John Cusimano and Rachael Ray have been husband and spouse since 2005, and through the years, they’ve spoken about how joyful they’re with one another. That is to not say every part has at all times been easy crusing. Between damaging rumors and devastating losses, Cusimano has skilled a ton of sadder moments, too. 

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We’ll begin with these rumors. For years, insiders claiming to know of the pink flags in Ray and Cusimano’s marriage accused the leisure lawyer of extremely shady extramarital dealings. For one, a girl chatting with the Nationwide Enquirer in 2006 alleged that she was recurrently paid by Cusimano to, ahem, spit on him. “John paid me as much as $500 for a session. We might typically have classes at the least twice a month. … I just about supported myself by spitting on him,” she informed the outlet (by way of NY Each day Information). And, JSYK, we aren’t utilizing euphemisms, right here. The identical supply added, “There was by no means any regular intercourse concerned.” Okay then.

Maybe unsurprisingly, Cusimano and Ray rubbished the rumors. In a press release to NY Each day Information, a rep for the couple slammed the Nationwide Enquirer and accused it of fabricating the entire thing. “It’s apparent to us the lengths that tabloids go to create tales.” They did not depart it at calling the Nationwide Enquirer out and continued with a be aware concerning the human impression of all the debacle. “It is simply unhappy after they take unwarranted pictures on the folks you care about essentially the most,” their spokesperson stated. As for the Nationwide Enquirer, the outlet stated on the time that it was sticking with its supply, even claiming it had subjected her to a polygraph. “Our legal professionals are snug along with her story,” former editor-in-chief David Perel informed NY Each day Information. The story is not on its web site on the time of this writing. 

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Sadly for Rachael Ray and John Cusimano, the rumors did not cease there. In some unspecified time in the future in 2007, Web page Six made the declare that the couple was planning on divorcing. Ray did not waste time debunking that, telling Leisure Tonight only a few days later that she and Cusimano had truly been planning their wedding ceremony anniversary after they received wind of the rumor (by way of CBS Information). 

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On the time, Ray added that she truly discovered the rumor fairly humorous. Nevertheless, when it continued for a number of months after that, it is secure to say she wasn’t fairly as amused. Not that we blame her — in any case, one significantly daring declare made by Nationwide Enquirer was that the couple was tremendous tense at Christmas, with Cusimano even being despatched to sleep in her mom’s cats’ room (by way of Immediately). Additional than that, the supply who spoke to the outlet went so far as predicting the connection could be over quickly. That in itself is fairly humorous, contemplating nicely over a decade later, they’re nonetheless collectively. Even so, Ray did not know that on the time and admitted on an episode of “The Rachael Ray Present” that every one the tabloid rumors “actually are killing me” (by way of Huffpost). 

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Not lengthy after Ray commented on the matter on her present, Cusimano additionally responded to among the unusual issues stated about his and Ray’s marriage. Chatting with Additional, he shared that when all of the chatter started, he’d been confused. “It was like, ‘What?’ It is so frickin’ bizarre,” he stated (by way of OK!). Granted, he additionally hinted at coming to simply accept it, if solely to some extent. “Now I consider it as, ‘Ah, it comes with the territory,'” he informed the outlet. Sadly for Cusimano, although, Nationwide Enquirer wasn’t achieved but. 

A number of years after the spitting allegations, Nationwide Enquirer printed one more damning declare about Rachael Ray’s husband. This time, a supply chatting with the outlet claimed that he was a frequent customer of a swingers membership in New York Metropolis. 

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Based on the insider, John Cusimano’s visits by no means included his spouse. “After a little bit of socializing on the buffet and the bar, John would at all times make his option to the again room. And each time we was noticed within the coed locker room, he by no means took a bathe alone,” they alleged (by way of Fox Information). Additionally they claimed there had been one embarrassing incident when Cusimano was denied entry to the membership for not adhering to the gown code. Even so, the supply stated that did not hold him away and claimed that the subsequent time he confirmed up, he merely did so in a greater ‘match. 

Chatting with Each day Mail concerning the state of affairs, a spokesperson for Cusimano and Ray started by saying they averted addressing something written about them by the Nationwide Enquirer on precept. Nevertheless, presumably due to simply how salacious the allegations had been, they finally did share their ideas on the matter with Fox Information. “That is one more pack of lies printed by the Nationwide Enquirer who’ve been focusing on John and Rachael for a number of years with no benefit,” the assertion stated. Cusimano’s rep added that he would possibly take the outlet to court docket over its salacious claims. It is not clear if he adopted via on that. Nevertheless, as with the spitting story, the swingers membership piece can also be notably absent from Nationwide Enquirer’s web site. 

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Longtime followers of Rachael Ray will know that whereas she and John Cusimano do not have kids, they did have a canine they doted on for 15 years. Their pitbull, Isaboo, was actually handled like a human youngster, with each Ray and Cusimano recurrently sharing updates of her antics on social media. Sadly, in Might 2020, the couple stated goodbye, with Ray sharing on Instagram that Isaboo had died peacefully of their yard. 

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Cusimano shared a publish in Isaboo’s honor as nicely, writing on Instagram, “She was our pleasure and had an extended and exquisite life. We’ll miss her a lot.” Positive sufficient, within the months previous Isaboo’s passing, Cusimano had shared simply how concerned she was in his day-to-day. In a single candy Instagram publish, he shared a video of himself taking part in banjo whereas she lounged within the solar. In one other, he shared snaps of Isaboo luxuriating on the sofa throughout their New Yr celebrations.

