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

(#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.
(#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.
(#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.
(#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.
(#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.
(#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.