John Edwards proposes to mistress, Rielle Hunter

[HMG] – In a story that, regrettably never stops giving it’s now emerged that ex-Presidential candidate John Edwards has proposed to the mother of his long-denied child – Rielle Hunter. And even Jeff Goldblum has a role in the saga.

On January 21, John finally admitted Rielle’s two-year old daughter, Frances was his.

Six days later, a rep for Elizabeth Edwards announced she and John had separated after 32-years, and would be divorced in less than a year.

Now we are told John, 56, chose that time to propose to Rielle, and told her he was buying a $3.5-million beach-house on Bald Head Island [a 12,000 acre private retreat near Southport, NC,] where they and Frances could live.

“John knew Rielle had been waiting for a proposal for two years,” a source told the Enquirer. “Since they got involved, she’s followed every order he gave her, and John felt she deserved to know he wanted to raise their child together, and wanted her as his partner.”

But wait, there’s more!…

At the same time as Rielle was schmoozing with John she was also creasing the sheets with ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ star, Jeff Goldblum.

The two met in 2006 at the ‘Playhouse West’ acting school in North Hollywood, where 57-year old Jeff leads a class.

“Jeff said he was in love,” an insider reveals. “They were extremely close — totally; A major item.”

So when Rielle realized she was pregnant in 2007, Jeff assumed the baby was his…but Rielle just played games.

“He asked her,” says a source. “But she would only say, ‘Maybe’ — She kept him guessing.”

It soon became clear that Rielle was lying, so Jeff dumped her and moved on to dating 21-year-old Tania Raymonde, who plays ‘Alex Rousseau’ on ABC’s ‘Lost.’ But Rielle didn’t blink — she’d found her mark and just focused on John

“John has said that when his divorce is final, he’ll buy her a diamond ring. But in the meantime, he’s getting her a house,” says a snitch.

I give it two years. By that time, Rielle and her daughter will be well established be in their new luxury mansion – and living alone…