The scandal surrounding John Edwards — the two-time presidential candidate who stood trial on charges that he misused campaign funds to hide his pregnant mistress — was one of the biggest American political dramas in decades. But for then-101-year-old heiress Rachel (“Bunny”) Lambert Mellon, who provided the bulk of the funds in question but was unaware of how Edwards was using the money, it was a grand old time.
“He would have been a great president,” Mellon told author Meryl Gordon before her death in 2014, according to Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, which hits bookstores Tuesday and...
“He would have been a great president,” Mellon told author Meryl Gordon before her death in 2014, according to Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, which hits bookstores Tuesday and...
- 9/26/2017
- by People Staff
- PEOPLE.com
As Ava DuVernay's "Selma" moves out into wide release Friday, just 10 days shy of the Martin Luther King holiday on Jan. 19, the film finds itself in a tug-of-war over accuracy and dramatic license. If you've only skimmed the headlines or caught wind peripherally, here's a quick timeline of some of the debate's highlights. *** December 22: Things begin just before the holiday, when Mark K. Updegrove, director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, blasts the film's depiction of the King/Johnson dynamic at Politico. "'Selma' misses mightily in faithfully capturing the pivotal relationship — contentious, the film would have you believe," he writes. He then details how Johnson's feet-dragging on the issue of voting rights was less about simple trepidation than politicking and finding the best way to time out the series of events so that Congress wouldn't stop it cold: "Yes, Johnson advocated stripping a potent...
- 1/7/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Aaron Sorkin is reconfirming his dedication to chronicling the rise and scandalous fall of a presidential candidate. The Newsroom and West Wing creator, one of Hollywood’s most outspoken voices in the recent Sony hacking attack, has extended his option on Nyt bestseller The Politician, Andrew Young’s explosive 2010 tell-all about the adultery scandal that ended former North Carolina Senator John Edwards’ 2008 Democratic Presidential campaign.
Young exposed shocking details of the married Edwards’ secret affair with campaign staffer Rielle Hunter that yielded an illegitimate child. The Politician revealed how Young, a volunteer in Edwards’ 1998 Senate run who became his trusted right hand man, was asked to help cover up Edwards’ adultery, fake paternity test results, and claim the child as his own for the Presidential hopeful.
The lid was blown when a tabloid newspaper uncovered the affair, which blindsided Edwards’ cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth and led to the implosion of Edwards’ presidential run.
Young exposed shocking details of the married Edwards’ secret affair with campaign staffer Rielle Hunter that yielded an illegitimate child. The Politician revealed how Young, a volunteer in Edwards’ 1998 Senate run who became his trusted right hand man, was asked to help cover up Edwards’ adultery, fake paternity test results, and claim the child as his own for the Presidential hopeful.
The lid was blown when a tabloid newspaper uncovered the affair, which blindsided Edwards’ cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth and led to the implosion of Edwards’ presidential run.
- 12/18/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Paramount Pictures and Pathé today announced that the feature film Selma will have a limited release in the U.S. on Christmas Day and will open wide on January 9, 2015.
The date puts director Ava DuVernay’s (Middle Of Nowhere) film in a prime spot during awards season. Definitely add this one to your calendar.
Selma is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The film’s release will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the landmark legislation.
It was also announced that Academy Award nominee Oprah Winfrey has joined the cast as Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman and visible leader amongst the civil rights protesters in Selma who tried to register to...
The date puts director Ava DuVernay’s (Middle Of Nowhere) film in a prime spot during awards season. Definitely add this one to your calendar.
Selma is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The film’s release will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the landmark legislation.
It was also announced that Academy Award nominee Oprah Winfrey has joined the cast as Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman and visible leader amongst the civil rights protesters in Selma who tried to register to...
- 6/20/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, a wealthy arts and fashion patron, friend of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and political benefactor who funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to former presidential candidate John Edwards that was used to hide his mistress, died Monday. She was 103. Mellon's family and her longtime personal attorney said she died of natural causes at her beloved 4,000-acre Oak Spring Farms in Virginia's horse country, where she entertained royalty, stars and politicians but from which she rarely ventured. Her death was confirmed by Alexander Forger, her personal attorney for the past 40 years, and her grandson Thomas Lloyd. Mellon lived...
- 3/18/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
She's the witness everyone is anxiously awaiting at the John Edwards trial. The courtroom is packed daily with anticipation, with talk of setting up an overflow room for extra reporters if she appears. Rielle Hunter, the mistress with whom Edwards has a child, has been at the center of his campaign corruption trial, but so far has been an invisible presence - only spoken about by other witnesses. As the defense for former presidential candidate begins its case, lawyers are faced with whether to call Hunter as a witness, a decision both fraught with risk but offering a potential windfall.
- 5/14/2012
- by Sharon Cotliar
- PEOPLE.com
The campaign fund fraud trial is underway in North Carolina for former presidential candidate John Edwards. The two sides have started framing the case more as John Edwards v. former aide Andrew Young, who helped cover up the affair Edwards had with Rielle Hunter and subsequent child born from that affair.
Tuesday (April 24) Young testified for the government as to his involvement in the cover up. The testimony by Young for the prosecution comes with the hope that he himself will not be prosecuted for the cover up.
The cover up plan, according to Young's testimony, included Young claiming he was actually the father of Rielle Hunter's baby in order to protect Edwards. Young also claims Edwards asked him to let Hunter move in with his family in North Carolina where she was a demanding house guest, according to CNN.
"She could go shopping at Neiman Marcus, but she couldn't go to grocery store,...
