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They say ‘old habits die hard’ – and it appears as though Jesse James is determined to prove that adage true… at least as far as his relationships are concerned.
The 53-year-old was accused of infidelity this week by his pregnant wife of six months, Bonnie Rotten, 29, who publicly slammed the TV star for ‘trying to f*** other women’ while she is carrying their unborn child.
Branding the famed mechanic a ‘truly disgusting human being’, she expressed deep ‘hurt’ over his actions in a now-deleted series of Instagram Stories.
But while the news may have come as a horrifying shock for the former porn star, it is just the latest chapter in a now-lengthy tale of ‘chronic cheater’ Jesse’s alleged indiscretions.
In fact, the West Coast Choppers founder has now been accused of cheating on five different partners – including tattoo artist Kat Von D, who said he slept with 19 different women throughout their year-long relationship, and Sandra Bullock, who was left ‘heartbroken’ after numerous mistresses came forward and claimed that they had flings with motorcycle designer during their five-year marriage.
Jesse, who was the host of the Discovery Channel reality show Monster Garage, tied the knot with the Miss Congeniality star in 2005 – but the marriage came crumbling down five years later, when a model made explosive allegations that she had a secret, 11-month affair with the TV personality while Sandra was away filming The Blind Side.
Reality star and motorcycle mechanic Jesse James has been accused of cheating on his pregnant wife, Bonnie Rotten – but for many, it doesn’t come as a shock, as the TV personality has faced allegations of infidelity many times in the past
Jesse, now 53, has been accused of cheating by five of his exes – including Kat Von D (left), who said he slept with 19 different women, and Sandra Bullock (right), who was ‘heartbroken’ after numerous mistresses claimed that they hooked up with him
Soon, two more women came forward and alleged that they too had hooked up with Jesse during his marriage to Sandra – with one even sharing 100s of ‘extremely graphic’ texts that he had seemingly sent her.
Afterwards, he apologized for causing Sandra ‘pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension’ and briefly checked himself into a rehab center in Arizona for sex addiction, but soon after he left, Jesse – a father of three originally from Austin, Texas – started dating Kat.
Is Jesse Hollywood’s most prolific cheater? As his pregnant wife accuses him of being unfaithful to her, FEMAIL has taken a look back at all of his other failed romances – as well as the many other times he faced allegations of infidelity. One of his alleged mistresses is seen above
Their romance came to a halt one year later, and afterwards, she claimed that she had discovered a long ‘list of people’ that Jesse ‘had cheated on her with’ in a scathing social media post.
Another one of his former wives – an exotic dancer and adult film star, who he was married to from 2002 to 2004 – even branded him as a ‘chronic cheater,’ blasting him for his ‘warped and disrespectful attitude towards women’ and telling reporters that he was a ‘player from day one’ of their relationship.
Despite his five failed marriages, one ended engagement, and numerous accusations of infidelity, Jesse – who once said cheating is ‘part of life’ – found love again late last year, when he started dating Bonnie.
The two tied the knot in June of this year, but now, it looks like another one of his romances has been ruined by allegations of cheating.
Bonnie took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday to blast the West Coast Choppers founder in a series of scathing posts, in which she claimed he was ‘trying to f**k other women’ while she’s pregnant with his child.
She also called the famed mechanic a ‘truly disgusting human being’ and said he ‘doesn’t give a f**k about anyone but himself.’
Is Jesse Hollywood’s most prolific cheater? As his pregnant wife accuses him of being unfaithful to her, FEMAIL has taken a look back at all of the other times he faced allegations of infidelity.
Jesse married an exotic dancer and adult film star months after splitting from his first wife – who later branded him a ‘chronic cheater’
Jesse married an exotic dancer named Janine Lindemulder in 2002. Their marriage ended when Jesse left Janine – while she was seven months pregnant with their daughter – for Sandra in November 2003. They are pictured together in April 2003
Jesse married a woman named Karla James in 1991, and they were together for 11 years before they split in 2002. Together, they welcomed two kids, a daughter named Chandler and a son named Jesse Jr.
Karla has done her best to stay out of the public eye, so very little is known about their relationship or why they broke up, and it appears that she lives a relatively normal life out of the spotlight now.
