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NEWS ABOUT: Rielle Hunter

Rielle Hunter stories: 53 news summaries

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 Edwards' New Neighbors: 
 Ex-Mistress and Baby 

John paying for Rielle Hunter's home; Elizabeth finally on board

Oct 23, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a DNA test—a secret one, of course—proved John Edwards is the father of Rielle Hunter’s baby, the two of them moved in just down the street in a $1 million home quaintly called Marsh Grass, the National Enquirer reports. The shamed pol is paying the $6,... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • affair • mistress • love child • Rielle Hunter

Neighbors Cool But Polite to 'Icky' John Edwards

Some North Carolinians would rather forget scandal

Oct 12, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The national attitude toward John Edwards may be a mixture of mockery and fading recognition, but in his hometown of Chapel Hill, NC, the situation is more complex. Elizabeth Edwards is still a hit across the state, and the 2004 VP candidate is more than just a passing curiosity—he’... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • North Carolina • University of North Carolina • Chapel Hill • Election 2008 • political scandal • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair • Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity

 How Edwards' 
 Aide Morphed 
 From Devotee 
 to Sellout 

Tell-all author was disturbingly attached to senator, to his wife's dismay

Oct 1, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Andrew Young was right there every time John Edwards needed a Diet Coke, dry cleaning, a ride from the airport, and finally a babydaddy for his mistress. The "personal servant" who turned tell-all author—other aides even called him Edward’s “butt boy”—showed a fierce devotion... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • Senate • aide • Andrew Young • scandal • senator • celebrity tell-alls • Rielle Hunter • paternity • extramarital affair

 Elizabeth Edwards 
 Ready to Divorce: Tab 

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

Oct 1, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(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... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • divorce • sex scandal • Andrew Young • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

(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... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • North Carolina • infidelity • adultery • Andrew Young • Election 2008 • senator • vice presidential candidate • Rielle Hunter • marital infidelity

 Edwards Aide's 
 Tell-All Finds Publisher 

Ex-aide Andrew Young's book expected to expose cover-up, reveal Edwards' paternity

Sep 23, 09 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - If John Edwards wants to cop to fathering Rielle Hunter’s baby on his own terms, he’d better act quickly. Former aide Andrew Young—who took Edwards' fall as babydaddy—will have his tell-all published by St. Martin’s Press in wake of a prominent New York Times story... More »

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John Edwards • Andrew Young • book • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter • book deal

John Edwards Ready to Admit Paternity—But Not Elizabeth

She 'has yet to be brought around'

Sep 19, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards once insisted on national TV that he did not father his mistress’ daughter. But secluded at his 100-acre estate in tony Chapel Hill, Edwards is now close to a public reversal—if he can convince his wife to let him, the New York Times reports. Elizabeth Edwards “... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • campaign finance • Rielle Hunter

Edwards Moves Former Mistress to NC: Enquirer

John wants to help
raise love child; wife Elizabeth enraged

Aug 19, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards is moving his former mistress and their 18-month-old daughter into his North Carolina neighborhood, the National Enquirer reports. Sources tell the tabloid that the former Democratic presidential candidate is determined to be involved in raising his child with Rielle Hunter. Edwards’ wife, Elizabeth, is said to have “... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • North Carolina • affair • National Enquirer • love child • Rielle Hunter

TRAVEL

 Top NYC Hotels 
 for Cheaters 

Five sites of well-known sex scandals

Aug 19, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York has housed many a famous cheater in its fancy hotels—the Daily News lists the top five:
  • Four Seasons: Alex Rodriguez courted prostitutes here while still married to Cynthia, alleges Manhattan madam Kristin Davis.
  • Days Inn: Gov. David Paterson went the budget route
... More »

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John Edwards • New York City • John F. Kennedy • Alex Rodriguez • Cynthia Rodriguez • Kathie Lee Gifford • hotel • Marilyn Monroe • adultery • Kristin Davis • cheating • David Paterson • hotels • Rielle Hunter • Bernard Madoff • Sheryl Weinstein

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Phelps 
 Crashed 
 in 'Tranny 
 Hooker District' 

