Yesterday former pr0n star Janine Lindemulder – ex-wife of Jesse James – went on TV and begged his wife Sandra Bullock to sit down and talk with her about their custody case of Lindemulder and James’ five-year-old daughter Sunny. Lindemulder, aside from being a pr0n star – has just gotten out of jail after serving a six month sentence for tax evasion. She also has a long drug problem, and her new husband has a lengthy criminal record.
Jesse and Sandra have been trying to keep Sunny away from Janine, for obvious fears about her safety. They believe it’s best Sunny live with them full-time. Janine seemed genuinely contrite and desperate to see her daughter. But that’s what’s in her own best interests, not necessarily Sunny’s. Today James’ lawyer responded to Lindemulder, and basically told her not to play her case out for the press and to leave Sandra out of it.
Jesse James has a message for his ex: Leave my wife Sandra Bullock out of the custody dispute.
The Monster Garage star’s former wife, [pr0n] star Janine Lindemulder, suggested on Good Morning America this week that Bullock was trying to “take away my daughter” and called on the superstar actress to talk with her directly.
James’s attorney Marilyn Slifman calls Lindemulder’s remarks “inaccurate and unfortunate.”
“Sandra Bullock is not a party to this litigation,” Slifman says in a statement to PEOPLE. “Mr. James’s sole concern is for the safety, welfare and best interests of his daughter. The proper forum to resolve this case is in the courtroom.”
Bullock has been helping James raise 5-year-old Sunny since January, when Lindemulder, who has appeared in more than 100 adult movies, was imprisoned for tax evasion. Bullock and James wrote letters to the court questioning her fitness as a parent and raising concerns about the safety of Sunny because of Lindemulder’s alleged drug problem. Lindemulder has since been released from prison and is tangling with James over visitation.
[From People]
Obviously Jesse is the biological parent, and if Lindemulder’s going to go on television and make custody pleas, she should be directing them towards him. Instead it was mostly at Sandra. Probably because Sandra’s more famous, and she’d get more press that way. To her credit, Lindemulder didn’t act as though Sandra was trying to rip Sunny away from a great mother. And I think she was generally very respectful – but this is about a little kid and it definitely shouldn’t be played out on morning television. To me it’s not about the mother’s rights or the father’s rights. It’s about who will provide Sunny with the most stable and safe home. Some monitored visitation would be a nice step forward though.
Here’s Sandra, Jesse, and Sunny at LAX Airport on July 6th. Images thanks to INF Photo.
Yeah Sandra, butt out. Sorry, I like you and all, but this isn’t your battle.
100% agree with JayBird, MONITORED visitation.
Crash, if you read the article JANINE is the one who pushed Sandra into the public battle. Basically Jesse’s lawyer was like back off Janine don’t drag Sandy into this.
Bottom line, when you are a celeb, minor or major, everything is played out in the press whether you actively do it or the medis does it.
It’s about time spineless wimp, James speaks out, but of course it is an attny. doing it for him. Yes, it is a custody issue between the two of them, but Bullock got involved when she wrote letters to the court herself, and went to hearings, so she more or less IS involved.
The kid, for now, is much better off in the care of her father and Bullock, but Lindenmulder should be able to have supervised visitation with her daughter until she can prove that she is drug free and has her self together as a fit parent. She didn’t help her cause by marrying some ex-con bum, but she did, so now all she can do is try to do right by her child and be a good parent. She just needs to do what is necessary to have a relationship with her daughter and STFU about it on tv. James and Bullock should allow her the chance to earn her parental rights back and not assume that her old habits can never be rectified.
Also, if you have ever seen James in action, around other people, he has NO spine at all, so I am sure Bullock was spear heading this, which is why Lindenmulder is addressing Bullock. On Monster Garage, Lindenmulder made several appearances and she also wore the pants so she knows that Sandy has the real control, not James.
Yes Birdie, but Sandra certainly was busy writing the courts, wasn’t she?
As a step-parent Sandra can’t just butt-out. She’s somebody who’s helping to raise the child. The people around a child in any custody case are looked at and supply input. I just don’t know why Janine is blaming Sandra for the custody battle as if Jesse has nothing to do with it.
He isn’t a spineless wimp. He is being smart by letting the lawyer do the talking and not compromising the case by blabbing to every news outlet that will give him an interview. Matters in J&DR court are confidential…you can’t look up the case information like you can for GD and Circuit.