Soon after Jesse and Karla went their separate ways, he married an exotic dancer and adult film star named Janine Lindemulder.
But their marriage quickly came crumbling down when Jesse left Janine – while she was seven months pregnant with their daughter – for Sandra in November 2003.
The two finalized their divorce a year later, and at the time, TMZ reported that Jesse accused Janine of domestic violence in the divorce papers.
‘James filed several declarations, accusing Janine of various acts of brutality – including punching him, bludgeoning him in the back of the head with a flowerpot, swinging a steel bone sculpture at him, trying to run him over with her car, and socking him in the eyeball because he used her parking space,’ the outlet said.
She later said he was unfaithful to her on numerous occasions during their relationship, branding him as a ‘chronic cheater’ in a scathing interview with In Touch. They are seen in April 2003
She later said he was unfaithful to her on numerous occasions during their relationship, branding him as a ‘chronic cheater’ in a scathing interview with In Touch.
She also claimed he was a ‘player from day one’ and blasted him for ‘lacking accountability’ while speaking to SheKnows.
She told the outlet, ‘The man lacks accountability and is known to talk only in half-truths. But it’s time he stops treating friends, workers, former business partners and especially women badly. He has a warped and disrespectful attitude towards women and people need to know the truth about that.’
The exes later become embroiled in a highly-publicized bitter custody battle over their daughter, Sunny – which lasted for many years.
Following her and Jesse’s divorce, Janine was arrested for failing to pay her taxes, and was sentenced to six months in prison.
Then, after losing custody of her daughter to Jesse, she started abusing drugs, including cocaine and Vicodin. She eventually entered into a rehab in Arizona, which Jesse paid for, and has since been clean.
In 2011, she was arrested twice for misdemeanor harassment after she allegedly called James dozens after she claimed he was preventing her from seeing her daughter.
Three different women claimed that they had affairs with Jesse during his five-year marriage to Sandra, leaving her ‘heartbroken’
Jesse married Sandra in 2005, and for many years, the pair (seen in 2010) seemed like the epitome of a perfect couple. They attended red carpet events side by side, packed on the PDA all around the world, and gushed about one another in interviews
However, in 2010, five years after they wed, In Touch released a bombshell report that Jesse had cheated on Sandra with a model named Michelle McGee (seen in 2015)
Jesse met Sandra in 2003, thanks to her then-10-year-old godson, who was a big fan of Jesse’s show, Monster Garage.
She arranged to bring the child to meet Jesse at his West Coast Choppers garage for his tenth birthday, and she and the TV personality quickly hit it off. They soon started dating, and two years later, they tied the knot during an intimate ceremony on July 16, 2005.
For many years, the pair seemed like the epitome of a perfect couple. They attended red carpet events side by side, packed on the PDA all around the world, and gushed about one another in interviews.
‘To my husband, there is no surprise that my work got better when I met you because I never knew what it felt like for someone to have my back,’ Sandra said during her Oscar acceptance speech for Best Actress in 2010.
She adopted his three kids, and together, they also adopted another child, a boy named Louis. She stated in a 2007 interview, ‘I love those children. My concern and my love for those kids as a co-parent is no less than if I had that child biologically.
‘I don’t see the difference between that and having your own child biologically. I feel for the children I have in my life and I would not change that.’
However, in 2010, five years after they wed, In Touch released a bombshell report that Jesse had cheated on Sandra with a model named Michelle McGee.
Michelle said she had a secret, 11-month affair with Jesse while Sandra was in Atlanta filming The Blind Side. She claimed they had sex ‘two to three, four times a night, two times a week,’ and that Jesse told her he and Sandra were separated
Soon after her admission, multiple other women came forward and said they too had hooked up with the married star while he was married to Sandra (seen in 2010)
One woman, a stripper named Melissa Smith (seen), alleged that she had a two-year fling with Jesse, which started in 2006 after they met through Myspace – one year into his marriage with Sandra
Michelle told the outlet that she had a secret, 11-month affair with Jesse while Sandra was in Atlanta filming The Blind Side.
