"Weeks after separating from his wife, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acknowledged he had been having an affair with a local television reporter. <br/><br/>""It is true that I have a relationship with Ms. Mirthala Salinas,"" the Democrat said in a statement published in the Los Angeles Daily News. ""As I've said I take full responsibility for my actions, and I once again ask that people respect my family's privacy. For my part, I intent to stay focused on my job and to work as hard as I can every day to be the best mayor I can be."" <br/><br/>Villaraigosa and his wife divorced in 2010. He is still mayor."