How Jesse James' Kids Are Coping

Celebrity News April 2, 2010 AT 9:01AM
How Jesse James' Kids Are Coping Credit: Deano/Splash News Online

Despite Sandra Bullock moving out and their father checking into rehab, Jesse James' three children seem to be holding up just fine.

His kids, Chandler, 15, Jesse Jr., 12, and Sunny, 6, are staying at the family's Seal Beach, Calif., home "with a woman who looks like a grandmother-type," a source tells UsMagazine.com.

The kids "are very comfortable with the woman," who has grayish hair and appears to be about 65-years old.

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On Wednesday, the woman took Sunny to a local park after school.

"Sunny was having a great time on the swings," says the source. "She wanted to go higher and higher and, at one point, even stood up on the swing. She was laughing and screaming with joy while the woman pushed her."

Afterwards, Sunny sped through the park on her pink two-wheeler.

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"She was riding fast and was very confident," says the source. "She had a smile on her face the entire time."

Adds the insider, "If she is aware of the crisis going on at home, you wouldn't know it by looking at her."

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Meanwhile, Bullock, 45 - who stepped out briefly Wednesday to visit a Beverly Hills billionaire - remains in hiding.

Despite her plans to divorce James, 40, she still plans on staying in Sunny's life, according to the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now). With no biological or legal ties to the girl (whose biological mom is porn star Janine Lindemulder), "Sandra knows there are obstacles, but she doesn't care," a pal tells Us Weekly. "She will fight this with everything in her."

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  • April 04, 2010 - 11:52am TeamChelsea

    The two older kids have a mom and from is what said,Karla James is a good mom to her kids. Jesse has joint custody, or anytime visitation and all rights to these kids who are 15 and 12. His thing with Jannine Pornstar seemed brief and their child is who he has custody of giving Jannine limited visitation per the courts ,increased as she meets all points in getting cleaned. Jannine is a big pornstar and made her money and some problems andthe porn world is really a hard world.

  • April 03, 2010 - 10:09pm Joe

    jaye - Firstly, the movies that Sandra has promoted in the last year were filmed the year before. And, just as she has long stretches away, she also has long stretches where she is at home, everyday, all day long - much more than the average parent that works 5 days a week all year long. Secondly, Jesse has no issue of her porn lifestyle, it's the fact that she became an an addict after her release from prison - even using drugs and passing out for hours while Sunny was left alone (which her mother even admitted to) and because she was dating and then married a convicted felon and drug user. THAT'S what he has a problem with. As for the kids, what exactly does the media think kids with home problems are like? Go to any school playground and about half of those kids are in the middle of a divorce, living in poverty, experiencing the death of a loved one, or even abuse and the majority of them are still jumping around and playing like any other kid. Unlike adults, most children don't sit and mope around all day long.

  • April 03, 2010 - 7:41pm jaye

    Sandra has been away for long stretches making a couple of movies. How much time do you think she actually spent with the kids in the past year? Life goes on, kids are stronger than some think. They'll be ok. I don't know if the porn star is mother to more than the youngest kid, but Jesse knew WHO and WHAT she was when he married her; seemed to suit him just fine THEN. SO, for him to make a big deal of her porn star lifestyle now is BS. He married her because she was part of the lifestyle HE was living. He probably nearly piss*ed his pants when Bullock got interest in him.

  • April 03, 2010 - 5:37pm KAYMI

    Sandra IS THE ESSENCE of a woman! a REAL woman! "BOMBSHELL"(she's a complete bomb alright) is as low as anyone can go a SNAKE in the grass! She's been rode hard & it SHOWS!

  • April 03, 2010 - 4:18pm A

    Some kids are sensitive and appreciative, care, and some are just self absorbed and selfish - who knows when sociopathic behaviour starts or if it is inherited. The more Sandy gives to these kids, the more she may not get back, also. It is difficult to say. There are some teens who are so horrible, no matter the homes they come from, that one can see why some kids are thrown onto the street to teach them a lesson. There are a lot of spoiled kids out there who play their parents and others and use every sad tale to garner sympathy and get what they want. I hope Sandy isn't drawn into drama forever. Perhaps she should just move on, but it depends.

  • April 03, 2010 - 10:29am disgusted

    Poor kid- her mom is a porn actress and her dad is a cheating ass. I hope Sandra is able to remain a positive influence fo her. And I agree- everywhere but Hollywood it's not a sex addiction, it's just bad behavior and cheating!

  • April 03, 2010 - 6:17am P.

    Please exdplain, how comenow when anyone in Hollywood stuffs up they just go to rehab, Jesse James doesn't need rehab he just needs to stop being an idiot and start been accountable for his numerous stuff ups. Rehab is a massive cop-out...

  • April 03, 2010 - 4:03am Carol

    I wonder how the two oldest kids are holding up? I know it's got to be hard on them at school. This will be their third broken home now. I don't understand how a man that has daughters can treat women in such a despicable way.

  • April 02, 2010 - 11:49pm Roxanne

    Just read some of the comments by others, how funny I agree with a gal named Roxie.

  • April 02, 2010 - 11:45pm Roxanne

    please, please leave the kids alone!

  • April 02, 2010 - 11:05pm K

    I feel bad for her, but c'mon, she should have known better. He was twice divorced and thought a porn star would make a great wife. He was obviously all about SEX and that's it. The writing was on the wall!!

  • April 02, 2010 - 9:51pm who cares?

    the mess was created by their own dad, let him clean it up.

  • April 02, 2010 - 9:01pm squirrel

    People most of these stories are BS! Don't believe it all its for money a good story!

  • April 02, 2010 - 8:58pm squirrel

    I believe Sandra will stay with Jesse because she knows so much of these stories are BS. I can't believe people believe it all?? Anything for money people will tell you a good story that sells lol. Sandra, will know the truth and she will probably stay. Media is greedy for money so they make up storys so sad.

  • April 02, 2010 - 8:34pm KIDS

    THESE KIDS HAVE A BETTER MOM(STRIPPER) THAN GOSSELIN KIDS WITH FAKE KHATE!

  • April 02, 2010 - 8:16pm Suzan

    Im with Lola on this she got that right.

  • April 02, 2010 - 5:15pm couplewords

    Don't understand why the kids couldn't cope if the moms are in agreement that dad's a bigtime pr**k!

  • April 02, 2010 - 5:14pm couplewords

    oops MOMS

  • April 02, 2010 - 5:13pm couplewords

    Don't know why the kids couldn't cope when the women (mon's) are in agreement the dad's a pr**k!

  • April 02, 2010 - 5:04pm Lola

    The sad part is that with Sunny comes the slimebag so that way he stays in Sandra's life through Sunny. I'd just dump the whole lot of them the sooner the better.

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