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Elizabeth Edwards Dies at 61

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Elizabeth Edwards has died.

She was 61.

Edwards had endured a long battle with breast cancer.

Several months ago, she’d announced plans to divorce her husband, former presidential candidate John Edwards.

Her family has released this statement:

“Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth’s presence but she remains the heart of this family. We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life.”

“On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Your support and prayers touched our entire family.”

Shortly before her death, Edwards posted a message on her Facebook page.

“The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren’t able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It’s called being human.”

“But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that, I am grateful.”

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  • BeReal

    May she RIP. I bet that ex of hers will start coming out and start politics again… but will be in hide for awhile. I guess his girlfriend will allow him to go to the funeral since Elizabeth is deceased now. … the witch. When she needed him the most he let her down. What about the marriage vows that were taken about in sickness and health. When people get married, they do not look ahead. He is weak, he let a woman pull him from his wife when she needed him the most. How devastating, I bet, that was to Elizabeth or to any woman. My heart really goes out here in sorrow.

  • MyKinKStar

    John Edwards was a POS from way back – an ambulance chaser attorney. The fact he did what he did when his wife had just been diagnosed with cancer is the lowest of the low. Adding more low to his arrogance to have an affair, is the pregnancy. While it’s possible protection was used and the condom broke, it’s much more likely he didn’t use anything, risking contracting a disease and adding more medical issues to his wife’s battle.

    Supposedly John was with family and friends when Elizabeth died. Supposedly the older children will now raise the young ones and he won’t be coming back ‘home’ and last I recall he cheated on the ‘other woman’ too and she kicked him to the curb. Elizabeth was writing endlessly all along, but especially since stopping her treatment, so it’s highly likely a new book will come out at some time in the future to help support her children.

    By the way, No One can ‘steal’ away a mate. Certainly ‘the other person’ isn’t blameless, but they don’t take the vow or agree to be in a committed relationship. Fact is, people stay in relationships longer than they are happy, without a clue of what to do about it or how to get out. When something comes along that catches their attention, it gets their juices flowing and they begin to finally think of the possibilities of no longer being in a relationship, of being free of that misery. Whether that ‘something’ is better or not doesn’t matter at that time, it’s all about the attention; the lies; the game; and the escape from their misery. Cheating becomes their OUT, and some probably want to get caught for their mate, so they won’t have to deal with making the moves to end it all. They are ultimately selfish cowards, who want what they want, at all costs, regardless of their responsibility to their mate or their family.

  • Nicety

    I don’t agree with what the man did but if you are to truly honor Mrs. Edwards memory as the strong,courageous woman she was you don’t deminish her to a poor victim.She did not want that and it showed in her life.If she was able to forgive him what gives you all the right to condemn him.I will never condone what he did but that is not what matters now.This woman held her head high inspite of her trials and tribulations and the fact that he was there with her when she passed tells me she had forgiven him and made peace with it and him.Don’t take her dignity away from her by making her passing about him.You honor her by acknowleding her strength and drive,her courage and her capacity to love and forgive.She will be missed but to honor her is to remember her in the way she lived her life.She was an amazing woman who will me surely missed.

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