Tuesday (April 24) Young testified for the government as to his involvement in the cover up. The testimony by Young for the prosecution comes with the hope that he himself will not be prosecuted for the cover up.
The cover up plan, according to Young's testimony, included Young claiming he was actually the father of Rielle Hunter's baby in order to protect Edwards. Young also claims Edwards asked him to let Hunter move in with his family in North Carolina where she was a demanding house guest, according to CNN.
"She could go shopping at Neiman Marcus, but she couldn't go to grocery store,...
- 4/25/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
When John Edwards learned that Rielle Hunter was pregnant with his child, he reacted with disbelief - and a verbal swipe at his mistress, a witness testified Tuesday. "She's a 'crazy slut,' " former aide Andrew Young says Edwards told him. Testifying Tuesday in the second day of Edwards's criminal trial in Greensboro, N.C., Young recalled delivering the news to Edwards in the summer of 2007 after Hunter called Young at home. Describing his phone conversation with Edwards, Young testified, "He was very concerned. He was angry." Related: John Edwards Has a Life-Threatening Heart ConditionDuring that call, Young testified that Edwards said,...
- 4/24/2012
- by Sharon Cotliar
- PEOPLE.com
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The John Edwards trial got underway Monday (April 23) in Greensboro, N.C. and legal analysts are already saying the face of the trial has changed - it's not so much the United States v. John Edwards as it is John Edwards v. Andrew Young.
Young was an aide on Edwards campaign who was one of the key players in the cover-up of the Rielle Hunter affair and subsequent birth of her daughter Quinn, who is Edwards' daughter. The defense is claiming Young pocketed most of the $725,000 used in the cover-up instead of Edwards using campaign donations strictly to hide the affair from the press, as the prosecution is claiming.
The prosecution is also alleging that Edwards asked Young to claim he (Young) was the actual father of Rielle's baby, while the defense claims this was Young's idea...
The John Edwards trial got underway Monday (April 23) in Greensboro, N.C. and legal analysts are already saying the face of the trial has changed - it's not so much the United States v. John Edwards as it is John Edwards v. Andrew Young.
Young was an aide on Edwards campaign who was one of the key players in the cover-up of the Rielle Hunter affair and subsequent birth of her daughter Quinn, who is Edwards' daughter. The defense is claiming Young pocketed most of the $725,000 used in the cover-up instead of Edwards using campaign donations strictly to hide the affair from the press, as the prosecution is claiming.
The prosecution is also alleging that Edwards asked Young to claim he (Young) was the actual father of Rielle's baby, while the defense claims this was Young's idea...
- 4/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Why is Anthony Weiner getting destroyed for sins that other politicians have skated past? Howard Kurtz explains why the press pounces selectively-and outlines the new rules of survival.
On the afternoon that Anthony Weiner tearfully confessed to all manner of X-rated misadventures, I furiously scribbled notes and banged out a story for The Daily Beast-one of several on a seamy saga that, as they say, has nothing but readers.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Salesman Obama Needs
I did much the same-writing, editing, blabbing-when Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and John Edwards became tabloid fodder over the past few weeks, interviewing everyone from the Los Angeles Times reporter who disclosed Arnold's love child to the lawyer for Andrew Young, who claimed to be the dad of Edwards' love child as part of one of that bizarre coverup.
In short, I am not a conscientious objector in these matters. I...
On the afternoon that Anthony Weiner tearfully confessed to all manner of X-rated misadventures, I furiously scribbled notes and banged out a story for The Daily Beast-one of several on a seamy saga that, as they say, has nothing but readers.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Salesman Obama Needs
I did much the same-writing, editing, blabbing-when Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and John Edwards became tabloid fodder over the past few weeks, interviewing everyone from the Los Angeles Times reporter who disclosed Arnold's love child to the lawyer for Andrew Young, who claimed to be the dad of Edwards' love child as part of one of that bizarre coverup.
In short, I am not a conscientious objector in these matters. I...
- 6/13/2011
- by Howard Kurtz
- The Daily Beast
With his daughter Cate standing behind him, John Edwards spoke out Friday after pleading not guilty to using campaign money to cover up his mistress and love child. "There is no question that I’ve done wrong," Edwards, 57, said outside the federal courthouse in Winston-Salem, N.C. "I take full responsibility for having done wrong. I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I’ve caused to others. But I did not break the law, and I never, ever thought I was breaking the law." Related: John Edwards Indicted on Charges of Misusing...
- 6/3/2011
- by Sara Hammel and Sharon Cotliar
- PEOPLE.com
Former Democratic presidential nominee John Edwards has been indicted on charges he violated election laws and allegedly used $1 million in illegal campaign donations to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter. Hunter was a videographer on John Edward’s 2008 campaign when the two started having an affair.
“Mr. Edwards is alleged to have accepted more than $900,000 in an effort to conceal from the public facts that he believed would harm his candidacy,” Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer said in a press statement. “As this indictment shows, we will not permit candidates for high office to abuse their special ability to access the coffers of their political supporters to circumvent our election laws.”
Edwards repeatedly denied accusations he was sleeping with Hunter and later also denied he was the father of her child, even after photos of him visiting them in a hotel surfaced in the National Enquirer. In January of last year,...
“Mr. Edwards is alleged to have accepted more than $900,000 in an effort to conceal from the public facts that he believed would harm his candidacy,” Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer said in a press statement. “As this indictment shows, we will not permit candidates for high office to abuse their special ability to access the coffers of their political supporters to circumvent our election laws.”
