Random Hard-To-Believe But Shockingly Plausible Stories About Mick Jagger (12 items)

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  (#1) He Reportedly Had An Affair With Donald Trump's Girlfriend

  Carla Bruni, wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, had a prolonged dalliance with Mick Jagger in the early '90s. When the two met, he was still with Jerry Hall, and she was dating Eric Clapton, who allegedly begged Jagger to not go after her. Bruni, who was a model at the time, reportedly became rapt with Jagger and the two carried on a lengthy affair. It continued even after she moved on to another relationship, one with Donald Trump, who later became the President of the United States.

  Trump would later remark Bruni was "desperately stuck" on Jagger, and that her affections likely caused the two to split up. Whether or not Bruni and Jagger still speak is a mystery, but at some point in the mid-2000s, Nicolas Sarkozy turned down a Paris apartment for himself and his wife, allegedly over concerns about the next door neighbor: Mick Jagger.
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  (#2) He Attempted To Seduce Geraldo Rivera

  Former talk show host Geraldo Rivera – now a Fox News talking head – seems like an unlikely candidate to party with the Stones, but he said it happened at some point in the summer of 1972. As the story goes, the now-conservative Rivera was hosting a party in his Manhattan apartment, and Mick Jagger and his friend, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, were guests.

  When Rivera went to the kitchen to make some drinks, Jagger and Nureyev snuck up and sandwiched him, with Jagger suggesting they were going to "break him in." Rivera managed to slither away, and has since made enough homophobic comments to suggest the incident made him spectacularly uncomfortable.
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  (#3) He Allegedly Bought A Multi-Million Pound Mansion While On Illicit Substances

  Stargroves is a massive estate in Hampshire, England, built in the mid-1800s. Sitting on some 850 acres of land, the sprawling Victorian property was purchased by Mick Jagger in 1970, while he was tripping on LSD, according to a manuscript that publisher John Blake claimed is a memoir written by Jagger. The story goes that Jagger was high on acid while touring the property, and he suddenly climbed on top of a horse. Oh, and he had never been on a horse before.

  The horse bucked and reared, but Jagger calmed it before casually deciding to buy the mansion. 
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  (#4) He Left A Date With Angelina Jolie For A One-Night Stand With Farrah Fawcett

  In 1997, 23-year-old Angelina Jolie made an appearance in the Rolling Stones' video for their single "Anybody Seen My Baby?" After shooting wrapped, Mick Jagger became taken with Jolie, and reportedly asked her out for weeks before she finally relented.

  According to Christopher Anderson, author of Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger, the legendary singer pulled a remarkably brazen maneuver while on a date with Jolie, one that would doom the couple's romantic fate. While the two were out at a party, Jagger disappeared with actress Farrah Fawcett, apparently for a one night stand.
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  (#5) He's Slept With Over 4,000 Women

  Kiss bassist Gene Simmons claims to have slept with 4,897 women, which, while an exact figure, might trump Mick Jagger. But not by much. According to biographer Christopher Andersen, the Rolling Stones' frontman has gone to bed with over 4,000 women, at least some of whom are also quite famous.

  Anderson believes that number to be a bit conservative.
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  (#6) Jagger's Dealer Was Secretly A Canadian Actor Hired To Bust Him By the Government

  In 1967, police descended on Keith Richards's home in West Sussex, England, uncovering small amounts of heroin, LSD, and marijuana. Richards had been hosting a small party at his new mansion, and Mick Jagger and a few other friends were in attendance as 18 police officers barged in for a rather paltry bust. Richards and Jagger were arrested, and though the amount of contraband was miniscule, the government seemed intent on making them do time. 

  Jagger ended up only spending three nights in prison, and very little came of the case, though it was a media sensation. Interestingly, the tip-off to both the FBI and the MI5 came from Jagger's friend and drug dealer, David "The Acid King" Sniderman. It turned out, Sniderman was a Canadian actor whom the government agencies had hired to take down the group, which was seen as a threat to the establishment. 
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  (#7) The Counterculture Figurehead Admires Margaret Thatcher

  Mick Jagger, archetype of '60s counterculture and a man who once called himself an anarchist, is actually... a conservative? In 2015, the legendary hedonist admitted, "I am conservative with a small c. It is possible to be conservative in fiscal policy and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression."

