Jezebel: Jesse James is the most hated man in America

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This morning, as everyone wakes up to the fresh hell of hearing new details about Jesse James’ white-supremacist mistress, Jezebel writer Jessica posted a piece titled “Jesse James is the Most Hated Man In America”. It’s a good piece, and it was something that I think a lot of us have been talking about for days now – basically, that we’re so upset and disturbed by Jesse’s affair simply because we like Sandra Bullock so much, and because she barely got to enjoy “her moment” and because we really bought it when Sandy talked about how much she loved Jesse, and we all feel hurt and betrayed on her behalf. I’m going to do this piece in sections, so I can interlay the video clips (full piece here):

Jesse James isn’t just a despicable idiot because he cheated on his wildly popular wife Sandra Bullock. He’s a despicable idiot because, in doing so, he basically offered himself up to America’s lynch mob.

This week’s tabloidian news cycle has been dominated by the news that James allegedly cheated on Bullock with Michelle McGee, a woman who uses “Bombshell” as her middle name and who, it seems, is a smart (if not scrupulous) businesswoman, waiting until the moment Bullock won her Oscar to sell the story of her trysts with James to In Touch for a rumored $30,000. Sandra reportedly found out that her husband was a jerk via her publicist, who was notified on Monday that In Touch had the tell-all scoop. Ugh. And now, for God knows how long, more lurid details will spill out, making the public side of this drama all the more painful.

It’s the timing, really, that has held our attention (and what netted McGee such a nice payout), and it’s not because of the “Oscar Curse” bullshit blather, or the obvious analysis and immediate “proof” that some men simply can’t handle strong, successful women. No, we’re captivated because Sandy, America’s Sweetheart, a genuinely likable mega-star, didn’t even get to enjoy her Oscar for 8 days. A highlight of her career — a lucrative career that, as Barbara Walters noted, pulls in the audiences but not the recognition — and her celebration was cut ridiculously short. Seriously, that’s not fair.

And sure, Bullock will recover, at least professionally. But James is a woman’s worst nightmare: the lying, the cheating, the hairline. But what truly makes him the sort of man who haunts the darker corners of the mind is the effect he had on Sandra: You’d be hard pressed not to believe that she truly loved this man. The most recent indication — which came immediately to mind as the news broke — was when Bullock explained to Walters the effect James had on her, after years of being a powerful women going it alone.

[From Jezebel]

At this point, Jezebel puts in the two video clips that are now just heartbreaking. One is Sandra telling Barbara Walters, “I never knew what it was like to have someone have my back… I never allowed myself to be cared for or protected that way in a relationship…” And then a clip of her Oscar acceptance speech, which is just making me cry all over again, for a completely different reason. Here are the clips and the rest of Jezebel’s piece:

Except James was totally f-cking her over. I repeat: He is a woman’s worst nightmare.

And really, who is Jesse James anyhow? Sure, he has a lucrative and successful career with his hogs and his tattoos and his reality show and whatever else he does — but he was still niche, a basic-cable cult figure. His romance with Bullock was what catapulted him into A-list level fame (or at least the glow of hers — but that’s good enough, isn’t it?). My mom doesn’t necessarily know what Monster Garage is, but if she does, it’s because she knows Sandra Bullock is married to the guy from it.

The power James has had on our collective national disgust is best measured against yesterday’s reveal that Tiger Woods sent some seriously hardcore sexts (Ass-f-cking! Choking! Golden showers!) to his porn-star paramour Joslyn James, who had the good taste to post the text messages on her website. Did this even upset anyone? Other than the shock factor of the language itself (assuming you’re even shocked by that stuff anymore), no. We barely raised an eyebrow, and not because it was Tiger’s umpteenth transgression. We’re far more invested in the fact that Sandra Bullock was wronged. Yes, Elin Nordgren has been excruciatingly wronged as well, but America isn’t attached to Elin. We barely know her. The truth is, we just care more about Bullock (sorry, Elin). Maybe we’d taken more note of the sexting story if James hadn’t been so busy dicking over our girl.

[From Jezebel]

She’s so right. I cosign everything. My mom almost started crying when I told her, and I think there are a lot of women who feel like Sandy is their girl, the real girl, the one to root for, the Everywoman. Personally, I like Sandy, and what she’s going through moves me, but I had been a little turned off by her with her marriage to Jesse. One of the first things I thought of when the scandal broke was this interview she and Ryan Reynolds did with People Magazine last year, where they were both climbing up each other’s asses about how their marriages “weren’t for sale”. Of course, that’s a low blow in retrospect, because I really do think that Sandra truly loved Jesse, that she truly thought her marriage had integrity, and truly believed that her marriage wasn’t “for sale”.

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  1. bite me says:

    marriage wasn’t for sale… i guess $30,000 is a steal then…damn shame

  2. Celebitchy says:

    Thank you for covering this, Kaiser, this is a very thoughtful piece and helps capture why people are so upset by this.

  3. Mistral says:

    You know, I’m not hating Jesse. I feel like he is a moron and a guy who has totally effed up his life. I do hate that so many trashy women make money for being trashy. Get some self-repect, why don’t you? What bugs me is that that poor little girl whose mom is a drug-addict/convict/porn star, and whose dad has issues himself, is going to lose the most stable parental figure she had. That’s where the real sadness is, because Sandra will bounce back from this. She’s a strong woman who’s already grown up. What’s going to happen to that poor kid?

    Also, how will Cinnabun feel about all this?

  4. EB says:

    The article on Jezebel is right on. However….that photo of him is very upsetting. It’s so BIG! He’s not an attractive man.

  5. Kaiser says:

    CB – No prob. I was going to do it later, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it after I read it. I do think that out of all of the women who are billed as “America’s Sweetheart”, Sandra is the one who feels the MOST real, the most authentic, the most like an Everywoman.

