Sex Scandals

Former Aide of John Edwards Says He Feared for His Life; Secret Service Agent Identified; Newark Terminal Shut Down Due to Baby

A former campaign aide to John Edwards testified yesterday that in a conversation with the former presidential candidate in 2008, he feared for his life. Andrew Young has spent nearly four days on the stand in the federal corruption trial detailing his part in helping Edwards keep mistress Rielle Hu ... More >>

Bye Bye, "Bye Bye, Bunga Bunga" Headlines

​As we reported yesterday, Silvio Berlusconi resigned as Italy's prime minister. News outlets around the world clamored to give their own unique, measured perspective on his exit. More specifically, they all got to finally use that "Bye Bye, Bunga Bunga" headline they had been sitting on for y ... More >>

John Edwards Mugshot: A Photoshopper's Dream

​The grin, the fancy haircut, the blue tie -- it's all there in ex-Senator and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards' mugshot, released today by the U.S. Marshals Service to the delight of the internet everywhere. Edwards pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and violating campaign laws for ... More >>

John Edwards' Defense: Here's What It Should Be

​Disgraced ex-White House aspirant John Edwards has been indicted for violating campaign laws in supposedly funneling gifts to his girlfriend Rielle Hunter and then-aide Andrew Young in order to keep the affair hidden. Edwards insists he didn't break any laws, but he should drop that tack lik ... More >>

John Edwards National Enquirer Source Tells Her Story at The Huffington Post

​Pigeon O'Brien, a publicist and ex-magazine editor, has confessed at the Huffington Post that she was the National Enquirer's source for their early coverage of then-presidential candidate John Edwards's affair with Rielle Hunter. Beyond spinning an interesting yarn about her long up-and-down ... More >>

Todd Palin Had an Affair, According to the National Enquirer

​The House of Palin is crumbling, at least if you're willing to believe the most notorious liars in media, the National Enquirer, who report today that Todd Palin, the famed "First Dude" and father of five, cheated on Sarah Palin, potential presidential hopeful, with a "female massage therapis ... More >>

Did John Edwards Propose to Rielle Hunter? Should We Even Care?

​People are shocked -- shocked! -- that John Edwards has had the gall to propose to baby mama Rielle Hunter a mere three weeks after his wife Elizabeth died of cancer. And then, of all things, to introduce her and their baby to his kids, via the New York Post, in a meetup at the Macaroni Grill ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Church Hatey-Haters Will Protest Elizabeth Edwards' Funeral Just to Piss You Off

Westboro protesters, previously​Let us give no further attention to the media-seeking antagonists at the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas than this: They plan to picket Elizabeth Edwards' funeral on Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina, because...God only knows, but if we were betting folks, w ... More >>

Elizabeth Edwards Has Died at the Age of 61

​Elizabeth Edwards, lawyer, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards -- from whom she separated in 2009 after 32 years of marriage (and his extramarital affair/out-of-wedlock child with Rielle Hunter) -- mom of four, breast cancer sufferer, has reportedly died of cancer. The 61-year- ... More >>

Tiger Woods Crashed His Car, Derailed His Life One Year Ago Today

This time last year, Tiger Woods was on his way down. On November 27, 2009, the once-golden golf star was injured in a car accident outside of his home in Orlando, Florida. According to preliminary local reports and the initial statement Woods posted to his website, "the car crash that sent him to ... More >>

Baby Mama Drama: Rielle Hunter Cheating on John Edwards?

Rielle Hunter​Remember the presidential hopeful with the expensive haircut, John Edwards, and his hippie dippie campaign videographer-cum-mistress, Rielle Hunter? They've managed to pretty much stay out of the spotlight since the whole National Enquirer grainy photos, pregnancy cover-up, wife ... More >>

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren Officially Divorced, "Sad"

​Divorce is in the air, people. Maybe it's August. Can a slow news month kill a marriage? Well, certainly not in the case of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, where the "killing" got started long before August -- cumulating nine months ago, in fact, with that glorious tragedy of a car crash/golf ... More >>

What Are New York's "Boyfriend Politicians" Doing to Single Women in the City?

Casual Bloomberg and his lady love​You date and/or live long enough in New York City, and sooner or later you run into the complaint, usually expressed after numerous beverages, that there are "no good men in the city" -- you know, they're all taken, or married to their careers, or taken and m ... More >>

Another Day, Another Tiger Woods Mistress (This Time With Child)

​Some days we almost feel a little bit sorry for Tiger Woods. Almost. Like when we hear that yet another mistress (a dime a dozen, these) has come forward and blah, blah, blah. But this time the story has a twist! "Adult film actress" Devon James has announced that he is the father of her 9-ye ... More >>

The Huffington Post Turns Five Years Old: A Look Back Through the Years

​Happy Mother's Day to Arianna Huffington, whose baby was born on May 9, 2005. Maybe you could say George W. Bush's reelection campaign was the father? Inconclusive, but it's still been half a decade and the little guy has just gotten so big. The headline fonts, at least. There's been scoops, ... More >>