  Jagger, who was knighted in 2002, also spent some time with conservative British PM Margaret Thatcher in the '80s, and was said to be impressed that she "didn't change for anyone."
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  (#8) He Probably Had An Affair With David Bowie

  In the early '70s, Mick Jagger and David Bowie - brilliant musicians and showmen at the forefront of rockstar androgyny - made for a uniquely cool pairing. Bowie's then-wife, Angie, was not too enthralled with their friendship, however, especially after she caught them in bed together, according to biographer Christopher Andersen. 

  Andersen wrote that Angie Bowie returned to the couple's London home after a couple of days out of town, and a maid tipped her off that there was someone in her bed. When she went upstairs to investigate, she opened the door to find her husband in bed with Mick Jagger, both men lacking clothing. 

  Jagger and Bowie would go on to have a close relationship that lasted years.
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  (#9) He Gave Up Heroin To Win Over Jerry Hall

  Texas supermodel Jerry Hall spent 23 years in a relationship with Mick Jagger — a miraculously long time given his well-deserved reputation as a lothario. The two have four children together, and didn't split up until 1999, when it emerged Jagger had impregnated Luciana Gimenez, a Brazilian model. Though the couple had a pretty unfortunate ending, their relationship kicked off with a positive, healthy turn in Jagger's life.

  According to Hall, Jagger quit his vices cold turkey in an effort to win the affections of Ms. Hall, who at the time was engaged to fellow rockstar Bryan Ferry. After Jagger revealed to Hall he had been partaking in a particular substance, along with confessing that he (somehow) took LSD every day for an entire year, she was so disgusted she vowed to not speak to him until he was clean. Mick made good on her request, and the two remained together for over two decades. 
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  (#10) He Has An Insane Fitness Routine To Help Maintain His Stage Presence

  Even in his 70s, Mick Jagger still performs with the same gusto he had in his 20s, and it's due in part to an insane workout regimen (and, presumably, the blackest magic available). The singer covers an estimated 12 miles onstage during a concert, and in order to keep up his stamina for those demanding gigs, he trains five or six days a week, he said in a 2013 interview. Through a routine of kickboxing, swimming, cycling, and running eight miles a day, the septuagenarian still boasts a 28-inch waist. 

  Jagger also relies on ballet, yoga, and pilates to keep in shape — a far cry from the drugs and debauchery of the '70s.  
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  (#11) He Played A Set At Altamont While Someone Was Stabbed To Death

  The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a 1969 concert in northern California that is mostly known for its violence, including several deaths. The festival, which aimed to be a "Woodstock of the West," featured big acts like Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the Rolling Stones. 

  The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club provided security for the event. The Rolling Stones were set to perform last – at sundown – and from the moment they arrived, things looked grim.

  Upon exiting the band's helicopter, Mick Jagger was immediately punched in the face by a fan, and when they took the stage violence erupted throughout the crowd. Jagger tried to calm everyone down, and the band played through several stops, partially out of fear of what would happen if they stopped playing. 

  After about a 90-minute set, the band left the stage completely unaware that 18-year-old Meredith Hunter had been stabbed to death by the Hells Angels mere feet from where they played. 
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  (#12) Keith Richards Insulted His Manhood, And He Demanded An Apology

  Legendary playboy that he is, Mick Jagger did not take too kindly to remarks made by Keith Richards in his 2010 autobiography Life, that suggested the singer had a, let's say, short mic stand. Richards wrote: "Marianne Faithfull had no fun with his tiny todger. I know he’s got an enormous pair of balls, but it doesn’t quite fill the gap."

  So infuriated was Jagger, he made Richards apologize as a prerequisite for the band ever touring again. The two eventually made nice and kicked off their "50 & Counting" tour in 2012.

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