  6. audrey says:

    And how is he only FORTY years old? dude looks FIFTY at least.

  7. Carin says:

    As we speak (or write) somewhere in America, Tiger Woods is doing the Carlton dance from Fresh Prince of BelAir.

    Oh i forget, he cant dance!!! ha!

    But for real, Tiger woods is giving someone a high five and a chest bump!!!

  8. Ursaline says:

    Kaiser, I agree that the article was very well written to describe this whole clusterf*ck. And following that logic, I think that his skank ho is going to be the most hated woman in America.

    But the reason that she’s more hated is that it was so deliberate and calculated, all for her own malicious greed. What she did was truly evil. Jesse James screwed himself by being stupid and messing around behind Sandra’s back with a white supremacist, soft-core porn STD queen, but I highly doubt that he knew or had anything to do with the timing of the story and how it completely ruined Sandra’s achievement. Any time she looks at those awards, how can she not feel betrayed thinking he was supporting her when she gave those heartfelt speeches?

  9. Celebitchy says:

    You’re right, Kaiser. She seems like a nice, cool person, like someone you would want to hang out with. I’m not like a rabid fan but I like her and find her very genuine and real. She’s grateful for her success. It’s a freaking shame. And if In Touch held off on reporting this until it would have the most impact after she won the Oscar (comment with a link if you have it anyone, right now I’ve only heard rumors) they’re deplorable!

  10. LindyLou says:

    Not only the most hated man in America – I think its worldwide. You just don’t screw over nice people and get away unscathed. He deserves a total ass whoopin’.

  11. Cheyenne says:

    I’m looking at that top picture and trying to imagine what the hell she saw in this guy. He looks like stereotypical redneck trash to me.

  12. Ursaline says:

    I think that In Touch completely planned to run it at the moment they could get the most scandalous coverage and cash in. It’s the final straw. I din’t care for them before, but now I think they are soulless leeches who deserve to be shunned out of business.

  13. hottathanholywatta says:

    heard cinnabun had the good sense to run away. Looks like both his ladies left him. To cheat with that monstrosity, ugh, you know its trash when it has tattoos all over its face

  14. Carin says:

    Ok….i didnt like that bit about Elin altho its true…..Tiger wood’s wife has never been one to broadcast herself and has only ever been at his tournaments at the sidelines…no major interviews (from wat i kno) or whatever.

    But Elin still has gotten it much worst than Sandra. Her cheating husband banged 10 plus…..without protection over a span of years most likely.

    I think some people (not saying jezebel) aren’t feeling so hurt for Elin anymore because she’s still “with” Tiger. We dont kno that….and even if she is, there are kids involved.
    I honestly think that she guna screw him over at Masters and i’m waiting wit my butter popcorn.

  15. Carin says:

    Run to me Cinnabun!! I’ll treat u right!!
    He must have been like “the shit is guna hit the fan and i’m leaving that mess behind”

  16. sonola trip says:

    This story makes me feel sick to my stomach. I was outraged by the Tiger Woods scandal, but there was something about this Jesse James story that made me feel like I’d been punched in the gut. I think it’s because I wasn’t very familiar with Elin or Tiger’s marriage before the scandal. Sandra, however, I knew about, I liked her immensely, and most of all, I absolutely believed she loved her husband.

  17. Twocats says:

    Maybe I’m naive but I am absolutely floor-smacked that this putrid “Bombshell” would bring down a decent human being with such malicious intent, and in doing so hurt and humiliate innocent children. Sure Jesse James is a skeevy prick for having anything to do with her, but this woman is going to end up the most hated person in America, not Jesse. She’s now totally recognizable as the person who inflicted so much pain and humiliation on such a lovely woman and the children she cares for that it may very well be dangerous for her to be out in public. A pox on people like that.

  18. Roma says:

    I know, I know, but please don’t bring Cinnabun into this all. The poor thing was viciously beaten and used for dog fighting… to think only a week ago my heart felt so sad for JJ.

  19. Theresa says:

    A few years ago Jesse was all the rage, his Monster Garage Show (which is off the air now), West Coast Choppers (custom bike building) was huge, which has kind of died down now, and what happened to his stupid new show “Jesse James is a Dead Man”, (the title says everything)? I think Jesse was called “Mr. Sandra Bullock” one too many times! He’s used to being in the spot light and I think his big ego needed some extra attention. Boy did he get it.

  20. guilty pleasures says:

    I agree, the article sums up our collective outrage. Sandra is ‘our girl,’ I even thought she was Canadian all this time, just cause she seems so familial, so nice, I laid claim to her.
    Saw her on Ellen a few times and just want to be her sister or best bud. She is funny, smart, self-deprecating, oh, and freakin gorgeous!
    That thing, that, that….there are no words. To Nazi salute ANYONE, let alone a CHILD? YOUR CHILD?? She is beyond vile, beyond contempt.
    Let this be a sign of the Apocalypse for these gutter whores. Stop f*&cking married men, and if you do- shut up about it!!! Shut the *&^! up!!!
    DO NOT SUPPORT IN TOUCH FOR THIS EPIC DOUCHEBAGGERY!!!

  21. Me says:

    No, she is getting her 15 minutes of fame for being another whore…what is this world coming to? $30000 I guess was enough to disrupt not only Sandra’s life and the lives of the kids that she fought for that weren’t hers but doesn’t this thing also have a couple of her own…they must be so proud

  22. operaghost says:

    Like many people, JJ is demonstrating massively self-destructive (and, by default, destructive on a far more epic and wide-reaching scale) tendencies. Almost as though he doesn’t truly deep down believe that he deserves SB, so he’s going to undermine that by reverting to the image of himself that he is comfortable with.

    Or maybe he really is just a pig.

