I know what you’re thinking… Julia Roberts is the World’s Most Beautiful again?!? But look down. Sandra Bullock adopted a baby! Apparently, according to People Mag (and thus, from Sandra Bullock), she and Jesse were going through the domestic adoption process for a while (some sources say years), and they finally brought their baby boy home in January. Sandra and Jesse decided to keep the baby (named Louis Bardo Bullock – probably Bullock-James at one point) a secret until after the awards season drama. So baby Louis is 3 ½ months old. Even with all of the mistress and Nazi drama, they’ve managed to keep Louis a secret all this time… amazing.
In public, Sandra Bullock has been through the best and worst of times this year – from winning her first Oscar to enduring the breakup of her marriage. In private, she was quietly keeping a joyful secret – his name is Louis, and he is her newborn son.
Bullock reveals exclusively in the new issue of PEOPLE that she is the proud mother of Louis Bardo Bullock, a 3½-month-old boy, born in New Orleans.
“It’s like he’s always been a part of our lives,” Bullock, 45, says. She and husband Jesse James, 41, began the adoption process four years ago and brought Louis home in January but decided to keep the news to themselves until after the Oscars.
Their close friends and family – including James’s children Sunny, 6, Jesse Jr., 12, and Chandler, 15 – were essential in keeping the adoption a secret.
Then, just 10 days after the March 7 Oscars, Bullock and James separated following reports James had cheated. Bullock says she is now adopting as a single parent.
For much more, including an in-depth interview with Bullock and exclusive photos of the star and her baby boy, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
[From People]
Well, congratulations to Sandra. Since she’s now adopting as a single parent, that means that the adoption process is ongoing. What a secret, seriously. I heard the news on Good Morning America an hour ago and I’m still shocked. Not shocked that she adopted – I think Sandra will be a great mom, and I know she’s wanted a baby for a while. No, I’m just shocked that they decided to keep the adoption a secret, and then kept the secret successfully for so long. Even though I’m sure some people will think “Poor Sandra” I really think she’s sending out the signal that even though some bad sh-t has happened, she’s still thrilled she’s now a mom, and that’s what matters to her.
Oh, right. And she filed for divorce too. Well done, Sandra.
How awesome for her! I beat she will be a fantastic mom:)
i am so happy for her!
the baby is so cute!
the baby is so cute aaaw… so happy for Sandy… now its makes sense why she waited so long to file divorce from that piece of trash…
I heard this on the Early Show this morning and my jaw dropped. I can’t believe they were able to keep it a secret. I think it’s awesome. She’ll be a great mother, as she’s already proved with Jesse’s kids.
A new collection as Meme would say.
Congrats to Sandra !
Wow! What a fantastic, wonderful secret! Wonderful news! Cute baby!
It is hard to believe that they managed to keep this a secret for so long.
Oh no! The most adorable baby is currently making my uterus hurt!
Seriously, I want to snuggle that baby.
Whoah. No wonder she’s been so quiet about things, getting all the adoption papers sorted to get that schmuck off of it, what a even bigger mess to clean up. I’m glad to see how happy she is, she’ll be a great mother.
Why keep it a secret? This is weird.
With all the drama about the Nazi, no wwonder she is adopting that babay alone!!! I would be scared for his life if JJ could have custody of him…
As for Sandra, she is a freaking strong women and she is an exemple of how to handle a divorce even if there is “other women” (yeah, I talking to you J. Aniston…)
No, I’m kidding about J.A…. (just a little)
More seriously, Sandra Bullock is admirable and I’m glad about the whole story…
I am so thrilled for her! That baby is adorable. I guess this will put the speculation about her sharing Jesse’s racist sympathies to rest.I know I for one am relieved. I always hoped that Sandra was the wonderful woman she appeared to be, and it seems that she indeed is.
She must have learned a thing or two from James about how to keep secrets.
Good luck to her and the baby.
“Why keep it a secret? This is weird.”
Maybe because her movie was about a rich, white woman adopting a poor, black boy and she didn’t want any accusations of trying to “buy” Academy votes? Not everyone has to take a film crew along (you know who I mean!) to turn the whole adoption process into a PR stunt, and more power to her for doing it so quietly.
and for those that like to bitch about international adoption…this baby is from the good ole U.S. of A.
*picks up jaw from floor*. Wow,all the other tabloids must be kicking themselves, this is the absolute best way to move on from this drama and show the trashy mistresses (and racist whispers) that she is as amazing as people hoped and suspected. Although I know its not revenge per se being that it was not planned this way but still, I am so happy for her..
@ miranda, not that I’m not happy for her, but if she were doing it quietly she wouldn’t be on the cover of People magazine.
This really shows that when a celebrity wants to keep their private lives “PRIVATE” – they can!
I’m sorry but he looks like he’s thinking
“WTF did I get my-little-self into”!
