So, Kevin Hart confesses to cheating to expose extortion of sex tape?

Whelp, It looks like Kevin Hart wasn't going to let anyone extort him out of his hard earned comedic money. The comedian took to Instagram to expose his truth, and to apologize to his fans. “I’m not perfect. I’m not going to sit up here and say that I am or claim to be in any way shape or form,” Hart said in the video. “And I made a bad error in judgment and I put myself in a bad environment where only bad things can happen and they did. And in doing that I know that I’m going to hurt the people closest to me, who I've talked to and apologized to, that would be my wife and my kids."

Hart then proceeded to call out the woman who allegedly tried to extort him, though he did not mention her by name, nor did he reveal any further details. “I’m also not going to allow a person to have financial gain off of my mistakes and in this particular situation that was what was attempted. I said I’d rather 'fess up to my mistakes,” he said.

But even though Hart’s Instagram confession was likely motivated by more cynical methods, it was also commendable, for the sole reason that it provided a master class for what men should do if they are ever in the unenviable position of having to tell their partners that they cheated. Hart’s confession was honest, forthright and genuinely remorseful, and other men who wish to come forward with admissions of infidelity could do well to take a page from his book.

Now, who are we to judge this man? No one is perfect, and we're definitley not here to judge Kevin. As far as MRR media is concerned, we'd like for him to keep bringing the laughs, striving to be great, and don't allow mistakes to make him feel any less than a man. With that being said- research suggests that it happens not infrequently. While data varies tremendously on this point, one study suggests that you and your partner are 25% likely to be affected by infidelity over the course of your entire relationship, and while that number isn’t as high as the 50% figure often thrown around by pop psychologists, it still suggests that infidelity is not uncommon, nor is it limited to the rich and famous (though affluent men are somewhat more likely to cheat, according to research).

If you do slip up and cheat on your partner, it’s not necessarily always the best idea to come clean about it. “There are no universal rules about coming clean,” Michele Weiner-Davis, M.S.W., a Colorado-based marriage therapist, told Men’s Health in 2016. While “for some couples, the truth can help them begin to heal in an honest and open way,” that’s not always the case, particularly if it was a one-time thing. But if the infidelity was longer-term, or if it had a significant chance of affecting your family — as was the case with Hart, whose public reputation and financial well-being were at stake — then usually the best rule of thumb is to ‘fess up and to be as direct and apologetic as possible, which is exactly what Hart did.

If you decide to come clean, most experts suggest that you be as honest, direct, and remorseful as possible, without making any excuses for your behavior. “In the early stages of talking about it, anything you say that sounds like a justification for what you did will make her feel shame and anger,” therapist Jim Walkup told Men’s Health. By issuing a frank apology to his wife and family for his actions, this is exactly what Hart did — and while it’s her decision whether or not to forgive him for his actions, he sets a positive example for how to own up to his own terrible behavior and deal with it like a man.

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