Schwarzenegger fathered child outside marriage-LA Times

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Former California  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has acknowledged that he  fathered a child more than ten years ago with a member of his  household staff, the Los Angeles Times reported today.
In a statement made in response to questions from the  newspaper, Schwarzenegger said: “After leaving the governor’s  office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a  decade ago.”
“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.”
A spokesman for Schwarzenegger did not immediately respond  to a request for comment.
Schwarzenegger, 63, and his wife, Maria Shriver, last week  announced they had separated earlier this year. They have been  married 25 years and have four children.
The woman involved with Schwarzenegger was not named by the  newspaper. However, when contacted by the Los Angeles Times on  Monday before the ex-governor issued his statement, she said  she had retired in January after 20 years of working with the  family. She told the newspaper her then-husband was the child’s  father.
Later Monday, the woman had no comment when the newspaper  informed her of Schwarzenegger’s statement.
Shriver, 55, an author and former journalist for NBC, is  active with a number of volunteer organizations.
Her mother was the sister of assassinated U.S. President  John F. Kennedy and her father, Sargent Shriver, was the  Democratic candidate for vice president in 1972. Sargent  Shriver died in January at the age of 95.
Though a lifelong Democrat, Shriver campaigned for her  Republican husband when he sought to recall and replace  then-Governor Gray Davis, a Democrat, in 2003.
She took to the stump to help Schwarzenegger win  re-election in 2006.
Since leaving office after two terms as governor,  Schwarzenegger has maintained a public life and is planning to  star in another version of the “Terminator” movie franchise  that made him famous, one industry source has said.