Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger is "taking a break" from his newly resuscitated film career.

As Vanity Fair put it this morning, this is one instance in which a politician is probably not using “spend more time with my family” in a euphemistic sense.

The ex-California Governor officially put his Hollywood comeback on hold as he braces for a costly divorce and the emotional fallout from revelations that he had an affair and child with a former housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena.

The former Terminator star told his talent agency to postpone all his movie projects that are currently under way or being negotiated until further notice.

"Gov. Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines," the statement said.

Instead of another film, the actor could be starring in a big-money divorce from Maria Shriver in a case that will stand out even in Los Angeles.

Shriver, the Kennedy heiress and former network TV anchor, stands to cash in BIG TIME financially, according to prominent divorce attorneys.

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Move over, Mildred Patricia Beana. Former child star Gigi Goyette has come forward as The Sperminator's mistress as well, via her attorney Gloria Allred.

"I represent Gigi Goyette, who had an intimate relationship with Arnold," Allred said.

The attorney declined to comment on why Goyette is coming forward now or her intentions for going public, but we have pulled together some details.

Gigi Goyette, 52, had success as a kid on Little House on Prairie. She reportedly met and slept with Schwarzenegger back in his 1975 Pumping Iron days.

She was 16 then. He was 28. But that's beside the point.

After a long layoff, the two reportedly picked things up again and had an affair in 1989, three years after the action star married Maria Shriver.

Goyette, who also goes by Gigi Jeffers, was one of the many women linked to Schwarzenegger as he made his bid for governor of California.

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Even as she had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger and raised his love child, Mildred "Patty" Baena admired and was obsessed with Maria Shriver.

Perhaps that might help explain why the housekeeper came clean when confronted by Shriver very recently, which a new report suggests she did.

Arnold Schwarzenegger did not voluntarily tell his wife that he fathered a love child with Mildred Baena, sources say, but did admit it when asked.

That happened after Maria Shriver confronted Baena, who confessed.

It's still not clear if Shriver found out before or during the course of the L.A. Times breaking the story, but that's how it supposedly went down at home.

In his only statement on the topic, Arnold said: "After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago.”

Those carefully chosen words don’t tell the story, according to Radar.

“Maria has suspected this for a long time and confronted her,” a source said. “The housekeeper admitted it. Maria then went to Arnold and he confessed.”

He didn’t volunteer the information, which had been a secret for over 14 years, and could have remained that way if Shriver hadn’t asked him.

Baena was NOT fired by Arnold, says another source, despite earlier reports, nor did she threaten to expose Schwarzenegger for any reason.

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Mildred "Patty" Baena, the woman who carried Arnold Schwarzenegger's illegitimate child, had an obsession with his wife Maria Shriver, according to reports.

Sources close to the Schwarzenegger's ex-housekeeper and staff member said she loved Shriver's naturally "gorgeous" looks and wanted to be just like her.

To that end, Mildred Patricia Baena - also known as Mildred Baena and Patty Baena - would dress in Maria's clothing and even wear her jewelry around town.

In one instance, Patty confided that Maria noticed that a piece of her jewelry was missing and interviewed the staff. It's unclear if it resurfaced.

Perhaps most shockingly, Patty Baena would go to Maria for "love advice" as well as advice about pregnancy and Maria graciously offered help.

Given that she gave birth to Schwarzenegger's love child, a secret she kept for more than 14 YEARS, that's pretty much the height of irony.

Baena also confided in a friend that when Maria would leave the house in the morning, she would crawl into the marital bed and "do" Arnold.

She once even bragged to a confidant that she was more of a wife to Arnold than Maria Shriver because she was "always there for him."

Long story short, this divorce is about to get really ugly.

Mildred Baena has been identified as the mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child, but it's unclear how this was unveiled after a decade of secrecy.

The former California governor and wife Maria Shriver announced their split last week after 25 years of marriage. Baena worked for them for 20 years.

Schwarzenegger admitted his affair with Baena to the L.A. Times this week. Why he would do so is a subject of great debate - and conflicting reports.

How was Mildred Baena's affair with Arnold exposed?

According to Radar Online and Star, she threatened to go public with details of their illicit affair after Schwarzenegger terminated her employment.

This conflicts with earlier reports that Baena retired from her job on the couple's payroll, just a few months ago, which does seem coincidental.