Yes he is sweet and I am happy for Sandra. Best of luck and glad your kicking JJ to the curb.
nothing says private like posing with your baby on the cover of people magazine 😀
I swear that baby’s face is just screaming “Yeah, I’m cute. Deal with it!”
What a little doll.
What great news! Congratulations, Sandra.
Wow! It’s amazing she was able to keep such a big secret with all the media attention on her. No wonder she didn’t say a single word about the Nazi scandal associated with her husband. She had this secret under her belt the entire time. I guess she figured the truth would eventually come out.
This makes me think that JJ was an entirely different person around her. I mean he already has 3 children so I’m guessing Sandra was the one pushing for adoption and he went along with her.
That cute little boy is going to have such a wonderful mom. Also, in an unexpected way, he came into her life at the right time. She has someone to share her life with forever.
I wonder if he would have any custody rights to the baby, if they started the adoption process together 4 years ago.
@ neelyo,
I take your point! What I really meant was that she kept the media out of the adoption process and didn’t do the whole “Oh look, how wonderful a person I must be to save this little orphan” schtick to gain kudos just before the Oscars. As for doing the People cover, eventually it was going to come out, so why not on her own terms? She’s ending the speculation about her marriage, too – 2 birds, 1 stone. I doubt little Louis will be dragged out in front of the paps every time she has a movie out somehow…
no will not have custody rights to the baby… i remember another famous person going through a new adoption and divorce at the same time and she made sure bbt had no legal rights over her son 😀
“I know what you’re thinking… Julia Roberts is the World’s Most Beautiful again?!?”
That’s exactly what I was thinking!
Congrats to Sandra, she’ll be a great mother.
beautifullll
loves it!
Look at this baby’s “Ha bitches! I’m the best kept secret ever” face ;)!
A huge congratulations to her, she looks so happy on the cover holding her cute baby.
Congrats to her and cutie baby. I hope she’s getting some therapy as that’s a lot of stress for her and baby, and her baby can’t solve her marital and media woes. Glad she’s divorcing JJ, he sure missed out on a beautiful son.
good for her but what with that little daughter of Jesse who was so close to Sandra?
will she fight for the custody? since she is an adoptive parent…
All i know is that sandra has a GREAT management team working for her.
sandra is NOT an adoptive mother to Sunny
I’m happy for her. What an adorable baby!
Sandra is probably keen to get on with her life and not be in hiding anymore. If she is spotted regularly out with a kid that no-one knows anything about, it causes drama and renewed press interest. This way she gets the news out, she control the release and what info is released about her kid – it’s a smart move. And you know she will be a hands-on mother.
Although Jesse is may have been pressured into not pursuing the adoption anymore – rehab, affairs and the such would make it harder to be considered legal, fit guardians for a child. He removes himself from the adoption in return Sandra doesn’t do a tell all interview – not that she would, she is classy – but who knows what type of deals are made in divorce proceedings. If Sandra had to drag it out through court, the information that comes out about Jesse and his affairs, nazi, jackass ways might impact on his current custody and/or access to his other kids. Lesser of two evils maybe.
Shame for Jesse’s kids though – they had a baby brother for a few months, now they are no relation. Sandra will probably continue to have contact but it must be difficult for Jesse’s kids.
@nnn – oh no i wouldn’t. don’t think sandra’s the baby collecting type. kudos to her because she’s a great mom and for keeping it a secret with all the attention she’s been getting thanks to her douchebag soon to be ex husband.
Editor of People was on the Today show and relayed more of the story:
1 – she did not know about the cheating
2 – As soon as she found out, she left, taking Louie with her
3 – they went through the regular adoption channels, started 4 years ago, no celeb hopping the line
4 – Jesse gave up parental rights to Louie and Sandra is adopting him as a single parent
5 – Sandra will still have a parental relationship with the other 3 kids, “can’t imagine not being in their lives”
I’m amazed that they managed to keep this quiet, not only through all the Oscar and award stuff, but then through the huge scandal that followed. I agree with Linda, it can be done.
I’m not a fan of celebs willingly putting their kids on magazine covers, but given the situation around her right now, the insane media attention and scrutiny and all the scandal, I do understand more why she chose to do it this way more so than other celebs.
I’m happy for her and I get why she kept it quiet. It’s personal and nobody’s business until she is ready to share. Unfortunately, people don’t get that the lives of stars are not their business, so she probably needed to keep the secret to have time to bond with the baby and process all the BS her husband caused. If people knew about the baby, imagine how much more they would have been stalking her.
I never really had any opinion on her before, good or bad, she just seemed sort of blah. However, I think the way she has handled the horrible hand dealt to her this year shows that she is strong, classy, and has the qualities that I hope to have. I wish her happiness with her new sweet baby boy!
WOW– you know how they say they don’t make stars like they used to– NOPE,we have one here, gang.
Sandra– you are an amazing woman. I wish her the best.