    Don’t mind the armchair analysis. I like to try to understand why people do what they do what they do. This feels like more than pure lust, to me. If it was only lust, he could have chosen anyone, ANYONE, who would have been less horrifically appalling than someone like the person he did this with.

  23. Justalark says:

    Sandra is the kind of woman that both men and other women like: she’s gorgeous in a real, girl-next-door way, warm, down-to-earth, funny, and grounded.
    Despite the horrible timing, I think if it was revealed that Jesse had a momentary lapse in judgment and had a one-night-stand, Sandra and the able American public would probably forgive him…eventually. What makes this whole betrayal so mind-boggling, however, is that he had a fairly long-term relationship with this white supremacist, freaky, soft-porn ho. He had plenty of time to see Bombshell’s true colors(no pun intended!)and reflect on his transgressions and their potential effect on his marriage and children. So sad. So senseless. So incredibly stupid!

  24. Ursaline says:

    I really think that In Touch should be boycotted for their part in this.

  25. Amy says:

    @Ursaline, it sounds like you are aportioning more blame for one over the other, yes what she did was bad, but if Sandy’s hubby had’nt fucked her there would be no story. in many of these cases the other woman often gets more blame than the man because she “lead him astray.” it takes two to tango. she wasnt the one who made a commitment of fidelity, the husband was. but either way yes this is horrible for Sandra, she doesnt deserve this and i hope she gets thourgh it.

  26. wif says:

    What are these rumours about In Touch running the story when they could get maximum sales? If they knew about this a couple of weeks ago they could have had more sales doing it right before the academy awards. Everyone’s out to make a buck, we should be glad they held out this long.

  27. Jeanette says:

    Dear Homewreckers,

    If they do it with you they will do it to you. Do you think they picked their wife, the person who fills their needs (and just because the a**hole says they arent – when you are not around-yeah they still are and he lies to them just like he does to you) washes their dirty underwear and dirty socks. Washes their dirty underwear and their socks, Cooks their meals, do really think she was chosen by him to project douchy behavior to? Uhhh NO. The man is sick-the ride is broke-light is on no on home. Broken..he has a hole in his chest that he is trying to fill and he will never be faithful to anyone until that hole is filled either by figuring out how it got there or f****g every whore-which includes you if you choose lie with a married man. In the town. There should be a code amoung women and if you break it we should get to break you.

  28. Lem says:

    wtf does he look so heartbroken in all the Ocar pictures? Her body language is defensive; his is pensive
    I’m gonna stay in denial a few more days and hope it all work out.
    I’m trying to rationalize in my head. maybe is was JUST sexting (that’s a word now?) Maybe the Vanilla Gorilla did not plug the sinner.
    Here’s holding out hope!

  29. TG says:

    Operaghost – I like to analyze motives too, but when I remember he was married to a porn star and has probably been with many women like that what did he see in Sandy in the first place to get to the point of not feeling worthy of her? Of course we know she is incredible but obviously he doesn’t have good taste or jugement.

    I hope Cinnabun is okay.

  30. Ursaline says:

    Amy, I don’t disagree that it takes two to tango. What I blame her for (and this is the same for all of these fame-seeking sluts), is that she sold them out to a rag for less than the price of a full-size SUV, just to capitalize on their names and misfortune. She took low-class to a lower level. He’s stupid and sleezy, but that wasn’t even a surprise given his history. I just don’t hate him as much because he wasn’t parading it all over the tabs just to make a buck off of his wife.

  31. LindyLou says:

    I wonder if “Bombshell” tried to get paid from Jesse first? It seems to me that her silence would have been worth more than the $30K she got from IT. She doesn’t strike me as that smart tho.

  32. Ursaline says:

    Maybe that’s what she was trying to text him about this week.

  33. Amanda says:

    My heart goes out to her and that poor child. Sandra seems like the only stable parent shes had. I always wondered what she saw in him, they seem such an odd match. To think he would risk the love and support of such a classy lady for such a trash piece of a**.

  34. meme says:

    he’s a pig.

  35. Justalark says:

    Regarding levels of despicability…
    Yes, Bombshell is disgusting, vile, repulsive, money-grubbing, and has questionable morals (her poor children!), but let’s not forget that Jesse James commited PRE-MEDITATED adultery with her! That makes him even worse than her in my book. (Read the detailed accounts of how he invited her into his office to “watch movies” and “hang out” with him–this man intentionally and repeatedly betrayed Sandra.)
    I don’t know about all of you, but I have made it very clear to my husband that adultery–of any kind–is a deal breaker. Having said that, though, I do think that pre-meditated adultery is much worse that spur-of-the-moment adultery, and I understand why some women can forgive spontaneous moments of stupidity. When a person plans to cheat on his/her spouse after weighing the consequences, it’s like an admission that the marriage is worth so little that it’s worth the gamble to destroy it for a few cheap thrills. There has to be a special level in hell for serial adulterers!

  36. Mistral says:

    Amen Ursaline!

  37. bellaluna says:

    Too heartsick to comment right now. In Touch is ABSOLUTELY boycotted by me. I’ll never buy it or visit their website again.

  38. GC says:

    The tragedy in this whole situation is the timing – she should be on top of the world right now with her Oscar win, and it was stolen from her by her incredibly selfish husband. I don’t understand how any man could find doing this to a woman okay on any level. Why do so many women put up with this? And by the way, all these men out there cheating on their wives aren’t having affairs by themseleves – this is other women doing this to other women. Where is our dignity, girls? Do we really believe that we aree only as good as we are desirable to a man? When that is your belief system, you cease to have dignity. And when you can’t respect other people by saying NO to things that may offer the smallest momentary pleasure, you have an enormous lack of character. We would all do well to be reminded that our choices in action have consequences – every single time -and the truth always comes out eventually. Until we women choose self-respect (and by that, I mean not giving ourselves away and treating ourselves like we don’t have a right to God given dignity), men will continue to do this type of thing.

