Lyle Menendez's Wife Addresses 'Cheating Scandal' in Post Revealing Their 'Unexpected' Separation

Rebecca Sneed, the wife of convicted murderer Lyle Menendez, is shutting down the rumor mill.

Sneed, who has been married to the convicted murderer since 2003, took to his public Facebook page—which she manages on his behalf—late last week to address ongoing media rumors that the 56-year-old was cheating on her with a British college student he'd met online.

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In response, she assured followers that it was "NOT a cheating scandal," revealing that the couple "have been separated for a while now," though she didn't specify how long.

Though they're no longer romantically involved, she said they "remain best friends and family" and she will "continue to run his Facebook pages, with input from him."

She is also "forever committed to the enduring fight" to free him and his brother, Erik Menendez, and assured followers of the page, which Menendez intends to serve as an "abuse survivor support page," that she "will never stop fighting for them."

Followers were startled by the "unexpected" news but sent their well-wishes to the separated couple. "I'm just sorry that it's put a public spotlight into what had to have been a difficult and painful experience for you, Rebecca," one wrote.

Erik and Lyle are currently serving life sentences for their parents' 1989 murders, which they claim they committed to put an end to years of sexual abuse from their father.

According to NBC News, prosecutors argued that the siblings were motivated by financial gain. The jury failed to reach a verdict in their initial trial but convicted them of first-degree murder in the second. The Menendez brothers were imprisoned without the possibility of parole.

Last month, the DA requested that a judge resentence the men, who have been model prisoners, and allow them the chance of parole.

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