John Edwards caught with mistress and love child!

[tkdgirl]

Vice Presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards was caught visiting his mistress and secret love child at 2:40 this morning in a Los Angeles hotel by the NATIONAL ENQUIRER.

The married ex-senator from North Carolina- whose wife Elizabeth continues to battle cancer -- met with his mistress, blonde divorcee Rielle Hunter, at the Beverly Hilton on Monday night July 21 - and the NATIONAL ENQUIRER was there! He didn't leave until early the next morning.

Rielle had driven to Los Angeles from Santa Barbara with a male friend for the rendezvous with Edwards. The former senator attended a press event Monday afternoon with L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the topic of how to combat homelessness.

But a months-long NATIONAL ENQUIRER investigation had yielded information that Rielle and Edwards, 54, had arranged to secretly meet afterward and for the ex-senator to spend some time with both his mistress and the love child who he refuses to publicly acknowledge as his own.

The NATIONAL ENQUIRER broke the story of Edwards' love child scandal last year, when Rielle was still pregnant and Edwards was still considered a strong candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Both parties denied the NATIONAL ENQUIRER report and a close friend of Edwards' came forward and said he was the father of Rielle's baby. But sources told the NATIONAL ENQUIRER a far different story - they revealed that Edwards was engineering a massive cover up of his shocking infidelity.

Sources came forward after that story appeared and told The NATIONAL ENQUIRER that Edwards and Rielle had met secretly several times, so that he could see his baby and continue his relationship with Rielle.

The NATIONAL ENQUIRER learned ahead of time that one such meeting was set for yesterday.

At 9:45 p.m. (PST) Monday Edwards appeared at the hotel, and was dropped off at a side entrance. NATIONAL ENQUIRER reporter Alan Butterfield witnessed the ex-senator get out of a BMW driven by a male companion and stroll into the hotel.

Said Butterfield: "Edwards was not carrying anything. He walked in alone. He was wearing a blue dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He was looking around nervously before he entered the hotel.

"Once inside, he interestingly bypassed the lobby and ducked down a side stairs to go to the bottom floor to catch the elevator up - rather than taking the elevator in the main lobby. He went out of his way not to be seen."

Meanwhile, Reille had reserved rooms 246 and 252 under the name of the friend who had accompanied her from Santa Barbara, Bob McGovern. Reille was in one room and McGovern was in another with her baby. This allowed her and Edwards to spend time alone, a source revealed.

Edwards went out of the hotel briefly with Reille, they were observed by the NATIONAL ENQUIRER and then went back to her room, where he stayed until attempting to sneak out of the hotel unseen at 2:40 a.m. (PST). But when he emerged alone from an elevator into the hotel basement he was greeted by several reporters from the NATIONAL ENQUIRER.

Senior NATIONAL ENQUIRER Reporter Alexander Hitchen asked Edwards why he was visiting Rielle and whether he was ready to confirm that he was the father of her baby.
Shocked to see a reporter, and without saying anything, Edwards ran up the stairs leading from the hotel basement to the lobby. But, spotting a photographer, he doubled back into the basement. As he emerged from the stairwell, reporter Butterfield questioned him about his hookup with Reille.

Edwards did not answer and then ran into a nearby restroom. He stayed inside for about 15 minutes, refusing to answer questions from the NATIONAL ENQUIRER about what he was doing in the hotel. A group of hotel security men eventually escorted him from the men's room, while preventing the NATIONAL ENQUIRER reporters from following him out of the hotel.

Said reporter Hitchen: "After we confronted him about seeing Rielle, Edwards looked like a deer caught in headlights!

"He was clearly surprised that we had caught him at this very late hour inside the hotel.

"Some guests up at this late hour watched the spectacle in amusement from a staircase nearby."

Meanwhile, Rielle's friend McGovern also refused to answer any questions from the NATIONAL ENQUIRER or offer any explanation for her meeting with Edwards.

The Edwards "love child" scandal drew international press attention after the NATIONAL ENQUIRER published a blockbuster investigation about the politician in our Dec. 31, 2007 print edition.

We reported that Rielle, a woman linked to Edwards in a cheating scandal earlier last year, was more than six months pregnant - and we reported that she told a close confidante that Edwards was the father of her baby!

Edwards denied the affair and that he was the father, and in a bizarre twist, a close friend of his, Alexander Young, said he was the father. Young, 41, was married at the time with three children. The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned he still is married.

Sources told the NATIONAL ENQUIRER exclusively that Edwards had engineered a massive cover up of the affair and love child scandal and that Young was taking the blame for his good friend. At the time Rielle had been relocated from the New York area to Chapel Hill in Edwards' home state of North Carolina, where she was living in an upscale gated community down the street from Young. Strangely, Young even had Rielle to his house for dinner with his wife and kids, the NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned.

Young has been extremely close to Edwards for years and was a key official in his presidential campaign.

Rielle is a self-described filmmaker whose company was hired by a pro-Edwards group called One America Committee. She was paid $114,000 to produce videos for Edwards' campaign and worked with him on those videos.

