Former Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a member of his household staff, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

Schwarzenegger, who last week announced his separation from his wife Maria Shriver after 25 years of marriage, admitted fathering the child with the longtime employee around ten years ago.

"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.

"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," he added.

Schwarzenegger took financial responsibility for the child "from the start and continued to provide support," The Times reported an unidentified source as saying.

The mother of the child voluntarily left her position with the couple earlier this year after working for them for 20 years. The newspaper reported she received a severance payment and "left on good terms with them."

Shriver, 55, moved out of the couple's mansion in Brentwood, Calif., a few weeks ago. The couple issued a joint statement last week, saying they were working on the future of their relationship while living apart.

"This has been a time of great personal and professional transition for each of us. After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion and prayer, we came to this decision together," the couple said.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/17/report-schwarzenegger-fathered-child-household-employee/

I am disgusted. I have supported Arnold for years, he was a good Governor. No matter how much I hate the Kennedies, no one deserves what he did to Maria.

We have all been hurt like she is now, and the children involved(Including the staff members) and it's something I wouldn't wish on anyone.

That was just wrong on so many levels

Arnold's affairs were the biggest open secret in California, I guarantee his wife knew.

I am shocked SHOCKED to find that GAMBLING is going on in here!



Everyone is to leave here immediately! This cafe is closed until
further notice! Clear the room at once!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gf8NK1WAOc

Huh?

OMG not Arnold! Not after John Edwards, John Ensign, Tiger Woods, Silvio Berlusconi, Newt Gingrich, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Eliot Spitzer and Martin Luther King!



It's it's another high profile sexual peccadillo!

IM surprised we still care about the sex lives of adults to the point where it has ANYTHING to do with their position or is newsworthy,,,

next we will be hearing reports any time a high profile couple argues,,,good grief,,,it happens in life folks, VERY often in a very sexually liberated culture such as this

cant say sex is great and mandatory and then make people villains for acting as if its true,,

pt barnum once quipped, "the only bad publicity is no publicity at all." you folks are giving arnold some much needed publicity to relaunch is movie career.