Hunter reveals painful breakup with Edwards
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June 27, 2012, Wednesday
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RIELLE Hunter says she and former United States presidential candidate John Edwards have ended their relationship.
Hunter told ABC's "Good Morning America" yesterday that she and Edwards were still a couple until late last week, as details from Hunter's memoir became public. The breakup was painful, but Hunter said Edwards will still be involved with their daughter, Quinn, who is four years old and lives with Hunter.
"We are a family, but as of the end of last week, John Edwards and I are no longer a couple," Hunter said on yesterday's show. "We decided together to end it."
Asked why the relationship ended, Hunter responded, "I think that's private." She referenced "media scrutiny" the couple had endured but gave no specifics, only saying, "It's hard, and it wears you down after a while."
The book, "What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me," is being released yesterday through a Dallas-based publisher, BenBella Books.
In the book, Hunter describes intimate details about her affair with Edwards, whose campaign hired her as a videographer, and sheds light on his thoughts as federal prosecutors mounted a case against him on illegal campaign contribution charges.
Prosecutors had accused the Democratic politician of masterminding a scheme to use about US$1 million in secret payments from two wealthy political donors to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.
According to Hunter, Edwards told her he would probably wind up in a low-security prison in Virginia if he was convicted, and Hunter said she planned to move nearby with their daughter if that happened. A judge declared a mistrial last month, and federal prosecutors have opted not to retry Edwards.
Hunter's memoir also includes intimate details about her affair with Edwards as his wife, Elizabeth, was dying of cancer.
Hunter told ABC's "Good Morning America" yesterday that she and Edwards were still a couple until late last week, as details from Hunter's memoir became public. The breakup was painful, but Hunter said Edwards will still be involved with their daughter, Quinn, who is four years old and lives with Hunter.
"We are a family, but as of the end of last week, John Edwards and I are no longer a couple," Hunter said on yesterday's show. "We decided together to end it."
Asked why the relationship ended, Hunter responded, "I think that's private." She referenced "media scrutiny" the couple had endured but gave no specifics, only saying, "It's hard, and it wears you down after a while."
The book, "What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me," is being released yesterday through a Dallas-based publisher, BenBella Books.
In the book, Hunter describes intimate details about her affair with Edwards, whose campaign hired her as a videographer, and sheds light on his thoughts as federal prosecutors mounted a case against him on illegal campaign contribution charges.
Prosecutors had accused the Democratic politician of masterminding a scheme to use about US$1 million in secret payments from two wealthy political donors to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.
According to Hunter, Edwards told her he would probably wind up in a low-security prison in Virginia if he was convicted, and Hunter said she planned to move nearby with their daughter if that happened. A judge declared a mistrial last month, and federal prosecutors have opted not to retry Edwards.
Hunter's memoir also includes intimate details about her affair with Edwards as his wife, Elizabeth, was dying of cancer.
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