The latest twist to the John Edwards saga – apart from the mystery of his sex tape, currently the subject of a legal tussle – is that he has asked his lover Rielle Hunter to marry him. The source for this exciting news is the National Enquirer – and before you scoff, remember it was the National Enquirer alone that pursued the subject of Edwards's relationship with Rielle Hunter during his 2008 campaign to be the Democratic party's presidential nominee.
According to the Enquirer, Edwards proposed to Hunter shortly after finally revealing he was the father of her daughter, rather than the unfortunate aide who Edwards convinced to pretend to be the father. (The aide, Andrew Young, has had his revenge with his not-kiss-and-tell book.) Edwards separated from his wife Elizabeth last month.
Is it true? Although the Enquirer got the love child story spot on, it does have a less than stellar record overall. So we should wait until it is confirmed by a more reliable source such as TMZ.
