Some famous women are drawn to bad-boy types. These guys aren't always dependable and trustworthy partners, but they bring excitement. When Sandra Bullock fell in love with bad-boy extraordinaire, Jesse James from Monster Garage, it seemed like a case of opposites attracting.
The two got married, and things seemed fine until everything just exploded. Jesse wasn't faithful and that marriage tanked in a spectacular flurry of insanely lurid tabloid headlines. Jesse James moved on with gifted tattoo artist, Kat Von D, who seemed to be more like him. Jesse and Kat got engaged. They didn't even make it to the altar.
Sandra couldn't get away from information about Jesse and Kat's romance, even if she wanted to (and she probably did want to, right?). Here are 20 things about Jesse and Kat's relationship that she would rather no one knew.
20 Kat Just Spilled Tea About The Breakup On Anna Faris' Podcast
Kat has had a lot to say about her failed romance with Jesse James. She seems appalled by the way that the whole relationship played out. She obviously still feels very betrayed.
She recently talked with Anna Faris about unfaithful partners, on Anna's podcast, Unqualified, according to Etonline.com. Kat and Anna bonded over their mutually unfulfilling relationships with allegedly straying partners.
As you probably know, Anna used to be married to Chris Pratt.
19 Jesse Acted Like Kat Was Better Than Sandra
Jesse has self-confidence, or what many people might describe as arrogance. When he and Sandra broke up, he was definitely painted as the villain...and he didn't exactly appreciate being cast as a nightmare of a partner.
When he got together with Kat, he made it seem like she was way better than Sandra. Then, he turned around and did the same thing to Kat Von D that he'd done to Sandra Bullock.
Maybe that villain label was accurate.
18 Kat Von D Got A Tattoo Of Jesse (Then Had It Removed)
Kat Von D is in the ink business and she's an amazing tattoo artist, who has also made an impact in the makeup industry. She loves tattoos (even on her face) and, while in love with Jesse, got a tattoo of him as a young boy on her upper arm.
This eventually led to painful tattoo removal, according to TMZ.com.
17 Jesse And Kat Seemed More Compatible Than Jesse And Sandra
Jesse and Kat did seem like an ideal match, but there's more to keeping a relationship alive than a mutual love for tattoos. Jesse and Kat burned out fast, but, before they did, Sandra had to see them living out that whole "first flush of romance" thing at events and out on the street.
That must have been really hard for Sandy. It really seemed like Jesse had found his soul mate.
16 Jesse Rubbed His New Romance In Sandra's Face
A guy like Jesse, who's been raked over the coals in the press for his womanizer ways, should probably think twice about flaunting a brand-new relationship with another well-known woman...but Jesse seemed fearless.
He was happy to pose with Kat, with a big grin on his face, at a range of parties and special events. Was he rubbing his happiness in Sandra's face? It certainly seemed that way.
15 Jesse Seemed Vindictive Towards Sandra
It wasn't enough that Jesse's dalliances with other women came out and humiliated Sandra. It wasn't enough that they divorced while she was moving forward with an adoption. Jesse had to add insult to injury by posting a tweet implying that Sandy was just as unfaithful as he was, according to Twitter.com.
Ouch! Then again, Sandra is America's sweetheart, so most people who saw the tweet probably didn't believe it.
Kat should have seen the red flags. Maybe she did.
14 Jesse Doesn't Regret How He Treated Sandra And Kat
In true bad-boy fashion, Jesse James has no regrets about how he treated Sandra or her replacement, Kat Von D. Maybe Jesse is just bluffing. Then again, a guy who plays the loving boyfriend, fiance or hubby, while seeing a whole bunch of other women, may honestly have zero regrets...and very low empathy in general.
13 Kat Wouldn't Stop Gushing About Jesse In Interviews
Guys like Jesse have this capacity to bewitch women at first. These bad boys are thrilling because they aren't bound by the rules that most people in society follow. They do their own thing and bring women along for the ride...for a while, anyway.
Kat was obviously crazy about Jesse and made no secret of the fact. She announced it online, according to People.com, and that probably wounded Sandra.
12 Kat Tried To Prove Everyone Wrong By Making Her Relationship Work
Kat would have needed to avoid all media to stay away from information about Jesse's romantic history. Basically, she knew exactly what he was like, but hoped to redeem his reputation by building a healthy, long-term relationship with him. That was a pipe dream that didn't come to fruition.
In the process, she flaunted her love for Jesse everywhere, to prove everyone wrong, and Sandra couldn't escape Kat's over-the-top, burning passion for Jesse James.
11 Kat Looks So Much Like Bombshell McGee
Another problem with Kat's relationship with Jesse, from Sandra Bullock's perspective, was that Kat looked a lot like Michelle McGee. Michelle was the heavily-tattooed woman that Jesse was rumored to have stepped out with during his marriage to Sandra, according to Huffpost.com.
Basically, Sandra had to see her ex-husband dating a close facsimile of "Bombshell McGee" and that must have been very unpleasant, to say the least.