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Aide: Edwards' Wife Believed Lies About Paternity

Rob Quinn — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:47:45 CDT

Until he finally came clean, John Edwards' dying wife desperately continued to believe his claims that he hadn't fathered a child with mistress Rielle Hunter, a former aide said at his trial yesterday. Jennifer Palmieri testified that she told her close friend Elizabeth Edwards that she believed John was lying,...

101-Year-Old Donor Had Crush on Edwards

Kevin Spak — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:48:05 CDT

Rachel "Bunny" Mellon didn't just throw money at John Edwards because she liked his liberal platform. A close friend of the 101-year-old testified yesterday that the millionaire heiress had something of a crush on the senator, the New York Post reports. "She liked how he looked, what he espoused, and...

Edwards' Betrayed Wife Tore Off Shirt, Collapsed: Aide

Rob Quinn — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 CDT

After learning that John Edwards had lied about breaking off his affair with Rielle Hunter, wife Elizabeth had a meltdown at an airport in North Carolina, a former aide testified at his trial yesterday. Edwards, who was dying of breast cancer, "stormed off and collapsed into a ball in the...

Ignore Candidates' Spouses

Kevin Spak — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:30:05 CST

Ann Romney has been out on the campaign trail recently, attempting to deflate any flip-flopper accusations directed her husband's way. "You want constancy? They’ve been married since the Mesozoic era," quips Frank Bruni of the New York Times . But he’s not impressed. The candidate’s spouse, he writes is a "tired...

Cate Edwards Gets Married

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:49:44 CDT

If anybody has reason to steer clear of the institution of marriage it's probably Cate Edwards, but John Edwards and his oldest daughter marched down the aisle yesterday nonetheless. With a candle at the altar lit in memory of mom Elizabeth, Cate Edwards married her college sweetheart Trevor Upham in...

In Spite of It All, Cate Edwards Stands by Her Dad

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:52:17 CDT

Those who have followed the John Edwards saga were probably surprised to see daughter Cate by his side as he entered a North Carolina federal courthouse last week to plead not guilty. But—despite the fact that dear old dad cheated on Cate’s cancer-stricken mother and then kept his love...

Feds to Indict John Edwards in Mistress Cover-Up

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:00:00 CDT

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...

Elizabeth Edwards Leaves Kids $1.5M Estate

Matt Cantor — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:30:05 CST

Elizabeth Edwards’ three children are set to receive an estate worth almost $1.5 million, reports Raleigh's News & Observer . The family won’t have to pay estate tax because the law expired last year, when she died. Edwards owned two homes, one valued at $6.75 million and the other...

Elizabeth Edwards Cut John From Will

Rob Quinn — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:46:32 CST

Elizabeth Edwards' will has been released, and there no mention of estranged husband John Edwards in it. He was sliced from a new will that was signed less than a week before Edwards' death from breast cancer last month at the age of 61. It leaves all of her possessions...