Elizabeth Edwards Threatens Divorce

By GossipGirl. Published on 10/08/2009 - 3:52pm

Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former North Carolina senator and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards, has threatened to file for divorce after learning some of the scandalous secrets to be exposed in a former staffer's upcoming tell-all book. Elizabeth is said to have dropped the divorce threat bombshell after learning that former campaign aide Rielle Hunter, the mother of Edward's love child, is not the only woman that he seduced on the campaign trail.

Battling Stage 4 breast cancer, Elizabeth had hoped to keep the family together for the sake of their young children. Furious at his betrayals, she is now vowing to destroy her husband of 32 years by disclosing everything she knows about his political career in divorce court.

An insider revealed:

"Elizabeth had always sworn she wouldn't divorce John. But every person has a breaking point, and Elizabeth's friends believe she's reached hers," an insider told The ENQUIRER.

"Elizabeth made it clear to John that she will take him for everything he's got. She will divorce him and claim their $53 million fortune.

"Elizabeth knows every dirty little secret in her husband's political past. She's been his confidant for years, and she's always kept quiet. But now she's prepared to reveal all his secrets in open court."

She learned of the additional affairs when she read portions of former campaign aide Andrew Young's book proposal. Young, a married father of three, once covered for Edwards and claimed that he was the father of Hunter's child.

The source added:

"Elizabeth was read portions of Young's book proposal, and she flipped out."

"What really pushed her over the edge is Young's allegation that John had other affairs with women on the campaign trail.

"Elizabeth basically told John that if she found out that was true, she'd have to divorce him because then he'd be a 'serial cheater.'

"John claims Young's book is a pack of lies."

Keep in mind, John Edwards also called the National Enquirer liars when they exposed his affair and love child with Hunter over two years ago.

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August 13, 2008 -
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