You’ve Made Your Bed, Now Lay In It: Men Who Cheated & Had To Admit It…Publicly
Jesse Jackson
Rev. Jesse Jackson shocked a lot of people when he admitted that not only did he have an affair with his staffer Karen Stanford, he fathered a child by this woman. When the news broke in 2001, the baby was only 20 months old; meaning that he was likely having an affair with her, around the same time he was counseling President Clinton during his Monica Lewinsky scandal. Birds of a feather? When the affair surfaced, this is what Jackson had to say:
“This is no time for evasions, denials or alibis. I fully accept responsibility and I am truly sorry for my actions.”
“My wife, Jackie, and my children have been made aware of the child and it has been an extremely painful, trying and difficult time for them. I have asked God and each one of them to forgive me and I thank each of them for their grace and understanding throughout this period of tribulation. We have prayed together and through God’s grace we have been reconciling.”
