Jesse James and his porn star ex, Janine Lindemulder, have reached a custody agreement where Lindemulder will be allowed two supervised visits with her daughter Sunny, 6, with presumably more to come. Sunny has been under James’ custody since Lindemulder was jailed for tax evasion early last year. Lindemulder was denied all visitation starting in February after James claimed in court that her parenting was “erratic” and that she missed scheduled visits.
Sunny was most recently cared for by James’ estranged wife, Sandra Bullock, and things have got to be confusing for the little girl with all the changes in her life. James’ mom and his other ex, the mother of his two older children, have been caring for the girl after Sandra moved out with her adopted infant son. Now Sunny will get a chance to spend time with her biological mom again, as James has agreed to allow visitation. Additional arrangements will be made at a future hearing, and it’s worth noting that James’ lawyers called an “emergency” hearing yesterday to arrange for visits for Lindemulder. More on that in a moment:
Jesse James has agreed to let his ex-wife Janine Lindemulder have a supervised visit with their daughter Sunny, RadarOnline.com can exclusively report.
The deal was struck Thursday in an Orange County, CA court where Jesse’s attorneys met with former porn star Janine and her legal team. Jesse was in a Los Angeles courtroom at the same time, on an unrelated civil lawsuit.
“I am so pleased I will get to see my daughter,” Lindemulder tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.
The visit will take place Friday, June 11. [Editor’s note: TMZ reports she will also get to see Sunny on Sunday]
All parties will be back in court on June 15 to discuss how visitation will be handled going forward.
Last Friday, Lindemulder petitioned the court for visitations with her daughter but was rebuffed pending a future hearing. Jesse later decided it was in everybody’s best interests to work something out, a source tells RadarOnline.com, and his legal team requested Thursday’s emergency hearing.
[From Radar Online]
So James initially tried to block visitation last week, then this “emergency” hearing just happened to be scheduled right after Lindemulder granted an interview to In Touch about the women James is keeping on the side while he’s trying to weasel his way back into Bullock’s good graces. It’s not the first time she’s talked to the tabloids, either. I would bet that Lindemulder has a lot more dirt on him and that he’s making this visitation agreement happen so that she’ll keep her mouth shut.
Lindemulder talked to TMZ outside the hearing (James was not there as he had to be at another court for an unrelated civil matter) and she seemed pleased as punch that she’ll get to see Sunny. She also talked about how people and the press have judged her based on superficial details about her life, and how that’s hurt her. (You can watch the video on TMZ here.) She said “I know I’m going to have my daughter in my life. I know it will at least be 50/50 [custody]. I know the person I am on the inside.
“It’s easy to pick me apart when you don’t know me and… read it on paper ‘porn star,’ ‘tattoos,’ ‘had a run in with drugs.’ Ok, then you’ve got me all figured out, but that’s not the case. That’s not the person I am. At least not now.”
“A lot of this stuff has hurt, but it’s also helped me grow… I know how to weed through the B.S. and I have a better sense of myself and what I need to give Jesse and Sandra as a co-parent and how we’re going to protect Sunny all together.”
I have to say that she sounds together and that it seems like a good thing she’s going to see her daughter again. It’s hard to tell though, and she is married to a convicted felon and has a history of drug abuse. She was also in federal prison. It’s not like people are judging her just for being a porn star and having tattoos. Maybe she’s changed, though.
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