Lyle Menendez's Wife Rebecca Reveals Separation Amid Affair Rumors

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’s wife, , revealed their separation after 21 years of marriage amid his alleged “cheating scandal.”

“Guys! This is NOT a cheating scandal. Lyle and I have been separated for a while now but remain best friends and family,” Sneed, 39, wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday, November 21. “I continue to run his Facebook pages, with input from him, and I am forever committed to the enduring fight for Lyle and Erik’s freedom, as has been so evident over the years.”

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She asked followers to continue supporting Lyle, 56, and his brother, , as they fight to be released from prison. (Last month, Los Angeles District Attorney recommended a resentencing in the brothers’ case to add the possibility of parole before losing his bid for reelection.)

“Please keep this page as the abuse survivor support page Lyle wants it to be,” Sneed’s post concluded. “I’ll continue to update you all on the progress of the case because I believe we all have the common goal of seeing the guys walk free! I will never stop fighting for them. Please continue to join us in this fight!”

Related: Lyle Menendez and Rebecca Sneed's Relationship TimelineTed Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images Lyle Menéndez has wife Rebecca Sneed by his side as he serves his life sentence for first-degree murder. Before Lyle found love with Sneed, he made headlines after becoming a person of interest in the murder of his parents. Lyle and his brother, Erik Menéndez, were charged in 1990 on […]

Sneed started to send Lyle letters following his 1990 arrest. Lyle and Erik were arrested and later convicted on two counts of first-degree murder for killing their parents, and . Throughout his prison stay, Sneed and Lyle stayed in contact, and they were married by 2003.

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Sneed’s clarification about the status of her and Lyle’s relationship comes after the Daily Mail reported that Lyle was having an affair with a 21-year-old British college student. Sneed did not confirm Lyle’s alleged romance.

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Over the years, Lyle has spoken about his relationship with Sneed — and how they maintained a marriage while he was in prison.

Related: Erik and Lyle Menendez's Family Guide: Who Supports Them and Who Doesn't?Most of Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez‘s family members have remained on their side after their high-profile murder case — but not everyone. Erik and Lyle’s parents, José Menéndez and Kitty Menéndez, were found dead at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. After Lyle called the police, authorities discovered José was shot six times and Kitty […]

“One thing I’ve learned is that your physical comfort is much less important than your connection with the people around you,” he told ABC News in 2017. “I’ve found I can have a healthy marriage that is complicated and built around conversation and finding creative ways to communicate, sharing, without all the props that are normally there in marriage in terms of going out to dinner and having as much intimate time together and so on.”

Erik, for his part, has been married to wife Tammi since 1999.

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Lyle Menendez's Wife Rebecca Reveals Separation Amid Affair Rumors

Lyle Menendez's Wife Rebecca Reveals Separation Amid Affair Rumors

Lyle Menendez's Wife Rebecca Reveals Separation Amid Affair Rumors

Lyle Menendez's Wife Rebecca Reveals Separation Amid Affair Rumors

Lyle Menendez's Wife Rebecca Reveals Separation Amid Affair Rumors