Edwards Admits Affair, Denies Having Love Child

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2008 If John Edwards hoped to keep the lid on his extramarital affair with fledgling filmmaker Rielle Hunter, his alleged recent chase scene at a Beverly Hills hotel, co-starring spies from the National Enquirer, probably didn't help matters much. The former presidential candidate has finally owned up to the affair, although he still denies that he fathered Hunter's newborn. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )