The former Republican governor of California made the comments in a TV interview
Highlights
- Arnold Schwarzenegger says the affair he had with his family's longtime housekeeper was "the stupidest thing" he ever did to then-wife Maria Shriver and caused great pain to her and their four children.
- "I think it was the stupidest thing I've done in the whole relationship. It was terrible. I inflicted tremendous pain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids," Mr Schwarzenegger said of the affair that led to a son, who is now 14.
- The former Republican governor of California made the comments in an interview with 60 Minutes that is scheduled to air on Sunday, as the one-time "Mr Universe" and Hollywood action star tries to rebrand himself and promote his new autobiography, 'Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.' CBS aired excerpts of the interview today.
- After leaving the governor's office in January 2011, Schwarzenegger, 65, has launched an effort to redeem his reputation in the wake of the embarrassing public revelations about the affair he had with Mildred Baena, a housekeeper who reportedly worked for the family for 20 years. Their son, Joseph, was born just days after Schwarzenegger's youngest child with Shriver.
- Baena listed her former husband as the father on the birth certificate and has said she did not know for certain who the father was until the boy began looking more and more like Schwarzenegger.
- The 60 Minutes interview comes a week after Schwarzenegger launched a think tank at the University of Southern California, the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. He started it in part, he said, because he accomplished only about half of what he set out to do as governor.
- Schwarzenegger has also returned to his acting career, appearing most recently in The Expendables 2 and the forthcoming The Tomb, co-starring Sylvester Stallone, and The Last Stand, which opens in January.
- Shriver, a member of the politically powerful Kennedy clan, filed for divorce in July. In a separate excerpt of the 60 Minutes interview released by CBS earlier this week, Schwarzenegger said Shriver has not read his book.
- "I think that Maria is, you know, wishing me well in everything I do," Schwarzenegger said.
- According to excerpts obtained today by The Associated Press in advance of the book's release, Schwarzenegger says Republican political guru Karl Rove predicted that the 2003 California recall election that put the actor in office would never happen.
- Schwarzenegger writes that he visited Rove in early 2003, when the strategist was a top White House adviser.
- Not only did Rove tell Schwarzenegger that the election would not happen, he introduced the actor to then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice as his pick to run for California governor in 2006.
- Schwarzenegger felt snubbed.
- He asks, "How could Rove have been so wrong?"
Arnold Schwarzenegger saysthe affair he had with his family's longtime housekeeper was"the stupidest thing" he ever did to then-wife Maria Shriverand caused great pain to her and their four children.
"I think it was the stupidest thing I've done in thewhole relationship. It was terrible. I inflicted tremendouspain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids,"Mr Schwarzenegger said of the affair that led to a son, who isnow 14.
The former Republican governor of California made thecomments in an interview with
60 Minutes that is scheduledto air on Sunday, as the one-time "Mr Universe" and Hollywoodaction star tries to rebrand himself and promote his newautobiography, 'Total Recall: My Unbelievably True LifeStory.' CBS aired excerpts of the interview today.
After leaving the governor's office in January 2011,Schwarzenegger, 65, has launched an effort to redeem hisreputation in the wake of the embarrassing public revelationsabout the affair he had with Mildred Baena, a housekeeper whoreportedly worked for the family for 20 years. Their son,Joseph, was born just days after Schwarzenegger's youngestchild with Shriver.
Baena listed her former husband as the father on thebirth certificate and has said she did not know for certainwho the father was until the boy began looking more and morelike Schwarzenegger.
The
60 Minutes interview comes a week afterSchwarzenegger launched a think tank at the University ofSouthern California, the Schwarzenegger Institute for Stateand Global Policy. He started it in part, he said, because heaccomplished only about half of what he set out to do asgovernor.
Schwarzenegger has also returned to his acting career,appearing most recently in
The Expendables 2 and theforthcoming
The Tomb, co-starring Sylvester Stallone, and
The Last Stand, which opens in January.
Shriver, a member of the politically powerful Kennedyclan, filed for divorce in July. In a separate excerpt of the
60 Minutes interview released by CBS earlier this week,Schwarzenegger said Shriver has not read his book.
"I think that Maria is, you know, wishing me well ineverything I do," Schwarzenegger said.
According to excerpts obtained today by The AssociatedPress in advance of the book's release, Schwarzenegger saysRepublican political guru Karl Rove predicted that the 2003California recall election that put the actor in office wouldnever happen.
Schwarzenegger writes that he visited Rove in early 2003,when the strategist was a top White House adviser.
Not only did Rove tell Schwarzenegger that the electionwould not happen, he introduced the actor to then-nationalsecurity adviser Condoleezza Rice as his pick to run forCalifornia governor in 2006.
Schwarzenegger felt snubbed.
He asks, "How could Rove have been so wrong?"