17 Times Celebrities Have Been Accused Of Getting Intimately Involved With Their Costars

Photos of steamy encounters frequently leak, and they can destabilize marriages.

Maryjane

• Published in Film & TV
• June 17, 2022

Celebrities who cheat are much more likely to be caught these days, thanks to constant paparazzi and fan attention. Photos of steamy encounters frequently leak, and they can destabilize marriages.

Even speculating about a celebrity affair can have long-term consequences for a celebrity marriage—or any marriage. It sometimes spills over into their careers.

Some couples who met on set and cheated on their spouses with coworkers were able to make their new relationship work. But, more often than not, the affair ends as quickly as it began, leaving a trail of wreckage in its wake.

There is a basis for spouses to be concerned when their wife or husband goes to shoot a movie with a hot co-star. Almost all of the time, everything works out fine.

However, in these cases, things go downhill quickly for everybody involved. Evidently, these kinds of relationships become instant gossip magazine fodder.

Justin Timberlake and Alisha Wainwright were shooting Palmer in New Orleans in 2019 when pictures and videos of the two getting incredibly cozy surfaced. They’re walking hand in hand in one of the videos, and Alisha places her hand on Justin’s leg.

Unnamed sources quickly contacted the press to dispute that it was all a hoax. So far, Justin and Jessica Biel have indeed been able to move on.

For more celebrities accused of cheating, we have compiled a 17-name list. Scroll down to see them all.

1. Justin Timberlake

In 2019, Justin Timberlake and Alisha Wainwright were filming in New Orleans when photos and videos leaked of them getting so cozy. One of the videos showed them holding hands but anonymous sources claimed that it was nothing.

2. Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott

When they met on the set of the Mind Over Murder movie, both were already in different marriages. Soon enough, they struck up a relationship as Tori later admitted that she and Dean had sex the first night they met.

3. LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian

Both met while costarring in the Northern Lights movie and both struck up an affair that would eventually end both of their respective marriages.

4. Carrie Fisher & Harrison Ford

The costars kept the secret that they'd once had a three-month affair way back. Then, Carrie revealed the story to the press that it happened when she was 19 and Harrison was 33, married, and the father of two kids.

5. Billy Crudup

He was married to actress Mary Louise Parker, who was seven months pregnant then and he left her to be with his costar, Claire Danes. Billy and Claire later split up, and Claire got married to actor, Hugh Dancy.

6. Billy Bob Thornton

Before Brad Pitt, there was Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie. Both met on the set of the Pushing Tin movie, and they got married soon after. But Billy Bob was already in a relationship with Laura Dern.

7. Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt struck up a romance after meeting on Mr. & Mrs. Smith even though Brad was still with Jennifer Aniston but they have since split.

8. Kenneth Branagh

Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh met on the set of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in the 90's and fell for each another. Kenneth was married to actress Emma Thompson then, but that didn't deter him from dating Helena. Both later split in 1999.

9. Marilyn Manson

The same year that Marilyn ended his marriage to Dita Von Teese, Evan Rachel Wood was in Marilyn Manson's music video for "Heart-Shaped Glasses” which meant that they were dating.

10. Ewan McGregor

Eve Mavrakis filed for divorce after her husband, Ewan McGregor, started seeing his costar Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Ewan and Mary Elizabeth got married and have a daughter together now.

11. John Malkovich

John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer had a lot of sexual chemistry as costars in Dangerous Liaisons and both reportedly had an affair after then to which John ended his marriage to Glenne Headly.

12. Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan was married to Dennis Quaid when she met Russell Crowe on set. The public’s view changed when the two began dating. She later told The New York Times that “the situation taught her to let go of other people's judgments of her.”

13. Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin was at the center of divorcing her husband news went round that she was three months pregnant with Gotham costar Ben McKenzie's baby. Both got married back in 2017.

14. Chad Michael Murray & Paris Hilton

Although they have never confirmed the claims that they had an affair after meeting on House of Wax, their exes have both hinted about it. Paris was dating Nick Carter then, and he said that he "hooked up" with Ashlee Simpson to get revenge on Paris for her own alleged actions.

15. Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton

They started seeing each other on the Cleopatra set, even though they were married to other people. Their love affair transformed to years of romance in which they married, divorced, married again, and divorced again.

16. Ted Danson

Ted was married before meeting Whoopi Goldberg on set and was enamored with her. His wife, Casey Coates, eventually let him leave the marriage, knowing that there was no saving it.

Still their relationship wasn't meant to be, either as he later married Mary Steenburgen, whom he met on the set of Pontiac Moon movie. They've been together since then.

17. Lily James & Dominic West

Both were spotted kissing on set of The Pursuit of Love in 2020, and it was a major problem, because he was married to Catherine Fitzgerald and a father to four kids. But then, Dominic and Catherine kissed in front of reporters and paparazzi, saying that their marriage is still strong and truly, they're still together.

It’s not uncommon for actors and actresses to meet and fall in love on set. After all, they spend a lot of time together, so it’s only natural for romances and connections to blossom in that kind of environment.

However, love can blossom between two actors who were previously dating or married to other people. Please share your thoughts in the section below.

Maryjane