The ongoing Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson infidelity story is, without a shadow of a doubt, the sort of salacious gossip which we try to rise above. But, plastered across the front of every tabloid newspaper and website as it is, the ‘scandal’ has become simply impossible to ignore, bulldozing its way into our sub-conscious, seeping into our chit-chat at the hairdressers and, above all else, fuelling office small talk with all the fury of a fiery furnace.

For all those who have somehow managed to tune the noise out, here’s a quick overview: on Tuesday 10 April, the Daily Mail (of course) posted a grainy video in which they claimed that Thompson appeared to kiss another woman while in New York City. However, the faces could not be clearly seen.

Later that same day, TMZ posted their own footage of a man they claimed to be Thompson, this time with two women at a bar outside of Washington, D.C. They also had several blurry photos of a man (again said to be the NBA star) entering and leaving a hotel with a woman.

Then, adding fuel to the fire, a website known as The Shade Room posted a few more Instagram snaps of Thompson with the mystery woman, but they decided to take things a step further: in their photos, actress Gabrielle Union could be seen in the distance.

So, naturally, the Shade writers decided to imply that the actress and women’s health activist knew something about Thompson’s alleged infidelity.

“#GabrielleUnion was spotted minding her business in the background of the footage of #TristanThirdTrimesterThompson and his side piece,” they wrote, adding: “Inquiring minds want to know – what’s the tea, sis?”

Right. Because stepping onto the same busy city street as a complete stranger – whole minutes after they did – somehow makes us privy to all of their personal information.

Union, unsurprisingly, wasn’t happy about being dragged into the baseless narrative, and made a point of shutting down the story as quickly as possible.

“Don’t know her,” she wrote. “Didn’t see her. I was enjoying my night with my mama and aunt.

“We ain’t involved in this.”

Gabrielle Union isn’t here for this disgustingly sexist cheating narrative