Sandra Bullock's ex-husband, Jesse James, was one of the most famous car show hosts. He ran a successful motorcycle business and was practically on top of the world. However, after many cheating and lousy behavior scandals, James went off the map. Here's what happened to the bad boy.
Where It All Started
Bullock and James' separation was one of the most scandalous breakups in Hollywood. America's sweetheart Sandra Bullock was stunned by husband Jesse James, who cheated on her with several women.
James is the former star of Monster Garage, but he is even more famous as the husband who cheated on Bullock, which became public after she'd won the Oscar for her role in The Blind Side. At the time, James seemed like one of the most hated men in America. He fled to a rehab facility for a month, where he dealt with childhood and anger management issues.
In an interview with ABC News, when the journalist asked him, "you had a perfect life, you had a perfect wife, why did you throw it away?" he replied, "I knew I would get caught eventually, and I think I wanted to get caught. It was me trying to self-sabotage my life".
Packing His Bags
James shut down West Coast Choppers, his motorcycle business in California, and started a new life in Austin, Texas, with his three children Chandler, Jesse, and Sunny. Sandra Bullock also has a home in Austin. He'd hoped to keep a relationship for the sake of the children, including Louis, the baby Bullock ended up adopting as a single parent.
In Austin, James started to write about his painful journey. He wrote about his tough early life in Long Beach, his failed marriages, and about how a welder became one of the most famous names in the world of motorcycles. He put it all in his book American Outlaw.
The Picture Scandal
People suspected that James was a massive fan of Nazi Germany's horrible leader. It all started back in 2019 when US Weekly released a photo of James from 2004 that showed him wearing a German soldier cap miming the dictator mustache in giving a Heil Hitler salute. The source at the time said James just posted for the picture to shock people while the motorcycle enthusiast tried to shut down any rumors that he was racist, claiming that it was a joke.
However, links between James and the Nazi Party kept coming in. James released a logo for his company West Coast Choppers and referred to it as the warbird, which resembles the Nazi imperial eagle that was used by the Party in 1935 to 1945.
More Cheating Scandals
After his marriage to Sandra Bullock ended, James and fellow reality star Kat Von D announced they were dating. His romance with the famous tattoo artist materialized reasonably quickly after his split with Bullock, but it wasn't a happy ending for either of them. In a Facebook post in 2011, Von D revealed that she'd been cheated on by James, just like his former wife, but with 19 women. LA Ink star would later describe their relationship as toxic. She wrote, "I think it just made me sad today to imagine him still in that dark place – where seeking validation through the attention of women takes precedence over being a good father, a sincere friend, a better coworker, and a happy individual."
A New Career Path
Jesse James came on to the gun scene a few years ago with the brand Jesse James Firearms Unlimited with the acronym JJFU. This project follows a string of lucrative businesses. Jesse isn't just managing a shop, but he's also spending hours in front of his forge every day doing some pretty advanced metalwork. He created one pistol with pieces of the Statue of Liberty. James told Fox Business, "I needed to take a break and figure out, so I moved to Texas, and just kind of the firearm industry found me, and it's like oh my god, this is what I'm supposed to be doing."
Another Marriage
In 2013, Jesse married racer Alexis DeJoria, the daughter of businessman billionaire John Paul DeJoria. Her father and James were old friends. Despite all the other work James has to do, he's in charge of checking the car on his wife's race team. Both of them have been staying out of the spotlight and focusing on their career goals.
Jesse James is 51 years old and went off the map because he wanted to live a comfortable life surrounded by his three loves: motorcycles, guns, and races. By the moment, new cheating scandals are out of sight, which is a relief for a professional and wonderful woman as Alexis DeJoria. The couple seems to be doing well and enjoying their time together.