Arnold Schwarzenegger’s mistress and former housekeeper Mildred Baena has broken her silence on her affair with the star, exposing their 13-year-old son on the cover of a magazine.
Joseph Baena, already known to the public as Schwarzenegger’s love child, is pictured posing with his mother on the front of UK gossip magazine Hello!.
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The photo shoot accompanies an exclusive interview Mildred has emerged from hiding to give, revealing details of her relationship with the former Hollywood action star and California governor.
Hello! reports the story gives Mildred the opportunity to set the record straight, but it is likely it has also presented her with the opportunity to pocket a hefty pay check.
As the protagonist of this year’s biggest celebrity scandal, young Joseph has already had his photograph on the pages of gossip magazines world over while dealing with this delicate family situation.
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The latest pictures have led many to criticise Mildred for putting her young son in the international spotlight, while others object to her profiting from the transaction.
However Joseph is feeling about his newfound notoriety, Hello! Was quick to insist he was happy about one thing — the identity of his father.
The publication reports that when his grandfather sat him down a year ago to explain that Arnold Schwarzenegger was his father, Joseph exclaimed: “Cool!”
Your say: Do you think it is right for Mildred Baena to expose her son like this?
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