[PAR] [TLE] Rielle Hunter [SEP] Rielle Hunter (born Lisa Jo Druck on March 20, 1964, also known as Lisa Hunter, Lisa Jo Hunter, and Rielle Jaya James Druck) is an American actress and film producer.  She is known for having had an affair and conceiving a child with 2004 Democratic Party vice-presidential nominee John Edwards.  She is said to be the basis of a character in a Jay McInerney novel and she was an early adopter of YouTube as a means of distributing political viral marketing.  Her father was implicated in a horse insurance fraud scandal, which involved the intentional killing of her horse when she was a teenager. [PAR] [TLE] The Politician (book) [SEP] The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down is a 2010 tell-all book by Andrew Young chronicling over a decade working behind the scenes with former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards.  The book reveals details of the extramarital affair Edwards had with Rielle Hunter while his wife was battling cancer.  The book also covers the subsequent cover up of Edwards' affair and the child it produced.  The book also details Edwards' asking Young to go into hiding with Hunter, in part because of his wife's health.  Young goes in depth detailing Edwards' obsession with campaign donations, his fixating on his hair, his loathing of "fat rednecks" at state fairs, and the lengths he went to hide the affair.  Edwards, according to Young, went as far as to ask him to claim paternity of the child.  Young said he asked him to steal a diaper for a paternity test, and find a doctor to fake the results of a paternity test.
[PAR] [TLE] Rielle Hunter [ SEP ] Rielle Hunter ( born Lisa Jo Druck on March 20 , 1964 , also known as Lisa Hunter , Lisa Jo Hunter , and Rielle Jaya James Druck ) is an American actress and film producer . She is known for having had an affair and conceiving a child with 2004 Democratic Party vice - presidential nominee John Edwards . She is said to be the basis of a character in a Jay McInerney novel and she was an early adopter of YouTube as a means of distributing political viral marketing . Her father was implicated in a horse insurance fraud scandal , which involved the intentional killing of her horse when she was a teenager . [PAR] [TLE] The Politician ( book ) [ SEP ] The Politician : An Insider 's Account of John Edwards 's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down is a 2010 tell - all book by Andrew Young chronicling over a decade working behind the scenes with former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards . The book reveals details of the extramarital affair Edwards had with Rielle Hunter while his wife was battling cancer . The book also covers the subsequent cover up of Edwards ' affair and the child it produced . The book also details Edwards ' asking Young to go into hiding with Hunter , in part because of his wife 's health . Young goes in depth detailing Edwards ' obsession with campaign donations , his fixating on his hair , his loathing of " fat rednecks " at state fairs , and the lengths he went to hide the affair . Edwards , according to Young , went as far as to ask him to claim paternity of the child . Young said he asked him to steal a diaper for a paternity test , and find a doctor to fake the results of a paternity test .
The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down is a 2010 tell-all book, chronicling over a decade working behind the scenes with former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, which American actress and film producer, did he have an extramarital affair with?
The Politician : An Insider 's Account of John Edwards 's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down is a 2010 tell - all book , chronicling over a decade working behind the scenes with former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards , which American actress and film producer , did he have an extramarital affair with ?
Rielle Hunter
Rielle Hunter