Hello America … Rielle Hunter is nuts

John Edward’s mistress is finally talking. In an interview with GQ she says all of the things that mistresses and baby mamas say about their failed affair.

She loved him, he loved her blah, blah, blah.

But the problem with the interview isn’t what she said, it’s the pictures. On the GQ site, Hunter poses in a man’s shirt on her daughter’s bed, which is filled with stuffed animals. WTF?

What’s she trying to do? Make sure that she’s seen as a MILF?

Here are a few interesting gems from this self-serving interview:

And on July 30, John and Elizabeth renewed their wedding vows. What was that like for you?

Um… it was challenging. When you’re in love with someone who takes actions that go against your belief system, it’s extremely challenging to continue loving, instead of becoming righteous and judgmental. But see, I believed, and believe, that what I see in him is there and correct. He’s a good man and he will figure it out. And he has and is figuring it out.

Let’s talk about some of the things that have been said about you. The word hussy has been used. And kooky gets used a lot.

Kooky. I think that I can give someone kooky, you know? I’m not conventional, I don’t fit into a box. But I am grounded. Don’t mistake… I am very grounded. People also say I’m crazy. And there’s no crazy about me. At all. It’s so fascinating to me, the projection. Like, the people that have written about me? They see me in a certain way based on their own stuff. Perception is projection. Like, for instance, Josh Brumberger, who said in Game Change [the best-selling book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin] that I was at the Regency dressed more appropriately for a Grateful Dead concert. Because from Josh’s perspective, I seemed weird and wacky. In reality, I was wearing a black TSE cashmere sweater, a Kenneth Cole suede jacket, and jeans. But in his mind, I’m dressed to go to a Grateful Dead concert. Total projection!

What do you think the Youngs’ motivations are?

I think Andrew and [his wife] Cheri’s motivations are mixed. They are scorned. Andrew was in love with Johnny. And, um—

In love with him?

In love with him. Beyond. And I believe he loved Johnny more than he loved Cheri. So Johnny was the third person in their relationship. And I’m sure she hates Johnny, because Andrew took a lot of obvious actions that were for Johnny and not for Cheri. But Cheri went along with them. And they both have a way of spinning things. But a lot of their motivation is money.

The loser in the sad tale isn’t John Edwards or Rielle Hunter (she’s used to having books written about her. Check out Story Of My Life by  Jay McInerney) but their daughter who Hunter used as prop in another picture. Seriously, is it really a good idea to put your little girl in a men’s magazine?

This article appears in Mar 9-15, 2010.