In 2006, John Edwards met Rielle Hunter in a bar. After meeting Hunter, John Edwards hired her to do 2 web videos, under three minutes and paid her over $100,000. She had no prior experience to be hired to do these videos.
Hunter was later fired, and told a reporter she was fired because of Elizabeth Edwards. She continued to say that she did not get a good vibe from Elizabeth. Hunter has been moved to Santa Barbara, by Fred Baron, who has also been paying her $15,000 per month to cover here expenses.