Sandra Bullock is fighting with her husband, Jesse James, for custody of James’ daughter, Sunny James, 5.
According to Sandra & Jesse, Janine is an irresponsible parent who prefers to spend her time partying rather than parenting.
In a court document, Bullock says she has stopped working because she is always on “high alert.”
I myself have stopped working like I used to in order to be here with Jesse and the kids because we are on constant ‘high alert.’ Never knowing what condition Janine will be in, and even more concerning, the condition Sunny will be in.
“While in Janine’s care, sometimes Sunny is left alone during the day, while her mother is asleep from drug use.â€
Janine has decided to fight back against their claims. When she was asked about the custody battle she said:
“What would give her the right to take away my daughter.â€
In a statement to the court, James says:
“Good cause exists for the court to conduct a review to determine if (Sunny) will be safe with (Lindemulder). She should be restrained from allowing the child around pornographers, drug addicts, guns and firearms, felons and other unsafe environments.â€
Sandra, 41, who has no kids of her own, recently admitted that she relishes her role as stepmom to Jesse’s three kids, but Janine says she won’t give up her little girl without a fight.
“It hurts tremendously. The accusations, especially from Sandra, hurt even more so because we have never sat down and talked. That’s the one thing that I wish more than anything, a remedy for what’s happening here, is just communication.â€
Sandra Bullock And Jesse James In Tough Custody Battle
How hypocritical of James to be concerned about his daughter being around drugs, alcohol and guns when he has past state and federal convictions for all of these things. He should have thought about all the other kids that were exposed to to what he was doing at the time
Hey Debbie,
What is hypocritical is a bimbo who slams a father who has turned his life around and is being a GOOD father to his children. People can change for the good. You are the type of woman who would rather have a child suffer than have a cance for a decent life. What a skank you are. Probably a druggie too!!
The issue is in the present and not what happened years ago. You can’t convict a man of his past experiences. His maturity levels from then and now are significantly different. Jesse James is not being a hypocrite, because his current behaviors do not contradict his current principles.
i agree with # 2 its all about the kids, who would’nt want to grow up with Sandra, by the way lot of our cops and military did drugs, they changed er up.
It’s about the best environment for the kids to grow up in. Not who did what in their past. If the mother has a drug and or alcohol problem then the kid should be protected.
None of you know the truth about any of this. There are 2 sides to every story. Of course they are going to paint Jesse as the “now grown up and mature, giving , parent” who can now do no wrong because he is married to Sandra Bullock, Hollywood royalty. I think it is great that she has to slow down her work because it isn’t good anyway. The mom is probably a mess but that doesn’t mean she is a bad mom. And besides Jesse knew she was a porn star, and with his blessing, when he was with her.
If Sandra wants to protect the child, maybe offer to have the child live with her for awhile, till Mom can get her act together and on the right track.
The best place for the child is the concern.Drug tests which are common in family court will settle this all I am sure.
How about everybody mind their own business and just leave this family alone to work out their problems. Just let the system work and keep the press out of it. The child and family deserves the privacy that we all would appreciate.
Wow,
Apparently people cannot change for the good in some peoples eyes. Just when I think people cannot get any more rediculous out pops another stupid comment. Let the past be the past and allow them to be real parents now. What he has done in the past should stay there. People can change for the better as they learn from their own mistakes. Relax Debbie you can change tooooo.
i say make the mother take parenting classes and yeah she is sober now duh she has been jail its a little bit harder to be in a drug induced coma when you are where you cant get drugs. and besides while she was in jail who took care of this little girl umm her father so why all of a sudden because she is out of jail is she so much more fit to take care of her. no i say make the old skank janine go to a drug rehab facility and make sure that she is sober because she wants to be not because the courts are making her be. it would scare me to see this little girl back with her mom and possibly being subjected to drugs,alcohol, and pornography. i think if the mother is drug tested weekly for one year and is clean then, talk about letting her maybe having custody but if the little girl is doing fine with jesse and sandra why pull her out of there just because all of a sudden the mother wants to be a mother she should have thought about that before when she was subjecting her daughter to the dangers of drugs, alcohol and pornography.
Debbie, Try to be a little more charitable when it comes to peoples ability to change. My husband has a past criminal record, including drug use. He grew up and turned his life around and is the best husband/step-father to my children I ever could have asked for. It does not seem to me that the mother is ready or willing to grow up yet. Everyone is always so quick to judge someone else without walking in their shoes. Don’t damn a man for his past, credit him for his present.
All of them should sit down and come to a meeting of the minds – once they do they will see that a child can use all the love adults can give – if a child has a loving mother and father and gets lucky enough to have a loving stepmother or stepfather they are way ahead of the game – from what i understand is Sandra loves this little girl & wants her to be in a safe, loving home – i bet the her biological mom can proove that she is a changed woman as she claims Sandra would gladly be more open to shared custody!!!!
A Porn star for a mother. A tattoo covered,Thrill seeking, arragant fame seeker (with a great mechanical talent)for a father. Through in a Hollywood starbrain. This child has the proverbial snowball chance in Hell.
I know “hindsight is 20-20″ and all that, but I never thought Sandra and Jesse were a very good match anyway.
