John Edwards Wanted Paternity Test Faked: Aide

The mistress talks—a lot

(NEWSER) - Rielle Hunter finally speaks out—a lot—in a 10,000-word GQ interview covering, among other things, her first sexual encounter with one “Johnny” Edwards (on the day they met). More from the unpaid interview:

• On her feelings for Edwards: “I love Johnny and I love my daughter more than anything in the world. We love each other very much. And that hasn't changed, and I believe that will be till death do us part.”
• On the Edwards’ marriage: “Their relationship has been dysfunctional and toxic and awful for many, many years."
• On Andrew Young: The cover-up “was Andrew’s idea”; “Andrew was in love with Johnny.”

Illegal contributions used to hide affair, officials charge

(NEWSER) - Former presidential contender John Edwards will be charged with accepting illegal campaign contributions that he used to cover up an affair with his mistress, Justice Department sources have revealed. Federal prosecutors will aim to prove that the intent of over $1 million in donations from a pair of wealthy backers was to hide Edwards' affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter so it wouldn't hurt his run for the 2008 presidency, ABC News reports. More»

Edwards mistress tells Barbara Walters she 'went with the flow'

(NEWSER) - Elizabeth Edwards probably isn't too thrilled with Rielle Hunter's GQ spread —but neither is Hunter. Barbara Walters said on The View today Hunter told her that when she saw the pictures, she found them "repulsive." When Walters asked her why she posed the way she did, Hunter said she trusted the "brilliant" photographer, and "went with the flow." Added Walters, "She cried for 2 hours." More»

After Rielle Hunter, love child, Edwards is at 'breaking point'

(NEWSER) - After months of rumors, denials, and eventual confessions, Elizabeth Edwards may have finally had enough of hubby John’s dalliances. In its new issue, People’s cover story claims that Elizabeth told her sister “I’ve had it” and is kicking John out of her life. The magazine has yet to post the article online, but Perez Hilton points to the cover. More»

Candidate allegedly demanded 'crazy slut' Hunter abort child

(NEWSER) - Andrew Young's new tell-all book about his ex-boss John Edwards piles on the creepy details of the disgraced former candidate's dalliance with Rielle Hunter. Some highlights from the New York Daily News 's peek inside Young's The Politician:

• While terminally ill Elizabeth was away, Edwards had sex with Hunter in his wife's bed, then promised to someday marry her on a Manhattan rooftop.