Edwards repeatedly denied accusations he was sleeping with Hunter and later also denied he was the father of her child, even after photos of him visiting them in a hotel surfaced in the National Enquirer. In January of last year,...
- 6/3/2011
- by Laura Vess
- SnarkFood.com
John Edwards has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of breaking campaign finance laws. The 2008 presidential candidate has been accused of using political funds in order to cover up his affair scandal and secret love child. Edwards admitted to fathering a 2-year-old daughter with former mistress Rielle Hunter in January 2010, prompting his split from his former wife, the late Elizabeth Edwards. Investigators allege that money paid to Hunter and former political aide Andrew Young to keep the scandal under wraps was pulled from campaign (more)...
- 6/3/2011
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
John Edwards has been officially indicted by a federal grand jury, after a two-year investigation into his allegedly using campaign funds to cover up his extramarital affair with staffer Rielle Hunter during the 2008 presidential campaign, reports the AP.
What a grand jury indictment means is that a jury was impaneled as a sort of "fact-finding mission." The grand jury heard the evidence and ruled as to whether there was enough evidence to proceed with a trial. Now a new jury will be selected and the trial will move forward, barring any kind of plea agreement on Edwards' part.
In this case, federal prosecutors have approved criminal charges for Edwards, saying that hundreds of thousands of dollars in donor contributions should have been publicly reported instead of used to keep his mistress a secret.
If Edwards pleads guilty to a felony charge, he will lose his license to practice law. But...
What a grand jury indictment means is that a jury was impaneled as a sort of "fact-finding mission." The grand jury heard the evidence and ruled as to whether there was enough evidence to proceed with a trial. Now a new jury will be selected and the trial will move forward, barring any kind of plea agreement on Edwards' part.
In this case, federal prosecutors have approved criminal charges for Edwards, saying that hundreds of thousands of dollars in donor contributions should have been publicly reported instead of used to keep his mistress a secret.
If Edwards pleads guilty to a felony charge, he will lose his license to practice law. But...
- 6/3/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Justice Department is reportedly on the brink of indicting John Edwards for campaign-finance violations. Daniel Stone breaks down the case, the charges, and Edwards's worst-case scenario.
It's been a rough few days for John Edwards, the former presidential candidate turned possible criminal defendant. The Department of Justice revealed this week it was moving toward a criminal indictment of Edwards for violating election law, specifically using campaign money to support his mistress, Rielle Hunter, and their child together. Edwards's lawyer has maintained his client's innocence. The Daily Beast quizzed some experts on the legal questions, and Edwards's worst-case scenario.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Elizabeth Edwards' Brave Message
Why is this a criminal case?
Statue violations for John Smith would probably end with a plea deal that includes community service, a fine, or some public punishment like the confiscation of licenses. But John Edwards could be facing jail time.
It's been a rough few days for John Edwards, the former presidential candidate turned possible criminal defendant. The Department of Justice revealed this week it was moving toward a criminal indictment of Edwards for violating election law, specifically using campaign money to support his mistress, Rielle Hunter, and their child together. Edwards's lawyer has maintained his client's innocence. The Daily Beast quizzed some experts on the legal questions, and Edwards's worst-case scenario.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Elizabeth Edwards' Brave Message
Why is this a criminal case?
Statue violations for John Smith would probably end with a plea deal that includes community service, a fine, or some public punishment like the confiscation of licenses. But John Edwards could be facing jail time.
- 5/26/2011
- by Daniel Stone
- The Daily Beast
HollywoodNews.com: The 14th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce that producers Danny Boyle and Christian Colson will be honored with the “Hollywood Producer Award,” screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will get the “Hollywood Screenwriter Award,” and Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall will be honored with the “Hollywood Editor Award” at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.
The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder of the Hollywood Awards Gala.
“We are honored to recognize these exceptionally talented artists for their outstanding work and creative vision at this year’s Hollywood Awards Gala,” said de Abreu.
Previously announced honorees for this year’s Hollywood Awards Gala include: Sean Penn for the “Humanitarian Award”; Helena Bonham Carter for the “Supporting Actress Award”; Sam Rockwell for the “Supporting Actor Award”; Andrew Garfield for the “Breakthrough Actor Award”; Mia Wasikowska for the “Breakthrough Actress...
The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder of the Hollywood Awards Gala.
“We are honored to recognize these exceptionally talented artists for their outstanding work and creative vision at this year’s Hollywood Awards Gala,” said de Abreu.
Previously announced honorees for this year’s Hollywood Awards Gala include: Sean Penn for the “Humanitarian Award”; Helena Bonham Carter for the “Supporting Actress Award”; Sam Rockwell for the “Supporting Actor Award”; Andrew Garfield for the “Breakthrough Actor Award”; Mia Wasikowska for the “Breakthrough Actress...
- 9/27/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
Aaron Sorkin, creator of “The West Wing” and screenwriter of David Fincher’s The Social Network, is making his directorial debut on an adaptation of The Politician, a tell-all book from former John Edwards aide Andrew Young.
Sorkin will write, direct, and produce the film, which is not yet set up at a studio. His experience with politics as a backdrop for social issues and thought-provoking storytelling extends past “The West Wing” to his screenplays for The American President and Charlie Wilson’s War, which only adds to the intrigue for Sorkin’s first directorial effort.
Young was a key member of Edwards’ 2008 presidential campaign when the Senator from North Carolina ran against and later endorsed current President Barack Obama. The staffer initially claimed paternity of Rielle Hunter’s child, Quinn, during an adultery scandal that rocked Edwards’ political status, but later Young recanted when Edwards admitted to being the father.
