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ET confirms that John Edwards' former mistress Rielle Hunter made a 911 call on August 5 because she said she was being followed by the paparazzi while driving with her baby daughter in the car.

Hunter told the dispatcher, "I'm shaking, I'm very upset."

"I'm being followed by some paparazzi and it's extremely dangerous," Hunter also told a dispatcher. "I have a small child [in the car]."

When the dispatcher asks why they're taking photos, Hunter says, "They are trying to prove someone is the father of my baby, who's not, and they've been harassing me."