Jesse James has been fighting his ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder, over their shared custody of their daughter Sunny for quite some time, but it looks like his efforts to keep his little girl away from his ex aren’t working anymore. Wow, it’s as if Jesse James has lost all credibility or something.

From RadarOnline:

After a session in closed chambers, Commissioner Thomas Schulte decided Janine would get interim visits until the next court hearing on July 12. He declined to say whether those would be monitored or not. However, when she left the court, Janine told RadarOnline.com that she was “happy” with the decision.

Lindemulder and James were at odds over the terms of her visits with Sunny. Janine wanted them to be unsupervised while Jesse preferred that the visits be monitored.

While I’d hope it’s not entirely true, it does seem like Jesse’s character being called into question in light of his cheating scandal and that Janine is being given a chance she doesn’t deserve. Jesse is absolutely right to keep his daughter away from her mother, who reportedly is completely and legitimately insane. Even though she and Jesse are no longer together, Sandra Bullock has said it’s important to her that his children stay in her life. Perhaps she’ll be able to provide some sort of support and balance for this little girl.

So, did you watch last night’s MTV Movie Awards? I flipped back and forth between that and staring at the wall, because the wall was often more entertaining than the show itself (we just had our house perimeter re-mulched and there’s been an ant party in my house for the past few days, and I’ll tell you: it’s just been awesome), but I did catch the kiss between Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson. And though it was a bit contrived, I thought the gesture was cute. It was probably the best, cleanest action that Bullock’s gotten in a few months. Sorry, did I say that? … Yeah, I did. But it’s true.

I’m really glad for Sandra; not only did she receive the “Generation Award” award from the, uh, prestigious MTV Movie Awards committee, she’s coming back out of the woodwork to reclaim her rightful place in the spotlight and trying to put this whole miserable situation behind her. She’s totally a class act — even if she did smooch on my number 2 girl crush, I can forgive her — and I’m happy to see that nothing’s going to knock this super lady down. I also hope, with equal fervor, that Jesse James was watching from his garage, eating cheap Rite-Aid brand chocolates and weeping into the coverall-clad shoulders of his many friends employees. That one was just for you, baby.

The kiss is found at the 4:29 mark. Just about, anyway.

Sandy B made a surprise appearance at the Spike TV Guy’s Choice Awards last night. The actress won the “Troop’s Choice” award, meaning that she was voted the favorite actress of those currently serving our country. What a wonderful honor for Sandra to celebrate in light of all of her recent sadness.

Sandra looked gorgeous and asked the audience if she won because of her talent or because the public pitied her because of all the drama in her private life. The audience was quick to respond, “YOU! YOU!”, but you know Sandy’s always humble. It made me a little emotional, not going to lie.

During his Nightline interview, Jesse James said that much of his self-destructive behavior is a result of feeling abandoned by his abusive father as a child. Jesse said, “I grew up with a huge amount of shame and fear and abandonment on my shoulders from a very young age and I think, you know, the way my mind rationalized [cheating], ‘Well, you know, I might as well do whatever I can to like run her off cause she is going to find out what I am anyway and leave me anyway.’” At the time this was a very sad twist to an already sad story, but Jesse’s stepmom has come out saying that Jesse’s story is a bunch of bull.

Jesse’s stepmom Janina spoke to TMZ and said, “Larry was the most caring father, the kindest father who would do anything for anybody.  He loved Jesse to death and would brag about him all the time.” She also said that the broken bones and beat up body that Jesse attributed to his father’s lashings were actually because Jesse was into motocross.

I don’t think we’ll ever be certain of who is telling the truth. I am choosing to believe Jesse because it seems like Janina’s goal is to protect her man’s name and it’s all too typical for a step-parent to downplay the abuse their step-child goes through. Either way, this adds a whole ‘nother layer of bummer to this story.

I’m so over this guy. Yeah, and I totally expect half of you to be all like, “So why are you giving him more press, huh? Why?” Why? ‘Cause it’s my job. And there are probably some of you out there that aren’t sick of hearing about him, so I’m catering to that demographic. Besides, some feel that James is just starting to get fun, and by “fun,” I mean that he’s putting himself out there emotionally and allowing the press to take their digs at him. So yeah. “Fun.”

James speaks out to ABC’s Nightline last night in an interview regarding the fallout after skanking around on America’s Sweetheart, Sandra Bullock. He claims that though he was allowing his manic penis to take shots at every cheap-looking girl on the West Coast, the adoption of Louis Bardot Bullock brought him and his estranged wife closer together:

“I found a new trust for her, like I knew she wasn’t going to leave, and our relationship blossomed.”

So he was, what, worried that Bullock’s amazing star power was going to eclipse over their marriage and she was going to leave him for another (better) option? And so he cheated on her because he was vulnerable and worried that she was going to leave him? I guess that totally makes sense, in a not-making-sense-at-all kind of way, you know?

James also states that motherhood came as natural to Bullock as obnoxious tattoos come as a turn-on to him:

“She is like a fish to water. … As soon as she put that baby into her hands, it was automatic and amazing …
To see her in the role as mother is, like, one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.”

And you’re, like, one of the most amazing tools I’ve ever had the luck to never meet, Jesse. Keep on with your sadboy stories and go back to being a philandering, glorified grease monkey.

Everyone’s talking about this Jesse James Nightline interview that’s supposed to air on Monday night and ugh, it’s not looking good for those of us who want to keep hating him. Perhaps his act will be as transparent as Tiger’s, but the soundbites that are being released by ABC are kind of heartbreaking.

In the interview Jesse calls himself “the most hated man in the world” and says that he knows he “took a pretty amazing life and amazing success and marriage … and threw it away by [his] own hands.” He also got so worked up that at one moment during the interview he starts to cry and asks to take a break.

I’ve got a softspot for that meathead somewhere, and while my desire is to keep hating him for what he did, I know that I can be broken. Sure, I won’t forgive him for what he did, but it’s like taking back an ex-boyfriend who used to be a cokehead or something. Part of you’s like, “he’s a sick man and I shouldn’t turn my back on him.” Ugh.