Sorkin will write, direct, and produce the film, which is not yet set up at a studio. His experience with politics as a backdrop for social issues and thought-provoking storytelling extends past “The West Wing” to his screenplays for The American President and Charlie Wilson’s War, which only adds to the intrigue for Sorkin’s first directorial effort.
Young was a key member of Edwards’ 2008 presidential campaign when the Senator from North Carolina ran against and later endorsed current President Barack Obama. The staffer initially claimed paternity of Rielle Hunter’s child, Quinn, during an adultery scandal that rocked Edwards’ political status, but later Young recanted when Edwards admitted to being the father.
- 7/20/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
INFphoto.com, Getty Images
Get ready because this scandal just got a little more scandalous! Senator John Edwards’ sordid affairs will now become the basis for a film!
John Edwards seemed like the man who had it all: A beautiful wife, family, and the possibility of becoming the 44th President of the United States. But he threw it all away when he cheated on his loyal wife of 33 years Elizabeth Edwards, 61, while she was battling breast cancer. John, 61, fathered a love-child, Francis Quinn, 2, with Rielle Hunter, a film producer who he met on the campaign trail. Nikki Finke at Deadline.com, reports West Wing creator, Aaron Sorkin will make the film based on the book The Politician, by John’s former aide, Andrew Young, 44.
“This is a first hand account of an extraordinary story filled with motivations, decisions and consequences that would have lit Shakespeare up,” says Aaron in a statement.
Get ready because this scandal just got a little more scandalous! Senator John Edwards’ sordid affairs will now become the basis for a film!
John Edwards seemed like the man who had it all: A beautiful wife, family, and the possibility of becoming the 44th President of the United States. But he threw it all away when he cheated on his loyal wife of 33 years Elizabeth Edwards, 61, while she was battling breast cancer. John, 61, fathered a love-child, Francis Quinn, 2, with Rielle Hunter, a film producer who he met on the campaign trail. Nikki Finke at Deadline.com, reports West Wing creator, Aaron Sorkin will make the film based on the book The Politician, by John’s former aide, Andrew Young, 44.
“This is a first hand account of an extraordinary story filled with motivations, decisions and consequences that would have lit Shakespeare up,” says Aaron in a statement.
- 7/16/2010
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
Saga of disgraced politician is an 'extraordinary story,' 'West Wing' creator says.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
John Edwards
Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik/ Getty Images
The saga of disgraced North Carolina politician John Edwards is on its way to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter and "The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin has acquired the rights to the tell-all "The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down." The tome was penned by Edwards aide Andrew Young, who divulged damaging details about the pol's extramarital affair.
Edwards was vilified in the press for carrying on an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. The politician was apparently cheating with Hunter while his wife, Elizabeth, battled cancer. The former senator, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, also fathered a daughter with Hunter. Edwards initially denied he was the child's father...
By Mawuse Ziegbe
John Edwards
Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik/ Getty Images
The saga of disgraced North Carolina politician John Edwards is on its way to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter and "The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin has acquired the rights to the tell-all "The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down." The tome was penned by Edwards aide Andrew Young, who divulged damaging details about the pol's extramarital affair.
Edwards was vilified in the press for carrying on an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. The politician was apparently cheating with Hunter while his wife, Elizabeth, battled cancer. The former senator, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, also fathered a daughter with Hunter. Edwards initially denied he was the child's father...
- 7/16/2010
- MTV Movie News
Saga of disgraced politician is an 'extraordinary story,' 'West Wing' creator says.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
John Edwards
Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik/ Getty Images
The saga of disgraced North Carolina politician John Edwards is on its way to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter and "The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin has acquired the rights to the tell-all "The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down." The tome was penned by Edwards aide Andrew Young, who divulged damaging details about the pol's extramarital affair.
Edwards was vilified in the press for carrying on an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. The politician was apparently cheating with Hunter while his wife, Elizabeth, battled cancer. The former senator, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, also fathered a daughter with Hunter. Edwards initially denied he was the child's father...
By Mawuse Ziegbe
John Edwards
Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik/ Getty Images
The saga of disgraced North Carolina politician John Edwards is on its way to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter and "The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin has acquired the rights to the tell-all "The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down." The tome was penned by Edwards aide Andrew Young, who divulged damaging details about the pol's extramarital affair.
Edwards was vilified in the press for carrying on an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. The politician was apparently cheating with Hunter while his wife, Elizabeth, battled cancer. The former senator, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, also fathered a daughter with Hunter. Edwards initially denied he was the child's father...
- 7/16/2010
- MTV Music News
West Wing creator and An American President scribe Aaron Sorkin will make his feature directorial debut on a drama that chronicles the scandalous implosion of Senator John Edwards' 2008 run to be the Democratic presidential candidate. It ended shockingly when a tabloid newspaper revealed that the married senator had fathered an illegitimate child with Rielle Hunter -- a claim Edwards denied, denied, denied, and then finally admitted, much to the amazement of his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth who was blindsided. Sorkin has optioned The Politician, the book by one-time Edwards aide Andrew Young that was published last January by Thomas Dunne Books. "This [...]...
