Edwards' Ex-Lover Refuses Paternity Test

Andrew Young says boss wanted used diaper; Edwardses have separated

(NEWSER) - Former John Edwards aide and fake babydaddy Andrew Young is dishing on the specifics of the foiled ruse, including a seamy attempt to fake a paternity test. Young’s ABC News interview, set to air next week, is widely seen as the impetus for Edwards’ acknowledgment today that he is the father of Rielle Hunter’s baby, Frances Quinn Hunter. The New York Daily News got its hands on a copy. More»

(NEWSER) - A new DNA test proves John Edwards is the father of ex-mistress Rielle Hunter's daughter, the National Enquirer reports. (Yep, it's the Enquirer, but remember they broke news of the affair before any of the mainstream media and forced Edwards into a televised confession.) And it gets worse: Hunter recently testified against Edwards before a grand jury investigating whether he illegally funneled campaign funds to her, the tabloid says. More»

Love child could be exposed as John's

(NEWSER) - Elizabeth Edwards’ trash talking of Rielle Hunter is backfiring—Hunter now wants a DNA test to prove John Edwards is the father of her baby, the National Enquirer reports. “Rielle is so infuriated by his and Elizabeth’s actions that she’s throwing her loyalty to him out the window,” said a source, adding that Hunter was at first willing to protect the former senator because she believed they had a future together. More»

Mistress was flown away before confession

(NEWSER) - The National Enquirer, having finally forced John Edwards to confess to the affair with Rielle Hunter that he had strenuously denied, isn't backing down on the parts of the story Edwards still swears aren't true. This week the supermarket tabloid insists that Edwards is indeed the father of Hunter's child—and that she became pregnant when the affair resumed, after Edwards confessed to his wife Elizabeth in 2006. More»

Edwards falls short of any standard of truth-telling

(NEWSER) - Every sex scandal has a defining sound bite, and John Edwards’ declaration that “being 99% honest is no longer enough,” is destined for the hall of fame, writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post. The thing about honesty is that last percentage is a killer. Given the size of Edwards’ “1%,” it’s pretty hard to imagine he’s reached the 100% promised land now. More»