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Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits Fathering Child with Household Staffer

Truth rating: 10

Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted to fathering a child more than a decade ago with a longtime member of his household staff.

When Schwarzenegger was first questioned by the Los Angeles Times about possibly having a child out of his marriage, he acknowledged in a statement that only after he left the governor’s office did he tell “[his] wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago” before first running for public office.

“I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family,” the statement went on to say. “There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.”

The statement concluded, “I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time. While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not. ”

Just last week, Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver announced they had separated after 25 years of marriage and four kids together.

The woman who had Schwarzenegger’s kid retired earlier this year after working for the family for 20 years.

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  • D. Martin

    Are there ANY good men out there? Seriously! Was it worth losing your family over? If he fathered a child with her it was not a ONE time thing. It was an affair – and if she worked for them possibly in their own home. I feel so badly for Maria. She stood by him when he was accused of groping women only to find out about THIS?! She must feel so humiliated. When a spouse cheats – male or female- its a rejection — they didn’t want YOU. You feel so unvalued. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Hang in there Maria.

  • http://twitter.com/vipchicks Christian Kopp

    i can just agree you, D. Martin. Thinking the same about it.

    nice greetings from germany

  • Kamich

    i agree with d. i though the rumors about him were true when they came out,,,,

  • Kamich

    i agree with d. i though the rumors about him were true when they came out,,,,

  • http://www.thechildhealthsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1 Edcedc8

    you go arnie!

  • http://www.thechildhealthsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1 Edcedc8

    you go arnie!

  • D. Martin

    @Edcedc8 – Umm…what? ‘you go arnie!’? Like “way to go arnie! You devasted your wife and children? You broke up your family?! High five!” That’s very insensitive.

  • D. Martin

    @Christian Kopp – Thank you. Greetings to you too from North Carolina! You know this DOES explain the recent photos of them together – before the announcement of the split. Her face just looks — dead. Like the light has been put out. I’m just really sad for Maria and the kids. My mother said, “Well, she must have known about it if it was 10 years ago.” No. The story in the New York Times states that the woman who worked for them – the one he had the affair with – was married at the time and passed the child off as her husbands. Another devasted spouse. Can you imagine that man finding out that the child he has loved and thought was his now — isn’t? So much damage done.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Luna-Petunia/100000789652822 Luna Petunia

    WOW, rumors that turned out true! (him being a pig and groping women). What I think is EVEN WORSE is that to maintain his status AND POSITION as GOVERNOR of CA. and to keep his marriage intact, HE DENIED THIS CHILD! Somewhere else it said this household staffer had been married at the time-(great morals on both sides) so her husband was listed as the father.Not sure on that part, but HOW IS THIS BOY/GIRL DOING? Arnie there talks about loving his 4 children, BUT, NO ARNOLD, you have 5 CHILDREN, and you don’t even have the BALLS TO SAY whether he HAS A SON OR A DAUGHTER, just calls his child ‘THIS EVENT’ and HIS PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT. He was not doing this to spare Maria’s feelings, HE WAS DOING THIS TO SAVE HIS BUTT. The Terminator is just a SPINELESS, WEAK CREEP. He should have admitted his ‘problem’ from the beginning and BEEN A TRUE MAN. Hiding his child for over 10 years, didn’t save anything did it? And now, if/when this child finds out who his/her father is, what happens when he/she starts reading about his/her other siblings driving around in Humers, going around the world on vacations, etc. Hope therapy is included in those support payments for ‘THIS EVENT’

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Luna-Petunia/100000789652822 Luna Petunia

    WOW, rumors that turned out true! (him being a pig and groping women). What I think is EVEN WORSE is that to maintain his status AND POSITION as GOVERNOR of CA. and to keep his marriage intact, HE DENIED THIS CHILD! Somewhere else it said this household staffer had been married at the time-(great morals on both sides) so her husband was listed as the father.Not sure on that part, but HOW IS THIS BOY/GIRL DOING? Arnie there talks about loving his 4 children, BUT, NO ARNOLD, you have 5 CHILDREN, and you don’t even have the BALLS TO SAY whether he HAS A SON OR A DAUGHTER, just calls his child ‘THIS EVENT’ and HIS PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT. He was not doing this to spare Maria’s feelings, HE WAS DOING THIS TO SAVE HIS BUTT. The Terminator is just a SPINELESS, WEAK CREEP. He should have admitted his ‘problem’ from the beginning and BEEN A TRUE MAN. Hiding his child for over 10 years, didn’t save anything did it? And now, if/when this child finds out who his/her father is, what happens when he/she starts reading about his/her other siblings driving around in Humers, going around the world on vacations, etc. Hope therapy is included in those support payments for ‘THIS EVENT’

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Luna-Petunia/100000789652822 Luna Petunia

    WOW, rumors that turned out true! (him being a pig and groping women). What I think is EVEN WORSE is that to maintain his status AND POSITION as GOVERNOR of CA. and to keep his marriage intact, HE DENIED THIS CHILD! Somewhere else it said this household staffer had been married at the time-(great morals on both sides) so her husband was listed as the father.Not sure on that part, but HOW IS THIS BOY/GIRL DOING? Arnie there talks about loving his 4 children, BUT, NO ARNOLD, you have 5 CHILDREN, and you don’t even have the BALLS TO SAY whether he HAS A SON OR A DAUGHTER, just calls his child ‘THIS EVENT’ and HIS PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT. He was not doing this to spare Maria’s feelings, HE WAS DOING THIS TO SAVE HIS BUTT. The Terminator is just a SPINELESS, WEAK CREEP. He should have admitted his ‘problem’ from the beginning and BEEN A TRUE MAN. Hiding his child for over 10 years, didn’t save anything did it? And now, if/when this child finds out who his/her father is, what happens when he/she starts reading about his/her other siblings driving around in Humers, going around the world on vacations, etc. Hope therapy is included in those support payments for ‘THIS EVENT’