    My prayers go out to Sandra and her family.

  39. daysmom says:

    So according to how our society seems to reward the mistress in these cases, the “Bombshell” will get some lucrative paying job now right? Look at Rachel Uchitel who now works for Extra and Eliot Spitzer’s mistress, Ashley Dupre,who now writes an advice column for the NY Post.

  40. Cheyenne says:

    @CB and Ursaline: You expect some basic decency from a shitrag like In Touch? Puh-leeeeeze.

  41. Bodhi says:

    I don’t hate Jesse. I mean, I’m not real happy with him at the moment, but I actually feel sorry for him. I don’t condone him or his actions, but the timing af all of this just reeks to high heaven. There is definately a whiff of “set-up” here

  42. Erin says:

    I, like all of you are disgusted. I actually really (used) to like JJ. So sad, that sometimes what we see is the opposite of what we get. Poor Sandy…

  43. Ursaline says:

    All those who believe that In Touch is a no-account shitrag say, “Aye”!

  44. Pete says:

    Damn, James’ racist ties scare me. His mistress is a white supremacist and his ex-wife’s current husband is as well. I thought it back then and I think it all the more now: what the hell was she thinking hooking up with this bastard?

    He must hate himself to mess this all up. My God, he had Sandra Bullock, a good family (finally) for his kids and he just f***s it up. And for what?! Nothing.

  45. meme says:

    @Bodhi – you feel sorry for JJ???? Why? The timing is irrelevant – he cheated with that skank ho on our Sandra. no wonder Cinnabon keeps running away (she’s been found and is fine BTW).

  46. Stormy Cloud says:

    38-

    I’m sorry, but that will never ever happen. Women absolutely LOVE and get off on screwing over other women. If a woman can take your man, they will, just because it makes them feel better about themselves to hurt another woman that “has something they don’t”. Don’t you think that this disgusting gutter trash KNEW who Jesse was married to? She absolutely did, and I guarantee that she loathes Sandra for being what she can never be…classy, loved by millions, gorgeous, poised, successful, the list goes on and on! We all know that she got an ego boost from “stealing” such a woman’s husband (but she did it by being a disgusting gutter wh*re and doing degrading sh*t that Sandra likely does not do, so she’s still the loser and she knows it). This type of thing happens all the time, we should all know WHY by now, but it seems like so many are in the dark. Until women truly understand the meaning of “dignity” and “self-respect” this behavior will continue.

    Oh, and please don’t think I’m saying that this is all women’s fault, it’s obviously not, but I don’t feel like writing a novel explaining how men fit into this!

  47. Lauren says:

    Sandra gave her whole heart and soul to Jesse’s kids…and they love her. I don’t know of any woman that has fought so long and hard for the well-being of her stepchildren-this demonstrates what a wonderfully caring human being Sandra is. That impresses me much more than the Oscar win. Jesse is a disgusting low-life.

  48. vivienne says:

    @ Ursaline i commend the whole boycott thing. it annoys me that people complain about crap and dont do anything about them. i have been personally peeved after the mags bitching about Shiloh, it is a total shit mag BOYCCOT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT!!!!!

  49. Taya says:

    I love Sandra and was rooting for her for years. She seems like such a genuine person and if this can happen to Sandra this can happen to anyone. SHe has been a great mom to all of his kids and this is how JJ pays her.

    JJ is a dirtbag and needs to run for the hills because America is pissed!

  50. Skipper says:

    Another supporter of boycotting shitrag In Touch here!!! They are the lowest of the low.

  51. javelin says:

    Yes, Sandy IS our girl. Those of us who have gone it alone for years without becoming jaded, we feel her. Those of us who work our asses off to achieve something great, we feel wronged for her. Those of us who love the world but wish the world loved us too, a little bit. We see Sandra Bullock as a symbol of what the world has to offer to the good of heart. And apparently it is a very mixed bag.

  52. Ursaline says:

    Kaiser and CB: I like the post that Jezebel did, but this one VERY RUDELY blows it away.

    http://www.dlisted.com/node/36528

    They scored some points with this one.

  53. hatsumomo says:

    I hate to ask again but, who buys rag mags anymore? I mean I patrol this site and a few others, so I nevr have to pick them up in the stores. And I wouldn’t be caught dead doing so anyway. I mean, its like porn, I just do it in the privacy of my home online. Every thing I want to know about celebrities is here and usually if a story breaks, Celebitchy is pretty good about staying on top of it, so why spend the $2.99 on a rag mag? That could go for better things, like ice cream.

  54. Ursaline says:

    Great point, hatsumomo!

  55. Danni says:

    I think Andy Warhol was way ahead of his time. He said “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes”. In the case of Michelle “Bombshell” McGee I believe he hit the nail right on the head. Not only is this woman looking to be a “celebrity” she is looking to cash in on her lowly deeds. To tear apart a family with three vulnerable children is vile. Jesse James doesn’t come away from this one smelling like a rose either. He obviously does not have any respect for his marriage to carry on an affair with this woman. I think Sandra loved and trusted this man with all her heart and worked to create a stable environment for her family. Coming into a marriage with three stepchildren is hard enough.
    Anyone who would jeopardize his childrens’ well being and risk the health and happiness of his wife for a sexual liaison with an obviously unstable person is certainly not as smart as he thinks. The Internet has changed the game and there are many people out there who are looking to cash in and use “celebrities” for whatever gain. I’m surprised Jesse James couldn’t see this one coming from a mile away!

  56. juiceinla says:

    Tiger Woods should be thanking his lucky stars, because this guy and his disgusting mistress make TW look like a R. Kelly admiring saint.

  57. juiceinla says:

    @hatsumomo- but then, what do you line your cat boxes with?

