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Jesse James pleaded with his pregnant wife, Bonnie Rotten, to "please come home" on Friday, one day after she accused him of showing interest in other women.
Former adult film actress Rotten, whose real name is Alaina Hicks, wrote in a flurry of since-deleted Instagram Story posts that, after she and erstwhile Monster Garage host James "got into it" and she left their home, she learned of his alleged behavior.
James, who was previously married to actress Sandra Bullock, has since shared a series of photos of himself and Rotten in happier times—including on their June wedding day—as he begged to rekindle their romance.
"Baby I didn't cheat on you I swear!!" James wrote on Instagram. "I'm sorry we got into a fight. I'm sorry I called you a 'r*****' when we were fighting. I know that just made you more mad, and didn't do anything to make the situation better. It was out of line and childish and immature. I'm sorry I did that.
"Please know. I've never thought about cheating on you. I've never tried to cheat on you. I've never had the urge to cheat on you. You are the only one I want, forever."
In her own Instagram posts shared earlier this week, Rotten, 29, stated that she was 10 weeks pregnant, as she slammed her 53-year-old husband for his alleged behavior.
"I had to leave the house because we got into it the other night. He blocked me on everything," she said. "I see his page. He's following his ex and a bunch of girls. I'm his pregnant wife and he chooses to act like this. THAT'S NOT A MAN."
"You want to ruin my life?" Rotten wrote in a follow-up post. "Isolate me from everything and everyone? Leave me with nothing. We will see."
"Yeah Jesse is busy trying to f*** other women while I'm pregnant," she continued, adding: "I'm so hurt by everything he has done to me. He doesn't give a f*** about anyone but himself, he's a truly disgusting human being."
Defending himself from Rotten's allegations, James wrote on Friday: "In the whole time we have been together. I have never texted or sent inappropriate DM's to anyone. Every chick that was hanging around back then got told I was in love with you and I couldn't see them anymore. This was me making efforts to secure your trust and do things the right way. (What a 'Man' does).
"Even though I said/did nothing inappropriate I was wrong for following and texting an ex after you left Monday night. I really thought we were done, and I was so mad and acted out of anger and spite.
"I know this hurt you and I'm sorry. I unfollowed her and won't contact again.
(Keeping it [100 emoji] I actually follow a different ex on IG, guess you forgot I told you about her [shrugging emoji])."
"Alaina.. I love you so much. I love our life together," James went on. "I know you're pregnant and I know you are having a rough time right now. I want to make things better and do everything possible to make your life the best. I want to be positive and fix everything with us.
"So please know that I've learned from my past mistakes and I will do whatever it takes to make you happy, and gain your love and trust. Please come home. I love you," he concluded."
Rotten and James tied the knot in a backyard ceremony in Texas in June, just under three months after announcing their engagement. It was the second marriage for Rotten and the fifth for West Coast Choppers founder James.
Appearing to allude to allegations of infidelity in James' previous relationships, Rotten wrote this week: "Everyone can laugh at me, make fun of me, whatever you want to say. Nothing will make me feel worse than how I truly feel right now. I should've known better, you're all right."
After deleting the posts from her Instagram account, Rotten went on to write that she didn't want "anything to do with" James.
"I appreciate all the messages," she told her Instagram followers. "I removed the post because I don't want to see it or anything to do with him anymore. It's dragged me down a darker hole and I just need to try to be as positive as I can right now."
Her series of posts ended with a photo of an American Airlines plane, to which she added the caption: "Bye Bye."
When contacted for comment on the allegations, James told Newsweek via Instagram direct message: "Nice to get the confirmation that Newsweek is just tabloid trash. LMB." James subsequently shared the email exchange on his Instagram Stories.
James was married to Bullock, 58, from 2005 to 2010.
Days after Bullock and her then-husband attended the 2010 Academy Awards—where she scooped the best actress trophy for her role in The Blind Side—a woman came forward with allegations that she had an affair with James while his wife was away from home shooting the movie that she was awarded for.
Other women then came forward with allegations that they had also had affairs with James during his relationship with Bullock.
Addressing why he was unfaithful to Bullock, James—whose months-long engagement to tattoo artist Kat Von D, 40, ended in 2011 over allegations he cheated—told The Daily Beast in 2011: "I think it was several factors: ego, loneliness, distrust, which probably led to resentment.
"When you have a certain amount of shame and guilt in your life that spurs from other stuff, you can manufacture resentment in any situation; because I'm not getting the attention I need or the love that I need when all I had to do was ask for it and she would give it to me. But just because I didn't get it when I didn't ask for it, I was like, 'Oh, she doesn't love me.'"
Following her split from James, Bullock embarked on a fresh chapter in her life when she moved on and adopted two children, the first in 2010. She has been in a relationship with photographer Bryan Randall since 2015.
"My life took a trajectory that wasn't very pleasant," Bullock told The Independent in 2018 when discussing the bumps in her life before motherhood. "But I feel like it had to happen in order for me to fully understand what family was about."
"My life went the way it went because it was supposed to be that way," she added. "Sometimes you have to open up your mind and wait. I can say that because I see the bigger picture, but when you're in it, you're like: 'When is my family coming?'
"I was there. I know what that feels like. And at some point, you almost let go of the idea and when you do, all of a sudden the universe goes: 'Oh you finally let go? Here you go. This is it.' And you go: 'Oh my God, that's more beautiful than anything I ever imagined.'"
Update 12/2/22, 11:11 a.m. ET: This article was updated to include additional information and a response from Jesse James.
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