1. And she wasn’t a drug adled, porno star when he made this baby with her?
2. He hasnt done drugs?
3. Sandra hasn’t written the courts herself on the matter?
Oh dont get me wrong….I think the best option for the best child is to be with Jesse & Sandra.
I just think that my points are also valid, and that Jesse isn’t so pure in all of this. ANd laying claim to keep Sandra out? Ha Ha. He brought her into it. ANd in writing the courts about it, she inserted herself into it.
Hence, sorry–shes fair game for the Mom to discuss.
e-I was not speaking of him with regards to an attny, I was speaking about him as a person. He is spineless and his actions on every show where I have seen him or interviews, he is a dummy and wimpy.
“It’s about time spineless wimp, James speaks out, but of course it is an attny. doing it for him.”
Sorry Firestarter I guess I misinterpreted that statement.
Yeahhhhhhhhh right. What current “wife” doesn’t own her husband’s cajones where things like this are concerned? Sandra’s name might not be on any papers but she’s the one pulling Jessie’s strings at the moment. I love Sandra, she’s smart and doesn’t seem like the vindictive type. The PrOn star should be grateful her child is with somebody who sees about the kid’s welfare first – it could be so much worse than Sandra Bullock looking after your non-important offspring while you’re in jail/ a halfway house honeymoon suite with your convict new husband…
Can I just say that I love those shoes Sandra is wearing.
I think the media is the one spinning this tale about Sandra trying to lure the little Suny away from her mom crap with the help of the mom of course.
I would rather an ex remarried to a spouse that would love on a child than one that is indifferent to one.
What kind of step mom would Sandra be if she didnt write the courts out of concern for the child? I dont understand why people are giving her crap for being involved. I agree with the poster that said the mom called out Sandra instead of Jesse on purpose b/c Sandra is the bigger celebrity. The mom is obviously a fame-whore whore who is more concerned with herself than the welfare of her child.I hope the child ends up with Sandra and Jesse.
@crash2go2- use your head. what would you be doing if you were in Sandra’s shoes?
If Jesse was so concerned about the welfare of his child, then why would he hook up and have a baby with someone like that anyway? I’m sure the fact that the woman was a porn star wasn’t a problem with him until he got with Sandra..And it doesn’t matter if she’s helping raise the little girl. It’s not her kid. She does need to stay out of it..
To everyone who keeps saying that Sandra Bullock inserted herself into the matter by writing that letter, in custody cases, people who have a great deal of interaction with a child (teachers, babysitters, STEP-PARENTS) are often ASKED to provide statements or affidavits regarding the child’s actions which could provide insight into the child’s mental and emotional states. So I seriously doubt she just took it upon herself to write a letter to the court.
lottalovin- It isn’t like he is a really classy fellow himself. Someone yesterday was going off on how Lindenmulder had all these tattoos and that was a turn off because she has a kid. Well James is loaded with tats as well. Does that make him a bad parent?
ITA, Lindenmulder wasn’t exactly in the church choir when James hooked up with her, and back then, her drug use in the porn industry was well known, so he was well aware of the type of woman he hooked up with. Let’s not forget that James divorced his first wife and married Lindenmulder within a few months of his divorce. He isn’t exactly a choir boy himself.
That is not to say that Lindenmulder is fit right now to have full custody or even partial custody right now. If she gets her act together, then good for her and she deserves to share custody of her daughter with James. Her mistakes, which she fully owns up to, should not be held against her forever.
when did morning shows turn into “Jerry Springer”-the light version?
I guess morning shows will put anyone who will say anything…
What’s happened to journalism–like traffic, weather, what’s going on in the world? Isn’t that what morning shows are for??
If Jesse James had married a non-famous person, GMA wouldn’t have returned Janine’s phone calls.
staying out of the custody discussion.
Sandy those shoes? wtf?
Well I hate to disagree here, but James was known before Bullock and his fights with his then wife, Lindenmulder were in rag sheets and made the news. That is how I came to know who Lindenmulder was. It came full circle when I saw them fighting on Monster Garage, and I said, “Oh that’s that motorcycle guy and the pRon star who are always fighting”.
Make no mistakes, the media does love a scandal when it involves a pRon star and anyone. PRon stars do invite interest. The fact that Bullock is indirectly involved as a step parent makes it even more salacious and interesting for the news.
