Joe Scarborough and
Mika Brzezinski started hooking up while married to other people — and the “Morning Joe” co-hosts have used ironclad divorce deals to keep their dirty secret!
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That’s what sources have told
The National ENQUIRER — and we can reveal the MSNBC stars rushed into an engagement after our investigation threatened to expose their illicit affair! 54-year-old proposed to his
President Donald Trump-bashing sidekick during a trip to France in early May to celebrate Mika’s 50th birthday. The two have been gushing over each other since announcing their impending nuptials, but the truth behind their on-air chemistry is beyond sleazy!
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During an exhausting, months-long probe, we discovered Joe paid second wife Susan Waren a $150,000 lump sum to end their 12-year marriage in 2013, according to divorce papers. The former Florida congressman also shells out a whopping $30,000 a month in hush money to Susan and forced her to sign a gag order to prevent her from spilling the beans about his cheating! But insiders have long been aware of the steamy goings-on between the hot-to-trot co-hosts.
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“Everybody knew about it,” said one well-placed source. “President Trump even tweeted about it!” On Aug. 22, then-candidate Trump went on Twitter to post: “Some day, when things calm down, I’ll tell the real story of @JoeNBC and his very insecure long-time girlfriend, @morningmika. Two clowns!”
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Republican Joe and die-hard Democrat Mika may have been sneaking around as early as 2013, when the father of four split from Susan, sources spilled. Mika didn’t divorce her husband of 23 years, New York-based investigative reporter James Hoffer, until last summer. Like her TV partner, Mika — who has two daughters — covered up details of her divorce by making sure the documents were sealed.
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But for years before their divorces, Joe and Mika often hobnobbed together at parties and even sat in front-row seats during a 2013 World Series game at Fenway Park. The sneaky twosome would claim they were promoting their show, which debuted in 2007, on these out-of-town trips. But insiders insisted the events were excuses to rendezvous romantically!
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In the most damning evidence of their illicit shenanigans, The ENQUIRER learned Joe has often been seen near Mika’s home in the New York City suburb of Bronxville! Still, the cagey pair tried to keep their love on the down-low. “I’ve seen both of them hundreds of times,” Young Song, owner of the grocery store near Mika’s residence, told The ENQUIRER. “But never together. He usually buys beer.”
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