Kristi Noem divorcing husband after cross-dressing scandal, mother says

Published July 10, 2026 1:37pm ET



Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is divorcing her husband, according to her mother, after allegations that her husband was cross-dressing and talking to online fetish models. 

“It has been difficult, but we knew this was coming, that they were going to get divorced,” Corinne Arnold told the Daily Mail.

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