She claimed they had sex ‘two to three, four times a night, two times a week,’ and that Jesse had told her he and Sandra were separated.
A third mistress, a hairstylist named Brigitte Daguerre (pictured), also claimed that she had entered into a relationship with Jesse after he hired her in 2008 to style him for a West Coast Chopper photo shoot
Soon after her admission, multiple other women came forward and said they too had hooked up with the married star.
One woman, a stripper named Melissa Smith, alleged that she had a two-year fling with Jesse, which started in 2006 after they met through Myspace – one year into his marriage with Sandra.
‘After making small talk about the artwork on his walls and taking photos together, I said, “Well, I guess I should get going,”‘ she recalled of their first meeting, which took place at his office.
‘And he said, “You don’t have to,” and moved his chair closer to me and started rubbing my leg. We ended up having sex on his couch.’
A third mistress, a hairstylist named Brigitte Daguerre, also claimed that she had entered into a relationship with Jesse after he hired her in 2008 to style him for a West Coast Chopper photo shoot.
While she said they only had sex four times, TMZ claimed that she showed them 100s of messages between her and Jesse – and many were ‘extremely graphic.’
Afterwards, Jesse issued a public apology to Sandra, writing, ‘There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me.’
He called a ‘vast majority’ or the allegations ‘untrue and unfounded,’ but added, ‘It’s because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way.’
‘This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them,’ he continued. ‘I am truly very sorry for the grief I have caused them. I hope one day they can find it in their hearts to forgive me.’
Sandra filed for divorce in April 2010, and it was finalized two months later. She later told Daily Mirror that she was ‘heartbroken’ over the breakup, explaining, ‘I didn’t know how I was going to stand up.’
Afterwards, Jesse issued a public apology to Sandra, writing, ‘This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them.’ The exes are seen in 2006
When Jesse was asked about his infidelity to Sandra by DailyMail.com seven years later – in 2017 – he said cheating is ‘part of life’ and said he wanted the scandal to be dropped once and for all. They are seen in 2010
‘Yeah, I did cheat on my wife, yeah, I stood up and took accountability for it and apologized. And that’s end of story,’ he said. ‘In general, both women and men cheat. It’s part of life.’ They are seen in 2010
‘But I just gave it time. You don’t think it will pass when you’re in the middle of it, but it does,’ she added. ‘I’m so lucky to have what I have. I have a beautiful child and friends and family I adore.’
When Jesse was asked about his infidelity to Sandra by DailyMail.com seven years later – in 2017 – he said cheating was a ‘part of life’ and added that he wanted the scandal to be dropped once and for all.
‘Yeah, I did cheat on my wife, yeah, I stood up and took accountability for it and apologized. And that’s end of story,’ he said.
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‘The easy [put-down] is like, “Oh well, you cheated on Sandra Bullock.” That’s the world’s easiest comeback. In general, both women and men cheat. It’s part of life.
‘It’s like, people love to see you fall. And the farther you get, the higher you get, the more they love it. I look at myself now and I look at how I was feeling then, and I think I was completely overreacting as far as letting it really get to me.
‘I think it was having 50 or 60 paparazzi outside my house for five or six months … That was not a good feeling. You learn what’s important – that that whole fame thing is not really … It’s meaningless when your quality of life goes to zero.’
Kat accused Jesse of sleeping with 19 different women during their one-year ‘toxic’ relationship
Almost right after he divorced from Sandra, reports began to surfaced that Jesse was dating tattoo artist Kat (seen together in January 2011). She confirmed they were together in August 2010 via a tweet that read, ‘It’s pretty obvious that we’re dating’
Seven months of dating, Jesse shared the news that they were engaged. ‘2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend,’ he told People in January 2011, while discussing the engagement. They are seen in 2007
Almost right after he divorced from Sandra, reports began to surfaced that Jesse was dating tattoo artist Kat. The pair was spotted spending a lot of time together during the summer of 2010, and by August of that year, she confirmed they were indeed together in a tweet that read, ‘I think it’s pretty obvious that we’re dating.’
They made their red carpet debut that September, and after seven months of dating, Jesse shared the news that they were engaged.
‘2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend,’ he told People in January 2011, while discussing the engagement.