Adopted from NEW ORLEANS? Could she have my heart anymore?
WOW.
I don’t know what else to say, but I wanted to say something. I’m glad she’s divorcing that creep. I hope she’s in a good enough place emotionally to take care of that adorable baby. I don’t think she would let that get in the way though; she’s got stars in her eyes in the picture. I like good news in the morning.
wonder how much money people mag paid for the pictures
I heard the news on my way into work and am thrilled. I think she’s handling this whole situation in the most respectful way possible… and for once, I’m totally down with a celeb & baby on the cover of People.
So great! I love this news.
I hate to be cynical…. BUT. It comes out that she was married to a bigoted, gay-bashing, Nazi-loving hillbilly. Suddenly she has a secret interracial adoption to reveal? Um. Anyone else suspicious? Is it just my cold, stony heart?
Lilio, whatever you think of Aniston (who btw, doesn’t really belong on this thread ) the reality is that Jesse James and his mistresses were immediately bashed by the media as scumbags.
If you’ll recall Brad and Angelina were basically given a pat on the back for their cheating and the media treated them like Gods. It was Aniston who was immediately bashed for not turning her womb into a clown car. Pretty weird to compare Sandra to Aniston.
Also, what Bullock proves is that adoptions by A-List celebrities can be kept a secret and private, even in the midst of a major scandal. Maybe Brad and Angelina can pick up some pointers from her before they start exploiting more children and making claims they have no privacy.
Hooray for Sandra! She’s a survivor. Hopefully the joy of the new baby will take some of the sting out of her husband’s betrayal.
Ugh – Julia Roberts!
Bite Me, the other star was Angie and Billy Bob. She adopted Maddox while divorcing.
Well played Sandy! In this day and age, it is nice to read about happy facts after they happen, not be privy to every single detail. And it is nice to read something good come out of this very sad situation. I can’t imagine the roller coaster she must have been on, and will continue to be on for a while. But she is headed down a very happy path now.
YAY for her! I’m sure its bittersweet since she originally planned on doing it as a couple…but good thing it all came out now rather than after he became a big part of the baby’s life!
And YAY for her keeping it to herself until she was ready to announce it. She really does seem like the genuine article.
It is true that children can be kept out of the media. They have been hunting Sandy like a dog for two months and no one knew about this precious baby. So the whole theory that some children are not being used as PR tools is blown.
just a poster yes i was talking about bbt and aj…really brangie gota past bitch please… aniston is a passive aggresive child… people believe are going to believe what they what to believe… but have to ask , if brad really did cheat on her, what didn’t she say so…
i love the double standards that people have…especially when its a celeb that they like 😀
Now we all know why she waited to file for divorce. I knew she’d have her reasons, and what better reason is there? Little Louis is absolutely adorable! Congrats to her!
I am also awesomely impressed that Sandra didn’t use her considerable star power to “jump the line” and waited like anyone else would have. It speaks volumes more about how classy she is, just like not taking along a publicity team for the adoption process. I’ve always loved her.
@e.:
It’s not just your cold, stony heart. When I first saw that cover I thought “How convenient”.
I agree w/@neelyo & @biteme…. it’s not so private or secret when you’re announcing it in People mag. Why do that??
Did we hear much about Michelle Pfieffer when she adopted all those years ago? I don’t think so. I realize that media is much more invasive now but still, she didn’t broadcast it, it was personal, and it stayed that way even now.
I saw a blip of this People/Sandra cover on the Today show earlier and thought I was seeing things. I’m stunned. Congrats to Sandra. Wow tho.
Read a more lengthy version of this on MSN – Sandra says : “I really don’t know how our paths will intersect in the future, but that father I have known Jesse to be … is one that I hope Louis can experience one day, no matter how Jesse and I go on with our lives.”
Bullock had been involved in parenting James’ three kids from previous marriages, and told People that she couldn’t imagine her life without them, and the plan is for them to co-parent.
She also says all that Nazi stuff was stupid and ignorant and that it did not reflect the man she married.
Make of that what you will folks.
@ e: – it is just you. Learn to actually read. The process started 4 years ago, long before this scandal.
Sandra, you are uber awesome. I can see why you’ve been totally absent and not traipsing that baby out. It is absolutely refreshing to see a celebrity do exactly what was said upthread, not jumping ahead in line, doing what the rest of us mortals do, go through the process and wait years to adopt.
While she doesn’t have any legal right to do it, I’m glad to see that scumhead and his respective decent baby-mamas willing to let Sandra still be a part of the other kids’ lives in the future. I’d hate to see them all lose track of each other, especially poor little Sunny who’s depended so much on Sandra.
Louis is so cute! I can’t blame Sandra for getting out ahead of the crush and telling her story on her terms before the media decided to spin it their way.
