Jesse James: “There’s not a racist bone in my body”

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Tonight is Jesse James’ Nightline interview, of which there seems to be endless quotes and clips coming out. He’s a surprisingly quotable douche, although listening to his disgusting p-ssy voice isn’t that awesome. In these new clips, Jesse talks about his decision to enter rehab, and how Sandra said she was “proud” of him for going into rehab. Of course, that was when his mistress count was at one, right? Honestly, though, I’m tired of talking about Jesse in the context of his marriage and what he did to Sandra Bullock (plus, CB covers it so well). What I’m interested in is his new excuses/justifications for all of the Nazi stuff. Jesse tells Nightline, “I think out of anything, this is why I’m doing this interview the most… you know, dealing with… losing my marriage and my son and embarrassing everyone and decimating my life… but to be called a racist on top of that, it, like, makes me really sad seeing the photo and how I look.” Poor Nazi baby!!! Here’s the video clip and a summary from ABC News:

Jesse James, 41, said he and Sandra Bullock, 45, found out around Christmas 2009 that the adoption went through and welcomed Louie, born in New Orleans, into their family on New Year’s Day. When asked why they adopted a black child, James said he “didn’t care what color” the baby was.

“My only prerequisite for adopting a baby: I want the baby that needs us the most,” he said.

In the months before James’ infidelity made headlines, the 41-year-old owner of West Coast Choppers garage said watching Bullock be a mother to Louie strengthened their relationship.

“To see her in the role as mother is, like, one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. She is like a fish to water … as soon as she put that baby into her hands it was automatic and amazing,” James said. “I found a new trust for her, like I knew she wasn’t going to leave, and our relationship blossomed.”

Bullock had been a stepmom to James’ three children — daughter Chandler and son, Jesse Jr., whom he had with his first wife, Karla; and a daughter, Sunny, whom he had with his second wife, adult film star Janine Lindemulder. James admits he shattered a seemingly-perfect relationship by having affairs outside his marriage.

Once a magazine printed a story from one of his alleged mistresses, James said he told Bullock “basically everything” about his transgressions. But had Bullock known any of it was going on?

“I think she’s had her suspicions in the past, but, you know, I lied, and lied my way out of it,” he said. “I lied to everyone about everything, even to myself.”

Before James checked himself into rehab at the Sierra Tuscon Treatment Center in Arizona in late March, he told Bullock where he was going and why.

“I just told her I was going to get some help and I wanted to make sure she would take care of [his daughter] Sunny,” James said. He said Bullock agreed, and said that she was “proud” of him.

James: ‘There’s Not a Racist Bone in My Body’

But while in rehab, James’ reputation took another hit when US Weekly magazine ran a photo of him wearing a German S.S. officer’s hat, posing in a Nazi salute. James said the photo, which was taken before his marriage to Bullock, was meant as a joke, but he understands why it has stirred such controversy.

“I could tell by the look on my face it was a joke that was funny then, probably for a minute, but then looking at it in the context of now and in my life, it’s not funny,” he said. “There’s not a racist bone in my body.”

After months of keeping a low profile, James said one of the reasons why he sat down for the “Nightline” interview was to dispel these rumors.

“I think out of everything, this is why I’m doing this interview the most, because you know, dealing with losing my marriage and my son and embarrassing everyone and decimating my life, but to be called a racist on top of that is, it makes me really sad,” James said.

James told his side of the story and opened up on his past, his time in rehab and what made him cheat, in his first television appearance since news of his affairs came out in March. At one point in the interview, while speaking about the reasons why he was unfaithful, James teared up and asked for a moment to collect himself.

“I’ve spent my whole life with the kids and with her trying to … protect her from everything, but the most hurt she’s ever been caused is by the person that wanted to protect her,” James said. “It’s terrible, and she’s going to be hurt for a long time.”

[From ABC News]

So, to give Jesse a little credit, I do think he’s correctly identified all of the ways in which he’s a douche, and he’s genuinely remorseful. I also appreciate that he recognizes what many of us thought about Sandra – that this heartbreak is so huge, so devastating, she might never be able to recover. I mean that she’ll probably never want to date or marry or anything ever again, not that she wouldn’t be able to function. Of course, Jesse being able to properly identify his douchiness isn’t really an “Alert the Nobel committee!” kind of achievement, and after all, he still sucks. I also still have questions about his ties – however ephemeral – to white supremacy and the neo-Nazi community. I really do think there’s more there.

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  1. flourpot says:

    Umhmm, someone with “Not a racist bone in my body” would definitely say, hey! let’s take a picture of me wearing a SS hat and doing the salute! That just screams conservative.

  2. BabyCakes says:

    Glad that Sandy can be a strong woman and walk away.. I do believe he’s sorry.. but he realized too little too late. Everybody is remorseful once they have been caught for something they did wrong. But zzzz this story is getting old.

  3. Scarlet Vixen says:

    He doesn’t have ‘a’ racist bone in his body…he has about 214 of them. What a creep.

  4. Kimberly says:

    I’m tired of hearing about this guy , he needs to just go into obscurity at this point .