Anything involving pRon these days invites attention as well, because we have the conservatives and churches whining over sexually explicit everything, and nothing makes those two groups happier than to point out the terrible life that pRon stars lead and how they are ruining society. So I have a feeling this would have made news anyway as an example of a father trying to save his daughter from a drugged out, tax cheating ,pRon star.
It’s interesting, the comments about Jessie being with the PrOn star in the first place. No guy is ruled by his head or his heart unless money is involved. They’re ruled by the “little head”. No exceptions. That’s just the way it is outside of the fairy tales. If they don’t want you for a piece of a**, they want you for your house or what you can provide for them in the way of security/cash/your daddy’s money.
It’s never about YOU. Look at this guy – went for the sex, then he went for the money. They’re all the same, in fact that’s why they created fairy tales – to distract us all from the reality of the male gender.
@Goddess-Haha! No truer words were ever spoken.
I agree it’s ridiculous that people are condemning his ex for being a pr0n star. He knew what she did BEFORE they got married! And I’m sure he’s done drugs before too.
I think James and Bullock are the best parents for the girl right now, but holding her job against her is really disingenuous.
She is married to him and will be taking care of this little girl until she is old enough to go out on her own, who says she has absolutely no say? She may not have pushed this child out of her —, but I think the mother blew her shot of being a mother when she decided being a druggie and going to prison was more important than taking care of her child. Yes, people can change but to say the woman who WILL be the mother to this child has no say? I say bologna.
You guys are ridiculous. I’m a law student specializing in family law; no court in the world is going to let James have custody of this child UNLESS Bullock weighs in and proves her fitness as a step-parent. She is required to write the courts. Also, she’s probably James’s primary witness as to his fitness, because she lives with him.
Y’all should stop blaming her for writing in. If you and your current spouse got divorced, your new spouse would have to be involved in the custody hearing for your kids. It’s the way it works.
Yes to all that claim Sandra SHOULD be involved, the courts require it , blah blah blah
The issue we are raising is NOT that she is……..but that Jesse is claiming that she should be “hands off” where the mother is concerned.
That my friend is ridiculous. Either Sandra is in this–or she isn’t.
Dont claim to the Mom to leave her out, when she isn’t out is all I’m saying.
Good ole Jesse cant have it both ways.
Uh, Jesse wants the ho to lay off Sandra in the press and to remind the obviously high woman that in the end, the custody comes down to one parent vs. the other in what’s best for the child. To interpret it any other way, my friend, is ridiculous.
I’m pretty sure Jesse knows his wife is required to submit an affidavit stating why she feels their home is better for Sunny right now. And I’m pretty sure it’s not Sandra who initiated this disaster.
I’ve been through family court as well, and we had letters from counselors, a psychiatrist, a mediator, a guardian ad litum, my husband’s new wife, my son’s teacher and by the time we were done, probably the milkman too. None of this was adversarial, it was what the court asked for.
Sounds like Good ole Jesse is doing what the court is ordering and asking his ho of an ex-wife to quit yammering to the press about something she knows nothing about.
This says it all: “Sandra Bullock is not a party to this litigation,” Slifman says in a statement to PEOPLE. “Mr. James’s sole concern is for the safety, welfare and best interests of his daughter. The proper forum to resolve this case is in the courtroom.”
Jesse slept with the drug adled ho just fine and made a baby with her just fine.
If he didnt’ want to make a baby with a drug adled ho, he should have wrapped it up or better yet kept it tucked away.
I don’t think she’s mom of the year.
I think the kid is likely better off with Jesse & Sandy.
But I think some people need to step back and look at how this child got here in the first place, and judge a bit less.
If you’ve read Bullock’s letter, you’d understand why the mom is reaching out to her. No.1 The letter contained a lot of statements about the mom that Bullock couldn’t possibly know from personal experience, clearly it was what Jesse(a scumbag if there ever was one, talk to some of his former business partners if you don’t agree)told her to put in the letter. No.2 Bullock stuck her ass into the litigation with the letter, regardless of what James’ lawyer says. The letter makes her a part of the whole procedure now, either as a material witness or someone moving for custody. His lawyer knows that, so what the lawyer is saying is just smoke trying to downplay what was an ill advised letter that he most likely played a part in having written. No.3 Bullock’s reputation clearly gives her the most gravitas in the procedure among the parties, and right or wrong, her influence could play a major part in which way this goes. All in all, it sounds like some pampered movie star whining because someone had the balls to confront her like an adult.
