NETFLIX has released its newest documentary that features several celebrities who were outed during the Ashley Madison scandal.
The documentary series Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal is based on the 2015 data breach that revealed celebrity marriages and affairs.
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The online dating service was launched in 2001 and was marketed to individuals who wanted to have extramarital affairs.
Users were asked to create profiles and message others on the platform, for which they had to pay.
The Impact Team hacked the Ashley Madison database in 2015, collecting user information and payment details, for The New York Times.
After Ashley Madison refused to shut down its service, the hacker group released the site’s users’ information, which included names, emails, and home addresses.
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The site had around 40 million users at the time.
The new Netflix documentary highlighted some celebrity names that were revealed during the breach, which happened almost a decade ago.
However, some celebrities have remained married to their partners despite being publicized on the affair search website.
JOSH AND ANNA DUGGAR
Josh Duggar, who rose to fame on his family’s TLC show 19 Kids and Counting, was one of the high-profile figures whose Ashley Madison account details were revealed.
Josh’s name and address were linked to an account, which said he was looking for “conventional sex, experimenting with sex toys, one-night stands, sharing fantasies, talking about sex,” according to the website. Daily Mail.
At the time, Josh released a statement on his family’s website to apologize for his actions.
“I have been the biggest hypocrite of all time. Although I stand by faith and family values, I have been secretly viewing internet pornography for the past few years and it has become a secret addiction and I have become unfaithful to my wife,” he wrote.
“I am so ashamed of the double life I have lived and saddened by 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,” Josh said. added.
He was forgiven by his wife, Anna Duggar, and the two remain married to this day.
Anna and their seven children have visited him frequently since he was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison in May 2022.
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He was found guilty of possessing and receiving child pornography.
NICOLE POLIZZI AND JIONNI LAVALLE
Another celebrity mentioned in the documentary was Jionni LaValle, married to Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi since 2014.
The pair met on Nicole’s MTV reality show Jersey Shore and had three children.
Although Jionni’s name was allegedly linked to an Ashley Madison account, his wife defended him and quickly shut down the allegations.
“This morning, when I got a call from my publicist that a story was going to be published about my husband ‘supposedly’ signing up to Ashley Madison, I laughed — and said, let’s not even comment and give any juice to the story, because it could be further from the truth,” she wrote in 2015 Instagram post.
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She called her husband a “stand-up guy” who “loves his family more than anything.”
“So no, my husband didn’t sign up to that site to cheat on me. Honestly, if he wanted to cheat on me, he would go out and do it. He wouldn’t sign up for a website and pay for it,” Snooki added.
“We didn’t do anything wrong to deserve this. So, with all that said, I love you, darling. And even though I’m a pain in the ass, I know you would never cheat on me. Especially on a stupid website,” she concluded.
Snooki and Jionni are still married.
JOSH AND KRISTEN TAEKMAN
Real Housewives of New York City star Josh Taekman is still married to his wife Kristen after he admitted to signing up to Ashley Madison.
Ashley Madison scandal
The 2024 Netflix documentary is based on the 2015 scandal that revealed the site’s users were looking for affairs
The Canadian dating service was launched in 2001 and marketed to married people who want to have extramarital affairs.
Users were asked to create profiles and communicate with each other on the platform.
In 2015, a group of hackers called Impact Team accessed the site’s database and threatened to leak information if it was not shut down.
After the company refused, hackers revealed users’ personal information, including names, addresses and emails.
Several celebrities’ names have been linked to the site, including Josh Duggar, Jionni LaValle, Josh Taekman, Sam Rader, Hunter Biden and Jeff Ashton.
On May 15, 2024, Netflix released a docu-series based on the scandal titled: Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal
“I foolishly and ignorantly signed up to the site with a group of friends and I deeply apologize for any embarrassment or pain I have caused my wife and family,” he said. Us weekly.
Kristen said People in December that they have “come a long way” since her husband made headlines over the scandal.
“We are stronger than ever,” she revealed.
“And maybe I’m back to prove everyone wrong and bust all those silly myths about housewives’ marriages, because despite what everyone probably thought, we’re still happily married.”
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SAM & NIA RADER
Christian YouTuber Sam Rader also appeared in the documentary alongside his wife Nia.
Sam admitted to being active on the dating site, which he said he created two years before hackers leaked users’ information.
“As you may have seen, my name was associated with an Ashley Madison account,” Sam said in a statement. YouTube video at the time.
“This is an issue that is in our past. This was before I got into YouTube.
“This was brought to my wife’s attention. She forgave me for this mistake I made in opening the account,” he added in the post. video now private.
The couple, who share four young children, remain married and continue to create family-friendly content on the video streaming platform.
OTHER CELEBRITIES INCLUDED
Other prominent figures associated with Ashley Madison accounts included Hunter Biden and Jeff Ashton.
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has vehemently denied being involved in the site.
“I am certain the account in question is not mine,” Hunter said in a statement to ABC news. “This account was clearly created by someone else without my knowledge.”
He added that he has stopped using the email address linked to the account and believes the site was unable to authenticate him.
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Hunter also said his identity had previously been misused in an attempt to tarnish his reputation.
Hunter was married to Kathleen Buhle at the time, whom he later divorced in 2017, before remarrying Melissa Cohen Biden in 2019.
Florida State Attorney Jeff was also involved in the scandal and asked for a pardon in 2015.
Jeff, who became famous for his role in Casey Anthony murder case, told CNN“Two years ago, I was curious about the Ashley Madison website and used my personal credit card to sign up for the site.
“I deeply regret my affiliation with the website, which has caused my wife and children a lot of stress and suffering,” he added.
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal is now available to watch on Netflix.
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