A judge ruled in favour of James’ ex-wife and Sunny’s mum, Janine Lindemulder, during the court hearing in Orange County, California.

An onlooker said: “Jesse sat quietly in court and let his lawyer do the talking, while his ex represented herself.

“She was told she could pick up Sunny at 4pm on Christmas Eve and return her by 6pm the next day, but her husband, Jeremy Aikman, a two-time felon, won’t be allowed to be there.”

The Proposal star was not at the hearing, but has been helping her husband to raise the five-year-old since January, when Lindemulder, 39, was imprisoned for tax evasion.

Since her release, Lindemulder, who works as a porn star, has been involved in a bitter custody battle with James and has been accused in court papers of being an unfit mum.

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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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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James’ was given sole custody of Sunny while Janine was in prison and on October 13 a court order granted Janine visitation rights on Sundays. James is claiming that she violated the court order allowing Sunny near her new husband Jeremy James Aikman who is a convicted felon.

Janine is claiming that this is all Bullock’s doing because she can’t have children of her own and wants custody of Sunny.

Bullock said this couldn’t be more untrue “I am aware that Janine has claimed many times that my desire to have Sunny was because I could not have children of my own [James has three kids with his first wife, Karla]. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. 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.” Janine is denying all accusations and says she deserves to have custody of her daughter.

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