A Rogue's Gallery of Cheaters; Former IMF Head Out on Bail
DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: Good evening, everyone. Thanks for joining us. I'm Don Lemon in Los Angeles. Anyone who's had an unfaithful partner knows it is a wound that never heals. But sometimes adultery goes beyond the immediate people involve. When the cheater is a wealthy or powerful person, the sense of betrayal can be far reaching. Private indiscretions can have very public consequences. Think about Bill Clinton as president. His infidelity with an intern didn't simply affect his family it affected the entire country which was tied up for a year with the investigation and impeachment. So for the next hour here on CNN, in partnership with "Time" magazine, we'll take an in depth look at what makes wealthy, powerful men who seem to have it all risk everything for adulterous sex. The latest revelations were bombshells. First, a criminal accusation against the head of the International Monetary Fund by a hotel housekeeper. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has since resigned his post and is out of jail on bond. But even before the ink was dry on that headline, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his family's housekeeper over a decade ago. And as CNN's Tom Foreman explains, these two men, both very wealthy and politically connected are simply the latest in a crowded rogue's gallery of cheaters.</s>TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Even in the midst of this sex scandal, the former California governor has plenty of company.</s>BILL CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I did not have sexual relations with that woman.</s>FOREMAN: Ever since President Clinton was caught fooling around 13 years ago, Internet rumors, cameras everywhere, and the public appetite for dirt have outed dozens of public figures for indiscretions. Among Republicans, such scandals have had particular impact. Former House Speaker, now presidential contender Newt Gingrich led the charge against Clinton, but twice had affairs of his own. Senators David Vitter and then Senator John Ensign likewise have defended conservative family values, but Vitter was linked to prostitutes and Ensign cheated on his wife. And when the Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford was found with his Argentine mistress, not on the Appalachian Trail...</s>GOV. MARK SANFORD (R), SOUTH CAROLINA: I -- I have been unfaithful to my wife.</s>FOREMAN: ...his wife suggested he take a hike.</s>JENNY SANFORD, WIFE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR MARK SANFORD: And I frankly didn't know where he was.</s>FOREMAN: And it's not as if Republicans have cornered the market on indiscretion.</s>JOHN EDWARDS (D), FORMER U.S. SENATOR: Because I did not want the public to know what I had done. Very simple.</s>FOREMAN: Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards talked to "Nightline" about his affair with this woman, Rielle Hunter. She claimed they had a love child, something at first Edwards denied.</s>QUESTION: When you were running for president, you flat-out denied having a relationship with Rielle Hunter. Is -- did you give me a truthful answer? Were you telling the truth then?</s>EDWARDS: Yes.</s>FOREMAN: He later came clean and his wife, Elizabeth, now deceased, left him and took their kids with her. Other Democrats, former New York Governor, now CNN host Eliot Spitzer paid for escorts. Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey cheated with another man. But it's not just politics. In sports, quarterbacks Brett Favre and Ben Roethlisberger were accused of, but never charged with misconduct. Tiger Woods went into the rough over extramarital playing partners.</s>TIGER WOODS, PROFESSIONAL GOLFER: I was unfaithful. I had affairs.</s>FOREMAN: And, in entertainment, scandals have enveloped David Letterman, Hugh Grant, George Michael, and Jesse James, just to name a few. (on camera): So, the former California governor can take consolation knowing, as a politician, an athlete and an entertainer, he is not alone. But then, when you think about it, that was the whole problem. Tom Foreman, CNN, Washington.</s>LEMON: "Sex, Lies, Arrogance," it's just a headline on the "Time" magazine cover. It also reads what makes powerful men act like pigs. We put that question to the author of the feature story, executive editor Nancy Gibbs.</s>NANCY GIBBS, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, TIME MAGAZINE: It is not all men, by any means, but what we have found, all through history is that with opportunity seems to come an inclination to act on it. And the more wealthy and powerful and famous and accomplished men are, the more opportunity they have to misbehave. And what some social scientists have suggested is that the ordinary men who don't have an opportunity develop the muscles of monogamy, of self-restrained and delayed gratification. But if over time you have all this opportunity, all of these women, then those muscles weaken and you end up with men whose success often also makes them feel entitled to take whatever they want and there's -- if it's available, then they are inclined to take it.</s>LEMON: How do you go from being a man in power, being a business person, being confident to what seems like as you have said, entitlement and then really just narcissism, isn't it? Is there another way of putting it?</s>GIBBS: Well, you wonder which comes first. Is it that narcissists who have a very high opinion of themselves, that that is an advantage in becoming successful? Or does the success make you think that the world should revolve around you. And maybe that there's a little bit of both. But what we find happening and this happens with celebrities in sports and entertainment, as well as in politics, is that if you're surrounded by people telling you how special you are and who have a personal or a political interested in your success and therefore might be inclined to cover up when you misbehave, that does create yet another set of circumstances for you to take advantage of situations where good judgment would say that you shouldn't.</s>LEMON: Is it the thrill of getting away with it, Nancy? Like, yes!</s>GIBBS: For some men, there is an element of that, the excitement that comes with feeling like they are special and the rules don't apply with them. And the more often they turn out to be right, the more often that they're going to cross that line again.</s>LEMON: So why are we having this conversation? It's because of two men. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the now former head of the International Monetary Fund, charged this week with sexual assault. And actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who admitted he fathered a child over a decade ago with a housekeeper. Two men with cases that will yield different results, but both have very similar traits. We'll explore that this hour. Also, Gayle Haggard, the wife of televangelist Ted Haggard. He preached against cheating, then admitted to having a relationship with a man. Gayle Haggard is here, live, to explain why she has stood by her husband. And the big question for many wives and partners, especially after the news of this week, how do you keep your man from cheating on you? We have some advice. And if you have any questions or comments about tonight's subject, write to us on social media. You can reach out to us on Twitter, on Facebook, on CNN.com/Don. You can check in with us on FourSquare.com/DonLemonCNN.