Carrying on in its long and fruitful tradition of ripping stories straight from the headlines, Law & Order: SVU is apparently planning an episode based on the real-life Arnold Schwarzenegger secret lovechild scandal that ended his marriage with Maria Shriver. more ›

In 2009, Kisha Jones attempted to kill her husband's lovechild by trying to trick his pregnant mistress, Monique Hunter, into taking an abortion-inducing medicine. Then, when Hunter gave birth, Jones attempted to take the baby of a respirator and get it to drink tainted milk. This all led to her pleading guilty to second-degree assault, which she blames on the hormones of also being pregnant at the time. Today, she was sentenced to four years in prison. But the good news is she gets to keep her man! more ›

It's been a long 24 hours for Carl Paladino, who was getting into a pointed verbal argument with Post reporter Fred Dicker around this time yesterday. Since then, he and his team of advisers have spit-balled back and forth with the Post about who's at fault, who deserves to be sued, and whose love child has been poked in the face with a camera. It's all so confusing! So hard to keep track of! Thankfully, the Atlantic has broken it down to the original argument between Paladino and Dicker which started it all, and re-animated it in cuddly teddy bear form. Animated bear recreations really are the true opiates for the masses. more ›

Now that Carl Paladino's wife, Cathy, has told the media about having to "get over it" and welcome her husband's love child, Sarah, into their family, the gubernatorial candidate sat down with the Post's Andrea Peyser to tell his side of the scandal. He said his affair with employee Suzanne Brady ended the day the child was conceived, and when he learned she was pregnant he "told [Brady], 'That's wonderful.' I totally consented to my daughter being born." more ›

As the gubernatorial campaign has heated up in the last two weeks, there's been a little mud slinging and a lot of great photo shopping. We've also learned that Carl Paladino's wife, Cathy, is a registered Democrat who's had a complicated relationship with her husband: not only did he have a love child with his mistress, but he told his wife about it the same week that his son Patrick was killed in a car accident. But she's ok with all that: "...my first thought was, 'How lucky. Every child's a gift.' That was my thought. I wasn't angry, you know. I can deal with one family crisis at a time. But to multi-task...It's not that important." more ›

Former Congressman Vito Fossella may have had a DWI, which led to the revelation that the woman who picked him up from the Alexandria, Virginia police station was actually the mother of his love child—but that doesn't mean he can't run for his old seat again! According to Politico, he is "seriously considering entering the race for his old seat" representing Staten Island (and a little bit of Brooklyn). more ›

Buffalo millionaire real estate developer Carl Paladino announced his candidacy for the 2010 NY Governor's race by rallying the crowd with the immortal words of Paddy Chayefsky, "I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!" He said, "The government is in shambles, and we’re paying for it in unbearable taxes far, far above the national average. Are you mad? Are you gonna take it anymore?" and also took a shot at the presumed Democratic frontrunner, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo: "Some of the people I oppose think they are entitled: 'My daddy was governor.'... We're going to unhinge the Albany ruling class." more ›

Finally! Former senator and presidential and vice-presidential candidate John Edwards has admitted to fathering a child with mistress Rielle Hunter. After denying he ever had a love child, now Edwards tells NBC News in a statement, "I am Quinn’s father... It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me." more ›

Citigroup board chairman Richard Parsons really has a full slate. Besides trying to shepherd the troubled financial giant through the economic crisis, the Daily News reports that he "was also wrestling with a personal crisis - how to tell his wife and three children he has fathered a child with another woman." Parsons, 61, and MacDella Cooper, 32, a model, are the parents of a baby girl born last August. They apparently met through her charitable foundation which provides education and food to abandoned and orphaned children in Liberia. Cooper told the News, "My private life is private. I'm sure you can draw your own conclusions." And Parsons, once touted as a possible candidate for Mayor (if Bloomberg didn't get his way with term limits), only said, "This is a private matter, and I prefer not to talk about it at this time." more ›

