Jesse James to Appear on ABC's 'Nightline': Will Discuss Cheating, Sandra Bullock, and Rehab

By PopEater Staff Posted May 19th 2010 09:30PM

ABC News announced today that Jesse James will appear on next Tuesday's 'Nightline,' in his first television interview since his cheating scandal made headlines in March.

James sits down with 'Nightline's' Vicki Mabrey and discusses his cheating, his divorce from Sandra Bullock, his stint in rehab, and his role in raising Louis, the New Orleans boy Bullock just recently adopted.

Since news of his multiple affairs hit the press, James has kept a low profile, seen only when dropping his kids off at school. But while staying relatively out of the spotlight, the reality star has issued several statements apologizing for his behavior.

When PEOPLE broke the story of Bullock's adoption last month, Jesse released the following statement to the magazine, "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."

The interview will air on May 25 at 11:35 ET/PT on ABC.

Tags: jesse james, nightline, sandra bullock

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Thursday 20 May

By maxine

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Are you kidding me? How you can in ANY WAY put this on Sandra (and some inability to forgive) when HE was the one who broke their vows is a joke. She gets to decide what is right for her... imagine this- a skanky, cheating, lying man perhaps is not right for her. Forgiving and forgetting are two very different things. Put the blame RIGHT where it belongs- on him.

By Mary

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This is such a tragic story and if everyone would just put a hold on all the righteous indignation for a minute, there really could be a good reason for what he did and why she should take him back. Jesse was no fool. He could sense that neither Hollywood or the majority of the rest of the country ever really accepted him on an equal with Sandra. He went to all the awards shows with her and knew that everyone was looking at him as a novelty. In the privacy of their lives they were good together. If that were not the case Sandra would not have expressed her love for him so publicly. But her stardom and his failure to be accepted emasculated him and he sought acceptance where he could again hold the dominant role. Yes, it was cheap, sleazy and disgusting but he was the "star" for a change. Admittedly, had he not been caught he, no doubt, would have continued. But he has been caught and castigated by the nation. He recognizes that he has distroyed his marriage and his life. I don't think he would do it again if Sandra took him back. I truly believe that if Sandra could find it in her heart to get past the humiliation he has caused her, and work with him to rebuild the marriage it could be revived and even flourish.

By lin

The issue is that he cheated on her with several women. Trust is now lost. Once trust and respect is gone, there is nothing. Love is not enough. He could have picked up a disease off these women he slept with. He is used now. She is moving on and rightly so.

By Tamra

His remorse does really seem sincere. I don't think it would be so bad if Sandra wants to try to save their marriage. She is the only one who knows if she can forgive him over time and who are we to judge any one.

By Jeri

What gets me is that he stated "he allowed his wife to divorce him"?? who does he think he is? I am sure she wasn't asking for his permission...

By lori

NO DOUBT!!! Since when does she need to ask his permission for a divorce? Maybe that was the problem. He wanted a submissive and Sandra was too darn strong and smart for that. No she does not need to try and repair this relationship. She is doing it right. Move on and trade up... WAY UP!!!

I think that by saying he is "allowing her divorce him", he means that he isn't going to fight her against the divorce because he knows that she has all the grounds she needs to get it.