  58. snap says:

    Oh rofl.

    Jesse didn’t cheat on Sandra because he can’t handle a “strong, powerful” woman.

    He likely got bored, it’s just that simple.

  59. jamie says:

    he sucks.i wish he could keep up with his damn dog too

  60. snap says:

    Incidentally this is what women get for attempting to domesticate men who are innately predisposed to develop type-A personalities.

    You will notice a trend that it is the upper 15-20 percent of famous, talented, high earning men that simply don’t bother settling for some broad.

    It would be if nothing but a sin of false attribution to paint all men with the same brush.

    What it does however say is that, across the board, male or female, the more one’s social status increases, the greater the likelihood of infidelity.

    The immediate cure for this is to seek a partner that is not aggressively sought-after or disproportionately ambitious.

    It’s a recipe for disaster.

    Might I also add that his is a pedigree of misanthropes, and it just makes sense that he would cheat given that he would marry a stripper/porn star that can’t even get custody of her own kids, which is amazing given the bias afforded women in family courts.

    These aren’t wholesome decisions… His history is a litany of them, good grief.

    Jesse James -IS- Jesse James, and it’s not his fault, it’s the fault of every other dumbass out there who thought he was anything other than the sum of his heritage and his obviously sketchy past.

  61. Bodhi says:

    I sort of feel sorry for JJ. Well, actually I guess pity is the better word. I pity JJ.

  62. Jo 'Mama' Besser says:

    I feel bad about what happened to her, but the part where I’m supposed to feel exponentially worse for her than for other high-profile women who endure public betrayal is the part I don’t get. I guess I sympathize because of what happened to her, not who she is–because I don’t know her from Adam or from any other celebrity who has been deeply hurt this way… or person I don’t know personally, really. And it’s not as if anything can take her Oscar away from her: bad news and ill-timing are old bedfellows, railing against that partnership is futile. I’m not downplaying that she’s been wronged, but the ‘Who is Most Deserving of Our Public Pity’ hagiography ring is starting to seem strange to me.

  63. Sigh. says:

    javelin: We see Sandra Bullock as a symbol of what the world has to offer to the good of heart. And apparently it is a very mixed bag.
    Stormy Cloud: Women absolutely LOVE and get off on screwing over other women.

    This is the crux of the problem. THIS (and Kaiser’s points) is why we take THIS PARTICULAR breakup so personally.

    Bullock was doing it right. Careful in her relationships, selective with her image, attentive/seemingly genuine in her affections, while remaining vital and relevant on her own. When she won, we thought what she was getting back what she was putting out in the universe…until.

    Until someone else doing JUST THE OPPOSITE by hitching her filthy, well-worn wagon on to Bullock’s name (ultimately) and is now attempting to pull herself up by dragging someone else down. And how did she gain access? The ONE PERSON in this world who is supposed to be Bullock’s confidant. That was his ONE JOB, be true, and his unfocused ass couldn’t even do that.

    It’s unfair. Unfair and uncalled for, because if James was THAT unhappy (emotionally, sexually, whatevs), Bullock seems like the ONE PERSON who would help him, and considering she married him with his past, without judgement.

  64. B says:

    I initially gave JJ “intellectual credit” because Sandra Bullock was so invested.

    Then I saw him on Celebrity Apprentice. Credit revoked.

    Then I saw this.

    Monster Garage = Monster Tool Box

    Sand

  65. JulieNewmar says:

    This whole thing actually makes me sad. I like Sandy, I think Jesse is sexy as hell…. and now *poof* it’s all gone to hell. Banannas and vodka please.

  66. ann says:

    He must be the stupidest man in America.
    And now he is sooooooo sorryyyyyyyy.
    Idiot. I am sure Sandra B. will one day meet a man who will treat her with love and respect. Just too bad she fell for his line. But women do it every day and get ripped. Hang in there Sandra. Next time don’t go for the fixer upper.

  67. westender says:

    Does anyone else get the feeling there my be more “Bombshells” out there? JJ may put Tiger’s exploits to shame

  68. DoMaJoReMc says:

    I agree with Cheyenne. There is no rag-mag that would even THINK of any stories with integrity. It’s pretty damn sad that, for $30 thousand dollars, this freak of nature nazi lover felt that the ultimate betrayal of another woman was worth it. I’m sure the amount of money made embellishing the story that much more lucrative, too. I want to know how she is going to explain the money to her kid(s). (How many does she have?)

    Oh, and by the way, Ursuline:
    AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE!

    And to Vivienne:
    YES TO BOYCOTT…YES TO BOYCOTT…YES TO BOYCOTT!

  69. Cheyenne says:

    @Mama Besser: ITA. Bullock is to be sympathized with, but no more so than any other woman who has been through this.

  70. Hum says:

    “Once upon a time ago you were ashamed to be a mistress”. This is the year of scandal. We should boycott all forms of media that continue to glamorize and promote “being the other woman”.Every mistress, side girl, jump off etc. that has came out has gotten a : model gig, magazine spread, book deal-do I need to go on?

    When r we going to say enuff!! This behavoir is not acceptable celebrity or not!!It is despicable!!

  71. Isaidit says:

    The name Jesse James sound so “bad ass,” but I like the nickname “JJ” because it sounds small and childlike…much like the person Jesse James really is…along with his wee willy. Small, small, small….

  72. gg says:

    She should cut off his balls and hang them on a rusty nail for what he’s done. And how many more has he done it with?