Ray and Cusimano finally went on to turn out to be pet mother and father a second time slightly below a month later. Cusimano headed to Instagram to share a pic of his and Ray’s new pet, Bella Boo Blue. “The most recent member of our household!” he gushed within the caption. Within the time since then, he is gone on to share various photos alongside the most recent addition, from snow days to hanging on the sofa simply as her predecessor as soon as did. Nevertheless, it is secure to say that even when Bella introduced pleasure again into Ray and Cusimano’s lives after Isaboo’s passing, they will by no means cease lacking their first furbaby. In honor of what would have been Isaboo’s birthday in 2021, Cusimano shared an image of her on Instagram with the caption, “We miss you a lot.”

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In a twist nobody might have seen coming, only a few months after Isaboo’s dying, John Cusimano and Rachael Ray confronted one other tragedy. In August 2020, their Lake Luzerne house burned down when an ember from their chimney landed on their roof. 

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Recounting what had occurred that tough day, Ray shared in an episode of the “Rachael Ray Present” that she’d been making pasta when Cusimano got here house from a foul golf day. She arrange the fireside, pondering a heat night in would possibly cheer him up — however someday after that, as soon as Cusimano had come down for dinner, a person appeared of their yard. Seems he was their neighbor, who had observed their roof was on hearth and was making an attempt to get their consideration. Although each he and Cusimano referred to as their native hearth brigade, sadly, it was too late. “We actually had been simply watching our home burn and burn and burn, and it would not cease. … You are simply pondering, ‘Oh God, what is going on to be left?'” Cusimano recounted. Sadly, not a complete lot was. Ray shared that their images, Cusimano’s music supplies, and mementos of Isaboo had been all destroyed. Even so, Cusimano noticed some positives. “Shedding stuff is basically unhealthy. Particularly stuff you may’t change … however a very powerful factor is life, and we had been fortunate that we received out unhurt. We received our Bella out unhurt, and that is actually a very powerful factor. … we’ll rebuild the home,” he stated. 

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The couple has since achieved that, and so they even shared the outcomes of the rehabilitation in a November 2021 episode of “Rachael Ray Present.” The phase even ended with Cusimano again in his music studio. “I’m thrilled to be again,” he beamed. We’ll wager!

Some might know that the couple’s Lake Luzerne house wasn’t the one one to require in depth repairs. Au contraire, simply weeks after the anniversary of their scary home hearth, Rachael Ray and John Cusimano’s condominium in New York Metropolis was hit by Hurricane Ida in a very massive method. 

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Chatting with Folks concerning the injury, Ray shared that she and Cusimano had solely simply accomplished renovating the condominium when each single fixture was destroyed. “Actually each speaker within the ceiling, the fireside, each seam within the wall … It was just like the condominium simply actually melted, like in ‘Depraved’ or one thing,” she stated. Sadly, issues went from unhealthy to worse when the remediation crew got here to examine the injury. “They make a gap within the wall and break the principle water pipe and flood all the constructing all the way down to the primary ground, from our condominium on the sixth ground,” she stated. 

Despite all of it, Ray and Cusimano managed to look on the brilliant facet. Specifically, she stated, they had been grateful to be alive, at the beginning. As for every part else, she defined, “On the finish of the day, we at all times come again to grateful. John and I discuss it lots. We actually discuss ourselves proper via it on the finish or the start of daily. Some days are totally different than others. However we try to simply say, ‘Okay. Here is the brand new plan. Here is immediately’s model of the plan. Have a look at how a lot we now have to be glad about.” Nicely, given how a lot else went unsuitable, it is nice to listen to that via flood and hearth, Ray and Cusimano’s marriage has continued to remain sturdy. 

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Fortunately for Rachael Ray and John Cusimano, they did not face additional house points after the flooding incident. Nevertheless, that is to not say they had been fully achieved going through heartbreak. Sadly for Cusimano, in March 2024, his mom handed away – and the lawyer and musician took to his Instagram to share a tribute to her within the wake of the devastating information. 

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“My mother was so cool. She was a foul ass and a drive of nature. She was a buddy to many. She was a greatest buddy and loving spouse to my dad. She was my mother and I miss her a lot. RIP Victoria Cusimano,” he wrote beneath a carousel of images of them collectively through the years. We’re positive one main comfort got here from the huge outpouring of affection he acquired within the feedback part. Specifically, various individuals who grew up with Rachael Ray’s husband shared a few of their reminiscences together with his mother. One even shared a candy be aware about simply how dedicated she’d been to supporting his music profession. “You had been fortunate to have her! She adored you and God is aware of what number of rock live shows she attended of yours,” they wrote. One other shared the same reminiscence. “I so keep in mind your mother from all our curtain calls at Spackenkill. What a beautiful girl,” they reminisced. As for Ray, she additionally shared type phrases after her mother-in-law’s passing. “My mother-in-law, Vicki, will probably be vastly missed,” she wrote in an Instagram Story (by way of The U.S. Solar). 

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Shedding a mum or dad is extremely tough, and we hope Cusimano discovered energy within the love round him afterward. We’re additionally hoping that going ahead, he and Ray do not face fairly so many tragedies.