Was Janine not a porn star when Jesse married and decided to have a child with her or was he confused about her profession then? Now he takes issue with the fact his daughter may be exposed to people in that line of work…hello, Jesse, maybe you should have thought about that while you were making baby her! If I remember correctly, I read an article where Sandra was interviewed recently and she grouped together having children with having a pet? Sandra, stay out of this, it doesn’t involve you. You are wife #3, who knows how many there will be. Let Janine and Jesse work it out – you have theories, you have no children of your own and can not truly understand all of the emotions involved her because you are speaking strictly from theory. Having children and going through a messy divorce/custody battle takes things to a whole other level. The daughter loses regardless of where she ends up and the money doesn’t really matter – it just allows everyone to keep fighting!!
Non of us is in a place to judge. There ARE two sides to every story and we don’t know either side. Hopefully the courts and child advocates can figure out the best place for this little girl. And hopefully all concerned will do what is best for the child and not necessarily themselves.
What a bunch of idoits. This little girl has never done anything to anyone. She’s the one who will suffer because her parents are stupid, selfcentered, jerkoffs who has only thought of themselves. That’s the problem in america.
This is nasty. From what I have heard James did not see or support his daughter for the first 5 years of her life. Janine is the only mother and parent she has known until now. When we have children, no one gets a manual. Many of us were iffy and some were negligent, and others took to it like a duck to water. It is unfortunate that in her past she led a hedonistic lifestyle. However, the mom has endeavored to change her life around, although there are some lingering problems, like a recent jail stint, and an ex felon for a husband. They should try to share custody, this way Sunny gets the best of both worlds. There is no need to be greedy, the girl will have the balance of homelife with James and Sandra, and if later she doesn’twant to be with her mother she can make that choice. Somehow I don’t feel that later, she will love and thank them for taking her away from her mom, this way.
Sandra bullock cannot have children, and jobless. She is making an excuse that she wants to stay home just for the children so can find something for her to do. Her Tattoe man knew in advance that his x-wife was a pornstar. Sandra and Jessie should find something else to make them happy than take a child away from his mother. I think both of them are bored now from each other. And Sandra is desperate for a child. And Jessie is thinking about the child support that he can get from his x. I think both of them has no hearts.
Karen C sums it up best in my opinion. NO ONE knows what it is like to go through a bitter custody battle until he/she experiences one first hand. In my experience and research, the tactic most often used in family court to win a custody battle is to accuse the mother of being a substance abuser. If that doesnt work, then accuse her of being “crazy”. It works every time. Take a look at websites regarding father’s rights and you will see the subversive nature that is being employed to take children away from their mothers.
The children of wrecked households are the ones that are stuck with the life long damage. The mother needs to avaluate her life and make a change before she misses out on her childs life. I waited too long to come around and due to that, I have missed my sons childhood. Something I will never be able to get back or give to him. I am an ex-felon who lived the reckless life of pornagraph, drugs, violence, etc, etc. Through the help of Jesus, I have changed my life. There are still some issues in my life I am working on, but you wouldn’t know me now if you knew me then.
Get real people, how can ANYONE say it would be ok to leave this child in a home where DRUGS, ALCOHOL, and PORNOGRAPHY, are the staples of life?
I agree that Sandra stay out. Only be there as a support but make no conclusions on only one sided theories. There is always two sides. Believe me it happened to me.
I think a lot of you are missing the boat on this one. There is a child involved. In a “normal” case of this nature, the child would be removed from the home by social services and placed with the responsible party, in this case James and Bullock. They are actually doing the right thing, if they are truly concerned for this child’s safety and well being, by fighting for custody. It’s regardless of her profession, I’m sure there are plenty of porn stars that are responsible parents. It’s the sleeping during the day when the child is in her care, the drug use, and what seems to be a myriad of other issues that seem to be the problem at hand. If this were a disadvantaged single mother in the projects that chose to make these same mistakes, the child would be pulled from the home.
The child is the product of both parents. There should be no custody battle,
The answer is shared parenting, 50 /50. If one side doesn’t like the parenting skills of the other~~~get over it!
“The product of both” not one super parent who eliminates the other,
You readers have any idea how many men have lost their kids because of this custody crap??????
We do not divorce our kids,
Amen, Cirocko
I agree with Debbie that Jessie James is a hypocrit…..He did not have anything to do with his child and now he wants to take her away from her mom who clearly has some issues…. no child should be subjected to that lifestyle but why did he not do anything about it before now….like taking her for the weekends and giving her a break so she can let off steam in an adult environment withour the burden of a child…..she deserves that at least….if he really was selfless about the whole thing he would try to help his exwife and be there for her as a coparent…he is to be commended for turning his life around but the main issue should be how can he help her get her life straight so an innocent child can have the benefit of both parents being in her life in a healthy way…..none of us has the right to judge either of them…..but sandra bullock should get off her high horse and go make a movie….cant jessie be the one who cares for his childre after all they are his…
It seems to me the only one that hasn’t been to jail is Bullock..so give her custody and tell the “real” parents to get their crap together and then they have to prove it to Bullock and the courts
I agree with LOVE TO ALL above…This poor little girl has done NOTHING wrong!! It’s the parents who want the spotlight! I’m sure these ’stars’ can tell the media to stay out of the divorce, the media just doesn’t put the story out there nation-wide without their consent! That is what’s wrong with America, it comes down to greed! No wonder our future on this earth looks bleak!!
I think everyone is giving Sandra a hard time, how can you say she can’t have children, do you know her? Or is it that you are threatened by her ability to be a woman who used her mind to get ahead rather than her body? Frankly, I don’t think if they won custody that the mother wouldn’t be allowed visitation rights. It is about what is a more wholesome environment for a child and it seems like her father has the more stable environment right now. I never understood why Sandra married him though..she is so awesome and can do so much better! PS- Jesus saves!