  73. Ursaline says:

    Thought this was worth cross-posting:

    jeannified:
    March 19th, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    I wonder if Janine Lindemuler had anything to do with this, like setting it up. I heard on the radio today, that Janine knew Michelle through the website that she modeled on, being that they were both tatoo models and “in the business.” SUPPOSEDLY, Janine hed been pushing Michelle for a while to go public with this story. I wonder if Janine talked to Michelle in the very beginning, and told her to contact Jesse for a modeling job…that she would be “his type,” and Michelle could entice him and get him to go for her, and thus cheat on Sandra. Janine knew she could Jesse would have the affair, and then if Michelle would come out with this story, it might shake things up enough, that she could get some custody of Sunny back. When I heard this morning that Janine knew Michelle and that she had pushed her to go public with the story, I wondered if she was instrumental in somehow getting the ball rolling on this whole sordid affair in the first place! Ugh! So sad!

  74. Ms. Nguyen says:

    Passionate kiss like spider web: lead to undoing of fly.

    Wife who put man in dog house find him in cat house.

    Man trapped in pantry have ass in jam.

  75. snap says:

    Repeat.

    She was extremely foolish for trusting a man whose idea of a decent spouse is a porn star.

    You don’t develop those values overnight.

    It does not surprise me one bit that Jesse James would do this, he hangs out with Kid Rock for christ sakes.

    Kid Rock is one of the biggest dirtbags out there, hell, he even wrote a song about it.

    It’s no different than avoiding the woman who has a really slutty dirtbag friend. You can tell a lot about somebody by their past and the company they choose to keep.

    It implies a LOT about their values, even if they don’t explicitly state anything.

  76. cara says:

    what does he have going for him?
    he’s going bald
    he’s fat
    he’s ugly
    ..I wonder if she made him get any tests before she had sex with him.
    His kids must be pissed with him for messing this up.She is the only decent person in their lives

  77. santacruz says:

    When all is said and done, Sandra chose Jesse in spite of his background….she is responsible for her choices in life.

  78. JJ says:

    Husband Hall of Shame:
    Balthazar Getty
    Eddie Cibrian
    Tiger Woods
    Jessie James
    They only think with their zipper,
    They have not one ounce of integrity,
    And, no guts…leave if ya want to sleep around; love your children enough that you don’t humiliate their mother.
    Such morons, everyone of them.

  79. JulieNewmar says:

    @cara… what does he have going for himself… that ‘vanilla gorilla’ between his legs I suppose.. 😉 LOL

  80. EJ says:

    This is the most intelligent, insightful and powerful piece about this sad situation that I have read yet.

    And I read a lot.

  81. ! says:

    You’re right snap, I mean geesh, look at his background, how dare she have optimism, give someone the benefit of a doubt, or fall in love. She totally deserved everything she got because she should have known better…right? How could it possibly be his fault? It’s not like he’s a grown adult that makes his own decisions. Oh wait.

    Just because people are products of their environment and just because people make decisions reflecting on that past, doesn’t mean Sandra is stupid and doesn’t deserve sympathy. She took a risk, she gave Jesse more than he deserves. A lot of people do that. Sometimes the other person rises to the occasion, sometimes they don’t. She doesn’t deserve to be blamed like that.

  82. Mrs. Rut says:

    It goes to show, some men cheat, no matter what. Look at Sandra Bullock and look at the skank he cheated with! He was never worthy of her. The sad part is, I think she belived in him and their marriage, and I think she loved him. I hope she doesn’t take this loser back. She deserves someone that is loyal and honest, just like her.

  83. QB says:

    I like Bullock but I don’t feel bad for her at all.

    You loose them the same way you get them.

    She started a relationship with a man that a had 5 month pregnant wife and now she is surprise that he cheated on her the same way that he she cheated on his exwife with her.

    Bullock is as bad as the women he cheated on her with.

  84. OliFulLife says:

    I would like to point out that JJ’s first wife Carla is a wonderful mother,loves SB and helped him build his business in the early days.

    When Janine came around (wifey #2) Carla was disgusted with JJ’s chioce, but supported her ex and allowed him to be a father to their children.

    Now alot of bad things went on between JJ and Janine (she was charged with domestic violence) and at the time I believe he only married her because she was carrying his child….the honorable thing to do?? *laughs

    Here is where I see the difference in SB and Bombskank…..he and Janine were seperated shortly after the wedding…he wanted nothing to do with her. Then enters SB and I think she bought his good guy bad decision line and gave him the benefit of the doubt. Hey if wifey #1 is a good woman maybe Janine was just a HUGE mistake…I get it….THEY WERE SEPERATED…Janine does not blame Sandy for their divorce and issued a statement saying that she is saddened for Sandy….I’m sure also happy because Bombskank bought her some cred in court now, poor Sunny

    Bombskank entered a seemingly happy marriage while it was still a marriage…at least to SB and I’m sure JJ made it seem that way, she released private details for the world to see. I’m sure out of pure spite and a greed for fame….SHE AND JJ’S DISGUSTING DECISION DID SEEMINGLY DESTROY THIS MARRIAGE….

    SB is a classy lady and I’m sure if things sour between her and JJ, wife #1 who loves her as her childrens stepmother would allow her some visitation

    Jesse sure picked the worst of the worst

  85. Sincerity says:

    Some of you posters really need to “get a grip”. Jesse James is not first nor will he be the last man to cheat on his wife! Like many of you, I hate when a woman is betrayed by her husband; however, just because a couple says “I do” does not mean they are compatible as a couple.

    Men do not think or feel like women. In many instances, a man will repress what he’s really feeling because he’s ashamed to discuss his “darker side” with the woman he loves. Instead of truthfully communicating his darker inclinations with his spouse, a man will seek out someone in which he has no emotional attachment to in order to act out his repressed fantasies. It’s no surprise that these women are not on the same level with their wives because these men are only seeking a “convenient release valve” — not a relationship.

