Sketchy Things About Giada De Laurentiis' Partner Shane Farley We Can't Ignore

As an Emmy Award-winning TV producer, Shane Farley found success on the other side of the camera. However, his relationship with Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis brought him into the public's consciousness. Unfortunately, their love story has made Farley look extra shady. The main thing is the claim that he cheated on his wife, trainer Jennifer Giamo, with De Laurentiis. 

In November 2015, as a response to an E! News article all about Farley, a source told Page Six, "They just left off he's technically still married. When he first met Giada, he was still very much married." That said, De Laurentiis' representative told the outlet that she and Farley didn't start their relationship until August of that year, which was reportedly two years after they met. Both Farley and De Laurentiis were involved in their respective divorce proceedings after the reported start of their relationship. De Laurentiis finalized her divorce from her ex, Todd Thompson, in September 2015, a little over a year after they separated in July 2014. Farley reportedly filed for divorce from Giamo in March of 2015. 

At the time of the November 2015 Page Six article, Giamo's divorce attorney claimed she'd been blindsided by the announcement about Farley's new, high-profile relationship. "My client is devastated by what she has learned through the tabloids," her legal rep said. An insider also said, "They're just in the middle of it," referring to Giamo and Farley's divorce. The timeline of De Laurentiis and Farley's relationship seems extra sketch. Unfortunately, Giamo's subsequent essays about her split from Farley painted a much shadier picture of his character (at least from her perspective).

Every story has a hero and a villain, and Shane Farley is definitely the villain in Jennifer Giamo's. Giamo published several personal essays in Thrive Global, where she spoke about everything from how she coped during the divorce to finding closure post-split. In each post, she painted Farley as a selfish man who ripped the rug out from underneath her and their life together. "Or, most likely, he was having an affair and lied about it," she speculated in February 2017's "Creating Your Own Closure," as she wrote about trying to fill in the blanks of why Farley ended things. In the same piece, she claimed Farley never apologized for his alleged infidelity. "In my reality, my husband walked out of my life and never looked back," she added.

In the first essay of the series, "How To Cope With Divorce Through Using Mediation and Alternative Methods," Giamo implied that the breakdown of her marriage to Farley had come on suddenly. "Without warning, your life has forever changed," she wrote in November 2016. "You didn't plan for it, you didn't see it coming but here you are: Alone. Life has brought you to a place of uncertainty and fear," she continued. Giamo also revealed that their divorce had made eating and exercising difficult. However, turning to shamanism, a popular spiritual practice, and meditation helped her to navigate their split in a healthier manner.