Arnold has an 8-year-old baby Maria didn't know about! The LA Times broke the news last night, via a statement former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gave them in response to questions, that the one-time Terminator fathered a child with a member of his household staff back in 2003, before he was elected governor. He only just informed wife Maria Shriver of this bombshell earlier this year, prompting her decision to separate.
Says Arnold, "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry."
The household employee with whom he fathered the child left the employ of the couple earlier this year, probably around the time Maria found out. Arnold has been providing for the child financially all along.
The NYT remains frustrated that they haven't identified who the staff member was yet.