Rielle Hunter

Rielle Hunter is John Edwards' former campaign staffer and mistress. The National Enquirer exposed the scandal after seeing the two meet up at the Beverly Hilton and not leave until the morning. Some reports claim that the two have a child together.

The former senator has admitted to having an affair with Rielle, but denies that he is the father of her daughter.

On July 22, 2008, the National Enquirer reported that they caught former Senator John Edwards visiting Hunter at the Beverly Hilton on the evening of July 21. According to reports, Hunter had reserved two rooms at the hotel under the name of a friend, with whom she had traveled from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles.

Sources from the Enquirer say that one of the rooms was for the friend and Hunter's baby and the other room was meant for Hunter and Edwards. At 9:45pm, Edwards appeared at the hotel and entered from a side door. At 2:40am, the paper reported that he attempting to sneak out of the hotel. Busted.