Arnold Schwarzenegger Confesses to Fathering Love Child 10-Years Ago With Member of Household Staff

(HMG Celebrity News) – When former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife of 25-years Maria Shriver, announced their separation last week, word was Maria has been extremely unhappy in her marriage for years, complaining about Arnold’s out of control ego, as well as his womanizing.   Apparently speculation about the womanizing was dead on.  The breakup of the politically bipolar couple comes about four months after Schwarzenegger ended a two-term run as California governor, and has begun lining up work in Hollywood again.   But before Schwarzenegger ran for governor of California, he had an affair with “a longtime member of [his family's] household staff” and got her pregnant according to a report in the Los Angeles Times, confirmed by a statement from Schwarzenegger.  The former staffer originally told the LAT that her ex-husband was the father of her child, but after Schwarzenegger admitted to being the father, she decided not to comment.

Part of Arnold’s statement to the Times reads:

“After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago,” Schwarzenegger said Monday night in a statement issued to The Times in response to questions. “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 unnamed staffer apparently worked for the family for 20 years, and Schwarzenegger supported the child financially from the start.  When Schwarzenegger finally admitted to Shriver that the child was his, she moved out of their Brentwood home.  Speaking earlier this year to the paper about leaving her job, the unnamed staffer said:

“I wanted to achieve my 20 years, then I asked to retire,” she said, adding she received a severance payment and “left on good terms with them.”