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John Edwards: 'I Did Not Break the Law'

He pleads not guilty to charges

(Newser) - John Edwards says his behavior was stupid but not illegal. He pleaded not guilty today to charges that donors illegally funneled nearly $1 million to mistress Rielle Hunter and campaign aide Andrew Young to cover up an affair and keep his 2008 campaign alive. Edwards did not have to post... More »

Feds to Indict John Edwards in Mistress Cover-Up

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... More »

Aaron Sorkin to Make Tell-All Edwards Flick

Movie will be based on Andrew Young's tell-all

(Newser) - Get ready for a sure-to-be-juicy John Edwards movie: Aaron Sorkin is taking on the story … from aide Andrew Young’s point of view. The West Wing creator acquired the rights to Young’s tell-all The Politician, the AP reports , and he promises that “there’s much more to... More »

'Lost, Lonely' John Edwards Drops Out of Sight

Ex-senator isn't even hitting on women in bars anymore

(Newser) - Without his political career and largely without his family, John Edwards seems unmoored. He spends lots of time with his lawyers and lots of time ducking process servers working for the lawyer of his former right-hand man, Andrew Young—who's being sued by Edwards' former mistress, Rielle Hunter. Edwards isn't... More »

Edwards Forced to Testify About Sex Tape

Young fights back in 'invasion of privacy' lawsuit

(Newser) - The screws are being tightened on John Edwards, who's been subpoenaed to answer questions under oath about the sex tape he made with mistress Rielle Hunter. The disgraced Edwards is due to make a sworn deposition May 13, Diane Diamond reports at the Daily Beast , in the legal scrum between... More »

Andrew Young: Rielle Hunter Is a Liar

Former aide is no fan of John Edwards or his mistress

(Newser) - Andrew Young responded last night to Rielle Hunter’s GQ interview , branding her a liar and John Edwards a creep. He told Joy Behar , among other things, that “at the same time she was dating John Edwards, she was also dating Jeff Goldblum, and led Jeff Goldblum to believe... More »

Edwards Sex Tape: Here's What's On It

Inside Rielle Hunter's romp with John

(Newser) - On the same day Rielle Hunter’s first interview comes out, another scandalous story: The details of just exactly what’s on that infamous sex tape starring John Edwards. Apparently, numerous people have viewed the tape—including one with a background in medicine, who analyzes Hunter’s swollen belly and... More »

Rielle Hunter: I Still Love 'Johnny'

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
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Andrew Young Dodges Jail Over Edwards Sex Tape

Ex-aide due back in court Friday in Rielle Hunter's invasion of privacy suit

(Newser) - A North Carolina judge threatened Andrew Young with jail today but didn't order him incarcerated. The former aide to John Edwards and his wife, Cheri, are due back in court Friday to answer more questions about a sex tape showing the 2004 vice presidential candidate and mistress Rielle Hunter. At... More »

Rielle Hunter the Classiest Person in Edwards Mess

John Edwards' mistress has somehow managed to stay quiet

(Newser) - Believe it or not, Rielle Hunter has emerged as the classiest person in the John Edwards sex scandal. Hunter’s been relentlessly attacked and caricatured in the two years since the story broke: Andrew Young’s book savages her, and quotes Edwards calling her a “crazy slut"; in her... More »

Elizabeth Edwards May Sue Andrew Young

John Edwards' estranged wife wants aide to zip it

(Newser) - North Carolina is one of 7 states that allow a member of a divorcing couple to sue a third party for busting up the marriage, and Elizabeth Edwards has threatened to do just that—to Andrew Young. Usually, a lover—Rielle Hunter, anyone?—would be the defendant in the suit,... More »

John Edwards Cut 'I Lied' From Confession

His former speechwriter reflects on her 'sorrow' and 'disgust'

(Newser) - John Edwards watered down the self-criticism in his recent admission of paternity , says the disillusioned former speechwriter who helped him write his confession. "It was very different compared to the one he and I had worked on over the summer," writes Wendy Button. "Gone were the words... More »

Andrew Young Forks Over Edwards Sex Tape

Gives copy to FBI after landing in contempt of court

(Newser) - He says he's still got the original locked away, but Andrew Young has handed over the sex tape starring John Edwards to the FBI—a day after landing in contempt of court for refusing to do so. But it won't hit the small screen anytime soon, reports Politico ; "The... More »

Court Reprimands Young for Keeping Edwards Sex Tape

Former aide found in contempt of court, says he will comply

(Newser) - Former John Edwards aide Andrew Young and his wife, Cheri, have been found in contempt of court for not turning over a sex tape that shows Edwards and mistress Rielle Hunter. Hunter has sued for the return of the tape. The judge did not jail the Youngs, but demanded that... More »

Edwards Comes Off as 'Sinister,' 'Phony' in Book

And author/ex-lackey Andrew Young looks just as bad

(Newser) - Andrew Young’s The Politician is a mesmerizing, downright chilling book, which leaves both its subject and author looking like absolute scum. In one corner there’s Young, Edwards’ “body man, beard and shit-eating courtier,” a “craven acolyte” so pathetic that his main act of rebellion against... More »

Tell-All Details John Edwards' Lawyerly Pillow Talk

Andrew Young dishes on harassment at the hands of Elizabeth Edwards

(Newser) - The latest revelations to come out of Andrew Young’s tell-all have to do with PlayStations, Wal-Marts, and John Edwards’ curious way of talking to Rielle Hunter. Instead of saying “I love you, too” or “I miss you,” he would say only “me, too” or “... More »

Rielle Hunter Sues for Control of Edwards Sex Tape

Calls it her 'private and personal' property

(Newser) - Rielle Hunter is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent Andrew Young from possessing or distributing the sex tape she made with John Edwards—or as the court filing calls it, “a personal video that depicted matters of a very private and personal nature.” Hunter says she made... More »

Edwards Slept With Mistress in Wife's Bed: Young Tell-All

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
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Gawker Dishes on John Edwards' Rumored Sex Tape

Apparently, the fallen pol is 'very striking in a certain area'

(Newser) - There is indeed a John Edwards sex tape, and apparently it makes you go "whoa." Sources tell Gawker the truly-in-existence sex tape, found by aide Andrew Young and first reported about in June, contains “several sex acts” between Edwards and Rielle Hunter, who is “behind the... More »

John Edwards Wanted Paternity Test Faked: Aide

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... More »

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