@ Ricochet- did you not read the previous posts from the law student and the person who got a letter from the milkman? 😉 The letter was required by the court.
Cath, I don’t believe that is the case in California. My daughter’s stepmother is not at all involved in our custody case, at least not at this point.
stacy, I am using my head. Based on how laws are here in California, Jesse should be the one writing these letters, not Sandra. Really, I guess, I’m irked at him.
crash: I don’t know where you are but I’m in PA and have 2 friends who were second wives to men battling for custody of their children when their mothers were unfit. Both cases crossed state lines and, in both cases, the father’s wife had to be directly involved. These both started out with letters and also included psychiatric evals of all parents and step parents.
FYI – from what I read elsewhere, both James and Bullock submitted letters and the mother gets limited, monitored visitation while she was in the half way house
In custody cases the step-parents are considered just as the biological parents are. The environment as a whole is considered to determine which is the safer place for the child to be raised.
Whether James wants it or not, Bullock is going to be pulled in either by his ex or the court.
The child should be allowed to see her mother but with supervision as her mother has already shown she uses poor judgement.
Sandra seems like a sane and down to earth person. I don’t understand why she married this guy? He doesn’t strike me as all that smart by dating, procreating, and marrying a drug-addicted porn star. Both James and his ex sound like a typical druggie couple loaded with unnecessary drama. Why does she want that in her life?
Bottom line is, when you are a stepmom, sooner or later the biological mother WILL charge you of wanting to steal her kids. That’s what insecure women do. I’m sorry for Sandra.
Jeebus you people are simply weird.
@Simp- Back at ya! : )
They are both horrible parents I have heard from a couple of people that he use to beat his girlfriend or wife. I would not want either of then as my parents.
OK, I have read some comments and some people seem to be holding her job against her, yes she is or was a porn star, but she went to jail for not paying her taxes, not because of drugs. Does she have a conviction for drugs?
Why is the little girl better off with Sandra, because she acts in fun, nice comedies? Or is it because the Mother is/was a porn star? I admit it is not the best profession, and with a LOT of pitfalls, but these women do it for money, and some of them have emerged from this business with their soul intact, and the financial freedom to enjoy their lives.
My point is that she went to jail for tax evasion, did her time, and deserve to have her daughter back, UNLESS there are other circumstances that does threaten the little girl’s health or well being. BUT so far, we have only heard gossip.
Remember that the context of this situation is that Bullock and James currently have full custody and Lindemuller’s trying to change that. It’s not like they’re running after Lindemuller trying to take her child.
BTW, I saw the Proposal this weekend and laughed so hard!
Shadow, I think the part where Lindemulder’s married to a guy who’s been in jail for involvement with alcohol, guns, and drug-making is maybe a significant factor in Sunny’s day-to-day life.
Personally, I have no qualms with porn stars, as people or mothers or anything. I have to wonder, though, why “Lindemulder no longer works in the adult film industry by court order”.
Court order related to her parenting? Doubtful… but what reason would the courts have to ORDER her to not make porn anymore? Anybody know?
@Princess Pea- Because it is a violation of her probation/parole. The courts view the pRon industry to being in a bar because of the temptations one has, Anyone on parole or supervised probation is not allowed into a bar until their parole/probation is finished. The same with the pRon industry. The courts view even working in a pRon shop as a temptation to do drugs or drink. When you are convicted of a crime, even if it has nothing to do with drugs or alcohol, the terms of said probation are strict that you must stay away from things or places where you would be tempted to break the law. Those on probation/parole, at least in the state that I am from, are not allowed to drink or be seen in a bar. A friend of mine had a sister who worked in a pRon shop, and she was told she had to find other employment because she was on supervised probation and could not be in a PRon shop. It’s weird, but I think that is why Lindenmulder has court ordered ban from the industry. I could be way off, but from what I know of from my friend, that is what I think it is about.
BTW, I feel compelled to add here, that my ex is the one who has the the drug/alcohol record, not me. So, yeah, maybe if things get really nasty, they will start looking at stepmom. But so far, nothing.