I am NOT defending his cheating. I think anyone that cheats is scum but I have to wonder what kind of person would be stupid enough to marry him? He has said for years that he is not marriage material and said repeatedly that someone would have to be crazy to marry him. He was adamant that he would never marry again yet he is now married and it sounds like he wasn't thrilled about it when he described the wedding. He is a womanizer and doesn't try hard to hide that fact. He regularly refers to his wife as "the mother of my child." Again, not defending him but she was an idiot for marrying him. Was she really shocked to find out that he cheated? He has said on national TV that he is a scum when it comes to this type of thing. At least he has always been honest and up front about his (mis)conduct.
This. Well, partially this, heh.
I don't think she's crazy for marrying him - they'd been together nearly 25 years at the time and she'd wanted to be married like 20 of them, according to him. I presume she had her reasons.
As to what their agreement was or what she allowed/turned a blind eye to/ whatever over that time?
No one knows what goes on inside a relationship. She chose to be in it, she's certainly no dummy, that's their deal.
But yes, he's a known philanderer. Always has been. He's always been upfront about that he's no saint, has ruined relationships doing this, regrets things, etc. He doesn't blame other people for it, he does it, he owns it. Everyone has their problems, at least he takes responsibility for his.
Even Leno, creep that he is, at the time that came out, said it was silly to criticize Letterman, as he's never presented himself as something he wasn't. I remember he said something like if he'd been in the same situation, people would be right to string him up because he does present himself as the faithful family man but that dave has never, so silly to pretend like he had.