RIELLE HUNTER STILL LOVES JOHN EDWARDS, SAYS HER BIG SISTER IN AN EXCLUSIVE  INTERVIEW  

TO AIR FRIDAY, FEB. 5

New York, NY - Feb. 5, 2010 --  INSIDE EDITION has learned that John Edwards and Rielle Hunter have agreed to share joint custody of Quinn.  Edwards has also paid Rielle a generous financial settlement and despite all the lies and deceit - they're still friends.

Rielle Hunter's big sister, Roxanne Marshall, speaks exclusively to INSIDE EDITION's Paul Boyd about the John Edwards scandal and the role Rielle expects Edwards to play in their daughter's life.

INSIDE EDITION:  Does your sister still love John Edwards?

MARSHALL:  "Oh yes, she still loves him and she's sure they'll be together one day."

INSIDE EDITION: "You really believe that?"

MARSHALL: "Oh yes, I do."

Marshall says that Rielle will never speak publicly about the affair as long as she believes that she and John will someday be a couple. She also says Marshall says her sister is now relieved that her daughter's paternity has been validated by John Edwards in his statement released last week.

MARSHALL:  "She is very happy.  What mother wouldn't be, especially after his denying it. "

INSIDE EDITION:  What kind of mother do you think Rielle is?

MARSHALL:   "I think my sister is a wonderful mother.   Now she is busy enjoying Quinn...going to the park and to Mommy and Me like classes.

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