Why Dave Grohl’s Wife Decided to Stay Following Cheating Scandal

Transcript

00:00Rocker Dave Grohl's marriage to his longtime wife Jordan Blum was nearly destroyed after he

00:04welcomed a child with another woman last August. But Us Weekly is revealing why she ultimately

00:09chose to stay. A source close to the couple tells us this was something Jordan never could

00:14have imagined. And seven months later, the pair are still picking up the pieces. According to

00:18the source, Dave is fully supporting his new daughter and her mom, who is 38-year-old Florida

00:24native Jennifer Young. And he's doing everything he can to regain the trust of his wife and their

00:29children. The source adds, Dave is regretful and ashamed of his actions. He knows he let his family

00:35down. He's really working on his marriage to Jordan and wants this to be a new chapter for them.

00:40Back in September of 2024, the Foo Fighters Rocker vowed to be a loving and supportive parent. And

00:46a source tells us Dave is paying for Jennifer and the baby's living and medical expense and is helping

00:51with anything they need. An insider tells us that the pair met in October of 2021, while she was

00:57working on a TV show in Washington, D.C. And Dave was in town promoting his book, The Storyteller,

01:03Tales of Life and Music. The source says that Grohl and Young had been seeing each other on and off

01:08for years. And while his wife is still heartbroken over the situation, she ultimately wants him to be

01:14a good father. Jordan initially wanted a divorce, but decided to keep the family intact. A source adds that

01:20Jordan wants to be strong for their kids, and neither of them wants the family broken.

01:24They add that it hasn't been easy, but Blum is standing by his side. She still has resentment

01:30and trust issues, but is trying to move past it all. She's taking it day by day. It'll be a work

01:36in progress for a while.