Sandra Bullock has dropped a different kind of bombshell than her estranged husband, Jesse James.
The Oscar-winning actress reveals to PEOPLE that in January she adopted a boy from New Orleans.
Her newborn son, Louis Bardo Bullock, is three months old. She and James began the adoption process four years ago, before becoming parents earlier this year. His name was chosen because Bullock heard Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World' when she first met the baby boy.
The couple decided to keep the news to themselves until after the Oscars. "I did not want him brought into a world that would not have been too sincere to him as I wanted. I wanted to be alone with him as long as I could then we had to tell his story," she said, MSNBC reports.
Unfortunately, just days after Bullock took home her trophy, James' many affairs came to light. The actress says she is now adopting as a single parent and is divorcing her husband, according to PEOPLE.
"Yes, I have filed for divorce," she told the magazine, adding that she is "sad and scared" about it.
James' reaction to the divorce has left a "huge hole" in his heart especially because Bullock has chosen to adopt son Louis as a single mom. "My whole life has been full of hard decisions. The decision to let my wife end our marriage, and continue the adoption of Louis on her own, has been the hardest. The love I have for Louis cannot be put to words. Not having him around to love and to hold has left a huge hole in my heart," James told PEOPLE.
This is only the second time Bullock has spoken out in the aftermath of her husband's sex scandal, which broke in mid-March. The first was in a statement to deny that a sex tape of the two of them existed. ("There is no sex tape. There never has been one and there never will be one.")
Bullock was on top of the world when she won her first Oscar for her role in 'The Blind Side.' But just eight days after her victory, everything shattered when Michelle "Bombshell" McGee revealed she had been having an affair with Jesse James.
The 'Monster Garage' host apologized to his wife and children after Bombshell's claims surfaced.
"There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me. It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way," he said in a statement at the time. "This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them. I am truly very sorry for the grief I have caused them. I hope one day they can find it in their hearts to forgive me."
Eventually, several more women stepped forward, including stripper Melissa Smith, who recently wrote a letter to Bullock, apologizing to the 'Miss Congeniality' star, Brigitte Daguerre, Merilee Gerth and an anonymous woman who refused to tell her story. Rumors suggested that at least seven women were involved with Jesse during his marriage.
McGee herself has offered to sit down with the actress to discuss her relationship with James.
Bullock quickly moved out of the home the two shared together, and has stayed mostly quiet, while James entered rehab for sexual addiction.
Just think..it takes 4 yrs to adopt a child here in the US..gotta make sure the soon to be parents are fit parents (wonderful thing)..but to be biological parents just takes 9 months and no background check!
Wow, so that's why she didn't file right away, she had a kid. Well, good for her. I'm glad she at least adopted an American child instead of doing the celeb thing and snatching one from Africa or China.
My thoughts exactly. Instead of adopting a foreign child for the publicity, she adopts a baby from the US. She seems to have only the best intentions, and I wish her luck.
Poor little boy. Now that the news is out, the papparazzi will be hounding him and his mom for photo ops and digging up information about the family he came from. I can just see the buzzards circling. But Kudos to Sandra for adopting her baby here in the U.S.
However, this makes me even sadder for the little girl she is losing in the divorce. I know she is losing older kids, too, but the youngest one lived with her as a mother figure, and now the little girl has lost a brother, too.
I feel for JJ's children as well. They are the ones who really lost. Look who their biological parents are and what they have done. Those girls really have to endure all the hardships their parents created. YOU FRIENDS YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE BUT YOUR RELATIVES ARE FORCED ON YOU. I do worry the ex-parents of Louis my want to cash in.
Congratulations Sandra on all your much deserved success. Your baby is beautiful. All of us who love and support you know that tomorrow will be a better day. You are in our prayers. Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.
I'm happy for Sandra and for the child she adopted. Also glad to hear that the baby is from the U.S. and not from another country. We need to take care of our own FIRST.
This is so awesome! Now she has someone to shower all the love she was giving to the no deserving husband of hers. This little man in her life, will give her the kind of unconditional love, only mother's and their children share.
Best Wishes Sandra and Louis! Live, Laugh, Love!!!
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Wonderful! I'm soooo happy for her, and a very shocked & surprised this wasn't leaked earlier. That's a first! What a lucky little boy
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WOw 4 year adoption process for a 3 month old baby. Sorry for that mom that carried it LOL.
Congrats Sandra you deserve to be happy
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I'm pretty sure Tina was telling a joke. Talk about irony.
Funny, Tina! Cute JOKE!
Just think..it takes 4 yrs to adopt a child here in the US..gotta make sure the soon to be parents are fit parents (wonderful thing)..but to be biological parents just takes 9 months and no background check!
Good luck and God bless. Thank you so much for being yourself and staying true to yourself.
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Good for you tossing that bum out. He's not addicted to sex, he's addicted to cheating.
And what a beautiful baby! Congratulations!
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Wow, so that's why she didn't file right away, she had a kid. Well, good for her. I'm glad she at least adopted an American child instead of doing the celeb thing and snatching one from Africa or China.
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Wow. "Snatching" one? Adoption is a very good deed no matter what country.
My thoughts exactly. Instead of adopting a foreign child for the publicity, she adopts a baby from the US. She seems to have only the best intentions, and I wish her luck.
Poor little boy. Now that the news is out, the papparazzi will be hounding him and his mom for photo ops and digging up information about the family he came from. I can just see the buzzards circling. But Kudos to Sandra for adopting her baby here in the U.S.
However, this makes me even sadder for the little girl she is losing in the divorce. I know she is losing older kids, too, but the youngest one lived with her as a mother figure, and now the little girl has lost a brother, too.
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I feel for JJ's children as well. They are the ones who really lost. Look who their biological parents are and what they have done. Those girls really have to endure all the hardships their parents created. YOU FRIENDS YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE BUT YOUR RELATIVES ARE FORCED ON YOU. I do worry the ex-parents of Louis my want to cash in.
Congratulations to Sandra. Louis will bring her more joy than Jesse ever could and I agree with SIMZEE . . .THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING AMERICAN!
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Congratulations Sandra on all your much deserved success. Your baby is beautiful. All of us who love and support you know that tomorrow will be a better day. You are in our prayers. Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.
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Congrats Sandra. You will be a fantastic, loving mom and teach him good values in life.
Happy Mother's Day.
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I'm happy for Sandra and for the child she adopted. Also glad to hear that the baby is from the U.S. and not from another country. We need to take care of our own FIRST.
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so much for 'we are the world, we are the children' a baby is a baby
This is so awesome! Now she has someone to shower all the love she was giving to the no deserving husband of hers. This little man in her life, will give her the kind of unconditional love, only mother's and their children share.
Best Wishes Sandra and Louis! Live, Laugh, Love!!!
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Now if she can only fiind me once her divorce is final!
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You will act right!!Say hell to the yeah!! Don't mess with Bill!!