- 7/16/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
The former aide to John Edwards, Andrew Young, reacts to Edwards' wife Elizabeth opening up about her husband's scandalous affair with Rielle Hunter. When news surfaced that Hunter was pregnant, Young attempted to cover up the former senator's affair by saying that he was the father of the child. Edwards later admitted to being the biological parent of Hunter's daughter Frances Quinn. Earlier this week, Elizabeth spoke out about the affair but Young says he was not satisfied with her interviews, telling Et, "As much as I admire Elizabeth's resilience and understand her pain, I am disappointed that she is not yet facing the truth about the scandal that hurt so many people, and our country. She is not facing the facts and not taking responsibility for her role in constructing the myth of John Edwards and enabling him to carry on a terrible deception." He adds, "Instead she...
- 7/1/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Disgraced former vice presidential candidate and senator John Edwards reportedly wants to work out a "plea deal" to avoid serving jail time. And that will involve him having to admit his guilt. For the third time.
He denied having an affair with Rielle Hunter, then denied he was the father of her child. He recanted on both of those denials. Is he ready for another one?
Edwards has been investigated for a year by the feds, including the FBI and IRS, for alleged campaign violations related to paying his mistress Rielle Hunter.
According to the National Enquirer, who broke the story, an indictment is coming and John is terrified of going to prison.
"He's been working "around-the-clock behind the scenes with his lawyers to work out a deal with prosecutors," they report. "John does not want to be indicted -- and he certainly doesn't want to go to jail! It...
He denied having an affair with Rielle Hunter, then denied he was the father of her child. He recanted on both of those denials. Is he ready for another one?
Edwards has been investigated for a year by the feds, including the FBI and IRS, for alleged campaign violations related to paying his mistress Rielle Hunter.
According to the National Enquirer, who broke the story, an indictment is coming and John is terrified of going to prison.
"He's been working "around-the-clock behind the scenes with his lawyers to work out a deal with prosecutors," they report. "John does not want to be indicted -- and he certainly doesn't want to go to jail! It...
- 5/19/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Oprah Winfrey had her high-profile interview with John Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter this afternoon. It comes as a bit of an anticlimax in the wake of GQ's profile of her from last month, if only because a lot of Hunter's more gossipy bombshells about the endlessly sordid tale of her affair with the one-time presidential candidate have been picked over by now. Still, it made for some compelling TV to watch Oprah walk the line between sympathetic listener and skeptical inquisitor. As in the GQ interview, Hunter had an endless supply of New-Age nuggets about helping Edwards find "his authentic...
- 4/29/2010
- by Kerrie Mitchell
- EW.com - PopWatch
John Edwards’s former mistress Rielle Hunter contends that she is not to blame for the demise of the politician's marriage to Elizabeth Edwards and that the couple had problems for "many years" before she entered the picture. "I do not believe I wrecked his home," Hunter, who has a child with Edwards, says on The Oprah Winfrey Show Thursday. She says people who call her a fame-seeker or home-wrecker "bought into the myth of the [Edwards] marriage, [that] it was so perfect and it was so wonderful and I destroyed it," she says. Photos: Scandalized! Famous Other WomenHunter knew Edwards was...
- 4/29/2010
- by Hilary Shenfeld
- PEOPLE.com
The ex mistress to former Senator John Edwards, Rielle Hunter, appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to offer her side of the story and talk about why she doesn't believe she ruined Edwards' marriage. When asked if she thought she broke up a marriage and a family, Hunter responds, "absolutely not." She adds, "I don't believe I wrecked his home. ... A lot of people bought into the myth of the marriage, the Edwards marriage." "My intention is to never to hurt anyone. ... I think Elizabeth [Edwards] has been hurt by the whole process," Hunter says, adding that Oprah would have to ask Elizabeth if Hunter personally hurt her. Hunter recalls how Edwards reacted to hearing the news that she was pregnant. "He was very gracious," she tells Oprah. "He said, 'Whatever you decide to do, I fully support you.' ... He had a lot of issues with the timing." Hunter admits...
- 4/29/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
If Hollywood decided to make a biopic about the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter sex scandal, who would you cast in the choice roles?
"Extra" took a stab at the casting choices: Kevin Costner as the former Sen. John Edwards; "24's" Cherry Jones as Elizabeth Edwards; "The Office's" John Krasinski as Edward's aide Andrew Young; and Brit siren Sienna Miller as the mistress, Rielle Hunter.
Let us know who'd You pick -- tell us in the comments below!
"Extra" took a stab at the casting choices: Kevin Costner as the former Sen. John Edwards; "24's" Cherry Jones as Elizabeth Edwards; "The Office's" John Krasinski as Edward's aide Andrew Young; and Brit siren Sienna Miller as the mistress, Rielle Hunter.
Let us know who'd You pick -- tell us in the comments below!
- 3/17/2010
- Extra
John Edwards' former aide, Andrew Young, has some choice words to say about the sex scandal that rocked Capitol Hill.
Young, who was once the former senator's closest confidante, sits down with "Extra" to talk about how Edwards and his wife Elizabeth believed they could have it all.
"They thought they were destined to be the first family," Young says of the estranged couple. "After that, they lost their way." Young believes Elizabeth Edwards is equally at fault.
Young, who was once the former senator's closest confidante, sits down with "Extra" to talk about how Edwards and his wife Elizabeth believed they could have it all.
"They thought they were destined to be the first family," Young says of the estranged couple. "After that, they lost their way." Young believes Elizabeth Edwards is equally at fault.
- 3/17/2010
- Extra
In case you missed it, here are some key concepts surrounding this bizarre story: Presidential Candidacy, Baby Dady, Mistress, Sex Tape, Cover up and Mastermind. The players? John Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Elizabeth Edwards and Andrew Young (former staffer to the Edwards presidential campaign.) Yesterday, Geraldo Rivera interviewed Young about the existence of the so called steamy sex tape, a video of which follows...
