BREAKING NEWS: JOHN EDWARDS ADMITS EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRFormer Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has admitted to a long-rumored extramarital affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, 44, but denies that he is the father of her baby daughter.
Edwards, 55, made the admission during an interview with ABC's Nightline that will air Friday night.
The former North Carolina senator – who has been married to wife Elizabeth since 1977 – says he was not in love with Hunter.
Edwards says he has not taken a paternity test to prove he is not the father of Hunter's daughter because he claims the affair ended before she was conceived.
A former campaign aide, Andrew Young, has said he was the father of the child.
Edwards has three children with Elizabeth, who has an incurable form of cancer.
Edwards says the affair began in 2006, when Elizabeth's cancer was in remission and after Hunter was hired to produce films for his presidential campaign. They had met at a NYC bar.
The National Enquirer first reported the affair last fall. Edwards steadfastly denied the accusation at the time.
The Enquirer spotted Edwards visiting Hunter and the baby at the Beverly Hills Hilton last month.
Edwards confirmed the meeting to Nightline and said his wife did not know about it. Usmagazine |
