This story just becomes more and more bizarre with each passing day.

Long story short.  Sen. John Edwards, is that extra skeezy US politician who stepped out on his cancer stricken wife Elizabeth (who by all accounts was no real prize herself) with a woman named Rielle Hunter and fathered her kid, then had his equally creepy aide Andrew Young help cover it up, posing as Hunter’s significant other.

Of course the story broke and truth eventually leaked out, with people asking all involved various questions about their behavior and motives.  Elizabeth initially stayed with John, while Young went on to write a book about the whole thing (natch) then went on how there was a sex tape of Edwards and Hunter and that he’d be forced, (forced!) to sell it if people didn’t buy his book.

Rielle got wind of this and had a Judge slap Andrews with an injunction, forcing him to hand over the sex-tape (give it about six months and it’ll turn up on the Internet somehow).  Meanwhile, Elizabeth decided that John’s future prospects weren’t that good and quit his ass, filing for divorce long after anyone sane would have thrown in the towel.

Now comes word via ABC news that she’s suing Andrews of all people over her husband’s behavior, citing “alienation of affection” apparently mad that Andrew’s didn’t come to her beforehand when he became aware of the fling or just pissed that he’s getting his fifteen minutes of fame and money out of this.  Silly woman, haven’t you heard of “bros before hos?”

This sounds more and more like a convuluted plot from The Simpsons involving Mr Burns, Smithers, Burns’ mother and a guest character/star.

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