Blind Item #1

This deceased Middle Eastern political leader was closeted to the general public for many years.  He selected much younger men to be his lovers, under the guise of hiring them as bodyguards.  In his 60s, he finally married a woman less than half his age.   The marriage was a complete sham, which his wife instantly regretted.  She tried to leave him many times, but was prevented from doing so.  Our leader required his wife to discreetly conceive an only child with another man.  He then claimed to be the child's father, for the sake of public appearances.