Plus, Edwards might finally cop to love child

Aug 14, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - After analyzing the location of Michael Phelps’ car accident, a Gawker tipster reveals that the Olympic legend “may have been leaving the tranny hooker district” of Baltimore at the time, leading blogger the Cajun Boy to wonder, “Was Michael Phelps trolling for a tranny? It's highly doubtful, but... More »

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entertainment • John Edwards • Elton John • Michael Phelps • celebrity • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • TV ratings • Tonight Show • Olympic Games • love child • Rielle Hunter • Late Show • Joel Schumacher • Alice in Chains • Frances Quinn Hunter

(Newser) - A new DNA test proves John Edwards is the father of ex-mistress Rielle Hunter's daughter, the National Enquirer reports. (Yep, it's the Enquirer, but remember they broke news of the affair before any of the mainstream media and forced Edwards into a televised confession.) And it gets worse: Hunter... More »

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John Edwards • sex scandal • DNA • tabloids • National Enquirer • paternity test • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

Edwards' Mistress Appears Before Grand Jury

Proceedings are secret, but likely have to do with campaign funds

Aug 6, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rielle Hunter, former galpal and rumored babymama of John Edwards, arrived at the Raleigh federal courthouse with her daughter this morning to appear in front of a grand jury, the News & Observer reports. Hunter’s video production firm was paid $100,000 for work on Edwards’ presidential campaign,... More »

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John Edwards • presidential campaign • campaign funds • affair • mistress • grand jury • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

Edwards Told Aide He'd Be 'Set for Life' in Paternity Ruse

Dem begged Young to claim love child as own

Jun 30, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards was apparently desperate for aide Andrew Young to pretend to be his baby’s daddy. In a proposal for Young’s tell-all book, leaked to the New York Times, Young says Edwards promised he’d be “taken care of for life,” if he went through with... More »

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John Edwards • Andrew Young • book • celebrity tell-alls • Rielle Hunter • book deal

Yep, There's a Sex Tape, Says Edwards Aide

Young gave Hunter a place to stay...and then found a steamy video

Jun 28, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - What's a sex scandal without a sex tape? A source who got a peek at the tell-all book proposal penned by Andrew Young—the Edwards aide who claimed to be the father of Rielle Hunter’s child—tells the New York Daily News that Young found a videotape of Hunter... More »

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John Edwards • politics • Andrew Young • sex tape • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair

(Newser) - There could soon be another tome trying to cash in on the John Edwards melodrama. Andrew Young, the Edwards aide who claimed to be the father of Rielle Hunter’s child, is shopping a tell-all book, the Daily Beast reports. Young says he feels betrayed by Edwards, who cut off... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • book • celebrity tell-alls • Rielle Hunter • book deal

(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,”... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • poverty • presidential candidates • Election 2008 • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair

 Edwardses Candid 
 in Oprah Interview 

Elizabeth and John talk candidly about their difficult year

May 7, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey’s interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards was intensely personal, reports the Huffington Post, particularly on their marital troubles. Referencing revelations in Elizabeth’s memoir, Resilience, Winfrey asked John if the book’s treatment of his affair made him uncomfortable. “I think that’s up to her,... More »

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cancer • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • politics • Oprah Winfrey • affair • Rielle Hunter

(Newser) - Questioning Elizabeth Edwards’ motives may be a “modern sacrilege,” but Kathleen Parker is doing it anyway. Yes, she’s endured a lot, but she’s the one who dragged herself back into the public spotlight with her book. “Victimhood is a reliable insulator against criticism, but something... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair • Kathleen Parker • book promotion

 Edwards Mistress 
 Wants DNA Test 

Love child could be exposed as John's

May 7, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards’ trash talking of Rielle Hunter is backfiring—Hunter now wants a DNA test to prove John Edwards is the father of her baby, the National Enquirer reports. “Rielle is so infuriated by his and Elizabeth’s actions that she’s throwing her loyalty to him out the... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • affair • infidelity • paternity test • love child • illegitimate child • Rielle Hunter

OPINION

Edwardses
Can't Get Out of Their Own Way

With book, betrayed Elizabeth trades
privacy for payback

May 6, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards knew her husband’s run for president could implode the moment his affair with Rielle Hunter came out, but she played the loving wife role anyway. “It was hard to walk away,” writes Maureen Dowd of the New York Times. “Just as it’s... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • memoir • Maureen Dowd • infidelity • book • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair • betrayal

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