14 DAY TRIAL // Since he’s been unmasked as a serial cheater and liar, Jesse James, now the estranged husband of Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock, has kept a very low profile, presumably because anything he might have had to say would’ve made little difference. Things are changing, though, and he’s again speaking out in his defense, as we also informed you the other day.
People magazine, the print issue, also has a feature on James, though it’s not really an interview with him but more of an overall look at how his life has changed since the scandal broke in the media (story and excerpts via here). The magazine also spoke to many of James’ friends and found that, believe it or not, he’s actually hoping for a reconciliation. According to them, Jesse has learned from his mistakes and is now a different man (albeit heartbroken too): hopefully, Sandra will see that as well and take him back.
“It has been two months since life as both Bullock and James knew it was shattered by his infidelity. While Bullock embarks on a new chapter as a single mom to 4-month-old Louis, James, 41, is still trying to pick up the pieces for both himself and his kids. Those close to him say the famously gruff guy, whose don’t-mess-with-me machismo helped define his multimillion-dollar empire, has been deeply humbled by his mistakes. ‘Jesse still feels like a fool for messing up his great life with Sandra and the kids,’ says a source. ‘He still really loves Sandra, and it seems that he doesn’t even understand himself how he could deceive his family the way he did.’ Since returning in April from a monthlong sting in a treatment facility (for still-unspecified personal issues), ‘he is feeling stronger but obviously very sad for the situation still at hand,’ says another pal,” People writes.
“Is a reconciliation a real possibility? At least one friend of the couple’s doesn’t rule it out. ‘I’d be horrified but not surprised,’ said the friend. ‘She believes in the best of people. She likes the life they had together. To her, they were going to grow old together, and when they were together, they were happy and they made big decisions together - over real estate, pets, parenting, adopting Louis.’ For now, though, it’s clear that Bullock, 45, is moving forward, without James,” the publication says of the possibility of the two getting back together again.
Aside from that, the feature makes it a point of how Jesse James is a broken man who’s being left behind, while Sandra is moving on with her life, thanks to her newly adopted son Louis and, partly, the overwhelming support from the public. For the full piece, see here.