14 DAY TRIAL // Yesterday, People magazine became the first publication both in the US and abroad to have landed an interview with Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock after allegations surfaced of Jesse James cheating on her with tattoo model Michelle McGee, among many other women presumably. TMZ has now the divorce papers that Sandra filed in a court of law in Austin, Texas and the explanation why this did not get out in the media earlier.
As it turns out, while Sandra took the divorce papers to court, she chose to have the case filed under initials spelled backwards to prevent the story from leaking to the media for as long as possible. She managed to do just that for about a week, as the papers were filed on April 23. Moreover, TMZ has the documents and they say beyond irreconcilable differences are making the marriage between B.A.S and J.J.G impossible.
“TMZ has learned Sandra Bullock filed for divorce in Travis County Court in Austin, Texas... and the reason it didn’t surface until now is because Sandra turned it into a puzzle. The case was filed under Sandra’s initials – backwards... B.A.S. Jesse James was also identified by his initials – J.J.G. Jesse’s middle name is Gregory. The document was filed April 23. As for grounds of divorce, the petition says, ‘The marriage between Petitioner and Respondent has become insupportable because of Discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectations of reconciliation’,” TMZ writes.
“According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, ‘There is no child under eighteen years of age or otherwise entitled to support who was born or adopted of this marriage and none is expected.’ According to the docs, Sandra is a resident of Texas. Jesse ‘is of legal age and agrees to proceed in Austin, Travis County, Texas.’ According to the petition, the parties were married in 2005 ‘and have ceased to live together as husband and wife’,” the same media outlet says about the divorce proceedings.
Though confirmation of divorce should shock no one, one might as well note that there were once a few rumors saying that the actress might reconcile with her cheating husband. Earlier this month, several tabloid reports were saying that Sandra was having second thoughts about the divorce and that she was seriously considering giving Jesse James another chance, since he’d owned up to his mistake and had agreed to go to rehab to get professional help.