A lot of you pointed out that on the cover the new People Magazine, which features Jennifer Hudson’s weight loss, there’s an inset item featuring Jesse James and his giant forehead. James looks at the camera with those sad dopey puppy dog eyes and the title reads “Jesse James: Tortured by Regret”. Let me just say the obvious now: the douche regrets that he got caught. He probably has reasoned the whole thing away and still feels like the misunderstood victim who just picked the wrong stripper to mess with. He was cheating for years before he ended up with one who talked.

James to appear on Nightline Tuesday
There’s nothing on People’s website yet about this story. The tabloids come out this afternoon so I’ll pick up this issue and see what poor James says. This People interview seems to be part of some kind of media tour. An interview with James will be shown on Nightline next Tuesday, and ABC News has a teaser online that doesn’t include any quotes from James. I doubt that the guy says much more than we’ve already heard from him.

James’ statements have all been about him and how he feels
Here’s a recap of some statements from James in reverse order: He “let Sandra go” and file for divorce but knows he can still be a good husband and wants her back. He also asked us to please not judge her for what he’s done. Hah! His now ex-lawyer called media coverage of Jesse’s affairs “sheer voyeurism and bullying… disgusting” and added that Jesse wanted Sandra back. That same lawyer claimed in early April that James was wearing a nazi hat from a “Jewish mentor” in that nazi salute photo and that he spent a year in a Kibbutz in Isreal, an interesting twist on the “I have black friends” defense. At that time, the lawyer also confirmed that James was in rehab and asked us all to respect his privacy. He made a statement a day earlier that Jesse “realized that this time was crucial to help himself, help his family and help save his marriage.” In his initial statement following the scandal, James said he was truly sorry for what he did, and asked for forgiveness. From what I can tell this was the only time he focused on anyone besides himself and what he wanted.

James can’t escape the details, and there are plenty
Looking through our Jesse James archives, I’m reminded of so many sordid details in this story. Some of us surf the Internet at work for much needed diversion, but James used the Internet to pick up chicks and bang them on his office couch, which was in the shape of a coffin. There are the five known mistresses, the three sexual harassment lawsuits, the random threesomes at tattoo parlors. Yet the bulk of Jesse’s statements aren’t about how he regrets things he’s done and how he’s betrayed the woman who stood by him and cared for his children. It’s all about Jesse and how he feels getting called out and how he wants his wife back. This interview is sure to be more of the same.

On whether Bullock and James are back together
There’s speculation that James and Sandra may be secretly seeing each other again. James was present at the People photo shoot for Sandra’s newly adopted baby, Louis. That took place after the Oscars and before the news of the affairs broke, though. It just shows that James was still playing the devoted husband and father at home while he was catting around on the side as usual. Sandra still hadn’t heard the news yet, and the moment she learned she left with Louis. (That may have been more to protect Louis from the paparazzi than to necessarily get away from James, but it served both purposes.)

Sandra has already filed for divorce, and I doubt she’s putting up with his lies any longer. She’s probably being classy about it and ensuring that he still can see Louis. She wants to maintain a close relationship with James’ three children too, to whom she has no legal claim and still relies on his goodwill to see them.