With the latest sex scandal to rock the political world (and South Carolina), we got to thinking about bad husbands.  Actually, awful husbands.  Actually, the worst husbands of all time.  Sadly, there were plenty to choose from, but we narrowed down the list to 10 truly terrible spouses.  Do you agree?



10.  Stephen Fowler

Google "worst husbands," and Stephen Fowler shows up in search result after search result. Who's Stephen Fowler, you ask?  He made his mark on the reality show Wife Swap with his elitism and nasty insults.  He's inspired blogs, news articles, and YouTube rants.  His wife even publicly apologized for his behavior.  Watch the video for a little taste of his... erm... charm.

9.  Charlie Sheen

In fairness to Charlie, anyone with eyes could see he wasn't exactly husband material to begin with.  After all, he had madame Heidi Fleiss on speed dial.  Still, Denise Richards couldn't predict the behavior she described in her divorce declaration: drugs, abuse, internet pornography.  Sure, it might not all be true, but if only half of it is, it lands Charlie on the list at number nine.



8.  Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson's history of abuse has been well documented, but his behavior after Michael's death has been nothing short of appalling, pushing his record label during interviews.  The last time this guy won "Father of the Year" was never, and we're hoping his grandkids aren't subjected to his abuse.



7.  John Edwards

He had an affair while his wife was suffering with cancer.  A plastic smile and perfect hair can't make up for a selfish heart.  'Nuff said.



6.  Woody Allen

Mia Farrow selflessly opened her home to orphaned children, and Woody Allen treated that home like his own personal singles bar.  Although he reportedly has a good relationship with Soon-Yi, it doesn't diminish the fact that she was the daughter of his long-time partner and that it ruined the relationship between mom and kid.  Oh yeah, and it was creepy.  Really creepy.



5.  Ike Turner

Have you seen "What's Love Got to Do With It?"  Ike was a drug user, a spouse abuser, and a philanderer.  And he was unapologetic about it.  Deserved or not, when you think domestic violence, you think Ike Turner.



4.  (Tie) Scott Peterson & Drew Peterson

What's with the last name Peterson?  Scott was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Lacey, and Drew has been arrested for the murder of his first wife.  We're not saying that you shouldn't marry a guy with that last name, but you might want to think it over, maybe check on his former girlfriends.  Just in case.



3.  Henry VIII

Didn't see this one coming, did you?  Hey, we did say "all time."  This guy went through more women than legs of lamb, and if you've seen portraits of him, you know he ate a lot of lamb.  On the plus side, if you married him, you'd be queen.  On the negative side, you could be beheaded.  



2.  OJ Simpson

Ugh, can we even make any jokes about this guy?  His name is synonymous with "horrendous husband."  We're just glad he's in jail and not out writing any more books.



1.  Robert Lee Yates

"Robert's such a good husband.  He's a veteran, an aviator, and a wonderful father to our five children."  Just your average Joe.  Oh, except he murdered at least 13 women and buried them in the backyard of the family home.  Kinda makes Charlie Sheen start to look good, right?