By LAVONIA

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HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S ALL HIS FAULT????? MAYBE IF SHE WOULD HAVE STAYED AT HOME AND TENDED TO HER MAN,LIKE A WIFE SUPPOSED TO DO MAYBE....JUST MAYBE THIS WOULD NOT HAD HAPPEN,OR VICE VERSA....I HAVE BEEN THERE...DONE THAT,IT'S NOT AS EASY AS EVERY-ONE THINKS IT IS..LIFE IS HARD,ON THE PEOPLE THAT WORKS ON IT.MARRIAGE IS A TWO PERSON MARATHON,YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE....I KNOW I HAVE WORKED ON MINE FOR 19 YEARS AND IT'S HARD TO DO IT BY YOURSELF,ESPECIALLY WHEN HE SAIDS HE'S HAPPY AND YOU SAY YOUR NOT!BUT YOU GO WITH THE FLOW AND KEEP DOING WHAT MAKES THEM HAPPY,AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY YOU'LL BE HAPPY,AFTER 19 LONG MISERABLE YEARS WITH THE SAME MAN,THAT HAS FAULTS AND WILL NOT ADMIT THEM TO YOUR FACE!!!HUMANS ARE NOT PERFECT,AND EVERYBODY MAKES A MISTAKE IN THEIR LIFE-TIME,AND EVERYBODY NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO TO.....FORGIVE,YOU CAN NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPEN BUT PEOPLE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO F.O.R.G.I.V.E.AND MAKE THE BEST OUT OF WHAT THEY HAVE NOW,CAUSE ONCE IT'S GONE...IT'S GONE FOREVER,THERE'S NO TURNING BACK THE CLOCK.

By Sharon

"decision to let my wife end our marriage"....initially rankled me.....but on second thought, maybe what he meant was that out of guilt, he would let her make the first move in initiating divorce proceedings.

By cq de ed

You guys are a hoot. I'm sure that when he said he allowed her to divorce him he meant he wouldn't put up a fight. That's the best way to go IMHO. That's the way my divorce went. My wife was screwing around while I was at sea. She said she wanted a divorce so she could get on with her life. Like I and the kids were only holding her back. I chose not to fight the divorce and everything went smooth as possible from there. Much better that way than dragging everything thru court making the lawyers rich and everyone else more and more bitter. Now she periodicly shacks up with rich old men and my only contact with her is when I send her my check for her portion of my military pension. The kids (both in their mid-thirties) have almost as little to do with her as I do.

By CindyLoo

I was divorced long ago from an incredible gentleman because all I cared about was my public persona and doing everything I could to keep all of New York in love with me. If Sandra only has 2 to 3 days a month to be with her family that is by her choice. I, after 22 years of being alone see the errors of my past and hope Sandra will step carefully going into the future. He made some bad choices but if any of us are starved for love and time together in a marriage its natural to supliment it with things or people that make us feel good...its human nature.
CL

By sethjj1975

All of you on here defending this piece of crap deserve to have the same thing, or worse, happen to you. Good luck with that.

As a matter of fact, I DID have a similar thing happen to me so I know the gut-wrenching grief you go though. My marriage could not be saved because my ex had already taken "the pick of the litter" (he had multiple affairs and one-night stands starting 6-months into our marriage). If the offending spouse is truly remorseful and repentant, the marriage can be salvaged.

By sleepyhead

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What is she going to ask him? Why he did it ( duh he's a guy! ), why tattoo women ( duh he has lots) ? The real question is why he would hurt Sandra so much and stomp on her heart? She was on stage singing praises to this man and secretly adopting a baby with him!! Was this show already on, damn I missed it.?

By A.T.

"The decision to let my wife end our marriage..."

LET??? Are you kidding me???

By Meg

Excuse me! LET her end their marriage, and continue the adoption on her own? What the hell! She shoulda left him a long time ago.

By Dave

If this JERK says anything but that he is stupid the interview was a waste.

By billybob

i m on jesses side. maybe she was a bitc-. i d say get lost and take that colored kid with you. its not always the mans fault

You know, people can say "worry about your own relationship", but we are not the ones who plastered this Jesse crud on magazines and the Net. We are just people learning some life lessons from these kinds of creeps who live secret lives while their wives are at work. It is like a wake up call for all of us that anybody CAN cheat on YOU at any time. And yes, I'll admit, I've accused my own husband of infidelity because of some sh*# I found in his cell phone. We've been to counseling. Trust is a HUGE part of marriage.

By karen

I would like to ask Jesse James if he misses having Sandra to have and to hold too????? The huge hole in his heart--Is it for sandra too?? He is just a total LOSER --money doesn't make you a winner--just a miserable loser--if you don't have your heart and soul right. Maybe a day with the Lord would help him......a prayer or just sitting in a church--God could help here on this home front.............

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