A shameful Schwarzenegger fired his mistress from her job in a desperate attempt to save his marriage to wife Maria Shriver, thosee sources claim.

Mildred Patricia Baena, known as Patty Baena, gave birth to Arnold's son more than 14 years ago. He and Maria have four children of their own.

"Mildred was furious that the father of her 14-year-old son would callously fire her from her job after decades of loyal service," a Baena friend said.

That's motivation, sure ... but other sources say it's not true.

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Well, that was prompt. The mother of the child Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered out of wedlock has been revealed: Mildred Patricia Baena, who goes by Patty Baena.

Baena was a housekeeper/assistant for the family for 20-plus years. Her jobs included cleaning, laundry, cooking and other chores for Arnold and Maria Shriver.

Sources say in the late '90s Patty began to pursue Schwarzenegger.

Patty Baena with her son, whose father is Arnold Schwarzenegger.

She told friends they'd have unprotected sex during the day at the house, where Patty Baena sometimes stayed overnight. No one ever caught them in the act.

When she became pregnant, she didn't tell Arnold he was the father.

Schwarzenegger Arnold didn't learn he was the dad until the boy was a toddler, which would have been right around his first run for governor, or possibly after.

Mildred Patricia Baena, who made $1,200/week was treated well by Arnold before, and especially after he found out. Sources say he was "always generous."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's startling admission that he fathered a child out of wedlock over a decade ago begs a number of questions, chief among them:

1. Who is the mystery female employee he impregnated?
2. Having hidden it so well under heavy scrutiny, why admit it now?
3. How could be run for office while hiding a secret of this magnitude?

We don't know the answer to question #1 right now, though we imagine we will in time. The second is equally unclear. The third? Only Arnold knows.

His mistress, who worked in the family's home and continued to do so until earlier this year, always maintained that her then-husband was the dad.

This is a remarkable story for a number of reasons.

Even if Schwarzenegger's public persona was a macho rogue, adultery doesn't play well with voters ... nor does lying and pulling a John Edwards.

When the former U.S. senator and presidential candidate knocked up Rielle Hunter, he denied it to everyone's face until he was flat out busted.

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The separation of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver took a shocking new twist Monday. The Los Angeles Times reported that they split after Shriver was informed that her husband fathered a child out of wedlock.

Schwarzenegger confirmed the affair and paternity of the child, born to a longtime female member of their household staff more than a decade ago.

The employee retired in January after 20 years with the family.

Arnold and Maria's separation after 25 years of marriage came as a shock last week. Shriver moved out of their mansion after he confirmed the paternity.

In a statement, 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."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger wants Maria Shriver to come back to him. Whether she obliges is a different story, but he's supposedly determined to make it happen.

The Governator is changing his ways to make that happen. Sort of.

Sources say Arnold finally gets that Maria couldn't stand the fact that he was ignoring her and her needs, having spent very little time together in recent years.

Arnold has actually made headway, making Maria "ambivalent" at times about whether to go through with a divorce, despite their just-announced separation.

"Maria has been tortured over pulling the plug on the marriage," a source says. "One day she's determined to get the hell out, the next day she just can't."

Notably, they just spent an evening at an L.A. area hotel for their anniversary. Doesn't sound like somebody emotionally terrified of their spouse, does it?

One source very familiar with the couple says that amid the separation, "Arnold has done a 180. He's been really sweet to her since all this went down."

Guys. Can't live with 'em, are we right ladies?

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, who announced their surprise split earlier today, had been drifting apart for years, according to reports.

In fact, Shriver had been debating whether to divorce the actor turned Governor since 2009, and was "extremely conflicted" about their marriage.

Maria has been unhappy with him for years, sources say, and planned to break up in 2009 until her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, passed away.

Then, Maria wanted to try to break it off with Schwarzenegger again in January 2011, but her father died, once again putting the split on hold.

In any case, insiders say she is fed up with Arnold's infidelities, coupled with the fact he's been "impossible" to live with for myriad reasons.

Moreover, the kids acknowledge the issues and have pushed their mother to call off the marriage, even if it means their parents splitting up.

Despite a strong public persona, Maria has become a "shell of the woman" she appears because she is "terrified" of Arnold in recent years.

Sources emphasize that she's terrified in a strictly emotional, non-physical way.

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