# Man sues celebrity for having an affair with his wife **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364 "2017-04-27T14:24:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/1 "2017-04-27T14:24:49Z")
So a Mississippi Hinds county deputy (Kenny Bryant) marries his girlfriend (Asia Childress) in 2012. She claims to have previously had a sexual relationship with R&B singer R. Kelly, and that she ended it before she married Bryant. Bryant believes that Childress never really ended the relationship with Kelly, but continued it in secret after their marriage. Bryant claims that Childress and Kelly communicated via text over the following 5 year period, and that she would travel to meet up with Kelly in person in various states. He also claims that Kelly gave Childress STD’s. Bryant also claims that Childress convinced him to move to Atlanta for “her career” but was really moving to be closer to Kelly. The move resulted in the loss of income for Bryant. Bryant has filed suit against Kelly seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and hopes to make an example of him for to deter other would be adulterers in the service of public interest. > **[Man Files Suit Against R. Kelly, Charging He Had Affair With His Wife and...](https://www.theroot.com/man-files-lawsuit-against-r-kelly-for-allegedly-having-1794689469)** > > A Mississippi man has filed a lawsuit against R. Kelly for allegedly popping on a little 12 Play and doing a little bumping and grinding with his wife. - I personally don’t think that Kelly is liable here. It was Bryant’s wife that broke the contract between the two of them. Kelly owes no fiduciary duty to Bryant. Bryant picked the wrong chick to marry. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/2 "2017-04-27T14:43:03Z")
Didn’t R Kelly do a song with Usher and T Pain about this very thing? On topic, the guy doesn’t have a leg to stand on, as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/3 "2017-04-27T14:46:31Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > I personally don’t think that Kelly is liable here. It was Bryant’s wife that broke the contract between the two of them. Kelly owes no fiduciary duty to Bryant. Bryant picked the wrong chick to marry. I agree. Presuming the wife was actually cheating on him and this isn’t a money-grab with no basis in reality. Edit: and not a husband and wife together planned money-grab ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/4 "2017-04-27T14:58:25Z")
I didn’t read the article, but from the OP, it sounds like the tort of [Alienation of affections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alienation_of_affections). It still is viable in 6 states, including Mississippi. If the allegations are true, there might be case here, although one that I’d rather see abolished. As others have said, the wife is the main bad actor here (if it’s true). ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/5 "2017-04-27T15:18:08Z")
I expect more revelations to continue dribbling out. Maybe even a stream of them. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/6 "2017-04-27T17:12:22Z")
> [@black\_rabbit](#): > > I expect more revelations to continue dribbling out. Maybe even a stream of them. You’re an eight part blues away from a hit song. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/7 "2017-04-27T17:19:05Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I didn’t read the article, but from the OP, it sounds like the tort of [Alienation of affections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alienation_of_affections). It still is viable in 6 states, including… New Mexico! Jeebus, I’ll be seeking a liability waiver from the husband of the next woman I seduce. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/8 "2017-04-27T17:23:07Z")
Would someone who had some sort of exhibitionist​ cuckold fantasy/delusion file a frivolous lawsuit? Enquiring minds want to know! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/9 "2017-04-27T18:05:55Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > On topic, the guy doesn’t have a leg to stand on, as far as I can tell. Even using the 3rd one? It seems at this point to be a prop… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/10 "2017-04-27T19:15:05Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > On topic, the guy doesn’t have a leg to stand on, as far as I can tell. I would have gone with, “Doesn’t have a pot to piss in”. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/11 "2017-04-27T20:15:24Z")
His problem is with his wife, and no one else. I mean, it probably wouldn’t hurt him to take a look at himself, too, but wifey was the one who let him down. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/12 "2017-04-27T21:34:16Z")
It’s actually quite common in Japan, although usually in conjunction with a divorce. They even have generally established amounts that the courts will award. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/13 "2017-04-27T21:55:47Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I would have gone with, “Doesn’t have a pot to piss in”. > [@bobot](#): > > His problem is with his wife, and no one else. I mean, it probably wouldn’t hurt him to take a look at himself, too, but wifey was the one who let him down. Her pee’s the problem, not his pee? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/14 "2017-04-28T00:22:13Z")
Assuming this happened, unlesss Kelly didn’t know, I don’t agree that the guy only has an issue with his wife. It takes two to cheat. That said, I don’t see how this would work for court. The only legal issue is that she broke the marriage vow. Kelly would just be a douche for cheating with someone else’s wife. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/15 "2017-04-28T00:26:29Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Assuming this happened, unlesss Kelly didn’t know, I don’t agree that the guy only has an issue with his wife. It takes two to cheat. > > That said, I don’t see how this would work for court. The only legal issue is that she broke the marriage vow. Kelly would just be a douche for cheating with someone else’s wife. Post #4 has a link that explains the tort of alienation of affection. That’s how it would work for court. Did you happen to read the link? I ask to determine if you did and still have questions, or if your statement above arises from missing it. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/16 "2017-04-28T01:29:44Z")
Interestingly, this kind of civil action for damages as a result of adultery is often upheld in Japanese courts. (OH - TB’er beat me to it) ---
**Author:** ![UDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecae2f/32.png) [@UDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364/17 "2017-04-28T01:36:02Z")
Back in the days of fault-based divorce, where you had to prove that your spouse was at fault in order to divorce him or her, an action of this kind was often a precursor to bringing divorce proceedings, since the verdict in this action would provide the necessary proof in the divorce proceedings. I don’t know whether divorce in Japan is fault based but, if so, that might explain the continuing popularity of the action.