Estranged aide to John Edwards reaches movie deal

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By MIKE BAKER

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An insider's account of John Edwards' affair and the lengths he went to hide his mistress will be developed into a movie, a former aide to the two-time presidential candidate said Thursday.

Andrew Young said that he has reached a deal with writer and producer Aaron Sorkin. He declined to discuss the terms of the agreement, but Sorkin confirmed he had acquired the rights to Young's book, "The Politician."

"This is a first-hand account of an extraordinary story filled with motivations, decisions and consequences that would have lit Shakespeare up," Sorkin said in a statement. "There's much more to Andrew's book than what has been reported and I'm grateful that he's trusting me with it."

The book detailed how he helped hide Edwards' mistress during the candidate's second campaign for the White House. Sorkin was the writer of the play "A Few Good Men" and the television series "The West Wing."


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Marta and I kicked in more to Edwards than any campaign before. What a waste that was!

[marions ghost]

1. A story that should be told however....

it has all the elements of a Greek tragedy for modern times.

I hope they do a good job with it. Edwards is a complex figure who had so much going for him but he was arrogant and reckless. It's a cautionary tale.