Video: Jesse James Tears Up in 'Nightline' Interview

By PopEater Staff Posted May 21st 2010 02:43PM

Jesse James Gets Emotional in 'Nightline' Interview Clip

ABC News has a preview clip of Jesse James' first interview since news of his cheating on wife Sandra Bullock exploded. "I took a pretty amazing life and amazing success and marriage and threw it away," James tells Vicki Mabrey on 'Nightline.' The clip ends with visibly upset James asking to take a break.

"You cheated on your wife," she says. His response? A frank "yup."

Watch the clip after the jump!

James covers just about all the bases with 'Nightline' -- his cheating, his divorce from Sandra Bullock, his stint in rehab and his role in raising Louis, the baby boy Bullock and James recently adopted.

Asked if he's the "most hated man in America," James answers, grinning, "I think it's the 'most hated man in the world,' now."

Since news of his multiple affairs hit the press, James has kept a low profile, and has only been seen dropping his kids off at school. But while he's generally stayed 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 complete interview will air on May 25 at 11:35 PM ET/PT on ABC, and will be previewed on 'Good Morning America' that day.

Tags: Jesse James, Nightline, Sandra Bullock

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Saturday 22 May

By Lori

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I don't think that you are correct so you aren't correcting me. I stand by my opinion. One woman or many it doesn't matter, cheating is cheating. Stop being such a btchy school girl. BTW I didn't mean e-mail I meant the posting.

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Oh, a other BTW, I did think before I posted my message, just because you don't agree with me doesn't mean that I shouldn't post my opinion.

Friday 21 May

David S - its not like he is poor, he makes a lot of money from his business and reality show.

By btmom1

There are always two sides to every story....neither of them are perfect.

By azbigbear

Maybe Sandra was only concerned with herself and what she got out of the relationship and he went elsewhere to get what she wasn't providing.

Isn't that the reversal of what women say is the reason and the justification for why women cheat?

By TC

IMO they still love each other and I honestly hope they're strong enough to work it out and not let others dictate their lives. They have more to gain by reconciling than by divorcing.

By Tena

Yes, I feel bad for Jesse and Sandra. I think he missed up and got caught but does he love her I believe he does and he knows he screwed up. I hope they can work it out and get back together. I bet from now on he would be a great husband and father because he knows what it's like to be without the love of your life...... I wish them both the best !!!

By tena

wow Heather your pretty cold blooded and very heartless. No one deserves to be hurt, just maybe they believe in trying to make it work and not giving up. There are times when it's worth fighting for. I like Jesse and I hope him and sandra can work it out I think there is a lot of love there.
Heather ease up some grow a heart !!

Btw Jesse wasn't using Sandra as a meal ticket the man has money he was and is very successful in his business.....

By Heather

No Tena, I'm not. You're gullible and enabling. For your information, he didn't just merely 'cheat'. He was having sex with a WHOLE HEAP of women. That goes way beyond the bounds of 'just cheating'. I suppose you also think that Tiger Woods' wife, who was in an IDENTICAL situation, should also give THEIR marriage another chance, too? Once someone cheats, then ALL LOVE IS GONE, FOR GOOD. All trust is gone, FOREVER, and the relationship will never, NEVER ever be the same again. What Jesse James did went WAAAYYYYYYY beyond the bounds of just mere cheating. Can't you see that? Why do I get the impression that you would encourage a woman who is bashed by her husband and in a situation of domestic violence, that she should 'stay' and 'try to work on her marrriage'? Newsflash, some situations are beyond salvage, and as far as putting the spouse's life at risk, I see zero difference between sleeping with a bunch of porn stars and diseased rubbish of the street, and a husband putting his wife in hospital by knocking her down a flight of stairs. NO difference at all! Both are highly toxic and DANGEROUS situations to be in, and especially when children are involved, it is more important than ever, that the one being abused/having their life at risk, REMOVES THEMSELF AND THEIR CHILDREN from said situation. You and your ilk are ENABLERS of abuse and domestic violence. Sad? Cruel? Heartless? No, its just the cold hard TRUTH.

By Ed

I felt sorry for him..He knows he messed up royal...Im wondering how many of you who posted have never messed up? Look..I was mad at him too..but..time to get over it..He made a BIG mistake..time to forgive........

By Paula

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I was involved with one for years, and researched it to see if there was any hope, sadly no, he is a Narcissistic Personality Disorder which starts in childhood and is incurable, it's the bigger than life personality that traps you and makes it hard to leave, but you have to, otherwise you sacrifice yourself.

By John Morrissey

It is clear Sandra, loved him and for many reason's Jessie married Sandra if not for the shock value or TV ratings.

I wonder if making a motorcycle for someone is the same as saying I DO. At eighty plus miles an hour do you wonder about appling the brakes or the promise if their are any brakes at ALL.

Now we know Jessies kids have a shinning example for what not to do OR DO as adults / I wonder what Jessie would say to is daughters cheating husband, maybe make him a motor cycle.

By Diana

Lori,, I couldnt help but notice that myself. Jessie would 'let' her. He sounds like a control freak to me. I cant stand anyone like that. And those 'tears' all an act, and not even a good one.

I'm sure most are you reading into what he said about letting her..... I'm sure what he meant is by not fighting it letting her go through the divorce and adoption without any problems from him"Jesse" I also bet that was very hard for him to let her go with out a fight !!!

Heather " you know nothing about me if I would encourage women or not to stay with abused men. Who would do that not me. But Jesse did not beat Sandra he cheated and people do change and sometimes for the better. Some have to be brought down to the bottom before they can see the top.

I agree with Lori you sound very angry and bitter something awful must happened to you to make you sound the way you do. Go get help!!!
Men do change people can change what would this world be like if we all had hearts like yours it would be a cold and heartless world......

By Sarita

Dont be sorry now jerk you should think about what you are loosing before you had sex with this shameless women that destroy marriages, dont you know that that kind of woman has the morals of a rabit, pardon me rabits!!

Sunday 23 May

By Apostate

Begone,you Nazi paraphernalia-hoarding POS. Lick your wounds in silence and let us move on to the next Pariah Of The Week,ok?

By Mary Okorn-Jimenez

You know what? Call me crazy, but I think all this man's problems stem from one thing - he is balls to the wall, inside the closet.

Am I the only one that thinks all this over-the-top whoring is just that? A cover?

He hates himself most of all. And is shockingly effeminate.

Monday 24 May

By H

Total Bull-s-h-i-t artist because he has always cheated on the women in his life and his own children, too. He even went so far as to use Sandra Bullock as a tool to destroy the mothers of his other children from having custoday. He should be charged with perjury, lose custoday of his own children and be forced to pay the court costs of the custody hearings and his ex-wives lawyers fees as he used his current last wife as a tool to destroy the other women in his life, losing their children on his behalf who testified on how a better parent/husband he was than his ex's when he was not.

By tigerswood

Cheating on your wife doesn`t make you a bad person. Cut him some slack.

By don

did they ask him how its feels to be a nazi?

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