Former Representative Vito Fossella has pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges. Fossella, who was arrested for the DUI in Alexandria, VA last year, was originally going to appeal his conviction, but instead will face the mandatory sentence of five days in jail. more ›

Insanity! Even though the Republican nominee for Vito Fossella's congressional seat is Robert Straniere, the Manhattan GOP nominated Straniere to a State Supreme Court judgeship. Which, as the Advance suggests, could help baby-daddy, DWI arrestee Fossella "to re-enter the race by allowing Straniere to get off the GOP congressional line." However, Straniere (who is not popular among Republicans) is adamant about running for Congress, " I'm not getting off the line for nobody, no way, no how. I am totally committed to this race. I'm not going to do anything but run for Congress... I don't want to be a judge." Stay tuned. more ›

Who says a DWI arrest and love child with a woman other than your wife can keep you down? The Staten Island Advance reports that voters in the 13th Congressional district received "calls from a polling firm, asking them for their opinions about...scandal-scarred" Vito Fossella--which then raises questions about whether the rep is thinking about jumping in the race for his seat. However, Robert Straniere is the GOP nominee and says he won't step aside, saying this sounded like "more spin and dirty tricks from disgruntled members of the GOP" (some SI Republicans don't like him very much). One consultant thinks it would be "wishful thinking" for Fossella to attempt this. more ›

Ah, there's nothing like tabloid sleuthing. The NY Post assigned a reporter and photographer to follow Representative Vito Fossella's girlfriend in Alexandria, VA and they hit the jackpot: They spotted her meeting up with Fossella and taking off on a "pre-Memorial Day rendez-vous." more ›

Mary Pat Fossella has made her first public words after her Congressman husband's DWI arrest and admission about an extramarital affair and love child. She sent an e-mail to the Post:

This has been a very painful time for my family and I. I have known Vito since I was 16 years old and this is not what I envisioned for him and my family. I had no idea of this world he was living. I am very saddened by how the world I was living unraveled before my eyes and everyone else's. My focus will continue to be on (my) three children.

Deciding that a DWI arrest and an extramarital affair resulting in a love child are too much burden going into November elections, Representative Vito Fossella has announced he will end his stint in Congress when his current term ends. He posted a letter explaining his decision--he wants to "concentrate on healing the wounds that I have caused to my wife and family"--on his website (the full letter is also below). more ›

Question: If a politician gets arrested for drunk driving and then has to cop to an extra-marital affair that spawned a secret love-child, does that mean he's unelectable? Embattled Republican congressman Vito Fossella doesn't think so; he's telling friends and advisers that that he thinks he can win re-election, the Times has it. more ›

Representative Vito Fossella, whose public image has taken a battering after a DWI arrest and admitting to having a girlfriend and toddler in Virginia, was out and about at the Great Kills Memorial Day Parade yesterday. The Advance says he "was cheered, hugged, kissed on the cheek and had supporters jockeying to shake his hand." more ›

Congressman Vito Fossella made two public appearances last night, one at a Gracie Mansion dinner for the NY Congressional delegation and another at a Conservative Party dinner in Staten Island. Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro felt Fossella's appearance meant the embattled representative would run for re-election, "It makes me think that he's a candidate. Why else would he bother?" more ›

After his DWI arrest led to admitting an affair and a 3-year-old love child in Virginia, Representative Vito Fossella returned to Staten Island to rampant speculation of his imminent resignation. more ›

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Yesterday Representative Vito Fossella said he would make another announcement about his DWI arrest today, and it was quite the bombshell for the Staten Island GOP machine: He admitted to having an affair with retired Air Force Colonel Laura Fay and fathering a three-year-old daughter with her. Here's his statement:

I have had a relationship with Laura Fay, with whom I have a three-year-old daughter. My personal failings and imperfections have caused enormous pain to the people I love and I am truly sorry. While I understand that there will be many questions, including those about my political future, making any political decisions right now are furthest from my mind. Over the coming weeks and months, I will to continue to do my job and I will work hard to heal the deep wounds I have caused.