Well, why didn’t all those “insiders” who were giving quotes to the ragmags know about Louie? Not a peep from them and they are soooo close to Sandy and know all her business!!! Are you telling me that I can’t believe the rags? Color me SHOCKED!!!
Congrats to Sandra for adopting this adorable little boy and for getting him away from the fool she was married to before the baby got attached to him. I can’t wait to pick up People and read the whole story.
GAHHH!
Love her for telling this story on her terms.
Love her for showing that if you don’t want pictures taken of your kids, it is possible to keep the paparazzi away.
LOVE her for going through the adoption process the right way and having to wait like us mortals (And no, overseas adoption takes a while too, certainly not 3-6 months like we’ve seen before.)
LOVE HER LOVE HER LOVER HER.
Like Lainey said: If Sandra can do it, anyone can do it.
sorry, something is just not right about this one….wait and see
more to come……………..
and Love how people just accept things at face value, love 😀 *sips some tea*
I was so relieved to know that the movie Blindside had nothing to do with the adoption. It appears she had done this process years before she even knew about the script. Good on Sandra. I see nothing wrong with her showing the one bit of sunshine she has in her life right now. Although she has achieved an Oscar, her “moment in time” was thwarted by the messie Jessie scandal. I think this photo op is to say to the world that I have some happiness in my life!
Good on you Sandra….I just want to bite those lil baby cheeks!!!…Total cuteness!!
Good for her! This is great!
@e I agree
something smells
give it time to come out
Charity is Chic:
I never said their situations were identical.
I’m just saying that in one hand you’ve got Aniston crying during her first interview since her divorce and on the other hand, you’ve got Sandra who embrasse life despite her misery.
In that way she is an exemple: she proves that you can bounce back from anything, even the worst (man, everyone knows her husband cheated on her mutliple time with horrible women).
It has nothing to do with how media treated Pitt/Jolie or Jesse James.
It’s about how you handle things and move on…
That’s just it…
I’m suspicious about the entire thing (agree with ‘e’ in comments above). How can you not know that your husband isn’t a racist with a penchant for Nazi memorabilia? Suddenly this adoption is in the media, and before we know it, it’s the Angelina PR move.
Beautiful baby, classy lady, congrats to her, nuff said.
Good for Sandra.
Tell me something what the heck does this thread have to do with B&A. Some people are really obsess with that couple. Methink Brange own the haters’ butts on this site lol
The pictures inside the magazine are adorable. The baby is precious. He looks just like my little grandbaby. I could just eat him up.
Have not read the story yet but the headline captured my attention, she is gonna make a wonderful mum. Am happy!
@#Manda: precisely what i wish for myself.
I would want to control the release of information about my baby, as well. In this day and age, there’s certainly no fault in keeping private family stuff private and allowing people to know about it when you so choose. Sandra certainly couldn’t control the release of info about her husband & his skeezy behaviour, but she could control the release of info about her precious baby. Doubters need to stop being so sceptical. There isn’t always an ulterior motive.
How wonderful for Sandra and her sweet baby boy! I’ve always loved her because I think she has a beautiful heart, and she is a huge animal lover like myself and has spent years taking in otherwise “unwanted ” pets into her home.
But am I the only on who thinks that this whole scenario makes Jesse James even MORE of a sh*thead? I mean, how many more blessings in his life does the guy need before he gets it?!
Congrats to Sandra and her new son. They will make a beautiful little family : )
It’s really great that now she can really have her own child to care for and love, because it must have really hurt her to know she won’t be taking care of Jesse’s kids anymore. That must have hurt her more than knowing his infidelities since she probably knew it was happening all along. The baby is adorable.
Jane q. doe: I was wondering the same thing myself…if she and Jesse started the process togtether, legally he would have rights to the child, and who in their right mind would want THAT?
I bet Sandra was taking her sweet time with filing divorce papers to make sure everything was properly in order, and also to avoid scorining James who has a history of lashing out in order to make sure he didn’t try to get her boy.
Go Sandy!
Lilou
Yes, she cried, but there are differences. Vanilla Gorilla did not leave Sandra for the women he cheated on her with. He has tried (pathetically) to sway her to come back to him. Sandra has less reason to be sad the demise of the marriage is over. Theirs was toxic.
And two, she was very optimistic in the interview. She was sad, yes, but she was looking to the future. It’s harder for Sandra to say that she’s sad when the whole point of the article is to show her new son.
I get what you’re saying, but the situations are different.
I agree with e, shay, and may. The world finds out you are married to a white supremacist, counter by adopting a black baby. Not an Asian, Indian, Russian, etc., get yourself a black baby immediately. Call me unable to read, ignorant of supposed “facts”, whatever, but it just appears too damn convenient.
@ Charity is Chic:
If you’ll recall Brad and Angelina were basically given a pat on the back for their cheating and the media treated them like Gods. It was Aniston who was immediately bashed for not turning her womb into a clown car. Pretty weird to compare Sandra to Aniston.
