Neighbors Cool But Polite to 'Icky' John Edwards

Edwards, Hunter may be moving into this $3.5M gem

(NEWSER) - By piecing together clues from the National Enquirer's proposal story , Gawker found the $3.5 million beach house John Edwards is supposedly buying in preparation for life with Rielle Hunter. Take a guided tour in the gallery. For more pictures, click here , or check out the real estate listing . More»

Who could believe he was actually that big a scumbag?

(NEWSER) - Andrew Sullivan is really, really sorry for not doggedly pursuing the John Edwards scandal in the same way he went after, say, Sarah Palin. But he has a good reason: “It seemed too awful for me to believe.” Who would imagine that “a husband could do that to his wife then,” when she had terminal cancer? All of us, Sullivan says, obviously excluding the National Enquirer, just “assumed that he wasn't one of the biggest assholes on the planet.” More»

John Edwards may have fathered Rielle Hunter's baby, but it's those other women...

(NEWSER) - Elizabeth Edwards is ready to divorce John and air all his dirty laundry in court, sources tell the National Enquirer—a tabloid that's been surprisingly accurate when it comes to the Edwards scandal. Elizabeth’s breaking point by way of former aide Andrew Young’s upcoming tell-all: “What really pushed her over the edge is Young's allegation that John had other affairs with women on the campaign trail,” the source says. More»

(NEWSER) - An irate Elizabeth Edwards is taking borderline-anonymous shots at her husband's former mistress in blog comments. The disgraced ex-senator's wife lambastes Rielle Hunder using the pseudonym "Cherubim"—which makes it easy for insiders to guess her identity. "It's Elizabeth," a source tells Rush & Molloy of the Daily News. "She's used 'cherubim' as a password. Look at the gravestone of their son Wade: It's an angel holding a boy." More»

(NEWSER) - John Edwards is spending a lot of time out of the spotlight these days, but that doesn’t mean he’s given up his trademark fight against poverty, he tells the Washington Post. “If I can help the most by working quietly, that’s what I’ll do,” the disgraced former presidential candidate said. “If as time goes by I can be more helpful with a public role, that’s what I will do.” More»