In 2001, the National Enquirer reported that long-married activist Jesse Jackson had an affair and fathered a child.

Before the issue went to stands, word got out and Jackson issued a statement confirming the story.

In 2003, the Enquirer alleged that conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was addicted to painkillers, although he had previously decried drug use on his show.

Soon, he admitted to his audience that the reports were true and entered treatment. 

The Enquirer announced in October 2006 that Simpson had written a book called "If I Did It," a hypothetical description of his wife's murder.

Simpson's lawyer denied the story, but a couple weeks later the book was announced. Due to backlash, it was pulled and was never widely distributed. 

In 2007, the Enquirer reported that it had a recording of a racist phone call it claimed was popular television personality Duane "Dog" Chapman.

In the recording, Chapman used racial slurs to describe his son's girlfriend at the time, who was black. Dog later admitted to the slur and production of his popular A&E show was halted. 

John Edwards was once a promising vice-presidential candidate and devoted husband and father. Then, the National Enquirer reported that he had a mistress, Rielle Hunter, and a secret love child.

The story turned out to be true, ruining Edwards' career and earning the Enquirer a Pulitzer nomination. 

The Enquirer reported in November 2008 that Gibson and his wife of 28 years (pictured) were divorcing.

Before long, Gibson announced the dissolution of his marriage and went public with a much-younger girlfriend, Oksana Griegorieva. 

The Enquirer reported in 2009 that Joel and his much younger wife, Katie Lee, were preparing for a divorce.

Weeks after the story broke, Joel confirmed that he and his wife were splitting after five years of marriage. 

In January 2009, the Enquirer reported that pop superstar Michael Jackson had only six months to live because of drug and alcohol addiction.

The singer passed away six months later, in June. 

Golfer Tiger Woods had a squeaky-clean image, until the National Enquirer reported in November 2009 that he was having an extramarital affair with a woman named Rachel Uchitel.

Soon, several more women came forward to talk about their exploits with Woods and he admitted to being unfaithful. He and his wife Elin are now divorced. 

Steve Jobs took a medical leave-of-absence from Apple in February 2011. While many hoped he'd return to the job, the Enquirer published photos of him looking frail and claimed he had weeks to live.

Jobs passed away in October of that year. 

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