I agree, completely different situation because in Sandra’s case there are children involved.
With Brad and Jennifer, their marriage was over for years. I don’t blame Pitt for moving on from the marriage — kids are a MAJOR dealbreaker. If you want tons of kids and your partner doesn’t (with Aniston she didn’t want to ruin her perfect figure), you have the right to bounce. Their divorce did not destroy a family. He fell in love with someone else — someone who shared his dream of having a family.
Jesse screwed around with random chicks and destroyed the family he had with Sandra. Very different and that’s why the media treated the break ups differently.
I am thrilled for her, I remember as the news about Hurricane Katrina hit, she stepoped up and donated a million bucks. Plus the fact that the people around her kept her secret when many could have sold her out speaks volumes.
Shay, E— some people go for years never knowing their spouses are harboring deep secrets.. we hear all the time about marriages where huge things like addictions, other children or sexual orientation have been kept hidden. Compared to those whoppers, bigotry is pretty easy to veil.
In any relationship, you know your partner best– this includes how to expand trust, or how best to hide things.
This thread was so positive at the start, and we as readers, have posted and imposed our own negativity on this. We’ve just seen this child, and already the race card has been played, the career card has been played. Sandra never had to open her mouth for her child’s life to be cast, judged and narrated online by people like us.
Sandra, I wish you and your family best of luck, and that you (and your baby) are always loved.
What an adorable kid.
Let’s deconstuct this a bit, they spent 4 years working on an adoption, they have had the child for 3 months (and said nothing, becuase they tried to keep their private lives private), and after being covered in bad press instead of coming out and calling her crappy cheating husband out, she decided to put out a happy and positive story about her beautiful baby showing everyone that she is doing just fine and trying to shift the focus off the negative.
Like her as an actress or not, but she is handling this with total grace.
To the doubters:
What part of “they started the adoption process 4 years ago” confuses you? So, you think Sandra should have said “Oh, no thank you. We’ll wait for a white baby”? Then you would be saying “See, she is a racist!” when the baby news came out. Honestly, there’s just no winning with some people. They got little Louis in JANUARY. Jesse’s pig-ness came out in MARCH.
@ TaylorB – Spot on!
I agree with Bite Me…This is clearly about damage control. I seriously doubt she would be adopting a black child if things were still cool between her and JJ. A blind man could see through this one.
Team Sandra!
People Mag and Movie stars always, but always, tell the truth and never, ever, ever try and save their backsides with cunning stunts like this. How dare anyone suggest such a thing ?
That baby is adorable. But I’m going to say it… Seems like pr to say to her fans “see we couldn’t be racist, we were adopting a black baby … Oh and please notice the dates we’re saying this all went down.”
I hope she’s not like that because I’m so tired of celebs using adopted babies as props. I get a weird vibe from this, but it’s her choice. Let’s hope she truly loves the child and isn’t doing this as damage control.
congrats sandra he is a cutie what a wonderful heart she must have….
Patrice – you said what I was also thinking. Jesse James had it all – and now we know that Jesse and Sandra had been planning to adopt for 4 years and he STILL screwed around? What a complete a$$hole. Good riddance, Sandra. Being happy is the best revenge and you look like you’re well on your way.
I am so happy for her. And I love the picture, adorable baby, mega-watt smile, and the “all important” finger minus a wedding ring. She is truly a class act.
I had to check the date and make sure it wasn’t April 1, that’s how shocking that cover was to me.
Of course it’s all great and everything, but that poor baby hasn’t seen the light of day since it was born. How the hell else have they been able to keep it a secret for all this time with the paparazzi following her every move?
God, some of you are so cynical.
Adopting a black baby for PR reasons??? We are way too cynical. This woman also helped Jesse fight for custody of a daughter that wasn’t hers! This woman also regularly supports George Lopez’s (humorless)efforts. She fell for a guy most people in society would look at with all the tattoos and bikes and dismiss as trash.
If anything, this woman’s action shows is for the underdog, and I choose to believe this woman has a GOOD HEART. You don’t see someone like Gwyneth Paltrow donating one million to New Orleans, you just see them swanning in one of Stella McCartney’s dresses at an event, donate THAT and it’s ‘charity.”
Sandra has shown her magnanimous nature in action, and all BEFORE she opens her mouth. She stays out of the tabloids for the most part (eg. we weren’t talking about her this time last year, or the year before) and I think she is a very smart woman.
So that explains why she waited on filing for divorce for so long and that we’re all completely clueless to the lives of celebrities we so desperately try to understand/dictate. Seriously, all those people who were like “Girl, you better file for divorce right now or I’m gonna implicate you as a nazi too and stop watching your movies” – just ugh. Gee, maybe there are things we aren’t privy too. Who knew!?
But I’m happy Sandra is happy.
Congrats to Sandra!