- 3/15/2010
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
With former John Edwards's aide - and controversial The Politician author - Andrew Young facing possible jail time at the end of this week, Elizabeth Edwards's sister, Nancy Anania, sounded a note of vindication when she told People that a contempt-of-court finding against Young was "inevitable." "People who have read his book know he was willing to lie for years before the book was written," says Anania. "It would naturally follow he is willing to lie after the book was written." Young, whose recently published (and best-selling) book paints an especially ruthless caricature of Anania's older sister - and Edwards's now-estranged wife - Elizabeth,...
- 3/10/2010
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall
- PEOPLE.com
How deep does loyalty go on Capitol Hill? Oprah finds out by grilling author Andrew Young on his shenanigans as an aide to Senator John Edwards.
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Young, author of the bestselling novel "The Politician," admits he was willing to take responsibility as the baby daddy to Edwards' love child with Rielle Hunter.
Young tells the talk show host he "truly believed in John Edwards" and loved him "like a brother.
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Young, author of the bestselling novel "The Politician," admits he was willing to take responsibility as the baby daddy to Edwards' love child with Rielle Hunter.
Young tells the talk show host he "truly believed in John Edwards" and loved him "like a brother.
- 2/24/2010
- Extra
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former senator John Edwards, has had to endure their personal affairs being aired to the public. Her husband's former aid Andrew Young even wrote a book about the scandal that split the Edwards family apart -- a tome now on the NY Times best seller list. Now Elizabeth is reportedly threatening legal action if Andrew continues to speak about her personal life. Should she sue for silence? Give us your thoughts in the comments below, then take our poll to tell us: What side are you on?
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- 2/11/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
A stunning report in the National Enquirer claims that former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards punched his wife Elizabeth Edwards in the ribs after an argument over the holidays.
The abuse allegations reportedly come from a close friend of Elizabeth, claiming that Mrs. Edwards lost hope of saving their marriage after John punched her.
According to the Enquirer, Elizabeth suspected John slept with former mistress and babymama Rielle Hunter over the holidays, and she...
The abuse allegations reportedly come from a close friend of Elizabeth, claiming that Mrs. Edwards lost hope of saving their marriage after John punched her.
According to the Enquirer, Elizabeth suspected John slept with former mistress and babymama Rielle Hunter over the holidays, and she...
- 2/3/2010
- Extra
Andrew Young, former aide to John Edwards, appeared on "Good Morning America" on Monday and continued to detail the cover-up of Edwards' affair with ex-mistress Rielle Hunter. Young talked to "Gma" correspondent George Stephanopoulos and explained their reasoning for not coming clean about Edwards' love child from the beginning. He gave four reasons for not telling the truth including Elizabeth Edwards' health condition and her battle with cancer. "John made it very clear that she was going to die very shortly. He did not want to see Elizabeth die like this with this on the front page," he says, referring to Edwards fathering his mistress' baby. The former aide and author of the new tell-all book The Politician said he "deeply believed" in Edwards' causes and thought he was the only viable candidate at the time who could beat Senator John McCain in the presidential race. "In our defense... we...
- 2/1/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Mansion hideaways, an alias, a sports car… In a bombshell interview on Friday's night's "20/20," John Edwards' former aide Andrew Young claimed that over a million dollars had been poured into the cover-up of Edwards' affair with ex-mistress Rielle Hunter. Young held hands with his wife Cheri as he told ABC News' Bob Woodruff about the expenses that allegedly went into keeping the then-pregnant Hunter out of the spotlight during Edwards' presidential campaign. "Money was no object. We were living in mansions, flying around in jets. It was like falling down a rabbit hole," Young said. "20/20" says Edwards' campaign finance chairman, the late Fred Baron, rented a $20,000-a-month Montecito ranch house for the Youngs and Hunter to live in while waiting for Hunter’s daughter with Edwards, Frances Quinn, to be born. Young claims he and Edwards also received a total of more than $700,000 in checks from Rachel "Bunny" Mellon,...
- 1/31/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Andrew Young, the ex-aide to embattled two-time former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, says he has an alleged sex tape depicting the former senator and his then-mistress Rielle Hunter - and that the tape is in a safe-deposit box. "We were offered millions for that stupid tape," he tells People. He says he and his wife Cheri found the tape in "a box of trash filled with crinkled paper and tapes" left behind by Hunter. He says they never considered selling it: "We couldn't live with ourselves." Young, 43, served as an aide to Edwards for more than nine years. Just before the 2008 presidential primaries began,...
- 1/30/2010
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
Andrew Young, the ex-aide of former Senator John Edwards, claims he has the sex tape of Edwards and one-time mistress Rielle Hunter. Young says the tape is in a safe-deposit box.
Young was an aide to Edwards for more than nine years.
In his newly released book, "The Politician," Young says he watched the tape that showed Edwards and a pregnant Hunter engaged in a sex act.
"We were offered millions for that stupid tape,...
Young was an aide to Edwards for more than nine years.
In his newly released book, "The Politician," Young says he watched the tape that showed Edwards and a pregnant Hunter engaged in a sex act.
"We were offered millions for that stupid tape,...
