Jesse James Talks Sandra Bullock: 'I Can't Worry About Her Anymore' (WATCH)

Jesse James spoke to Nightline's Vicki Mabrey about his new memoir, "American Outlaw," and his very public divorce from Sandra Bullock, which was finalized last June.

James' marriage to Bullock famously unraveled after her Best Actress Oscar win last year, when tattoo artist Michelle "Bombshell" McGee told In Touch magazine that she and the former "West Coast Choppers" star had slept together during his marriage. Her revelation snowballed, and James' other infidelities surfaced.

"I knew I would get caught eventually and I think I wanted to get caught," James told Mabrey of his affairs. "It was me trying to self-sabotage my life."

Bullock filed for divorce in April 2010, and simultaneously revealed that she and James had adopted a baby boy, Louis Bardo Bullock, whom James has not seen in a year, he said.

In January 2010, James got engaged to tattoo artist Kat Von D--a little over six months after his divorce was finalized. When questioned about how the news impacted Bullock, he told Mabrey, "I can't worry about her anymore."

"I think I’ve spent a good chunk of the last five or six years worrying only about her and what she thinks and what I should do and, you know, controlling all my movements and everything else and I think it’s time to worry about Jesse, and making sure Jesse’s happy," he said.

"God or whoever you believe in must have thought I was pretty f*****g strong to lump that on me," he said of his public humiliation. "Guess what? I’m still standing."

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Comments

[SaddieMcCall]

04:49 PM on 05/08/2011

"It was me trying to self-sabotage my life."


How was it self-sabotaging if it got him where he wanted to be and he claims now he is worrying about making himself happy?

[HumbleGenius]

02:30 PM on 05/08/2011

Good to see that he's finally putting himself first. Because before now he was such a self-sacrificing, restrained, and selfless man.

[lamarhutt]

02:48 AM on 05/08/2011

if this is a soap blog to u why are u on here? im just saying everyone needs to quit jugding others until everyones life is perfect to the tee. everyone every day comits one or more of the seven sins and breaks one or more comandments. live ur lives for u and those u love and care about.it is ok to be curious about celebs life and others,really it is just stop hating and judging. and if Kat and Jesse read any of these comments, good luck and congrats. hope yall have a long life together.Sandra if u read any of these comments, congrats on ur son and hope yall the best http://bit.ly/jKoLx2

[Helena Williamstom]

11:09 AM on 05/07/2011

What a donkey!!! I wish he would crawl back under the rock he came from. Discussing your sex life with your ex in a public forum is beyond tacky.

[wackySD]

01:21 PM on 05/06/2011

When did he START worrying abut her?

[lotus321]

05:21 PM on 05/06/2011

Why would anyone ever worry or think about an ex....isn't that why they are an ex in the first place..geesh.  I don't understand some humans......and their emotions

[wackySD]

05:30 PM on 05/06/2011

My thoughts, also. And apparently he wasn't worried enough to not humiliate her. Whatta guy.

[FreddyMerc]

01:35 PM on 05/09/2011

Pehaps not in this particular case, but sometimes your ex is still a good person, it is just that it did not work between the two of you.

It is pretty rich for someone who had multiple affairs to be claiming they put their spouses needs above theor own.....

[klun73]

09:14 AM on 05/06/2011

Jesse James writing memoir. Jesse can read and write?

[David Wolstenholme]

11:06 PM on 05/05/2011

classy

[Simba216]

08:48 PM on 05/05/2011

Typical Americans. Care more about Sandra being cheated than their own damn loved ones. I don't agree with what he did, but he's right. He needs to worry about him and his kids. Wow, you would think SB can walk on water the way some of you react when someone doesn't praise her. She's human, she has flaws, she's not perfect, you don't know her personally, she's not God. Get a life.

[tiredofpc]

06:34 PM on 05/05/2011

Please, just be quiet and go color.

[conservativemama]

05:06 PM on 05/05/2011

lol....jessie has to worry about jessie...um, wasn't that what humping around was about? Yeah...you were real worried about sandra. gag.
why doesn't the guy crawl back under his rock....

[onionboy]

03:52 PM on 05/05/2011

Why he doesn't just lay low for a few years, I'll never understand. He's not getting himself out of the public's doghouse just yet. If anything, he's just reminding everyone of what it was all about.

[611Juniper]

11:59 AM on 05/05/2011

The staff of "Nightline" should be embarrassed that during a time of tremendous economic, national security, and environmental problems facing this country, they waste their time on this piece of celebrity gossip. My, how journalism has fallen.

[Theatrixnyc]

11:53 AM on 05/05/2011

Oh Jesse...hon, you're not special, you're just a dude that got caught throwing his fishing line in nasty waters...and you came up with a publicity junkie with a camera. God had nothing to do with that, you and your 'catch' did. (and by the way, if you were cheating on Sandra with multiple partners, it doesn't really leave the impression that you were 'always concerned about what Sandra wants, or what Sandra says...' sounds like you behaved like a child when she was in the room, and then proved you were a child, the minute she left...)

[lovbug]

11:42 AM on 05/05/2011

So why do you keep talking about Sandra, creep. She's probably still taking showers after being duped to sleep with someone as crawny as you. Go away and leave Sandra's name out of your mouth.

[lcima]

11:29 AM on 05/05/2011

Someone should tattoo this guy's mouth shut. For all our sakes.