But reports said she worked for the family for 20 years and retired in January. In an interview on Monday, before the former governor issued his statement, the woman told the Los Angeles Times that another man, her husband at the time, had fathered her child.
When the Times informed her of Mr Schwarzenegger's statement later on Monday, the woman declined to comment further. I am truly sorry," Mr Schwarzenegger said. Ms Shriver supported her husband during his campaign, following accusations by more than a dozen women who said Mr Schwarzenegger had groped them in the past.
The former governor responded to the accusations by saying he "behaved badly sometimes". The former first couple of California have been married for 25 years and did not mention a cause for the separation when it was announced last week.
Prior to taking office, Mr Schwarzenegger was best known for starring in the Terminator action films. Ms Shriver, a member of the Kennedy dynasty, left her job as a TV reporter when her husband was elected as governor.
There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologised to Maria, my children and my family.
I am truly sorry. While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not. Despite having an accent so thick that dialogue in his first movie had to be dubbed, Schwarzenegger became a celebrity after starring as Conan the Barbarian in , and became a worldwide box office draw in the Terminator movies. Shriver, well known in her own right as a television journalist, is the daughter of the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of former US president John F Kennedy.
The couple met at a tennis tournament, married in April , and have four children. George W Bush, as president, first co-opted the Austrian-born actor into politics, as head of his sports council, dubbing him Conan the Republican.
His early years in politics were dogged by allegations of affairs and inappropriate behaviour with women. His huge early political popularity waned as recession hit the Golden State, triggering swingeing cuts in state spending. The former California governor is "way on the outside of the circle" and "rambling around" their huge house with none of his family around, said the source, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.
The revelation, published first by the Los Angeles Times, came about a week after Schwarzenegger and his wife of 25 years announced that they were "amicably separating. 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. Schwarzenegger fathered the child with a household staffer, the Times article said.
He has provided support for the child since birth, the source told CNN. First published by the Los Angeles Times. The staffer told the newspaper that the child was fathered by her then-husband. She declined to comment after learning of Schwarzenegger's statement, the newspaper reported. The newspaper quoted her as saying she recently retired "on good terms" with the couple after working for them for 20 years.
The newspaper said it was not publishing the former staffer's name or that of her child to protect their privacy. Schwarzenegger's four children were told about their sibling only recently, with Shriver "methodically" talking to them, the source said.
They were "well prepared" before it became public, the source said. Patrick, Schwarzenegger's year-old son, expressed his feelings Tuesday morning in a Twitter posting:. I will always love my family!
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