- 1/30/2010
- Extra
John Edwards has admitted to fathering Rielle Hunter's child. Elizabeth has left him. The actual affair revelation was so very long ago. And it's not like he's a big-deal golfer or anything like that. But apparently there's even more to know about the onetime presidential candidate, according to his former aide turned tell-all author, Andrew Young, who showed up on 20/20 tonight to peddle his tome, The Politician. Like that there's a Hunter-Edwards sex tape. That they slept in the bed he shared with his cancer-stricken wife. That the ex-senator wanted his mistress to get an abortion. And that "their song" was the Dave Matthews Band's "Steady As We Go." What...
- 1/30/2010
- E! Online
A spokesperson for Elizabeth Edwards is going on the record regarding explosive new allegations about Elizabeth's estranged husband, former senator John Edwards. Elizabeth, who announced earlier this week that she is separated from John, responded through her rep to allegations she says were made in a book, The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down, written by John's former aide Andrew Young. "Elizabeth is moving on with her life and wants to put this difficult chapter behind her. It was an excruciatingly painful period for her and she [has] no interest in rehashing the past. Based on the limited portions of the book that have been made available, it is clear it contains many falsehoods and exaggerations," the rep told "The Insider." "She will not engage in a dialogue on each of the false charges, but would like to...
- 1/29/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
The long, very public fall from grace for former Senator John Edwards appears to have no end in sight.
Now, according to court documents obtained by AP on Friday, Edwards' baby mama, Rielle Hunter, has been granted a temporary restraining order against former Edwards aide Andrew Young, seeking the return of a "very private and personal" tape, which could fetch a tidy sum from the tabloids.
Hunter's affidavit said, in part, "In or about September 2006, using my video camera,...
Now, according to court documents obtained by AP on Friday, Edwards' baby mama, Rielle Hunter, has been granted a temporary restraining order against former Edwards aide Andrew Young, seeking the return of a "very private and personal" tape, which could fetch a tidy sum from the tabloids.
Hunter's affidavit said, in part, "In or about September 2006, using my video camera,...
- 1/29/2010
- Extra
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John Edwards went to extreme lengths to hide his pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter! He spent over $1 million keeping her a secret!
John Edwards spent $1 million to hide his affair with his pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter, according to new revelations by his presidential campaign aide Andrew Young.
Details of this sordid story, which will all be revealed on ABC’s 20/20 tonight, have begun trickling out. Andrew has said that there is even a sex tape of John and Rielle, that was shot while Rielle was pregnant. On Good Morning America today, it was reported that Rielle filed a lawsuit against Young trying to stop the use of her image … including protecting the release of a “personal video” which Young claims is a sex tape.
Young discussed his book “The Politician” on Good Morning America today, and described how Edwards spent “over $1 million” to keep Rielle hidden. Watch!
John Edwards went to extreme lengths to hide his pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter! He spent over $1 million keeping her a secret!
John Edwards spent $1 million to hide his affair with his pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter, according to new revelations by his presidential campaign aide Andrew Young.
Details of this sordid story, which will all be revealed on ABC’s 20/20 tonight, have begun trickling out. Andrew has said that there is even a sex tape of John and Rielle, that was shot while Rielle was pregnant. On Good Morning America today, it was reported that Rielle filed a lawsuit against Young trying to stop the use of her image … including protecting the release of a “personal video” which Young claims is a sex tape.
Young discussed his book “The Politician” on Good Morning America today, and described how Edwards spent “over $1 million” to keep Rielle hidden. Watch!
- 1/29/2010
- by Corynne
- HollywoodLife
In a new ABC interview Andrew Young, a former aide to John Edwards, makes explosive allegations -- including that Edwards wanted his mistress to abort their baby and that Young saw a sex tape starring the former presidential candidate. Young told ABC News' Bob Woodruff that after Edwards learned that his mistress Rielle Hunter was pregnant, "the senator tried to convince her to have an abortion. ... He tried to convince me to convince Rielle to have an abortion." Young also told Woodruff that Edwards was not sure if Hunter's baby was his because, according to Edwards, Hunter was a "weird slut and a freak." "He was cussing her out, calling her crazy ... and saying that ... she had sworn to him that she was physically unable to get pregnant. And that he just felt like he had been set up," Young said of Edwards' reaction to the pregnancy. Hunter's baby,...
- 1/28/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Just when you thought the whole Edwards affair -- pregnant mistress, cancer-stricken wife, lies and more lies -- could not possibly get any sleazier.
Former democratic presidential candidate John Edwards made a sex tape with his mistress Rielle Hunter, according to Andrew Young, his ex-aide, who has written a book about the Edwards campaign and the affair.
Ok, this enough to make both Elizabeth Edwards and the Dish Rag throw up.
Young claims that he found the videotape in July 2008 while going through garbage at a Raleigh, North Carolina house Rielle Hunter once lived in. "There was one tape that was marked 'special,'" Young told ABC News in a clip that will air on 20/20 Friday.
"It's a sex tape of Rielle and John Edwards made just a couple of months before the Iowa caucuses."
"It's definitely him... but you see -- you clearly see his face for a long time.
Former democratic presidential candidate John Edwards made a sex tape with his mistress Rielle Hunter, according to Andrew Young, his ex-aide, who has written a book about the Edwards campaign and the affair.
Ok, this enough to make both Elizabeth Edwards and the Dish Rag throw up.
Young claims that he found the videotape in July 2008 while going through garbage at a Raleigh, North Carolina house Rielle Hunter once lived in. "There was one tape that was marked 'special,'" Young told ABC News in a clip that will air on 20/20 Friday.