    In many instances, these outside disposable “sex toys” have been around the block enough to know when they are being used. If you know a man is married, you can’t say you didn’t see it coming. What bothers me the most is their “false sense of entitlement”. Wrecking havoc in the households of “unsuspecting families” is no way to empower or elevate a person’s very low self-esteem. Karma dictates that “the winds of fate” will eventually “even the score” and these “woefully deluded” women will wind up even more miserable than they were in the beginning. The sins of the parents often visit their children.

  86. lightbulb says:

    A blessing in disguise.

  87. orion70 says:

    Ick. Par for the course though with an awful lot of biker guys. Women aren’t exactly valued.

  88. ThunderC*nt says:

    I’m looking at that top picture and trying to imagine what the hell she saw in this guy. He looks like stereotypical redneck trash to me.

    Yeah, but all he’d have to do is adopt an African kid and he’d be aces in your eyes.

  89. ThunderC*nt says:

    Wow, how apparent is it that BW is the biggest phony of them all? Time to go looking for that time that so eludes you and retire!

  90. Dhavy says:

    I wonder why these men cheat with the most repulsive looking, disease carrying trolls, and WTH does she think she is calling herself a Bombshell? She looks like she’s been used more times than the NYC subway

    I heard she has kids and the ex is fighting for custody…what a role model

  91. Fluffy Kitten Tail says:

    Look, blame InTouch all you want, but if they hadn’t done the story, someone else would have. Blame Jesse James for being a lying. cheat. Have you been as outraged over other magazines and newpapers when they have broken stories about cheating spouses?

  92. Jag says:

    He reminds me too much of an ex of mine. He won’t change and he doesn’t feel as bad as a normal person would about all of this. There is no way he wantonly carried on a long-term affair while married to America’s sweetheart without being some type of sociopath. It’s different from Tiger, who felt entitled. I think that Jesse just doesn’t care in his selfish way. Jesse and Tiger are both slimes of the earth.

    Agreed that the mistress set herself up to be hated. The fact that she knew that his wife was Sandra Bullock, yet messed with him anyway, shows her mentality. They deserve each other, and Sandra deserves someone leagues better.

    Oh, and I care more about Sandra than Elin, not just because of her interviews and whatnot, it’s because the rumor is she moved out immediately. Elin is rumored to have gone back to Tiger, which put her right out of my “caring for the betrayed woman” instinct. Elin deserves it all if she stays with Tiger. So would Sandra, if she goes back to Jesse, but I don’t think that will happen. (fingers crossed)

  93. canadianchick says:

    I hope Sandy will be okay. I don’t think all women are out to get other women, but neonazi skankho did carve out a special place in hell for herself. I hope JJ’s career will take a huge hit for this but he likely runs in circles that turn a blind eye to his behaviour. Interesting what Trump said in Us Weekly about JJ being cunning and two-faced, though that’s gotta be the best case of the pot calling the kettle black I’ve read in awhile.

  94. Solveig says:

    Just waiting for Bombshell to announce a pregnancy giving him six kids. This would condone their relationship.

  95. mollination says:

    Especially after Sandra so publicly helped him through his custody battle with his ex-wife. God that mcgee trick, in touch mag, and james are evil, contagious scum.

  96. VIktoryGin says:

    @ Sincerity

    Co-sign, but I also think that people need a theatre in which to play out their outrage. I firmly believe that these types of things have become public ritual, and actually serve some type of exorcisive purpose. One can apply a cogent argument for every aspect of this story, but it doesn’t undermine that many are just angry.

  97. Trey says:

    I am proud to say that as a female I have never slept with a married man or knowingly slept with a kept man. It is a line I refuse to cross.

    I did, however, unknowingly fool around with a guy who had a girlfriend… kid I grew up with and trusted enough to not lie to me when I asked if he was seeing anybody. The INSTANT I found out I immediately cut all ties and made sure a few other people knew his… ugliness. It’s a shame, since I’ve known him for so long, but people like that don’t deserve to know me. Not that I am hot shiz or something but they are emotional murderers. It’s killing a woman on that deep emotional level and I do so hope that Sandra Bullock can one day look at her awards without the taint of Tits McGee. I know I can’t think of some really nice childhood memories now without them being tainted by some buttmunch and his dickery.

    On an additional note, to express my extreme displeasure, I informed a few mutual friends that I had many naked pics of him that included faceshots. I had asked, dumba** obliged. If I’m sending nudie pics you better believe you won’t catch any identifying marks or my face in ’em. Seriously people, get with the program ;p
    I amused myself for several weeks by imagining posting all of the pictures on his girlfriend’s myspace with an explanation of how I got them (and golly gee, the new technology that automatically includes date and time in pictures is really neat!). In the end I never did because I knew it would cause more pain and suffering and is, well, kinda a crappy, bitchy thing to do. I did offer his naked pictures out to people I knew might be interested. Why should he care who I show his bits to if he’s throwing it around willy-nilly? To this day I’m not sure I played it right- should I have told her? Should I have done the mean bitchy thing? Should I have set up a website featuring the talents of a Mr.Feltham? I don’t know. I still don’t. But I do remember starring at her picture wondering if she had any clue. Was she a nice person? In the end, after staring at her myspace for a while, all I felt was sadness over the whole experience and an interesting mixture of pity, sadness, and cynicism for her. I doubt highly I was the only person he was screwing around with. My only wish is that she learned from the experience without my interference… and also that somebody snapped his dick off and beat him with it 😀

  98. Jaxx says:

    I hope people spit on him as he walks down the street.

  99. david says:

    they are gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!1

  100. Zelda says:

    @ #97
    You should never EVER tell someone that you or someone else is sleeping with their partner.
    It is never your business, and no one should ever get involved in other people’s relationhips.

    Ex: my partner and I live several time zones apart right now, and have an open relationship. It’s not wide open. There are rules, the most important of which is “don’t ask, don’t tell”. You can love it, hate it, or think it’s wrong all you like, but it is OUR relationship, and it works for us. And we keep that fact to ourselves. Few of our friends even know.