But in July 2011, Kat revealed that they had ended their relationship. She wrote on Twitter, ‘I am no longer with Jesse, and out of respect for him, his family, and myself, that’s all the info I’d like to share. Thanks for respecting that.’
He later told People that the ‘distance between them’ was to blame for the breakup, adding, ‘I’m so sad because I really love her.’
But in July 2011, Kat revealed that they had ended their relationship. He later told People that the ‘distance between them’ was to blame for the breakup. They are seen together in September 2010
While the breakup initially seemed peaceful, Kat later accused Jesse of cheating on her with 19 women in a shocking Facebook post, while calling their relationship ‘toxic.’ They are pictured in January 2011
‘Today I encountered the nineteenth girl to add to the list of people Jesse cheated on me with during this last year,’ she wrote in November 2011. The former couple is seen in April 2011
She echoed these sentiments in her own interview with the outlet, explaining, ‘It was clear to me that we were just on two different paths in life.
‘While the breakup initially seemed peaceful, Kat later accused Jesse of cheating on her with more than a dozen women in a shocking Facebook post.
‘Today I encountered the nineteenth girl to add to the list of people Jesse cheated on me with during this last year,’ she wrote in November 2011.
‘I kept going back and forth in my mind as to what the best way would be for me to release and let go of any residual feelings remaining from that toxic relationship.
‘All of this may sound petty or immature to some, but I assure you this is coming from a place of pure honesty and love.’
She explained that she became interested in Jesse because she thought he had been treated unfairly in the media regarding his breakup with Sandra, and that she had been ‘excited to prove the world wrong.’
She added that she became interested in Jesse because she thought he had been treated unfairly in the media regarding his breakup with Sandra, and that she was ‘excited to prove the world wrong.’ The exes are seen in April 2011
But she concluded by stating that she had learned an important lesson from the relationship, and that the world was ‘right’ about him. They are pictured in 2011
‘There was a time when I was confident and excited at proving the world wrong, because I believed so deeply in people’s ability to change for the better,’ she continued.
‘Although this was not a primary purpose in the relationship, I did feel like it would be a positive thing for those who judged Jesse solely based on what they read in tabloids, to see that change is always possible – even in the people who seem hopeless.’
But she concluded by stating that she had learned an important lesson from the relationship, and that the world was ‘right’ about him.
‘I deserve a big fat “I told you so,” from everyone, and wish I didn’t have to say, “You all were more right than you’ll ever know” – but you were,’ she said.
‘Not to worry, I’ve gladly paid the consequences for every mistake I’ve ever made, but learned so much from each of them.’
Sources claimed Jesse would sneak multiple women into the home he shared with racer Alexis DeJoria throughout their seven-year marriage
In late 2012, Jesse entered into a relationship with mother-of-one and professional drag racer Alexis DeJoria, who is also the daughter of Paul Michell co-founder and billionaire John Paul DeJoria. They are pictured in November 2019
In late 2012, Jesse entered into a relationship with mother-of-one and professional drag racer Alexis DeJoria, who is also the daughter of Paul Michell co-founder and billionaire John Paul DeJoria.
He and Alexis tied the knot in March 2013, and they were together for seven years before announcing their split in March 2020. They are seen in November 2013
He and Alexis tied the knot in March 2013, and they were together for seven years before announcing their split in March 2020.
‘It’s with an incredible amount of sadness to let you know Alexis and I have decided to end our marriage,’ he wrote on Instagram at the time.
‘We spent close to seven amazing years together. Working on her race car for five of those years was one of the highlights of my life.
‘Also a highlight was trying my best to be a good dad to her daughter. Something that will leave a huge hole in my heart forever.’
‘Unfortunately at the end of the day our lives were just headed in different directions,’ he continued. ‘Creating a distance that was insurmountable.
‘I wish her the absolute best in her racing and life. I hope you can respect our privacy in this tough time. Thank you.’
Afterwards, it was reported that Jesse had been unfaithful throughout the relationship once again, with sources telling DailyMail.com that he had slept with at least 20 different women behind his wife’s back.
