It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
Recent Examples on the WebBut that Michaels has been discussing demolition to perhaps replace old structures with new has been an open secret on the post for at least a year.—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024 Now, the Pentagon has confirmed many aspects of what Manigault Newman said was an open secret among senior officials.—Michael Kranish, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024 Even on sports television, it’s been an open secret.—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 In real life, Paley's constant infidelity was an open secret.—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 The flooding had been considered an open secret for weeks but the IDF finally confirmed the strategy on Tuesday.—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2024 Tai began her film in 2013, when birth tourism was such an open secret in Southern California‘s suburbs that residents began to complain.—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024 Was the Lindsay Lohan cameo an open secret amongst the cast?—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024 By 2020, Medina’s gargantuan desert dump had become an open secret in Chile, stretching across dozens of acres.—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
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