Meet The Woman Who Exposed David Petraeus’ Affair With His Biographer
Thirty-seven-year-old Jill Kelley alerted authorities when she began receiving threatening e-mails. The FBI traced the e-mails back to Paula Broadwell, uncovering the Petraeus-Broadwell affair along the way.
Holly Petraeus (left) with Scott (center) and Jill Kelley (right) at a party.
The Associated Press has identified 37-year-old Jill Kelley as the woman who complained about receiving e-mails from Paula Broadwell, leading to an FBI investigation into Broadwell’s relationship with former CIA Director David Petraeus.
There’s no evidence Kelley was having an affair with Petraeus as well — just that she had received e-mails from Broadwell that warranted a complaint against the 40-year-old married biographer.
Kelley is reportedly a “social liaison” to the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where she lives. The AP initially identified her as a State Department liaison. However, Kelley has no official status in the military.
From October 2008 to June 2010, Petraeus was commander of the United States Central Command, which is based in Tampa. A 2010 society item from the Tampa Bay Times reveals Jill and her husband Scott were friendly with David and Holly Petraeus, inviting the couple to their home for Tampa Bay’s annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest.
Another story from 2007 indicates Jill and her husband, a surgeon, live in a “regal brick mansion” with their three children — at the time, aged 4, 2, and 1. Their home is estimated to be worth $1.37 million. Kelley has a twin sister named Natalie Khawam, a lawyer dedicated to “successfully representing whistleblowers.” In 2003, they appeared on a Food Network competition show together. They grew up in Philadelphia, where their Lebanese parents owned a restaurant.
Petraeus with the Kelley kids, via an online scrapbook.
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williamm14 6 months agoShe looks like all her life she craved attention. Well no worries. That Horseface will do it. Lame/Shame on her for getting involved. Her photos shows a woman that has to be in the forefront. (try smiling without tilting your head BIATCH!)
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Dariana 6 months agoReally? The ignorance of your comment astounds me. She was receiving ‘threatening emails’ (according to the headline) from Patraeus’ mistress and the resulting investigation ‘uncovered’ the affair—so how is this ‘lame’ or ‘shame[ful]’? How do you explain making such unfounded assumptions about someone because she tips her head whilst smiling? Seems like someone else here is craving attention.
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kaitlinh3 5 months agoNot that William’s comment was called for, but let’s not forget that Jill Kelley was stripped of the title “honorary consul” of South Korea because they said she was using it for personal gain. She was also an “honorary ambassador” of the U.S. Central Command and often dropped the word ‘honorary’ from the title, it doesn’t take a genius to catch on to her self-righteous ways. Kelley was also said to have exchanged her own share of inappropriate emails with Gen. John Allen. She isn’t just a helpless victim.
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dandilioness 6 months agoWhy is this sentence there,”There’s no evidence Kelley was having an affair with Petraeus as well.”? Is there speculation about that or are you just stirring s**t? No one even said that. Why would you just drag that out of the clear blue sky? Very irresponsible when there are small children involved, Buzzfeed; very irresponsible.
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Missskitttin 6 months agoThe implied affair with Petraeous was informed by news sources, newspapers etc. And the affair with the other general and Ms Kelley as well. The shirtless emails were mentioned concretely at the New York Times among others…
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TyrellCorp 6 months agoThere was talk in conservative circles of recruiting Petraeus to run, possibly even for President. Oops.
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