    If some self-important twit came up to me and started talking about how she or someone else boned my partner, acting as high and mighty as you seem, thinking she was doing me a favour, I would be furious. And I know my partner would if another man did the same to him.

    Even if we weren’t in an open relationship, that meddling would still repulse me. Just having to have a third party in on that discussion would be humiliating. The whole “guess what I know about your partner” thing is so seventh grade, it kills me. It’s just a way of drawing out your own feeling of importance. By your own description, you just loved the feeling of power you held over the situation. And guess what? It would show if you chose to expose it. Unless you were a close friend of the “cheated” partner, why else WOULD you tell except for a feeling of superiority?

    Always leave the relationships of other adults alone*.

    In any case, that is what really bothers me about stories like thisone, and Tiger Woods, etc. Not the sex away from the marital partner. It happens often, even moreso in celeb circles, and I’d bet more people than you think choose to turn a blind eye. Nope, it’s not the extramarital sex I’m offended by.

    It’s the tattle-taling.

    *Unless maybe you are a person’s very best friend and therefore have real knowledge of what their preference in said situation would be.

  101. Dani says:

    Honestly not feeling that sorry for her, considering she tried to help take Jesses kid away from his mother. I agree taking a kid out of a dangerous situation is a good thing, but that wasn’t a dangerous situation. At worst, the mom is a horrible role model but she got her life together.

    Eh, it seems like karma to me. I wouldn’t wish pain on anyone, but it does kind of seem like karma. I used to like Sandra until I read about her trying to help take the kid away from it’s own mother (who, a judge said recently got her life together but it wasnt covered by media much since THIS was being covered.)

    I just hate when step-parents try and keep a child from its real parents when the situation isn’t dangerous, or no harm will come to the child if it stays. A child needs its mother, and if she has her life together, let her have her damn kid. She shouldnt be faulted for her past and that seemed to be what Sandra (and jesse) were doing.

    Also, LOVE the fact that Jesse said the mother couldn’t teach her morals when he turned around and cheated. bc that’s moral.

  102. !!!!!!!!! says:

    Janine, that stupid, trashy porn star, should have thought about what is best for her kid before she lost her (And Janine Linde-whatever is NOT a fantastic human being. She is a piece of work.). Drug addicted morons shouldn’t have kids. Porn stars who bring slimey porn industry types and ex cons who are into white power (the new husband) around their little kid are also unfit parents. She’s a disgrace. There are too many messed up, self-centred, unfit people raising children. That little girl is lucky she was taken out of that situation. They say any man can make a baby, but not every man is man enough to be a real father–well, same goes for women. Lots of women get pregnant and have babies, but that doesn’t mean they are wonderful and capable mothers, and they can do more harm to a child than good.

  103. JJ is the wrongdoer says:

    JJ does live up to the stereotypes of his appearance. This “bombshell” (pun intended) couldn’t be dropped on his wife and children if he wasn’t the one that started the ball rolling to begin with. I don’t understand why in this modern day and age it’s always the women who are pitted against each other when the men are the ones who did the deed that broke their wives’ hearts and brought these scandals onto themselves. These women are terrible, but they wouldn’t exist if the men didn’t hand over the knife in which to stab their wife’s hearts to these floozies. It amazes me that to this day Brad Pitt has gotten off scott free – it’s either team Aniston or Team Jolie and to this day it’s their catfight. As much as I will always think that Jolie is a homewrecker w/ too much narcissism and little regards for other women’s relationships to care – it was Brad who broke his marriage vows, who stood in front of all their friends and family who promised to be married to death do they part. Jen could only be hurt by Jolie b/c she loved her husband – the same guy who then immediately ran off and had a family w/ the other woman and has been rubbing her face in it ever since. Did his career suffer? Was he America’s most hated guy? It’s about time we go after the real culprit – the spouse that caused all the true pain, made all this happen and was the ultimate betrayer.

  104. Just an Observation says:

    Since the calls to boycott tabloids started, it seems that more calls to blame the *real* culprits are being posted.

    Just an observation.

  105. chamir says:

    Michelle = saw your comments about how let the first person without sin blah b lah blah. Listen up bitch, everyone who talks shit about you on the net would gladly say the same to your homely face, but knowing you, you’d come at us with a switchblade. Being a total crusty biker tattoo twat and all. That doesn’t change the fact we despite you – you’re gross, you’re morally destitute, you’re disgusting. Nothing will ever change that. In the food chain, you’re the scum the rest of us feed on, you always have been, you always will be. So stop with your shit already. You have nothing going for you – nothing real, nothing deserved – and you screwed over a really nice human being. The karma is going to level you and your disease riddled, wayward twat. You can count on that bitch, count on it.

  106. chamir says:

    Oh and forgot to say, you are not sexy in the least. I saw your shit, you look so forced and fake and desperate. Man what happened to you to make you so pathetic? It’s not your looks or your tats or even your sleezoid shit, it’s just you. All that crumby stuff you thought about yourself, it’s all true. You are a consumate loser.

  107. chamir says:

    Jesse – uses women like kleenex, they mean less than nothing to him, except his wife

    Sandra – trusting and willing to reserve judgement

    Michelle McGee Vomit Queen – a desperate loser from day one, so ready to cash in any way she can. Girl has hooker written (lterally!) all over her.

  108. Amy says:

    Truth is that he is insecure. He is not man enough to deal with his wife’s success. He tries to disguise his insecurity by being quiet and appearing to be a deep individual. It takes a truly powerful, self-confident man to walk in the shadow of a beautiful, intelligent woman and not feel that his manhood is threatened to the point that he must attempt to make-up for it in bed. If indeed he woke up one day and found that married life was not for him he would have talked to Sandra, if he were a “real” man.