Now, Angiejo needs to take note and start adopting in the good ol USA. There are so many unwanted children however, she chooses to go abroad and adopt. Why? More publicity!
If Sandra was paid for this interview, I am sure the monies will go to charity. Lord knows she doesn’t need it!
Deal with the hurt, put it to bed and move on! Jesse lost the best thing that will ever happen to him.
This is the best Sandra Bullock news ever. Seems it’s finally official she ditched Jesse James and now she’s a new mummy too, she rocks. I wish her all the best in the world, she deserves it!
There is something I don’t get. During the custody battle for Sunny, Sandra stated that the reason that she has not tried to have a child was because she was pouring herself and resources to make sure Sunny was safe. Well, isn’t adopting the same thing? I don’t get how she wouldn’t try to have a child but would be adopting. Something is off.
Dallas, why don’t you adopt from the good ole U.S.A….last time i checked adoption is a very personal choice, much like haveinga biological child
I agree that I think she came out now (and with a cover on people) because she’s ready to go out and on with her life, and having a 3 1/2 month old would have been a solid giveaway. I appreciate that they kept the process private from the public (since I’m sure they told close family) and from the awards season (can you imagine that drama?!)
As for the conspiracy theorists, do you have any idea how long domestic adoption takes? If she had planned this for damage control from when the story broke in March or even within the last year, that’s like the fastest one I’ve ever heard of ever. It’s a long process between applying, having social services come to your house, interviewing your family/friends, running background checks, and then putting you on a automatic holding pattern (in cali it’s a year, I don’t know what it is in LA) Adoption is no cake walk. If they planned this for the last 4 years as a response to the racism card, then they are mind readers.
biteme, I have adopted two children and they were both born in the USA! Now, why don’t you find something else to b!tch about……..
The adoption is undoubtedly good-hearted. She has apparently wanted to be a mom for a long time.
However, I don’t believe she would be doing this cover were it not for a need to cleanse her image from the association with the Nazi-loving freak.
Celebs can sometimes cut corners with adoption. I remember Rosie O’Donnell was bragging about it once. I don’t think that is what Sandy did, I am just saying that it can be done.
I am so happy for her and think it’s great that she did a domestic adoption.
However, something about this doesn’t add up. We adopted our two daughters domestically and it took us less than a year from start to finish. Our agencies, and several others that we’ve called as we get ready to start this whole thing again, have all said that if you are willing to take a baby boy that is not white (whether that be mixed, black, Asian, Hispanic, whatever) it could be as quick as 24 hours from having your dossier in and getting the phone call. So why did it take them 4 years?
How nice of you Dallas to open your home and heart to two babies from the states, what a wonderful thing to do :D…
bellaluna, you’re so adorable. People magazine writes that they started the process four years ago, and it MUST be true, right? I mean, why would Sandy tell a LIE??? Why would her dirt bag husband tell a LIE??? Why would her managers and PR people and lawyers tell a lie?? Because they all have a financial interest in saving their brand — Sandra’s image as a wholesome girl next door (BTW, I love her, I’m just not as naive as you are). My reading skills are just fine, thank you. You need to work on your critical thinking skills just a bit.
Kisses!
I’m happy for Sandra and I also find that I’m pleased that she looked for a child here in the U.S., as opposed to looking elsewhere.
What I find interesting is the fact that James was a part of all of this, especially considering the accusations leveled against him now (regarding the racism, etc.). Anyhoodle…I suppose the focus on the child will be cathartic for Sandra as she moves through this divorce.
i know she will be a great mother.we love you sandy.
wow…didn’t see that coming. congrats to sandy and hopefully she will just move on from her awful husband.
Marrying a man who likes Nazis. Adopting a black baby. IDK something fishy going on here………..
whatever to all this BS…the baby is adorable and i hope she is happy
yea i would have to agree with the “so-called cynics”..simply b/c i don’t believe everything i read and i always question people’s motives and look at every angle..i just hope this cutie pie is raised with an excess of love and respect and in a culturally relevant environment
No wonder SB held off on the divorce. She probably had to go through enough channels during the adoption phase. Sandra will be a great mom and I am glad that she did not push ahead of the adoption line and that she adopted a baby from the states. Good luck to you, Sandra.
On a side note..Julia Roberts must be so pissed that her ugly mug is in the teenie tiny corner of People.
@ kait, I honestly think it might have something to do with where she chose to adopt her baby from. I think because he is from new orleans the process was a little longer because of all the changes still taking place there and who knows maybe she had previous one that fell through for whatever reason, like the bio mom changed her mind and sandra only wanted an infant???..just a thought.
OK – I know this is going to sound really pessimistic, but honestly, I think this is kind of suspect and all very convenient. In the age of TMZ is it honestly POSSIBLE to keep things like this a secret? Her husband is revealed to be a Nazi and America’s Sweetheart stays out of the public eye until all of a sudden she resurfaces waving a black baby that’s getting a Jewish circumcision rite. Hooray! Any possible damage to her reputation is completely negated and all the questions of “did she know?” are gone.
