Posts with tag "Rielle Hunter"

John Edwards Not Engaged to Rielle Hunter

Posted Jan 9th 2011 at 04:00 AM by Rebecca Macatee

Only weeks after his estranged wife's death, rumors flourished that John Edwards was engaged to the woman for which he left her. But according to John's mistress Rielle Hunter's attorney, there's no truth to any tales of a proposal. Elizabeth Edwards, who was married to John for thirty years, died on December 7th, 2010, after a six-year battle with cancer. John admitted to his extramarital ...

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Report: John Edwards Proposes to Rielle Hunter Weeks After Wife's Death

Posted Jan 7th 2011 at 11:24 AM by Zach Dionne

According to the National Enquirer, John Edwards proposed to mistress Rielle Hunter three weeks after wife Elizabeth Edwards died of cancer. The Enquirer isn't always a bastion of credibility, but its track record with Edwards is notable. The tabloid broke accurate news of the then-presidential candidate's affair in 2007 and eventually picked up steam for a potential Pulitzer Prize win. The ...

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Made for TV: Casting the John Edwards Affair

Posted Feb 14th 2010 at 01:00 PM by Jo Piazza

If the John Edwards' affair scandal isn't a ready-made television movie, then we just don't know what is. Politics, sex tapes, bribery, a love child denied! All the key elements are there. A suave Southern Senator (with unflappable hair) and his loving wife (who also happens to have cancer) decide to take the big leap into national politics and run for president. On the campaign trail, he is ...

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John Edwards Admits to Fathering Illegitimate Child

Posted Jan 21st 2010 at 12:33 PM by Sam Brand

Few, if any, politicians have risen so high and fallen so low. John Edwards was Senator of North Carolina for six years and John Kerry's running mate in 2004. His name was smeared and his career was smashed in 2008 when he admitted to have lied about keeping faithful to his cancer-stricken wife. Today, as an investigation continues into whether Edwards used campaign funds to hide mistress Rielle ...