There was a hearing today in the unfortunately drawn-out custody battle between Jesse James and his ex-wife, porn star Janine Lindemulder. Jesse and his wife Sandra Bullock will have full-custody Jesse’s daughter Sunny, and Janine, who is currently married to a man she met in a post-prison halfway house, will be able to speak to Sunny on the phone. This is probably not an arrangement that either party is entirely happy with, but it does seem to be the most healthy option for Sunny.
Jesse seemed particularly peeved at the ruling, because his ex is some kind of a maniac. He told the judge, “She texts at least twice and up to 20 times a day, demanding to talk to Sunny. But sometimes she’ll go a week at a time where she doesn’t make a call.” He also mentioned that the nature of Janine’s conversations with Sunny are inappropriate for a young girl. “[Lindemulder] has no filter on what she tells [Sunny] about prison. There’s a lot of conversation about prison or jail and things that I don’t think a 6-year-old can comprehend or process.”
Jesse also went on to add that even though Janine claims she wants custody, and was even granted it for the Christmas holiday, she doesn’t follow through when she does get it. The last handful of times that Janine was supposed to see Sunny, she bailed at the last moment or never showed.
This is a sad story because you have to wonder about the mental health of a little girl who is exposed to such a monster of a mother. Six years old is old enough not to forget what you’re seeing and hearing, and if Janine is really talking to her about prison (and God knows what else from her sordid past), that’s just straight-up abuse in my opinion. Thankfully, it seems that Jesse and Sandy are truly dedicated to this little girl and keeping her safe. Hopefully Janine will clean up her act or give up before she causes any more damage to this adorable child.
Imagine how cool it would be to have a biological mother who’s a porn star and a step mom who’s an Oscar winner. Yeah, not cool, I guess.
Poor kid. Not only does she have to deal with Janine as her mother, but she has a given name, Sunny, that’s especially glaring as a porn star name when your mother is an actual porn star.
i don’t feel one bit sorry for the guy. he wanted to marry a porn star, he got it, along with the consequences. i just feel for the kid because she had no choice but as fas jesse is concerned… whatever.
As a adoptive father of a relative’s child I can sympathize with this situation. My daught gets to speak to her “mother” (and I use the term only in its biological sense) whenever she would like. The “mother” will go months without calling and then want to show up out of the blue. I can tellyou that this is the single most disruptive pattern to the healing process. As soon as my daughter starts to move on, the “mother” pops back into the picture; but only enough to be a nuisance. After these episodes with the “mother” my daughter acts out for at least a few days. She does this in defense of the mother who sees us as the enemy. I am telling you this situation SUCKS and is not at all healthy for the child
That’s really awful. You should take her to a child therapist. People see that as a bad thing but it can be extremly helpful to have an outside view to talk to.
Jesse James? Please! He married a porn star what did he expect her conversations would be like? Janine is Sunny’s mother. Just because Jesse James hooked up with a desperate-for-love famous actress will not erase the fact that Janine will ALWAYS be Sunny’s mother.
I hope the Sunny will not turn in to a PITA for Sandra Bullock.
Sorry, Janine is not a mother. Yep, she provided an egg and her womb but that seems to be about it as far as “mother” goes. She is obviously selfish and destructive and Jesse and Sandra are wise to keep her away as much as possible. Hopefully the downplay any proposed visits or calls to help keep balance in this kid’s life.
I’m getting a little Deja vu, here.
I hear yah pisseddad. I’m a step mom to a 9 year old boy who’s bio-mom is as flacky as janine and the bio-mom you deal with. I feel for Sandra knowing the position she is in. Being accused of “stealing” their child and yet being the rock in his life. Sunny will grow up well adjusted because of Sandra and inspite of the bio-mom. Speaking from experience, Sunny’s bio-mom will continue to live the gutter life she is and Sandra and Jesse will continue to do their best to shield Sunny from it. I wish them the best.
I’m so glad Janine didn’t get custody. All she did when she was my next door neighbor was yell and scream, or leave Sunny with a nanny for weeks at a time. The house they used to live in was so heavily damaged, no one bought it, and the house is still sitting there with no occupants. I’m glad she’s with people now that actually care about her.
i’m sorry but someone has to say this..
how is this abuse in your opinion and not leaving a 5 year old home alone?
please explain your logic.
i was referring to the kournicova (sp?) story a little bit ago where molls criticized the neighbor, the kid himself for not being as well behaved as she was, the single moms schedule.. basically everyone and everything but the moms judgment in leaving him alone in the first place.
i agree that being with sandra and jesse is the best thing for the child and i hope she can heal.
Yeah, still trying to figure that one out!
She wasn’t five years old at the time, she was three or four. When Janine was at home I could hear her and Sunny’s step brother constantly fighting and banging things around while she was just crying all the time, not knowing what the hell was going on. How is it good for a three of four year old to be left with some nanny for weeks at a time? Janine would be gone for 3-4 weeks or more and come back for maybe a few days, then leave again for that long. It wasn’t physical abuse to her, but for a little girl to live that way is emotionally abusing.
and that is what happens when you make babies with a psycho.
sad but true and sunny is the only one who will truly pay for that decision.
why do people not realize this when we see it over and over and over and then they cry about the absent messed up parent as if they had no hand in creating the situation.
I feel most sorry for all of you judgemental, pathetic bloggers. So high and mighty and fully informed on the situation thanks to E! news or some other garbage. You’re all just brilliant.
And Sandra Bullock could be an abusive bitch for all you know. She could also be sweet. I don’t form opinions about people I know nothing about. Maybe all you “parents” could close your laptops and go spend some time with your own children. For fucks sake.
Hey Anonymous, maybe some of us parents who are commenting on this just happen to have read this story on our commute to work. You know, the place where productive members of society co each day so that we can provide not only for our own, but for bottom feeders like yourself. As for forming an opinion on Sandra, I was merely empathizing with her situation. As for an opinion on Janine, her choices have made her character abundantly clear. And no, I’m not talking about porn, I’m talking about making choices to commit crimes that would place her in state custody.