I suppose there could be a motive in her adopting this little boy. It IS true that most of what we see is orchestrated rather than natural, but I choose to believe something else. I don’t think she’s the type of person to adopt only to “cleanse” her image of the racist theory. She seems like a stand-up lady; very down to earth. I say congrats to her. We’ll never know how she would have handled the adoption if it weren’t for her current situation. But under these circumstances, I’d want to clear the air as well. She SHOULD be happy. She has every right. And yes, it does prove one thing beyond a doubt: you CAN keep your kids out of the public eye if you so choose. She’s been the most hunted woman in America, and no one knew of this.
e., if being naive means I’m not cynical and suspect of everything a celeb does, I’d rather be naive. Thank you for your concern, but my critical thinking skills are just fine. People is generally regarded as a legitimate publication, unlike In Touch, US, and the rest of the ragmags. There’s no doubt in my mind that Jesse lies, as he himself has proven. I choose to see the good in Sandra, since there is no proof she’s anything but. What you may call being naive, I call still believing there’s a little good in humankind. Not much, mind you, but at least a little.
Kisses to you too!
probably best for the baby not to have a pro-nazi dad…
I think she’s coming out with this adoption news now because everyone’s all “oh poor Sandra” and how she’s getting a divorce…but she doesn’t want pity, she wants people to be happy for her and she wants people to know she’s not going to be alone, she’s going to have her adorable son at her side.
I choose to believe in the goodness/matronly side of our Sandra.
I am black ‘child’ adopted into a white family. Even 47 years ago it was a difficult procedure, I do not believe that anyone would allow Sandra to jump the cue with a human being at stake.
Haters, go on and hate, I choose to cheer for this child, and for the great healing he will bring to Sandra’s life, and she to his.
Here’s to a great friendship between he an Zahara, the Queen of the Side-eye!
it makes me sad and angry that in the face of such a positive situation, such as this, there are some posters here who will work so f.r.i.k.i.n.g hard to find a negative.
i feel really sorry for you folks, cuz u r missing out on being truly happy.
sandra bullock has and will continue to have such class and grace. that is all.
That baby is too cute for words! well done sandra she kept her cards close to her chest this was a mega secret i’d trust her with a secret of mine go Sandra!!
Yeah, my reaction was also: WTF?!
But now it all makes sense: the long delay between the mistresses revealed and the papers filed. She was negotiating with James to drop his parental rights so she could adopt the baby as a single parent and not have to deal with him anymore.
The way this is appearing in People, the Jesse James letter to people etc is sooooooooo PR BS though, I find it kind of in really bad taste.
The only question left is how much did he get for dropping his rights.
Cause for sure, seeing the kind of liar and manipulator he was, you can be sure he leveraged the adoption and the custody and all that to a maximum.
So he gets loads of money + silence from Sandra (no public dissing on Oprah) and she gets the baby and silence from him (no bashing on Celebrity Rehab -cause you know that’s his next stop!).
Next episode: will Sandra go to jail for purgery? yeah it’s harsh but just a few months ago didnt she write a long letter to a judge explaining that they had forgone having kids of their own for his little girl’s sake. Of course the baby isnt biologically her’s but I would still count that as a kid of their own and if they started the process in 2006, then the letter is wrong.
Anyways, being adopted is never easy but it is what it is. Being adopted black into a white family is still tricky in this day and age but I wish them luck and hope that Sandra will make better choices from now on: if it looks like a no good thug, it probably IS a no good thug!
Look I can agree that Sandra rocks and I wish her the best she handled THE WORST kind of infideliy with class no whining or pity for her and so she will come out on top as for the adoption I admire her for waiting 4 years and going through that process but I can’t judge anyone else who chooses a shorter less stringent process in another country because there are children all over the world that need love I can only wish the best for her and her son..
sorry, I know Sandra bullock is nice, but this stinks of a pr stunt, esp with the jewish bris. If she was so not a nazi, why not have Louis circumcised in the hospital like ordinary babies? CYA, nothing more.
Bite me is right. There is a double standard when it comes to celebrities you like or are fed to like. I absolutely do not believe it took four years for an adoption of a black child. Hurricane Katrina was FIVE years ago and I’m supposed to believe they could not adopt a black kid as a couple until now??? Bull. There have been plenty of kids ready to adopt for years. If she were truly serious she and James would have had child #4 by now
The sad part is I never believed the nazi rumors of either Sandra or Jesse. Now with such a ridiculous plan of adopting a black kid AND a Jewish bris (Sandra *never* mentioned Judaism in her life before) makes me think twice.
If hers is the truth, good on her. But before the JJ scandal, the very people who praise her now were condemning her as being a boring actress with little talent. It’s amazng what a scandal can do .