  5. oxa says:

    In the months watching Bullock be a mother to Louie strengthened their relationship.
    LMFAO, so is that why he was emailing bonking and texting with the skank who outed him.

  6. snowball says:

    Bummer, Jesse.

    I have to admit though, I kind of like seeing him cry. I also like seeing him look like shit, walk around moping with red eyes.

    Has Cinnabun deserted him yet?

  7. texasmom says:

    I don’t know or care if he is or isn’t “racist” — he is self-indulgent, seedy, and a CAD. That’s plenty right there!

  8. meme says:

    at least he’s straight up honest about his fuckups. not like tiger woods who’s truly a slime bucket.

  9. Ann says:

    Oh please! He’s just sorry he’s got caught. He’s a POS. He’s just doing damage control to protect his business.

  10. M says:

    I don’t think he’s necessarily a racist. He was probably goofing around with some friends, and a photo got taken – all in bad judgment. I feel like its something similar to when that picture of Miley Cyrus doing the “asian eyes” got out. Yeah not a good idea, but not necessarily racist. Probably a joke that got way out of hand.

    But anyway, he’s still a pretty big d-bag.

  11. Tess says:

    Kaiser, ok, you’re sick of talking about Jesse in the context of his marriage to Sandra.

    But come on, the more we see and hear him, the most intriguing question becomes how the hell did he interest her?

    She can’t be as smart as we keep hearing because he’s boring, one of the most transparently stupid guys I’ve heard in a while.

  12. gg says:

    I like how the little round “play” button looks like Colonel Klink’s monacle. “… Ho-GAN!!! …”

  13. CIdee says:

    Although I think he has made some unforgivable decisions I can see how the photo would be taken out of context. If he was with his friends making a joke it doesn’t mean he’s racist. He did, after all, plan on having a son of color before all of this blew up.

  14. Michelle says:

    I thought Jesse also had surfboards in his office with images of Hitler on them? Nobody seems to be asking him about those reports in the news! I suspect he’s like an immature teenager who loves violent images of omnipotence and power. I’d be curious to find out what his favourite video games are.

  15. gg says:

    I also think he loves violence. He says in his show he loves to scare people with his loud stupid choppers.

  16. Bee says:

    I don’t believe a word coming out of this losers mouth. If Jesse said today was Tuesday, I’d have to look at a calendar to make sure.

  17. Maritza says:

    Not a racist? Why would he feel the need to have a Nazi memorabilia collection then? Or why did he have a mistress who has interests in white supremacist beliefs? He is doing interviews only because his business is going down the drain, he wants peoples sympathy so his business can prosper.

  18. ogechi says:

    I sincerely pity him. Well, the onus is on Sandra now. I wish him the best.

  19. Mairead says:

    He may not have “a racist bone in [his] body”; but he certainly has ‘gobshite’ coursing through his veins! 😡

  20. Lenore says:

    “I think out of anything, this is why I’m doing this interview the most… you know, dealing with… losing my marriage and my son and embarrassing everyone and decimating my life… but to be called a racist on top of that, it, like, makes me really sad seeing the photo and how I look.”

    Poor baby! Except, if you hadn’t been screwing a bunch of women on the side you wouldn’t have decimated your life; and if you hadn’t had a fetish for Nazi imagery, nobody would think you were a racist. It’s not like someone came into your office, planted a bunch of swastikas on the furniture, and then perched Bombshell McGee on your penis while you slept.

  21. DeE says:

    Yeah…props to Sandra for being strong. Having her own money to fall back on didn’t hurt in the least. Oh, and she couldn’t rightly stay with him and adopt an African American after such scandalous (how did someone phrase it….) joking/just playing around? Good for her and the baby. He probably has good in him and is probably truly sorry….but as I tell my son….STOP PLAYING ALL THE TIME CAUSE IT WILL BECOME HABITUAL.

  22. fizXgirl314 says:

    I really don’t think we should take calling people nazis so lightly… he’s obviously joking around in this picture…

  23. Kim says:

    Just like I thought Sandra wasn’t blind sided she thought he was unfaithful but he lied . Ladies if you suspect it 90% you are right.

  24. Gia says:

    Every time I see that picture, I am so offended, and I’m not even Jewish. It’s not fun and it’s not funny. Period.

  25. original kate says:

    people who do the nazi salute in photos aren’t racist, they’re hilarious! 4 out of 5 nazis agree…right, jesse?

  26. Ruffian9 says:

    I’m not racist either, I just do Heil Hitler occasionally for kicks. You know, ’cause it’s sooo funny. Jackass.

  27. mtngirl says:

    Blecchh, Jesse is *only* sorry he got caught and is on the damage control war path. He is a loser (albeit a profitable and hard working one) with a penchant for tattooed loosey-goosey tramps that like their boys white and proud. He blew off his marriage and kids to do this – he is either:

    a. stupider than anyone thought
    b. selfish loser
    c. ready for his award while Sandra sits there and cries
    d. a & b

  28. justathought says:

    Oh, Jesse, you’re such an ignoramus!

  29. lway says:

    This guy makes me sick!

    NOW all of a sudden Sandra is so “wonderful” and “amazing” – You should’ve thought of that while you were boning Tits McGee! Dirty pig ….