Has former Presidential candidate John Edwards finally confessed to cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth that he fathered a child with mistress Rielle Hunter?
Yes, according to the National Enquirer, which broke the story if his infidelity and hounded him for a year until he was caught and forced to admit it.
Edwards made the belated admission to his wife in an effort to stop ex-lover Rielle from going public, according to the celeb gossip tabloid's sources.
While John Edwards admitted to having an affair with Rielle last August right before the Democratic National Convention, he denied fathering her child, one-year-old Frances Quinn, despite alleged evidence to the contrary.
One of his campaign workers, Andrew Young, claims to be the dad, but has gone almost entirely off the grid. Rielle Hunter has refused any DNA testing.
But is John Edwards now admitting it, at least in private?
The former U.S. Senator sprang into action when he saw how upset Rielle became over Elizabeth's forthcoming book, entitled Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities, which is due out in May.
"Rielle became extremely edgy, and John's afraid she might go public before Elizabeth's book comes out so she can put her story out first," a source said.
"These concerns led to John sitting down with [Elizabeth Edwards] and admitting being the baby's father. This is something Rielle had been pushing John to do for a long, long time because he initially told Elizabeth he was not the father.
"The last thing John wants is for Rielle to go public before Elizabeth's book comes out, make headlines and trigger a nasty battle between the two."
Elizabeth is rumored to have kicked John out of the house late last year over this, but that was never confirmed. Not that anyone would blame her.
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March 4th, 2009 8:27 PM
John Edwards=CHEATER LIAR DISQUSTING SELFISH PIG!! Rielle=HOMEWRECKER SLUT LIAR DISQUSTING PIGLET!! Elizabeth Edwards-hopefully u r a smart woman and THREW JOHN OUT!!!!
March 5th, 2009 1:22 AM
I think the National Enquirer is desperate, and is using John Edwards stories to make money. The National Enquirer is disgusting.
Read about the financial state of
the National Enquirer here:
AMI Restructures Debt, Avoids Bankruptcy Bondholders take control of publisher; Pecker remains CEO.(2/1/09)
By Jason Fell
http://www.foliomag.com/2009/ami-restructures-debt-avoids-bankruptcy
National Enquirer and Star publisher American Media has, for all practical purposes, gone bust.
The AMI has been battling bankruptcy rumors for months, after taking on too much debt. Clearly, AMI couldn't afford to pay back what they owe. So now they've come to a resolution: handing 95% of the company over to creditors! Which means that David Pecker and the other investors who bought the company nine years ago have been left a stake that's worth next to nothing. This is, uh, "avoiding" bankruptcy:
The agreement, which reduces the company’s debt by $227.2 million, transfers ownership of 95 percent of AMI’s common stock to bondholders, the company said Sunday evening. CEO David Pecker... and Evercore Partners bought American Media in 1999 for $850 million.
March 5th, 2009 10:56 AM
I think the National Enquirer is desperate, and is using John Edwards stories to make money. The National Enqirer is disgusting.
ha. ha. ha. ha. ha. Nice try, "Cherubim" (a.k.a. John Edwards).
Yes indeed, the big-bad ole’ national enquirer is the real villain here, isn’t it? Poor Johnny Edwards. No doubt legions of his deluded zombies will try to hold this up as proof of what an honest man he is. *sheesh*
Johnny, you've never been anything but a egomaniacal liar, but I suppose you'll always be able to fool some of the people all of the time.
March 5th, 2009 10:11 PM
Obviously, THAT BABY LOOKS JUST LIKE EDWARDS!!!
Anybody can see that!
John Kerry deserved a much better man as a running mate!!
John Edwards was almost VP, but hey, he's still far better than Dick Cheney...
March 5th, 2009 10:12 PM
Obviously, THAT BABY LOOKS JUST LIKE EDWARDS!!!
Anybody can see that!
John Kerry deserved a much better man as a running mate!!
John Edwards was almost VP, but hey, he's still far better than Dick Cheney...
May 11th, 2009 10:44 PM
I think that Ms. Hunter stands a better chance with John Edwards that anyone wants to admit. She stated that she loved him & she stayed quite after the scandal broke. Elizabeth Edwards apparently has not maimed John, quite enough yet. She is spitting venom at anyone who will listen. I have been in Ms. Edwards position and I know how that kind of anger feels. The difference is that I gave it a name, removed myself from the situation, and walked out on my spouse with my dignity and my children. The tension in the Edwards house right now must be horrible for both of them & their children. They need to face the truth, say that they once loved each other, and move on in different directions, so they can quit hating each other. This is a miserable situation for both of them & Elizabeth needs to quit holding him hostage with her illness.
September 28th, 2009 2:31 PM
look up interloping bloodsucker and rielle's pic should be right there. this kind of person is as guilty as a terrorist who flys a plane into the side of a bldg. rielle and john's selfish act will send shockwaves of damage for soooo many lives ande for years and years to come. This kind of thing changes the make up of a child. Its not just the children or the wife either...its the aide who was paid off to cover the baby-daddy identity and his family. i mean, what will he tell his own children? He's an interloper too. Rielle's kid who will grow up in the shadow of scandal. Not to mention the residual effects this will have on the children years down the line in their own relationships. It's a disgusting smear of hypocracy, deception & cover ups on the history of this american family. This is what an overinflated ego and narcissism will do. John and rielle are the same as domestic terrorists and to think we might have had this creep running our country?
instead of the dave matthews band concert he promised her, he should be planning a reception at the psych ward cuz john edwards is one sick f*ck. To do this to your wife who stood by you all those years and who is stage 4 cancer?? what jungle was John edwards raised in? who raised this egotistical amoral pig?
these kinds of stories of self serving unscrupulousness are why i love karma! you got it coming to you rielle and john and in the end YOUR EGO IS ALL YOU WILL HAVE!
God bless elizabeth and those poor children.