The married couple then had an incredible 80-minute Twitter exchange before agreeing to separate.
They eventually rekindled their marriage and Khan has spoken about the incident ahead of his fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday.
"It was a made-up message," he told ESPN . "A lot of people were making all these fake messages saying that 'Joshua messaged your wife and she messaged him back.'
"Then I posted it on social media and said, 'This has happened and it's true. And I'm calling it over. She's no longer my wife.'
"I did feel bad, I did feel stupid at the time but the damage was done. I made that mistake in tweeting something and putting it out. I was just digging a deeper and deeper hole.
"I remember I went to see Faryal. I apologised. I said, 'Look, I don't know what went through my head.' And I totally changed my ways, changed the way I am."
Khan has also had to defuse problems between his wife and his family.
But he added: "It was just a lack of understanding. Faryal comes from a city. She's a young girl. She likes to dress differently. Bolton's a little town. The dress code's a little bit different, being a Muslim ...
"I was stuck in the middle. I kept it cool with Faryal. I kept it cool with my family. And I tried to resolve the situation.
"I wasn't husband of the year. I was a bit naughty at times. I used to get caught misbehaving, going out, partying, clubs, going out with other girls and stuff. ... Fame is a b**** at times. Everything is printed in the tabloids."
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