Overview

• On August 5, Mellencamp appeared on The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast to break her silence on long-standing rumors of an affair with her former horse trainer, Simon Schroeder.
• She acknowledged causing pain to multiple families, saying the widespread press coverage intensified the fallout.
• Mellencamp said she sometimes wonders if her stage 4 melanoma, which has metastasized to her brain and lungs, is karmic “payback” for past actions.
• She and estranged husband Edwin Arroyave halted their divorce when her cancer advanced and remain on good terms while co-parenting their three children.
• While stopping short of confirming the affair to protect her kids, she admitted she made mistakes and took accountability for her behavior.