Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, admitted Saturday to having had an extramarital affair during his first marriage after an explosive Daily Mail report accused him of impregnating his children's nanny.
“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through difficult times because of my actions,” Emhoff said in a statement to Harris-friendly CNN regarding his first wife, Kerstin Emhoff. “I took responsibility and in the years since, we have gotten through things as a family and have emerged stronger.”
Emhoff did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff admitted on Saturday to cheating on his first wife after an explosive Daily Mail report accused him of impregnating his children's nanny. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Emhoff and his first wife were married from 1992 to 2009, and they share two now-grown children: Cole, 29, and Ella, 25, whom they raised alongside their stepmother Harris.
The affair ended the marriage, according to the Daily Mail, which reported that the nanny was also a teacher at Emhoff's children's school. The report claims that the woman, whose name Fox News Digital is not revealing, did not keep the baby, though it is not clear what happened to the baby or whether Emhoff has ever been involved in the child's life.
Emhoff, now 59, was an entertainment lawyer and his wife was a film producer when their marriage ended in 2009. Sources told the Daily Mail that the pregnant nanny had to leave her job as a teacher at The Willows, an elite private elementary school in Culver City, California, where she had also taught the Emhoff children.
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Emhoff is supporting his wife and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on the campaign trail. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
Harris met Emhoff in 2013, when she was serving as California's attorney general, and they married in 2014.
Harris knew about the affair before they married and Biden's 2020 campaign knew about it when they were considering her for his vice presidential pick, CNN reported.
Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris tied the knot in 2014, years after their romance and marriage ended. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Kerstin Emhoff said in a statement to CNN: “Doug and I decided to end our marriage for a variety of reasons many years ago. He is a great father to our children, remains a great friend to me, and I am so proud of the warm and supportive blended family that Doug, Kamala and I have built together.”
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Emhoff is often seen with Harris on the campaign trail, as she is now the presumptive Democratic nominee.
