Have John & Elizabeth Edwards called it quits?

**Laurent** · October 30th, 2008, 10:27 AM

Ringless Wife Ditching John Edwards
6:54 AM on Thu Oct 30 2008
By Ryan Tate
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John Edwards knows how to drag out a scandal. After falsely denying an Oct. 2007 report he was cheating on cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth, a more credible investigation was published in July, and Edwards spent several weeks dodging questions. He eventually confessed to ABC News, but insisted he hadn't fooled around with his mistress since 2006. Everyone thought that was bullshit, and now it looks like they were correct: The Washington Post this week noticed Elizabeth Edwards was missing her wedding band at a recent George Washington University appearance, with her husband absent.

And Page Six heard further whispers:

A source said Edwards is no longer living with Elizabeth and that the couple have separated. But reps for Elizabeth Edwards did not return calls and e-mails.

If Edwards had truly resolved this matter with his wife in 2006, as he claimed to ABC, why would she be leaving him now? It stands to reason the purported split is related to this summer's press coverage of her husband's alleged "love child" with mistress Rielle Hunter.

Perhaps she tried to take John up on his public offer to take a paternity test, and things ended disastrously. Maybe she grew suspicious, as the Times did, about the provenance of the money supporting Hunter and her child. Or maybe the humiliating glare of further media attention finally tore apart a fragile marriage.

In any case, John Edwards will now face — or, more llikely, dodge — renewed questions about the true extent of his relationship with Hunter. And not just from tabloid reporters but also, judging from past coverage, from the likes of the Washington Post and the Times.

Given the more important topics on the national agenda, starting with the election and economic meltdown, Edwards will certainly have the option of punting the scandal a fifth or sixth time, if only by ignoring it. But he won' t be able to keep up the delusion that it is finally behind him.

(Pictures from Washington Post video.)

John Edwards: Ringless Wife Ditching John Edwards

If she has, I wouldn't blame her.

**Sasha** · October 30th, 2008, 10:32 AM

That is so sad and horrible that her marriage is ending now, at the end of her life when she needs her partner the most.

**McJag** · October 30th, 2008, 10:32 AM

Who wants to end their life with the person who betrayed her? She deserves peace and love from her children. Not him.
I wish she would write a scathing book about it all-but she won't. Children.

**BBDSP** · October 30th, 2008, 10:38 AM

I am sure they are both lying low until after the election. But I have privately been hoping that she would leave him after that, get a hefty settlement, and go live on the French riviera, Greek isles, or some such with the kids for the rest of her life.

**Sasha** · October 30th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by McJag

Who wants to end their life with the person who betrayed her? She deserves peace and love from her children. Not him.
I wish she would write a scathing book about it all-but she won't. Children.

I know, but it's still sad. They used to seem so happy and sympatico, you know? Surely she misses the happy times and wishes she could finish out her days with the man she once loved, and probably still does despite everything.

**sluce** · October 30th, 2008, 10:45 AM

There was a story about her on the Today Show this morning but I was drying my hair and only caught the tail end. They said Elizabeth said she making sure her children are left with a positive image of their father in case she does not make it much longer. Here is video of a speech she made in the last few days.

Elizabeth Edwards back after scandal - AOL Video

**cmmdee** · October 30th, 2008, 10:48 AM

Very sad but she deserves better.

He did fuck and father the child of Chupacabras after all.

**Lily** · October 30th, 2008, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by McJag

Who wants to end their life with the person who betrayed her? She deserves peace and love from her children. Not him.
I wish she would write a scathing book about it all-but she won't. Children.

Amen.

**Palermo** · October 30th, 2008, 11:24 AM

I'd rather be alone than having to pretend to be happy with that bastard

**AliceInWonderland** · October 30th, 2008, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Sasha

That is so sad and horrible that her marriage is ending now, at the end of her life when she needs her partner the most.

it is im sure, but everytime she sees his face - i bet she sees his mistress's face and their baby together - which is pretty negative shit right there

i hope by some small chance she can last a while and pain-free i hope. if its too painful physically then i hope she goes peacefully, but happy.
ugh he is just such a lowdown bastard for ruining the last years of her life like this, it really pisses me off, what a scumbag. i just can't imagine. giving her life to him and this was how he thanked her.

**Quazar** · October 30th, 2008, 12:09 PM

I don't blame her one bit. To be around him is a reminder of the betrayal. and she doesn't need the stress of this now. She deserves to be surrounded with positivity from here on.

*DIVA! · October 30th, 2008, 12:56 PM

Good for her!!

**Sweetie** · October 30th, 2008, 01:00 PM

He was a lawyer...that's all you need to know.

They're all assholes.

**MohandasKGanja** · October 30th, 2008, 01:05 PM

Normally, I would try to forgive and forget if this were his only affair.

But Edwards seemed to have thrown almost EVERYBODY in this situation under the bus. His wife going out to defend him. His mistress going into hiding and refusing to take a DNA test. His friend who claimed paternity on Edwards' behalf. His lawyer who admitted funneling payments to the mistress and friend, "but not for the reason people think".

All this, after claiming he was an "authentic" guy -- one of the biggest political implosions in a while. I should never have trusted a guy with that hairstyle.