Disgraced politician John Edwards is said to be deeply depressed – to the point of being suicidal – over the prospect of a criminal trial that could end with him being jailed if found guilty.
The 57-year-old former Presidential candidate reportedly told a close friend: ‘I won’t go to jail. I’d kill myself first!’
He has lost 20lb in the last year and is a ‘broken spirit,’ reports the National Enquirer.
Full story: ‘I’d kill myself first!’ John Edwards ‘suicidal’ over facing jail