BREAKING NEWS: John Edwards Admits He's Father Of Ex-Mistress' Baby; Says "I Am Truly Sorry"
Posted on Jan 21, 2010 @ 11:50AM
Former North Carolina Senator and failed Presidential candidate John Edwards has finally admitted he is the father of Frances Quinn, a baby girl conceived out-of-wedlock with his former Mistress Rielle Hunter.
Through his trusted advisor Harrison Hickman, Edwards released a statement to NBC's Today Show on Thursday saying:
“I am Quinn’s father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves. I have been able to spend time with her during the past year and trust that future efforts to show her the love and affection she deserves can be done privately and in peace.
“It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me. I have been providing financial support for Quinn and have reached an agreement with her mother to continue providing support in the future.
“To all those I have disappointed and hurt, these words will never be enough, but I am truly sorry.”
NBC is also reporting that Edwards and his wife Elizabeth have separated, although they are still in regular contact.
The network also reports that Edwards signed a child support agreement around the child’s first birthday, and that he has purchased a home for his ex-mistress and daughter in Charlotte, North Carolina, about two hours from his home.
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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Edwards wanted to make his announcement before his former aide Andrew Young appears in an ABC interview and reveals how he pretended to be the baby’s father as a favor to Edwards.
Young has written a book about the situation and his interview with ABC is scheduled to air next Friday but could be moved forward.
Edwards decided it would be less damaging for him to admit paternity via a statement before Young trumpeted the news during a network TV interview.
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Edwards has strenuously – and at times ridiculously – denied paternity of Frances
But the National Enquirer, which broke the story of the ex-Senator’s affair, recently published documents showing that Hunter and her lawyer were working on a child support settlement with Edwards in the Spring of 2009.
When Edwards admitted his infidelity during a Nightline interview last year he strenuously denied paternity of the child, said timing made it “impossible” and even dissembled when confronted with an Enquirer photo of himself with his infant daughter. “I don't know who that baby is,” Edwards said.
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And why does he call his baby by only her last name? Does he not know her first name? (Nothing would surprise me here.)
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 7:39pm
the baby's name is frances quinn hunter. she must go by quinn.
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 8:31pm
And he isn't even a decent liar - a prerequisite for a career in Washington DC.
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 7:31pm
Ah, very sorry, isn't he? But only because he had to beat his aide to the punch. Yeah, he's sorry, all right - a sorry excuse of a man. But hey, he could have been VP right now so he also screwed himself.
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 7:30pm
The s****bag fathered the child three months AFTER Elizabeth Edwards announced she had terminal breast cancer. How low can any man stoop? He is a slime beyond belief. Hope he gets indicted for campaign fraud. Misappropriation of funds.
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 3:19pm
I totally agree CJ.... In sickness, I find a healthy chick to screw while my wife undergoes chemo
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 4:13pm
he should be sorry, shes a beautiful baby
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 2:47pm
I don't know how true it is,but I have just read the National Enquirer that John Edwards wife caught him cheating with another woman and kicked him out of the home for good....
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 2:32pm
Sorry excuse for a man. Denied his own daughter. The ultimate loser.
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 2:24pm
That's maybe the saddest part of all of this. How will she feel about that when she gets older? It's so...ugly. Very bad.
Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 7:33pm