15 Famous Men Who Fathered Kids Outside Of Marriage [Photos]

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The topic of illegitimate children in famous circles seems to be taboo, but it happens. And here’s some very familiar names to prove it.

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See a list of globally renowned men who fathered illegitimate children. Leave your thoughts in the comments.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sorry Arnold, even the winners have to lose some day:

Eddie Murphy

Murphy was the king of comedy in the late 80s, which is when he had not one, but two illegitimate children with his ex-wife Nicole Murphy. And that’s before the Mel B saga of the 2000s.

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Steven Tyler

Changing pace, it was Tyler who had a relationship with fashion model Bebe Buell.

Sen. John Edwards

Sen. Edwards’s story is well documented struggle.

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Stevie Wonder

Wonder was technically amid, but not yet divorced from Kai Morris when he got his current companion pregnant.

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Oscar De La Hoya

De La Hoya has four confirmed illegitimate children. Four.

Ludacris

Luda had a love child while on “break” with his now wife Eudoxie. He battled in court with his one-year-old daughter Cai Bella Bridges’s mother Tamika Fuller, and recently received primary custody.

Chuck Norris

Before he was the alpha and omega of jokes,

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Liam Gallagher

The former Oasis frontman had a baby girl former rock journalist Liza Ghorbani while touring his band Beady Eye. Gallagher’s hush money wasn’t enough for Ghorbani, who went public with the info, tipping off the rocker’s wife Nicole Appleton in the process.

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Evander Holyfield

Much of the former heavyweight champ’s financial woes come from his heyday, when he was quite friendly with the pelvic thrust.

Dwyane Wade

To the outside world, D-Wade and Gabrielle Union’s relationship was perfect. Until he fathered a child while on “break,” a la Ludacris.

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Gavin Rossdale

Rossdale cheated on his wife, Gwen Stefani. Read that again, slowly.

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Mathew Knowles

Did you see Papa Knowles in any of his daughter Solange’s wedding pics? No.

Ray Charles

A maestro with his hands, Charles fathered 12 children with nine different women. Things got even uglier after his death.

Julius Erving

To this day, I wouldn’t leave my lady around Doc.

15 Famous Men With Illegitimate Kids