many details of his affairs, flings and one night stands in his controversial memoir that was pulled off stands.

Among the many bombshells, was one where he narrated at length about a one night stand he had with a waitress in New York City. Penning down the events of the day in great detail he shared that the incident happened around 2006 and 2010. Describing his time with the waitress, he said, "We got talking and let's just say what happens in New York stays in New York...”

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have been married for over 20 years, but it has not been a smooth ride. The couple, who have two kids together, have been plagued with all sorts of cheating scandals, affair rumours and even allegations of being in an open relationship. Their marriage was back in the headlines over the past months when Jada spilled the beans on her equation with August Alsina after the rapper released his song 'Entanglement' that had him claiming to being in a romantic relationship with the actress. In the past, Will too had been linked to his female co-stars, but the reprots were never addressed.

Music mogul Jay-Z also made headlines for allegedly cheating on his wife, Beyoncé. Speculation about the rapper’s infidelity began in 2014 and Beyonce’s 2016 record 'Lemonade', did little to crus the reports. Jay-Z finally admitted his transgression in an interview with T Magazine, where he also stated that he and his wife worked hard on their marriage and even sought therapy. Years down the line and the couple is closer and stronger than ever while being parents to their three children - Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter.

Ranbir Kapoor has fans and the media buzzing about his upcoming wedding to girlfriend Alia Bhatt. Many years ago, the hunk was hounded with reports of an alleged cheating scandal. Choosing to address the allegations, the actor admitted that he had been unfaithful in his relationship, and said it was because of his "immaturity", "inexperience and callousness". He even went on to say that infidelity was the "deal-breaker" in a relationship.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's fairytale romance that started out on the sets of 'Twilight' came to a tragic after the actress was photographed her kissing her 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director, Rupert Sanders. While Kristen was in a long-term relationship with Robert when the scandal broke, Sanders was married to model, Liberty Moss. On a recent radio show, Kristen reflected on her much-publicised relationship with 'The Batman' and addressed the controversial subject. She stated that her relationship with the director was not sexual, and revealed that she never mentioned it before as she felt people wouldn't believe her.

Bollywood film producer Mahesh Bhatt was in the headlines early this August when excerpts from a biography on Parveen Babi were released on Mumbai Mirror. The excerpts from the book had Bhatt opening up about his relationship with the actress, besides other aspects of her life. "The attraction between us was palpable," he was quoted saying. It went on to read, "The door to Parveen’s bedroom was open. ‘She was lying there on the bed, waiting for me. There was complete silence, because there was no need for words anymore."