  • Michaelschmale

    He’s a Nazi! What did you expect? greeting from Cali……

  • http://twitter.com/vipchicks Christian Kopp

    thank you very much for your answer to my short comment :) i agree with you again. the split looks strange from the beginning for me – after all the time and the rumors that Maria Shriver wanted out earlier.

    it seems to be hollywood, again. but it`s the same in bollywood or with arabic celebrities.. and with the normal people worldwide. love doen´t seem to stay forever sometimes. sad but thats life.

    its terrible for the four kids of schwarzenegger & shriver i think, too. a cheating daddy.. nothing i would like if it`s my family.

    sorry for the really terrible english ! just no time and not perfect in english..

    have you all a nice day

  • http://twitter.com/vipchicks Christian Kopp

    thank you very much for your answer to my short comment :) i agree with you again. the split looks strange from the beginning for me – after all the time and the rumors that Maria Shriver wanted out earlier.

    it seems to be hollywood, again. but it`s the same in bollywood or with arabic celebrities.. and with the normal people worldwide. love doen´t seem to stay forever sometimes. sad but thats life.

    its terrible for the four kids of schwarzenegger & shriver i think, too. a cheating daddy.. nothing i would like if it`s my family.

    sorry for the really terrible english ! just no time and not perfect in english..

    have you all a nice day

  • Nicole

    I just wonder how nobody saw any kind of resemblance, even if the kid looked like the mom there had to be parts of Arnold in there and you would think someone would be like hey that kid looks alot like Arnold. *shrugs*

  • Anonymous

    Love the way you said it! And I’m very happy at your concerns about the other child. This old idiot is still saying that “I have four outstanding children”… I just want to kick his ass real hard!!!

  • Rascal

    Sorry, but all the truely good ones are taken and on up in years. As of today my parents celebrate their 61st anniversary and after 61 years of marriage and 5 kids he still looks at her like she’s the only woman in the world. They just don’t make them like that anymore. Arnold and a lot of other men should take a lesson from old timers like my father.

  • Emma

    He has always been like this from the beginning…had the reputation of a cheater…He is disgusting. Bless Maria and her kids. Good riddens to him.

  • Emma

    He has always been like this from the beginning…had the reputation of a cheater…He is disgusting. Bless Maria and her kids. Good riddens to him.

  • Osu221217

    Who gives a sh*t`

  • Tupackacoors

    he shuold change him name to th inseamanator get it ….lol i funy

  • SarahConner

    We just don’t know what it’s like to live with Maria. Maybe she stinks in bed and it a pain in the ass to live with. We just don’t know.

  • Angygrle

    it has nothing to do with her, he would’ve cheated on anyone.

  • Tupackacoors

    you rite she prolly stink like old booze bottles jus like her uncle ted. she a crack head ho with the bucket teeth. you beter wach out saraconner cus the inseamanator be back

  • Ananymos

    good men? how about this woman who was a friend and employee of the family for 20 years and willingly spread her legs?? goes both ways hun. women are sloooots these days

  • Rascal

    It’s all about respect and there seems to be very little of that going around…with men or women.

  • D. Martin

    You’re right. They both had a choice. Sad they both made the most hurtful one.

  • D. Martin

    @Rascal – SO true.

  • D. Martin

    @Rascal – How fortunate you are to have such wonderful parents. My stepdad – the only dad I’d ever known – married a woman with six children and raised them as his own. It wasn’t always smooth sailing but the older he got the more he seemed to adore my mother. Towards the end (before he passed away) he seemed to just LOVE her so much. If something caught her eye he’d go buy it for her. When we were younger he wouldn’t do that but it just seems that the longer they were together the more considerate and loving he became. Usually its just the opposite.

  • Linda

    Unfortunately I think it’s inbred in many men to be cheaters. They can marry a supermodel but will eventually cheat. It has nothing to do with the woman. It’s the man’s problem. Poor Maria.

  • D. Martin

    @Linda – I understand what you are saying but I have to disagree with you. To say that its inbred is saying that they have no choice. Husband or wife, man of woman — we ALL have a choice. The one thing we have that is truly ours as human beings are our choices. Even an addict can continue on their path or choose to get help.

    Arnold and the woman he cheated with – yes, as it was pointed out by @Ananymous the woman too, had a choice. And they had to know that when they made that choice Maria would eventually find out. At the time he was cheating — he just didn’t care. A man – or woman – is never remorseful until they are caught.

    There is a reason its called “cheating” — because its wrong. If was okay, it would be called something else.

  • kimdave1965

    There is no excuse for cheating on your partner! If there are problems in the relationship then try to fix them & if it doesn’t work then get a divorce. How could this man live every day with his wife and children and conceal this secret? It takes ice water in the veins, a total narcissistic personality to be able to do that. Scary!

  • Murphyct

    so there is options, divorce, separation….. cheating isnt one of them.

  • Anonymous

    Or was it about money? Arnold and the woman have kept this quiet for years……he must be paying her a fortune for her silence.

  • eric

    what about women is that inbred too? i agree with D. Martin.

    girls cheat just as much as men. its the persons choice. i think cheating is stupid personally. ive never cheated and never will cheat

  • GUEST

    ASSHOLE! DUMBASS!

  • http://twitter.com/fer2g JessFerdez

    Arnie tuvo algún motivo para buscar cariño en una persona diferente a la esposa. Y, ahora, qué pasa con el hijo fuera del matrimonio. Los medios deben ser más discretos pues podrían hacerse merecedores a una demanda.

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