Sandra Bullock's Husband Faces Possible Custody Battle

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Jesse James faces a custody battle over his five-year-old daughter with his ex wife, former adult film star Janine Lindemulder, that seems to be putting his current wife, actress Sandra Bullock, in the middle.

Janine was recently released from prison after spending six months behind bars. Jesse and Janine have a 5-year-old girl named Sunny together, who currently lives with Jesse and Sandra.

Back in 2008 when Lindemulder was sentenced on reported tax evasion charges, Sandra wrote in a letter to the judge, "As information was brought to Jesse's attention about Janie's drug use, and Sunny's safety, and isolation, he was compelled to take matters to court." (read full letter)

Meanwhile, in his own letter to the court, the Spike TV star wrote that his ex has refused to take responsibility for her finances and allegedly reckless lifestyle.

"I believe that Janine should not be shown any leniency in her sentence," he wrote at the time.

As "Good Morning America" reported, the judge has now ordered both parties to see a mediator, as Janine is currently requesting joint custody.

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Published 11/4/09 by the Insider

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  • IF THE MOTHER WAS A KNOWN DRUG USER AND IN JAIL. I BELIVE THAT THE CHILD SHOULD REMAIN WITH HER FATHER AND SANDRA. FOR THEY CAN GIVE HER A MORE STABLE HOME.
    Anonymous 1/26/10 Reply
  • 6 months here and 6 months there thats equal for the child
    and the parents no support order, equal time and equal responsability
    Anonymous 12/11/09 Reply
    • The james case is lite campared to mine
      my son has a perment scare on his face because of his mother she had a leash on him and jerked it causeing him to fall and caused a gashes that leads threw his eye brow and lid that he will have for the rest of his life, and thats not abuse, and she has caused the pas sydrom, by telling him i died and this other guy is his dad, and when i do find her new location and she decides to let me have him for a vist she calls the cops and comes over and cuts it short,I have court ordered vistation and she still gets to do it and i go back to court and delay after delay the only thing they want to talk about is support,i spend all my money in legal fee,s fighting her that and driving 600 miles a week end to hope to get a vist i have spent 56g in legal fee s and gas lost 2 jobs and went threw 3 cars trying to be a father to my son, we as fathers have no real representation in congress for fathers rights james is lucky to have money to fight
      if a parent needs child support than they oviousely should not have the child as well
      i bet a large percent that get support are on welfare, did you know you can also get a loan based on child support and sell your anuity as they call it to companys that broker notes, they buy child support debts
      theres a guy in texas named phil his ex wife did the parental kidnapping thing and vanished, 11 years later she wants 63 thousand dollars for children he didnt have a chance to support himself let alone raise and he had right via the courts granted to him its all a big scam child support is
      my ex also remarried to a felon, and she nocked out 2 more kids and wants to raise my support, i buy all his clothes and take care of his medical needs she only sees him
      3 hrs a dayfor 5 days due to school and bed time school feeds him breakfeast and lunch she makes dinner, so what are her exspences it cost here in the county jail a
      1.30 a day to feed inmates 3 meals a day balenced via a 2500 cal diet with all the vitamins a human needs so you go figur
      $4.75 cents a week for food she spends
      x4=19 bucks a month now she s on welfair aka food stamps so she pays nothing she has had children to avoid working the mandated 20 hrs for aid, because its cheaper to give her the stamps than to pay for all the day care of 3 children and i cant watch my child because he s 300 miles away
      tryed the staying down there bit and after 600$ in tire replace ment slashed tires and go home carved in the paint i was broke and had to leave plpd dont cover that stuff
      so i went home and got a local job she had all my mail foward down there to her add and keep all my pay checks for a month lost job could get to work or pay support, all most went to jail, if i dont get some justice come the 22 of this month in court I am going to have to consider some options
      that are avalible such as file charges agaist the judge for biasness and sue the state for a million or so of your tax paying dollars i have it in black and white in the court minutes that the judge said the police could not aid me in getting my vistation i would have to go back to court, but on the other hand she gets to take him back early with the force of the police not fair at all I have had my son a total of 30 days in 5 years for vistation,1 it takes a while to get into court, and living exspences and loosing jobs to go to court or be able tovist in the middle of the week
      Anonymous 12/11/09
  • Sandra shows her tits on screen !!! What's the difference !?
    Anonymous 11/5/09 Reply
  • This should be handled between Jesse and Janine. Sandra should be his support. Sandra may have been there for the little girl,but the little girl DOES have a mother and a father. On a personal note I am offended by Samantha Harris' comment that porn stars are no good role models. It's the parenting not the job that makes them role models.
    TammyB32 11/4/09 Reply
  • Sandra's interest is for the child...You have to remember she has been a mother to Sunny for 3 1/2 years. As a step child myself I give her full support. My step mother fought for me.
    Anonymous 11/4/09 Reply
  • it is her business, she is married to the young girls father. if every person who entered into a marriage where there is a child involved and considered it "none of their business, not their responsibility" then we would be a pretty selfish and horrible society with a lot of horrible step-parents. step-parents who do not love and accept their step-children are deplorable in my opinion.
    how can you defend a woman who is obviously so self intent on not growing up and taking responsibility for her daughter's well being by taking care of her own self enough to stay off her self indulgence of drugs and other actitives, that impact her daughter's life negatively? if sandra and her husband, the young girl's father (who has an equal right to raise his daughter and seems to be the better parent), are more suitable to raise this young girl then by all means they should.
    my cousin was married to a horrible man who was abusive and used to neglect their son during his visitations and would indulge in excessive alcohol and drugs even while taking care of his son. she married a wonderful man and they have been married for 9 years now. he loves his step-son as though he is own flesh and blood and he was there to support and fight for his step-son with my cousin for full custody. i can't even imagine how he would have turned out or if he would even still be alive had his step-father not been there with his mother to fight for him to take him away from a neglectful and irresponsible father. his step-son is now a wonderful young man and has always been so thankful of his step-father, who showed more love and care than his real father (who still fought for custody, despite the fact that when he did have his son, he never seemed to care).
    sandra is stepping up because she clearly loves her husband and this little girl as her own.
    Anonymous 11/4/09 Reply
  • who needs a drug head for a mother? it's not because you know how to make a child that you are a parent..let's the child be raised by those who care and are around to support and love her..instead of being in jail or passed out..
    Anonymous 11/4/09 Reply
  • Cool:)
    NeverLetGo 11/4/09 Reply
  • Sandra needs to step aside and let jessie and his ex-wife deal with the custody of there daughter. It is NONE of her BUSINESS.IT NOT HER DAUGHTER
    Anonymous 11/4/09 Reply
    • I totally agree
      Anonymous 11/4/09
    • As a step mother my self it is her business as the child would be living with her and be cared for by her. This child will impact her life every bit as much as her natural parents. However the courts don't recognize that and they should. In the end it should be who provides the most stable and safe enviroment for a child to grow up in.
      Anonymous 11/4/09
    • Not her business yet she is partially responsiblie for her care. He is her husband and she is her step-daughter. I am sure he wants and needs her support. As well as Sunny someone needs to be a mother to her and care about her best interest.
      Anonymous 11/4/09
    • NO! sandra should fight for this little girl to be taken away from this druggie mother!!very commendable fight..
      Anonymous 11/4/09