Jesse James did not “diss” Sandra Bullock

Last night during the premiere of his season on ‘American Chopper’, Jesse James dismissively referred to Sandra Bullock simply as “some Hollywood actress”, and I know this because dozens of celebrity sites (including Us – E! – Access Hollywood and the Huffington Post) are saying he did, all with a report that is basically some version of this:.

Jesse James continues to be in the running for worst ex of 2011! His latest comment for consideration comes in the form of a slam about ex-wife Sandra Bullock.
“I became a big shot and married some Hollywood actress and didn’t talk to anybody anymore, so I feel bad,” Jesse said (as) he apologized to his fans (we’re not exactly sure who and where these “fans” are!). “I feel obligated to reconnect with all these people and show ‘em that I’m still the same fabricator motorcycle guy. I’m not what I became.”

Problem is that everyone is skipping over the first part, where he explains why he moved to Austin and mentions her by name, which puts things in a better context.

“I started coming to Texas about 6, 7 years ago, because Sandy lived down here. I just felt relaxed here, and now I can look out and see trees, and birds. I just became a big shot and married some Hollywood actress and didn’t talk to anybody anymore, so I feel bad and feel obligated to reconnect with all these people and show ‘em that I’m still the same fabricator motorcycle guy. I’m not what I became.”

So in reality he said that he moved cross country to spend more time with Sandra Bullock, which is actually a nice thing to say, yet it got twisted into a dismissive insult by a sector of the media run almost exclusively by women and gay guys so they could make a guy who cheated look like an asshole. Or at least that’s how I’m preemptively spinning what they do, just in case I ever get caught cheating on someone famous.