The irony: Sinema made history as the first openly bisexual person elected to Congress (2012) and the Senate (2018). Now she's making headlines for a very different reason — caught in a legal battle that could cost her over $25,000.
Sinema's defense strategy? She's trying to get the case dismissed by proving none of the hookups happened in North Carolina. Her court filing meticulously details every city where they were intimate — basically admitting the affair to dodge jurisdiction.
Heather Ammel filed the lawsuit in North Carolina — one of the few states with "alienation of affection" laws that let you sue your ex-spouse's lover. She claims Sinema "destroyed their 14-year marriage" and that they were "happily married" before the affair.
Ammel didn't separate from his wife until October 2024. His wife texted him: "Please make sure you have a hotel room arranged... I highly suggest you use this week to find an apartment and therapist. You have repeatedly told me you want a divorce."
The timeline: Sinema, 49, first got intimate with Matthew Ammel (an Army vet-turned-bodyguard) in May 2024 in Sonoma, California. Over the next five months, they hooked up in NYC, DC (twice), Aspen, and Phoenix — all while he was still living with his wife Heather.
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema just admitted in court papers to a five-month affair with her married bodyguard, sleeping with him in at least 5 cities while he was still married with three kids. Now his ex-wife is suing her for $25K+ under North Carolina's "homewrecker law."
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The irony: Sinema made history as the first openly bisexual person elected to Congress (2012) and the Senate (2018). Now she's making headlines for a very different reason — caught in a legal battle that could cost her over $25,000.
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Sinema's defense strategy? She's trying to get the case dismissed by proving none of the hookups happened in North Carolina. Her court filing meticulously details every city where they were intimate — basically admitting the affair to dodge jurisdiction.
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Heather Ammel filed the lawsuit in North Carolina — one of the few states with "alienation of affection" laws that let you sue your ex-spouse's lover. She claims Sinema "destroyed their 14-year marriage" and that they were "happily married" before the affair.
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Ammel didn't separate from his wife until October 2024. His wife texted him: "Please make sure you have a hotel room arranged... I highly suggest you use this week to find an apartment and therapist. You have repeatedly told me you want a divorce."
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The timeline: Sinema, 49, first got intimate with Matthew Ammel (an Army vet-turned-bodyguard) in May 2024 in Sonoma, California. Over the next five months, they hooked up in NYC, DC (twice), Aspen, and Phoenix — all while he was still living with his wife Heather.
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Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema just admitted in court papers to a five-month affair with her married bodyguard, sleeping with him in at least 5 cities while he was still married with three kids. Now his ex-wife is suing her for $25K+ under North Carolina's "homewrecker law."