National Enquirer Recycling Obama Sex Scandal, Powered By John Edwards Goodwill

​Did President Barack Obama have an affair with Vera Baker, a campaign aide on his run for Senate in 2004? Definitely (maybe), says the National Enquirer! Probably, says the Drudge Report, amid vivid Vietnam-style flashbacks while muttering "Lewinsky" repeatedly. Everyone else is hedging their ... More >>

Gossip Folks: Michael Lohan's Engagement Begs Universe To Please Aim Your Black Holes Thusly

​Michael Lohan's engaged, the guy who stalked David Letterman found love, the freaky Catholics from The DaVinci Code make me want to forget about their crazy Jesus anal beads and rock out some Bill Withers. Also, kilts. Hey, look, gossip! From a gossip blogger! Presenting your Wednesday Gossip ... More >>

Gossip Folks: The Oprah-Rielle-Blowjobs-DMB Connection

​Consider this column still "in beta" or whatever, but we're gonna start rounding up some of our local gossip for you. We don't have a better title for it right now, and if you have one, we'd love to hear your ideas. In the meantime, we've got Oprah's big "get," Cindy Adams and Her War at Home ... More >>

Tiger Woods' Sexting Texts: Free Verse Poetry

​Tiger Woods' sexxxy text messages have made their way to the Internet this morning en masse, courtesy of Joslyn James, one of the various women the golfer's had flings with over the last few years. Her website, sextingjoslynjames.com, is currently overloaded with people who want to see what k ... More >>

Tiger Woods May Get Back in the Game in Two Weeks: Post

​It took years -- including 18 months in prison -- before disgraced Olympic runner Marion Jones returned to sports as a member of the WNBA's Tulsa Shock. But Tiger Woods may be on a faster track: He's hired former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer -- who also worked with semi-disgraced ballpl ... More >>

Tiger Woods Inspires Messy Ejaculations from the Press

​Maybe I'm the wrong person to comment on Tiger Woods. As a writer I have zero interest in the private lives of athletes and celebrities. They are either boring or tawdry. As a fan, I do have a little interest in scandal for entertainment value. I think Tiger should apologize to his wife, but ... More >>

Tiger Woods Show Trial, Live-Blogged: "For All I Have Done, I Am So Sorry" (Update: Could Be Back to Golf This Year!)

10:55 a.m. CNN is prefacing its Tiger Woods coverage with nerve-wracking percussion music and tweets from and interviews with Concerned Citizens ("That makes you laugh. Why does it make you laugh?"). 11:00 a.m. Now, the back of heads. Blue curtain. No sound. All the trappings of high drama!

John Edwards Cops to Affair, Love Child; Wife Releases Separate Statement

​Former Presidential candidate John Edwards' affair with Rielle Hunter and child by her, first reported by the National Enquirer and more slowly covered by mainstream news sources, is now and for the first time admitted by Edwards. The onetime North Carolina Senator has released a statement a ... More >>

Queer as Folk Star Goes Lesbian!

Plus, which Tiger Woods mistress is trailer-ier?

Bloc Like Me

Gay marriage and abortion tug African Americans toward the Republican Party

The Real President Stands Up

Even sitting at a desk, Cheney walks all over beta-male Edwards

Probing for Mr. Nasty

John Edwards must go hunting for Dick Cheney's darker side

Shovin' It

Democrats and hardballing pundits, pleasantly embedded in the economic elite

Peace . . . and Quiet

A mostly mellow day in Boston on the eve of the Democrats' convention

Big Number Two

Spooky Dick Cheney, serving up dripping red meat, defending the honor of Halliburton

Veep as Vamp

Bush surrogates sissify John Edwards. But will it backfire? Plus: What did Whoopi say?

A John Edwards Almanac

Notes from a year with the man who would be veep

Kerry Picks Edwards and Business as Usual

At least Ralph Nader will be happy

The Second Coming

McCain as Kerry's no. 2? Don't be shocked if Bush tries to snatch him.

Vote Kerry (or Edwards, or Kucinich)

Voice Writers Make Their Pitches for the March 2 Democratic Primary

Ready for Seconds?

If Kerry's No. 1, Think About No. 2

Pre-Debate, Kerry Stumps Poorly, Clark Brags About His Fastball

Edwards Starts To Look Better in Comparison

Forget the Debate

Democrats' Debate Fizzles; Dean Goes for an Image Make-Over

All Quiet on the Northern Front

But a General Alarm Spreads Through the State

Ignoring the Voters, Democrats Pile on Pitiful Dean

What Would Demos Do?

The Contenders' Exit Strategies

Dems for Death

How the Candidates Come Down on Capital Punishment

Green With Envy

Change Is in the Air for Democratic Challengers

Let George Undo It

Bush's Big Tent Has Some Tears—Even on the Right Side

Union of Lost Souls

Leading Democrats Go AWOL on Overtime Vote

Paper Tiger

Golf's Godsend Has a Below-Par Social Conscience

Our Year in Sports

2000 Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll Results

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