Steve Kroft has confirmed a report that he had an affair, but insists that it’s been over for a while.
The National Enquirer tabloid identified a woman named Lisan Goines as his mistress.
The tabloid obtained pictures of Kroft, 69, with Goines at the 5-star Essex Hotel in Manhattan, just blocks from where he lives with his wife Jennet Conant.
“I had an extramarital affair that was a serious lapse of personal judgment and extremely hurtful to my wife and family, and for that I have nothing but regret,” Kroft said in a statement to media outlets.
“My wife and I are committed to each other and are working hard to get past this, and consider it a private matter.”
Kroft is best known for being a host on the popular CBS news program “60 Minutes.”
Goines has been identified as a lawyer who graduated from Harvard.
Text messages obtained by the Enquirer reveal that Kroft told Goines he was trapped in a sexless marriage with fellow journalist Conant.
