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What a shock :nea: Looks like Elizabeth has finally wised up and decided to spend the few years she has left apart from this lying piece of scum.
For the first time, John Edwards is publicly admitting that he is indeed the father of a 2-year-old daughter conceived with Rielle Hunter, a campaign videographer with whom he had an affair.
In a written statement provided exclusively to NBC News, the former North Carolina senator and Democratic presidential candidate says he?s taking responsibility for the child, Frances Quinn Hunter:
?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.?
Harrison Hickman, Edwards? close friend and personal adviser, spoke to NBC?s Lisa Myers on Edwards? behalf.
?The senator wants to say, first of all, that he is the father of Quinn,? Hickman said. ?Secondly, he wants people to know that he has provided for her and will continue to provide for her, as he should, both financially and emotionally.?
Edwards? attorneys say he?s been seeing Quinn and providing financial support for about a year, and just signed a child support agreement with Hunter. A spokesperson for Elizabeth Edwards says she learned last summer that Quinn is her husband?s child.
Why wait more than two years to publicly admit paternity?
?He has acknowledged it long before now. The reason it has taken so long for it to become public is that there were a lot of people involved,? Hickman said. ?There are a lot of adults involved, there are a number of families involved, and there are also a lot of kids involved.?
Edwards? admission today also indicates that his relationship with Hunter continued months after his wife announced that her cancer had returned and that it was incurable.
Elizabeth Edwards is still undergoing cancer treatment and makes occasional appearances about health care. Last summer she opened a furniture shop in Chapel Hill, N.C., not far from the family?s mansion.
?Elizabeth thinks he should acknowledge this,? Hickman said. ?It's been a very difficult time for everyone, but for Elizabeth, I think, more than anyone else, it's been a difficult time.?
Hickman said he didn?t know the status of Edwards? relationships with Hunter or his wife, but other family friends say John and Elizabeth have separated, at least for now, but still talk on a regular basis.
Edwards bought a house for Quinn and her mother to live in in Charlotte, N.C., more than two hours away from his home in Chapel Hill. Now, Hickman said, the former senator is trying to stay out of the public spotlight and focus his energy on family and doing good deeds like helping the poor.
Hickman says that for Edwards, Quinn has the same status as the three children he has with Elizabeth.
?He talks about her being a beautiful child and a happy child,? said Hickman. ?I think he?s very proud of this child. I think he?s proud of all of his children. I think, you know, today he?s glad to be able to say publicly that he is.?
More of the story here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34963767/ns/today-today_people/
For the first time, John Edwards is publicly admitting that he is indeed the father of a 2-year-old daughter conceived with Rielle Hunter, a campaign videographer with whom he had an affair.
In a written statement provided exclusively to NBC News, the former North Carolina senator and Democratic presidential candidate says he?s taking responsibility for the child, Frances Quinn Hunter:
?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.?
Harrison Hickman, Edwards? close friend and personal adviser, spoke to NBC?s Lisa Myers on Edwards? behalf.
?The senator wants to say, first of all, that he is the father of Quinn,? Hickman said. ?Secondly, he wants people to know that he has provided for her and will continue to provide for her, as he should, both financially and emotionally.?
Edwards? attorneys say he?s been seeing Quinn and providing financial support for about a year, and just signed a child support agreement with Hunter. A spokesperson for Elizabeth Edwards says she learned last summer that Quinn is her husband?s child.
Why wait more than two years to publicly admit paternity?
?He has acknowledged it long before now. The reason it has taken so long for it to become public is that there were a lot of people involved,? Hickman said. ?There are a lot of adults involved, there are a number of families involved, and there are also a lot of kids involved.?
Edwards? admission today also indicates that his relationship with Hunter continued months after his wife announced that her cancer had returned and that it was incurable.
Elizabeth Edwards is still undergoing cancer treatment and makes occasional appearances about health care. Last summer she opened a furniture shop in Chapel Hill, N.C., not far from the family?s mansion.
?Elizabeth thinks he should acknowledge this,? Hickman said. ?It's been a very difficult time for everyone, but for Elizabeth, I think, more than anyone else, it's been a difficult time.?
Hickman said he didn?t know the status of Edwards? relationships with Hunter or his wife, but other family friends say John and Elizabeth have separated, at least for now, but still talk on a regular basis.
Edwards bought a house for Quinn and her mother to live in in Charlotte, N.C., more than two hours away from his home in Chapel Hill. Now, Hickman said, the former senator is trying to stay out of the public spotlight and focus his energy on family and doing good deeds like helping the poor.
Hickman says that for Edwards, Quinn has the same status as the three children he has with Elizabeth.
?He talks about her being a beautiful child and a happy child,? said Hickman. ?I think he?s very proud of this child. I think he?s proud of all of his children. I think, you know, today he?s glad to be able to say publicly that he is.?
More of the story here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34963767/ns/today-today_people/