"It's a sex tape of Rielle and John Edwards made just a couple of months before the Iowa caucuses."
"It's definitely him... but you see -- you clearly see his face for a long time.
- 1/28/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Elizabeth Edwards and John Edwards are officially kaput. As in legally separated. And in a year, according to North Carolina law, they can get divorced.
John says separation from his wife is an "extraordinarily sad moment." But it sure sounds like Elizabeth got out just in time.
Andrea Purse, a friend of Elizabeth Edwards, confirmed the separation to The Associated Press
"Elizabeth is moving on with her life and wants to put this difficult chapter behind her," a statement released by Purse said.
Difficult indeed.
Even more so when the shocking new book by Edwards aide, Andrew Young, comes out.
Young's book details how Edwards tried to hide the affair.and asked Young to find a doctor who might fake a paternity test. He also asked him to steal a diaper from the baby to determine whether it was really his. Young also claims that the married couple sought to politicize her cancer diagnosis.
John says separation from his wife is an "extraordinarily sad moment." But it sure sounds like Elizabeth got out just in time.
Andrea Purse, a friend of Elizabeth Edwards, confirmed the separation to The Associated Press
"Elizabeth is moving on with her life and wants to put this difficult chapter behind her," a statement released by Purse said.
Difficult indeed.
Even more so when the shocking new book by Edwards aide, Andrew Young, comes out.
Young's book details how Edwards tried to hide the affair.and asked Young to find a doctor who might fake a paternity test. He also asked him to steal a diaper from the baby to determine whether it was really his. Young also claims that the married couple sought to politicize her cancer diagnosis.
- 1/27/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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Details of disgraced senator John Edwards‘ affair with Rielle Hunter are all coming to light in a new book by Edwards aide Andrew Young. In “The Politician,” Young revels how the senator began cheating on his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth Edwards, with Rielle in 2006, at the start his presidential campaign.
The sordid details include Rielle getting pregnant, Edwards begging Young to say he was the father, and even a sex tape. Check out the shudder-worthy details from The Daily News, which obtained a copy of the book.
Edwards asked Young to publicly say he was the father of Rielle’s child. Young says “he went along with the paternity scheme out of a cultish loyalty to the candidate – and because he believed Edwards would save his career even as Elizabeth Edwards trashed him.” Edwards brought Rielle to the home in North Carolina he shared with Elizabeth, and...
Details of disgraced senator John Edwards‘ affair with Rielle Hunter are all coming to light in a new book by Edwards aide Andrew Young. In “The Politician,” Young revels how the senator began cheating on his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth Edwards, with Rielle in 2006, at the start his presidential campaign.
The sordid details include Rielle getting pregnant, Edwards begging Young to say he was the father, and even a sex tape. Check out the shudder-worthy details from The Daily News, which obtained a copy of the book.
Edwards asked Young to publicly say he was the father of Rielle’s child. Young says “he went along with the paternity scheme out of a cultish loyalty to the candidate – and because he believed Edwards would save his career even as Elizabeth Edwards trashed him.” Edwards brought Rielle to the home in North Carolina he shared with Elizabeth, and...
- 1/27/2010
- by Corynne
- HollywoodLife
Former Senator John Edwards released a statement to NBC News saying, "I am Quinn's father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves. I have been able to spend time with her during the past year and trust that future efforts to show her the love and affection she deserves can be done privately and in peace."
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- 1/21/2010
- Extra
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyTwo-time former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has finally admitted he is the father of 2-year-old child of his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, it was announced by NBC News on Thursday's Today show. Attorneys for the former North Carolina senator say he's been providing financial support for 2-year-old Quinn for about a year, and Edwards has recently signed a child-support agreement with Hunter. In a statement to NBC, Edwards says: "I am Quinn's father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves.
- 1/21/2010
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
What's up with John Edwards? If you had him on Google Alert this weekend, your e-mail inbox would have been swamped after the New York Times published a story speculating about whether the two-time Democratic presidential candidate - who has already admitted to two-timing his wife of more than 30 years, Elizabeth Edwards - is ready to admit he fathered a child with a former campaign worker. In August 2008, Edwards, after earlier denials, confirmed that he had an affair with Rielle Hunter, a videographer he met on his 2008 campaign. At the time, Edwards, now 56, denied fathering a child, saying the relationship...
- 9/21/2009
- PEOPLE.com
From the tiny township of Dixville Notch, N.H., to the sidewalks of Santa Monica, voters flocked to the polls in record numbers Tuesday in what is arguably the most important as well as the most exhilarating election in decades. And for these last crucial 24 hours, the media -- starting abroad with foreign broadcasters, the worldwide blogosphere, cable news networks, radio pundits and the Big Four -- rose to the occasion with blanket coverage of the historic returns. The Hollywood Reporter also fielded a global team to provide readers with a blow-by-blow rundown of the round-the-clock highlights. All times Est.
2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
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2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
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- 11/4/2008
- by By Erik Pedersen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After repeated denials that he was involved in an extramarital relationship, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has confirmed that he indeed did have an affair with 44-year old Rielle Hunter, though he denies that he loved her. Speaking to ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff in an interview scheduled to air Friday on Nightline, Edwards cited the timing of Rielle's baby's birth, on Feb. 27, 2008, as proving he is not the father, because the affair with Hunter had ended, he said. He has not submitted to a paternity test. Former campaign aide Andrew Young has claimed paternity of the child.'Surprised...
- 8/8/2008
- by Stephen M. Silverman and Sandra Sobieraj
- PEOPLE.com
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