‘We’re Madly In Love!’ Former Aide Recalls Revealing Run-In With John Edwards’ Mistress
May 3 2012, Published 10:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
John Edwards’ mistress Rielle Hunter told campaign aide John Davis that she and the senator were 'madly in love’ after being caught near his hotel room, it was revealed during testimony Thursday.
But, just 48 hours later, Edwards told him that Hunter was ‘crazy’ and vehemently denied having an affair with her, despite the fact that he had never broached the issue, according to ABC News.
Davis, who was Edwards' "body man" (a close assistant who travels with a politician or candidate to handle a variety of tasks) as he campaigned for Democratic presidential nomination in 2006 and 2007, said the visit from Hunter took place on February 5, 2007, in Detroit.
At this point, Hunter’s position as a videographer on the campaign had been terminated because Edwards’ wife Elizabeth was suspicious about the nature of her relationship with her husband, so Davis admitted he was surprised to see Hunter on the senator’s floor of the hotel.
Davis testified Thursday: “I would have preferred not to have seen her… I was concerned why she was there… I was suspicious they had maintained a relationship.”
After the awkward meeting, Davis said he went to his room and called his wife to say he had seen Hunter. While he was on the phone, there was a knock at the door and when he opened, Hunter was standing there.
"She told me she and John Edwards were madly in love and he (Edwards) was concerned that I had seen her," Davis said. "I told her it was not my business... and I asked her to leave."
Davis then recalled that he called his wife back and told her: "You are really not going to believe this."
Davis claimed it was just before the campaign team left Detroit that Edwards brought up the encounter, calling him into a room to speak alone.
"He asked if