Rielle Hunter (born Lisa Jo Druck on March 20, 1964, also known as Lisa Hunter, Lisa Jo Hunter, and Rielle Jaya James Druck) is an American actress and film producer. She is known for having had an affair with and conceiving a child with 2004 Democratic Party vice-presidential nominee John Edwards. She is said to be the basis of a character in a Jay McInerney novel and she was an early adopter of YouTube as a means of distributing political viral marketing. Her father was implicated in a horse insurance fraud scandal, which involved the intentional killing of her horse when she was a teenager.
Former mistress of John Edwards and mother of his daughter, Quinn.
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Legally changed her name to Rielle Hunter in 1994.
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According to Jay McInerney, the character "Allison Poole" from his novel "Story of My Life" is based on her. They had been in a relationship. The character is also featured in Bret Easton Ellis's "American Psycho".
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