After story last December, reporters from other media outlets asked Edwards about the report during a campaign stop in Columbia, S.C.

Edwards responded: "The story is false. It's completely untrue, ridiculous," adding: "Anyone who knows me knows that I have been in love with the same woman for 30-plus years."

Rielle issued her own statement, saying in part: "The innuendos and lies that have appeared on the Internet and in the NATIONAL ENQUIRER concerning John Edwards are not true, completely unfounded and ridiculous."

But a source told the NATIONAL ENQUIRER: "Now that it seems to have blown wide open, Rielle may get her wish - all she wants is for John to marry her and for them to live happily ever after with their baby. She's tired of running and living a lie."

A representative for Rielle had no comment on last night's meeting with Edwards.

<b>SEN. JOHN EDWARDS CAUGHT WITH MISTRESS AND LOVE CHILD!</b> - Celebrity News | Gossip - National Enquirer

[Grimmlok]

and the pictures would be?

I mean come on.. it's the Enquirer..

[tkdgirl]

and the pictures would be?

I mean come on.. it's the Enquirer..

Weren't they right about Monica and Bill?

Rergardless, this rumor has been around for a while. It really wouldn't surprise me if its true. Most politicians are cheaters, let alone liars, and Edwards whole 'two Americas' crap was just that- crap- since he lived in an energy hog of a house and paid $400 for haircuts.

And this all while his wife had breast cancer... yuck.

[LynnieD]

His poor wife.....that is all I can think of.

And no wonder he isn't 'interested' in the VP position. Fucking scumbag.

[McJag]

Pictures! Why no pictures?? I hope that if this is true,his wife has ok'd it. That could be-she is very ill & maybe said just be discreet or something. If he was just being sneaky & she gets blindsided,oh man. I would hate that for her so much.

[Butterfly]

If this is true, than fuck him. Have some freaking respect for you sick wife.

[*DIVA!]

I am not calling bullshit just because I am a Democrat, I am calling bullshit because I watched someone with the same disease as Mrs. Edwards struggle, and succumb to it. So, I know how hard it is on ALL involved(it isn't easy to watch a love one go through this). Also, just several short months ago he was a Presidential candidate himself(someone would have snitched!). Plus, it's the freaking Enquirer.. I would've believed Faux news before The Enquirer!!

[A*O]

Riight. So his wife is sick enough for him to withdraw from the Presidential race, but not so sick he can't screw around with other women. Call me Mrs Cynical but I'm thinking he dropped out because he would quickly be exposed as a cheating husband and not to support his sick wife. It's a pretty handy excuse. I saw Elizabeth Edwards on the Colbert Report the other day (not sure how old the show was) and she looked great so I hope her treatment is going well.

[tkdgirl]

I am not calling bullshit just because I am a Democrat, I am calling bullshit because I watched someone with the same disease as Mrs. Edwards struggle, and succumb to it. So, I know how hard it is on ALL involved(it isn't easy to watch a love one go through this). Also, just several short months ago he was a Presidential candidate himself(someone would have snitched!). Plus, it's the freaking Enquirer.. I would've believed Faux news before The Enquirer!!

This rumor started just before he withdrew from the race. And remember, the NE was the one who broke the story about Monica and Bill.

[LynnieD]

I am not calling bullshit just because I am a Democrat, I am calling bullshit because I watched someone with the same disease as Mrs. Edwards struggle, and succumb to it. So, I know how hard it is on ALL involved(it isn't easy to watch a love one go through this). Also, just several short months ago he was a Presidential candidate himself(someone would have snitched!). Plus, it's the freaking Enquirer.. I would've believed Faux news before The Enquirer!!

Democrat here!! And have also seen a woman close to me die of this horrible disease. Have also seen the husband of that someone close CHEAT LIKE A WHORE while this woman was dying of the disease. He didn't even try to hide it (unlike Edwards).
My point: regardless if this is actually TRUE or not, it's not very respectful of his wife who is still battling this disease. Though, not all men are respectful of their wives are they???????

[qwerty]

You know, if this happened somewhere in Europe like France or Italy, I doubt the public would be up in arms. Sex, money and power - they all go together. Mitterand had a mistress or two and nobody cared. That said, I'm not condoning his behavior at all. I'm disappointed and feel badly for his ill and probably long suffering wife.

[Moongirl]

This is the only pic the NE has on their website accompanying the story:

[LynnieD]

^^She's a real beaut there!!!

Lordy....

[tkdgirl]

^^She's a real beaut there!!!

Lordy....

And he looks like the cat that ate the Hunter.

[Sojiita]

Pictures! Why no pictures?? I hope that if this is true,his wife has ok'd it. That could be-she is very ill & maybe said just be discreet or something. If he was just being sneaky & she gets blindsided,oh man. I would hate that for her so much.

This is actually not out of the realm of possibilities. Probably more frequent than people might think-but very controversial so not talked about.

*I am NOT condoning it or agreeing with it..just sayin'*


-*yeah I have actually known people who, while suffering with a terminal illness, have even actively participated in hooking up/setting up their partner for a future relationship to take over after they are gone... again kind of controversial...