The former Republican governor of California made the comments in a TV interview
Sacramento (US):
Arnold Schwarzenegger saysthe affair he had with his family's longtime housekeeper was"the stupidest thing" he ever did to then-wife Maria Shriverand caused great pain to her and their four children.
"I think it was the stupidest thing I've done in thewhole relationship. It was terrible. I inflicted tremendouspain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids,"Mr Schwarzenegger said of the affair that led to a son, who isnow 14.
The former Republican governor of California made thecomments in an interview with 60 Minutes that is scheduledto air on Sunday, as the one-time "Mr Universe" and Hollywoodaction star tries to rebrand himself and promote his newautobiography, 'Total Recall: My Unbelievably True LifeStory.' CBS aired excerpts of the interview today.
After leaving the governor's office in January 2011,Schwarzenegger, 65, has launched an effort to redeem hisreputation in the wake of the embarrassing public revelationsabout the affair he had with Mildred Baena, a housekeeper whoreportedly worked for the family for 20 years. Their son,Joseph, was born just days after Schwarzenegger's youngestchild with Shriver.
Baena listed her former husband as the father on thebirth certificate and has said she did not know for certainwho the father was until the boy began looking more and morelike Schwarzenegger.
The 60 Minutes interview comes a week afterSchwarzenegger launched a think tank at the University ofSouthern California, the Schwarzenegger Institute for Stateand Global Policy. He started it in part, he said, because heaccomplished only about half of what he set out to do asgovernor.
Schwarzenegger has also returned to his acting career,appearing most recently in The Expendables 2 and theforthcoming The Tomb, co-starring Sylvester Stallone, andThe Last Stand, which opens in January.
Shriver, a member of the politically powerful Kennedyclan, filed for divorce in July. In a separate excerpt of the60 Minutes interview released by CBS earlier this week,Schwarzenegger said Shriver has not read his book.
"I think that Maria is, you know, wishing me well ineverything I do," Schwarzenegger said.
According to excerpts obtained today by The AssociatedPress in advance of the book's release, Schwarzenegger saysRepublican political guru Karl Rove predicted that the 2003California recall election that put the actor in office wouldnever happen.
Schwarzenegger writes that he visited Rove in early 2003,when the strategist was a top White House adviser.
Not only did Rove tell Schwarzenegger that the electionwould not happen, he introduced the actor to then-nationalsecurity adviser Condoleezza Rice as his pick to run forCalifornia governor in 2006.
Schwarzenegger felt snubbed.
He asks, "How could Rove have been so wrong?"
"I think it was the stupidest thing I've done in thewhole relationship. It was terrible. I inflicted tremendouspain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids,"Mr Schwarzenegger said of the affair that led to a son, who isnow 14.
The former Republican governor of California made thecomments in an interview with 60 Minutes that is scheduledto air on Sunday, as the one-time "Mr Universe" and Hollywoodaction star tries to rebrand himself and promote his newautobiography, 'Total Recall: My Unbelievably True LifeStory.' CBS aired excerpts of the interview today.
After leaving the governor's office in January 2011,Schwarzenegger, 65, has launched an effort to redeem hisreputation in the wake of the embarrassing public revelationsabout the affair he had with Mildred Baena, a housekeeper whoreportedly worked for the family for 20 years. Their son,Joseph, was born just days after Schwarzenegger's youngestchild with Shriver.
Baena listed her former husband as the father on thebirth certificate and has said she did not know for certainwho the father was until the boy began looking more and morelike Schwarzenegger.
The 60 Minutes interview comes a week afterSchwarzenegger launched a think tank at the University ofSouthern California, the Schwarzenegger Institute for Stateand Global Policy. He started it in part, he said, because heaccomplished only about half of what he set out to do asgovernor.
Schwarzenegger has also returned to his acting career,appearing most recently in The Expendables 2 and theforthcoming The Tomb, co-starring Sylvester Stallone, andThe Last Stand, which opens in January.
Shriver, a member of the politically powerful Kennedyclan, filed for divorce in July. In a separate excerpt of the60 Minutes interview released by CBS earlier this week,Schwarzenegger said Shriver has not read his book.
"I think that Maria is, you know, wishing me well ineverything I do," Schwarzenegger said.
According to excerpts obtained today by The AssociatedPress in advance of the book's release, Schwarzenegger saysRepublican political guru Karl Rove predicted that the 2003California recall election that put the actor in office wouldnever happen.
Schwarzenegger writes that he visited Rove in early 2003,when the strategist was a top White House adviser.
Not only did Rove tell Schwarzenegger that the electionwould not happen, he introduced the actor to then-nationalsecurity adviser Condoleezza Rice as his pick to run forCalifornia governor in 2006.
Schwarzenegger felt snubbed.
He asks, "How could Rove have been so wrong?"
