14 DAY TRIAL // Not only does he have to deal with the fact that his alleged mistresses continue to speak to the media about their romantic escapades, but Jesse James is also taking serious fire for a picture he took two years ago, which shows him doing the Nazi salute. According to his estranged father, Larry James, Jesse has always had somewhat of an unhealthy fascination for all things Nazi, as TMZ can also confirm.
Larry spoke to Splash News and agreed to have the interview taped; the video is now available on TMZ. In it, he explains how, while growing up, Jesse would always show a marked interest towards everything Nazi. When one of Larry’s friends, “who was a Nazi,” told Jesse he was the perfect specimen for the superior race and offered him books to read, Jesse really took it to heart, Larry recalls.
“Jesse James’ father says he wasn’t shocked by the infamous photo of Jesse in Nazi garb – because he claims Jesse had a deep fascination with Hitler’s evil war machine that stems back to his childhood. Despite the fact that he hasn’t spoken with his son in years, Jesse’s dad, Larry James, is now telling all about Jesse’s youth – including the time he introduced Jesse to a real-life Nazi,” TMZ writes.
“Larry claims he gave Jesse information about the Neo-Nazi movement ‘as a joke’ – but soon noticed that Jesse, ‘liked their war machine, he liked their uniforms, he liked their guns, he liked everything about them.’ Larry also claims he doesn’t know if Jesse is still into the Nazi thing – because he’s not on speaking terms with his son. In fact, he’s never even met Sandra Bullock,” TMZ goes to say.
The last time Larry spoke to his son was last year, when they met by chance at the funeral of Larry’s nephew. He tried to approach Jesse, speak to him and shake his hand (the first time the two spoke in 6 years), but he was told never to dare and talk to him again. Again, video of Larry saying Jesse James has been fascinated with all things Nazi ever since he was a child is available here.