Romantic comedy darling Sandra Bullock is dealing with some very un-funny marital issues.
The actress, who is married to biker and “Monster Garage” star Jesse James, is locked in a custody battle with James’ ex-wife, porn star Janine Lindemulder, for her five-year old child.
According to court documents, Bullock and James accuse Lindemulder of being an unfit mother who is married to a felon and falls asleep after drug binges.
The 40-year-old Lindemulder has appeared in over 100 adult movies and was recently released from jail for tax evasion.
However on “Good Morning America,” the porn star insists that she’s a changed woman.
“I am the best mother I can be,” she told the TV show. “Yes, I have absolutely made horrific choices in the past. I’ve had my share of drugs. But then there’s a huge portion of my life, a 10-year span, where there’s nothing – I didn’t need it.”
In a letter to the judge at Lindemulder’s sentencing, Bullock addressed concerns for the daughter’s safety.
“I myself have stopped working like I used to in order to be here with Jesse and the kids because we are on constant high alert,” Bullock wrote. “Never knowing what condition Janine will be in, and even more concerning, the condition [the girl] will be in.
“I know the term ‘stepmother’ carries many connotations, one of them being ‘glorified babysitter. My commitment and responsibility to [the girl] … goes beyond that.”
Bullock and James gained a temporary order of full custody over thechild when Lindemulder served her six-month sentence. The couple iscurrently seeking to make the order permanent.
But now that she has been released from jail, Lindemulder isn’t giving up the fight.
“What would give her the right to take away my daughter?” Lindemulder asks about the actress. “Sandy doesn’t know what goes on in my house. I’d love for her to. Please come over, you know, I’ll make dinner, you know, let’s sit down, [as] two women.”
