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Edwards Tells Elizabeth 'It's My Kid': Enquirer

Concerned ex-lover will go public, Edwards cops to love child first

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 4, 2009 11:11 AM CST
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(Newser) – John Edwards has come clean to his wife about the baby he fathered with ex-mistress Rielle Hunter, reports the National Enquirer (the publication that broke the news of the affair). Hunter has been “edgy” over cancer-stricken Elizabeth Edwards’ upcoming book, and the tabloid says John’s confession is an attempt to stop Hunter from breaking the news herself.

“The last thing John wants right now is for Rielle to go public before Elizabeth’s book comes out, make new headlines and trigger a nasty battle between the two women,” a source says. “These concerns led to John telling Rielle that he had sat down with Elizabeth and admitted to being the baby’s father.”

In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview.
In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview.   (Extra)
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, right, is seen seated next to Rielle Hunter, left, on a plane, Dec. 29, 2006.
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, right, is seen seated next to Rielle Hunter, left, on a plane, Dec. 29, 2006.   (AP Photo)
In this 2006 photo provided by the National Enquirer, John Edwards is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter--with whom he fathered a daughter--in New Orleans.
In this 2006 photo provided by the National Enquirer, John Edwards is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter--with whom he fathered a daughter--in New Orleans.   (The National Enquirer)
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth listen at a Canton, Miss., church, July 16, 2007.
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth listen at a Canton, Miss., church, July 16, 2007.   (AP Photo)
John Edwards, with wife Elizabeth, left, is applauded by North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley, right, at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, June 9, 2008.
John Edwards, with wife Elizabeth, left, is applauded by North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley, right, at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, June 9, 2008.   (AP Photo)
In this image made from video and provided by Chuck Olsen, Rielle Hunter films John Edwards after a rally in New Hampshire on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006.
In this image made from video and provided by Chuck Olsen, Rielle Hunter films John Edwards after a rally in New Hampshire on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006.   (AP Photo/Chuck Olsen)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 17 comments
Guest
Jun 22, 2009 4:35 AM CDT
Hasn't he put his wife through enough??
MrsK
May 7, 2009 8:48 PM CDT
They are all a bunch of skank hicks.
jaguarj
Mar 5, 2009 10:50 PM CST
yah...wondering when Laura would have let him out of the WH. LOL

'He is a liar, so it's entirely plausible he lied 6 months ago about the kid not being his.'
Gawker

Or maybe the Enquirer is hard-up after having failed to snag Edwards' DNA
Gawker

As if this is not bad enough, his campaign faces $170K fine
Miami Herald

 
cancer • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • affair • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

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