Have Famous Women Gotten Off the Hook When It Comes To Cheating Scandals?

Oddly, we never hear much about the ladies. Perhaps it's because their stories aren't as salacious or because men just pick women with big mouths who kiss and tell. While men cheat like they're at a buffet, eating everything in sight, women seem to cheat like they are on a diet: in very small portions. Meanwhile, we are left to hear vivid details of Tiger's sexcapades with a veritable chorus line of buxom blondes and stories of Jesse James' tattoo peekaboo with Michelle McGee.

According to licensed psychologist and sex therapist Doris Jeanette, the reasons for this disparity are far more substantial. "Men who cheat with several partners have a high likelihood of being addicted to sex," she says. "It is a psychological problem because their actions are anxiety-driven. It's an obsession for them ... like a heroine addiction."

On the other hand, women who cheat often do so with only one person at a time, Jeanette says. "Their decisions are based on desire ... pursuing another partner, someone they really care about. There are real feelings." In the case of most women, "Cheating is not a psychological problem, not an addiction."

Here are some examples that could be used to back Jeanette's theory:

LeeAnn Rimes: Rimes had been married for seven years when rumors surfaced that she was co-starring with Eddie Cibrian in the bedroom as well as in the Lifetime movie 'Northern Lights.' At first, Rimes denied the reports, but eventually she left husband Dean Sheremet for Cibrian, who subsequently left his wife of eight years. Rimes and Cibrian have been together for over a year now.

Jennifer Lopez: Remember when J.Lo did the no-no with Ben Affleck while married to Chris Judd? She left Judd for Affleck and the two became "Bennifer." They were inseparable. The couple got engaged, traded Bentleys and planned a wedding in Santa Barbara. Days short of saying "I do," Affleck reportedly made the decision to cancel the wedding and left Lopez a few weeks later. A distraught J.Lo soon rebounded with an old flame, Mark Anthony, who left his wife and married Lopez. The Latin lovers are still crooning about marriage and twin toddlers. Affleck ended up marrying Jennifer Garner.

Jennifer Garner: Garner had already been down the aisle with actor Scott Foley in 2000. She separated from him in March of '03 citing "irreconcilable differences." Those differences: Her relationship with Michael Vartan, which started on the set of their hit TV show, 'Alias.' Garner and Vartan went public within months, although her divorce from Foley was not finalized until a year later. That same summer, Vartan was out of the picture and Garner was with Affleck. There was certainly close proximity between these relationships, with Garner seeming to trade one for the other. Her alleged affairs all turned into open relationships, culminating in her marriage to Ben. It's now almost five years and two kids later.

Anne Heche: Heche received far more publicity for dating a woman than for cheating on one when she ditched gal-pal Ellen DeGeneres for cameraman-turned-husband Coley Laffoon. And hardly anyone raised an eyebrow when she left Laffoon in 2007 for her then 'Men In Trees' co-star James Tupper. Laffoon filed for divorce and called Heche "mentally unstable," but that didn't seem to bother Tupper. He and Heche recently had a baby together, and are keeping house ... three years and counting.

Julia Roberts: The last time there was hype surrounding the sextra-curricular activities of a female celeb was when Julia Roberts broke up the marriage of cameraman Danny Moder to his then-pregnant wife. Roberts began her affair with Moder on the set of 'The Mexican.' Moder left his wife, which was ugly, but Roberts convinced the public that Moder was "the one." The two have been married since 2004, have three children and spend most of their time in New Mexico being parents. It's Roberts' longest relationship thus far.

Maybe it is time for both men and women to put down the utensils of love and start treating their wives, husbands and partners like calories: Realize that EVERY ONE counts. We could certainly all benefit from a celebrity cheat-free diet!

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