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It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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Their romance was an open secret, and more than a little scandalous.
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There is an open secret in Hollywood that no collective bargaining agreement addresses, no trade publication investigates with any seriousness, and no executive at a studio or a talent agency is particularly motivated to fix.
—George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Their romance was an open secret, and more than a little scandalous.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Advertisement The futility of negotiations is now an open secret.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 May 2026
There is an open secret in Hollywood that no collective bargaining agreement addresses, no trade publication investigates with any seriousness, and no executive at a studio or a talent agency is particularly motivated to fix.
—George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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