To all the people who think American babies are more needing of families than babies from other countries:
F*ck you.
They are babies for chissake–stop acting like “them damn foreign babies are coming in here and stealing all our parents”. What kind of nationalistic insanity IS this?
And last I heard, adoption is very competitive in the US—people can wait YEARS depeending on their location for those babies.
Also, who exacly is supposed to adopt the babies in Cambodia? in North Africa? In Siberia? The locals? Celebrities have the means to travel and help babies in countries without waiting lists of locals wanting them.
What is your thought process, exactly?
I think Sandra is handling this tawdry scandal well. She seems like a nice person who has been kind to Jesse’s kids, so I’m sure she’ll be a good mom. I’m also glad that she didn’t do the Aniston crybaby, “pity party” and “screaming at the ocean” interview for PR. Sandra has held her head up high and said no pity for me, I have a kid to raise. GOOD on her!
Sandra looks so happy. Louis is a beautiful baby and I think Sandra will be a good mom.
some of these comments are fucked up. seriously. let’s see…if sandy adopts a baby from overseas, she’s wrong; if she adopts an american baby, she’s wrong; if she adopts a black baby, she’s wrong; if its a white baby she’s wrong. how about this: she is opening her home and her heart to a child who needs love. period. what’s the problem?
@e, goat, May and Anon – thank goodness there are people out there with some common sense. This woman was with a man that clearly had some race issues. None of this makes any sense. She knew what he had in his office – clearly she ran to her agent and said “now what?” and the solution came in the form of an adoption. That’s why she disappeared. The 4 year time frame clears both of them of racism. There is no way a woman that openly shares all of her personal details with the press wouldn’t have mentioned her new baby in her speech @ the Oscar’s. I call BS.
Well said Zelda! Exactly!!
As nice and lovely as this story appears on the surface, something does seem fishy to me about it…
Biteme also hit on some very good points too, people are very hypocritical aren’t they 😉 .
And lastly, I do think Sandy will be a good mum… so congrats I guess.
the baby is beautiful he just is….!
bellaluna:April 28th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Nicely said : )
Oh, and the hag in the corner almost ruins a delightful cover
Congrats to Sandra on getting a divorce and becoming a mother.
The BTK killer was married. So was John Wayne Gacy. It’s crazy to me how people get on here and say, “She had to have known. How could she not have known? And thus she must be racist too!” when people have been married to SERIAL KILLERS and didn’t know! If you can keep from your wife that you are killing young boys and stuffing them in your crawl space – I think you could also hide your racist tendencies. He hid his cheating, he could hide his true feelings as well.
Remember, if you can not know that your partner is a mass murderer, you could probably not know about your partner being a racist.
Some of the commments here are priceless. SO, Sandra pulled this child out of hat JUST BECAUSE her husband was found to have race issues? How do you think she managed that? There’s no BABY EXPRESS out there for actresses facing PR problems. Maybe, she called Angelina and did a third world fly-by, someone rushed the child into her arms, and VOILA! Sounds like Bruno! Too funny.
That baby will be loved, isn’t that the most important part? One less child in the system? Y does it matter what country he’s from, if this is a publicity stunt or a million other reasons people are using to spew hate? He will be loved. Thats all that matters.
He is so beautiful!!!, I swear my heart skipped a beat when I looked at his pic. My clock has officially started ticking…let me go wake the bf up LOL
Maybe now that she’s a mother she’ll realize how horrible it was of her to take/try to take Sunny away from HER real mother after her mother got her life together. I think it’s kind of obvious Sandy doesn’t think people deserve a second chance, I just hope she doesn’t raise her kid that way. Jesse didn’t deserve one, but Sunny’s mother did. People make mistakes.
Like I said before, ever since she tried to seperate a mother and daughter, I’ve lost any and all sympathy for her. Now maybe Sunny can have her mother back with Sandra out of the damn picture. I honestly don’t think Sandra did it out of the good of the child, either.
@ Dani – Since when is living in a half way house, doing porn, and being engaged to an ex-con considered “getting your life back together?”
It sounds like she was going back to the same life she led before prison. Hopefully this time she’ll remember to pay her taxes though.
@ dani: just because sunny’s mother gave birth to her doesn’t make her a good mother. obviously she isn’t – a drug addicted porn actress who was always in legal trouble and is now living with an ex-con? her mother sounds like she can’t even take care of herself, much less a child. why would you be willing to risk sunny’s safety to reunite her with someone who is so unstable?
OMG! THE BABY IS BEAUTIFUL AND SO IS SANDRA. CONGRATS TO YOU AND GOOD FOR YOU DUMPING THAT SCUM. TO BEAUTIFUL OF A WOMAN TO DEAL WITH IT
For somebody who was calling the media vultures and crying about no privacy, she sure got her and her new baby on the cover of a magazine pretty quickly . . . it’s hard to believe anyone about anything . .