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NEWS ABOUT: John Edwards

Enquirer: John Edwards Punched Elizabeth

Pal: Edwards hit cancer-stricken wife in 'marriage-ending' fight

(Newser) - John Edwards hit his wife in a "horrific marriage-ending fight" over the Christmas holidays, according to the National Enquirer . "Elizabeth told me the argument became so heated with John striking her," a friend of Elizabeth's tells the tabloid. "He forcefully punched her in the ribs."... More »

How to Get Rid of a Sex Tape

Sorry, Rielle Hunter: Just pulling out the tape won't cut it

(Newser) - Heads up, Rielle Hunter: Next time you try to destroy a sex tape, you'll want to burn, crush, or shred it: The one-time paramour of John Edwards reportedly tried to keep their video private by pulling the tape out the MiniDV cassette—which was found and restored by Andrew Young... 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 »

Why the Edwards Split Bums Us Out

For some reason, we can't cheer Elizabeth's departure

(Newser) - The peanut gallery cheered when Jenny Sanford left Mark, and it’s been urging Elin Nordegren and Silda Spitzer to follow suit. But for some reason, the Edwards divorce has been greeted as sad news. “No two marriages are alike,” writes Belinda Luscombe of Time. This one had... More »

John Edwards Confirms Split

He 'still cares deeply' about wife Elizabeth

(Newser) - John Edwards confirmed his separation from wife Elizabeth yesterday, calling it “an extraordinarily sad moment.” Elizabeth has had divorce papers ready for a year, but an insider says trust issues finally pushed the couple over the edge. “John feels like, 'I can't live with you checking my... More »

Rumors True: John, Elizabeth Edwards Split

Her friend and sister confirm reports they've separated

(Newser) - The rumors are confirmed: John and Elizabeth Edwards have legally separated. A friend of Elizabeth's, speaking on her behalf, tells the AP that she wants to move on with her life. And in an interview with People , Elizabeth's sister says she made the decision after meeting the love child of... More »

Elizabeth Edwards Leaving John: Tab

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... 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
... More »

Edwards a Warning on Celebrity Pols

Fame has replaced achievement and the judgment of peers

(Newser) - John Edwards nearly rode a megawatt grin into the Oval Office, and there's a lesson in the wreckage of his political career, writes Richard Cohen. Edwards became the vice presidential nominee because of his "political matinee idol" style, rather than legislative achievement. His rise—along with that of Sarah... More »

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 »

Pulitzers to Enquirer: No Prize for You

Edwards story won't net tabloid an award because it's a 'magazine'

(Newser) - The National Enquirer is not eligible for a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting on John Edwards' affair with Rielle Hunter and the resulting child—not because it's a supermarket tabloid but because of a technicality. The Enquirer, you see calls itself a "magazine," and magazines can't receive the... More »

National Enquirer Wants Pulitzer for Edwards Story

Tabloid says it deserves honor now that he's admitted paternity

(Newser) - Now that John Edwards has admitted to being the father of Rielle Hunter's baby, the National Enquirer would like some recognition—preferably in the form of a Pulitzer. "It's clear we should be a contender for this," executive editor Barry Levine tells Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post... More »

Elizabeth Edwards: 'Whole Family Is Relieved'

She declines to discuss the state of her marriage with John

(AP) - Elizabeth Edwards says "the whole family is relieved" now that her husband has finally admitted fathering an out-of-wedlock child. Amid reports that she and John Edwards have separated, she declined to discuss the couple's marital status. "If somebody has a crystal ball, they can let me know,"... 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 »

Edwards Admits He Fathered Love Child

'I am Quinn's father,' he tells NBC before ex-aide can squeal

(Newser) - Beleaguered one-time political star John Edwards admitted today he fathered a love child with mistress Rielle Hunter. “I am Quinn’s father,” he said in a written statement to NBC News , referring to Hunter’s 2-year-old daughter. “It was wrong for me ever to deny she was... More »

Enquirer: John Edwards Is Trying to Cheat

Not very successfully; marriage with Elizabeth on the rocks

(Newser) - John Edwards is cheating again! Or at least, that’s the big headline of the latest National Enquirer. The tabloid says Edwards went on a “sex-and-booze bender” after a seemingly “marriage-ending blowout fight” with Elizabeth. Only this sex-and-booze bender seems remarkably short on sex, at least according to... More »

Enquirer Deserves Pulitzer for Edwards Scoop

But mainstream media would never give it to the tab

(Newser) - It may be a supermarket tabloid, but the National Enquirer broke the biggest political scandal of the year, and therefore deserves a Pulitzer Prize, contends Emily Miller of Politics Daily . “The Enquirer scooped the old-guard media for the better part of a year,” argues Miller. While TV networks... More »

Game Change Gossipy But Insightful

Heilemann and Halperin drop plenty of 'spicy' bombshells

(Newser) - From Bill Clinton’s rumored affair to Harry Reid’s “negro voice” quote, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s Game Change is already making headlines. The book delivers a “spicy smorgasbord of observations, revelations, and allegations,” writes Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times . Some parts of... More »

Bill Had Long-Term Affair During Hillary's Campaign

Her 'war room' feared disclosure at any time

(Newser) - Harry Reid's comment about candidate Obama not having a "Negro dialect" is grabbing the headlines today, but an upcoming book on the 2008 election has other salacious tidbits. Marc Ambinder got an advance copy of Game Change and has highlights at the Atlantic :
  • Bill Clinton was involved in a
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