Insiders said he would meet the women on dating sites and send them racy messages over Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and the messaging app Voxer, before sneaking them into the home he shared with Alexis in Austin, Texas, while she was away on race meets.
‘Alexis feels humiliated and disrespected. Jesse has been cheating on her since they first met, it never stopped, she’s only now realizing just how bad it was,’ a friend of Alexis’ said at the time.
Afterwards, it was reported that Jesse (seen with Alexis in 2012) had been unfaithful throughout the relationship once again, with sources telling DailyMail.com that he had slept with at least 20 different women behind his wife’s back
Insiders said he would meet the women on dating sites and send them racy messages over Snapchat, Facebook, and the messaging app Voxer, before sneaking them into the home he shared with Alexis in Texas, while she was away on races
‘She tried to save the marriage but Jesse wasn’t interested, he would never come clean. She was upset and devastated, it knocked her confidence. Jesse turned out to be not the man she thought she knew.’
The source bashed Jesse for putting out a ‘bulls**t’ statement’ regarding their split, adding, ‘It really upset Alexis that Jesse would put this bulls**t statement out claiming they split because they were heading in different directions.
‘He said they had seven amazing years, yet he cheated on her for most of that time and was extremely emotionally abusive.
‘He’s right, the distance between them was insurmountable – but only because he’d been sleeping with other women behind her back and would never admit he had a problem. The only reason the marriage fell apart is because of Jesse’s cheating, plain and simple.’
Jesse’s pregnant wife Bonnie said he ‘tried to f**k other women,’ while calling him a ‘disgusting human being’
Jesse started dating Bonnie in late 2021, and they announced that they were engaged in April 2022. He wrote at the time, ‘I knew the moment I met you I wanted to spend every single day with you’
They exchanged vows during a low-key backyard wedding in June 2022, with Bonnie calling it ‘the most magical day’ on Instagram
Jesse started dating Bonnie in late 2021, and they announced that they were engaged in April 2022.
‘We’re engaged,’ he wrote in Instagram at the time. ‘I knew the moment I met you I wanted to spend every single day with you.
‘The way you love me and my little one was all I ever dreamed of. I can’t wait for the rest of our awesome lives together, I’ve never met anyone who understands me more than you.’
She added in a post of her own: ‘You’re truly my best friend and all I want in the entire world is to make you the happiest man in the entire universe. You are perfect for me… I promise to always be by your side.’
She revealed at the time that mechanic Jesse had made their engagement ring himself, adding, ‘The blood sweat and tears you put into this creation that represents our eternity together I love so much… I love you.’
They exchanged vows during a low-key backyard wedding in June 2022, with Bonnie calling it ‘the most magical day’ on Instagram.
‘I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you,’ she gushed. ‘Yesterday was the most magical day. All the planets were aligned, figuratively and literally. I found my soul mate, I won’t be letting him go’
Then, in November 2022, Bonnie revealed she was expecting his fourth child – while accusing him of cheating on her. She shared a sonogram photo to her Instagram Stories, writing, ‘Jesse is busy trying to f**k other women while I’m pregnant’
‘I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you,’ she gushed. ‘Yesterday was the most magical day. I am so thankful to have those close to us join us for our day of love. All the planets were aligned, figuratively and literally. I found my soul mate, I won’t be letting him go.’
Then, in November 2022, Bonnie revealed she was expecting his fourth child – while accusing him of cheating on her.
She shared a sonogram photo to her Instagram Stories, writing, ‘Jesse is busy trying to f**k other women while I’m pregnant.’
She said she was 10 weeks pregnant at the time, and that Jesse had blocked her on social media, while continuing to follow some of his exes.
‘I see his page he’s following his ex and a bunch of girls. I’m his pregnant wife and he chooses to act like this. THAT’S NOT A MAN,’ she continued.
‘I’m so hurt by everything he has done to me. He doesn’t give a f**k about anyone but himself. He’s a truly disgusting human being.
‘I do not like putting this s**t on social media but it’s the only way he will feel anything is if everyone knows WHAT HE TRULY IS.
‘Everyone can laugh at me make fun of me whatever you want to say. Nothing will make me feel worse than how I truly feel right now. I should’ve known better, you’re all right.’
