Editing Arnold Schwarzenegger (section)

==== Divorce ====
[[File:Arnoldandson.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Schwarzenegger and his son [[Patrick Schwarzenegger|Patrick]] at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] in December 2002]]

On May 9, 2011, Shriver and Schwarzenegger ended their relationship after 25 years of marriage with Shriver moving out of their Brentwood mansion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mark Z. Barabak |date=May 9, 2011 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver announce separation |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-mew-arnold-maria-separate-20010510,0,2542211.story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513232123/http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-mew-arnold-maria-separate-20010510,0,2542211.story |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2011 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hendrix |first=Steve |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, say they're separating |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-wife-of-25-years-maria-shriver-say-theyre-separating/2011/05/10/AF16qwdG_story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715143420/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-wife-of-25-years-maria-shriver-say-theyre-separating/2011/05/10/AF16qwdG_story.html |archive-date=July 15, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dan Whitcomb |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger, wife Maria Shriver separate |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-schwarzenegger-idUSTRE7490PP20110510 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152934/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/10/us-schwarzenegger-idUSTRE7490PP20110510 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2017 |work=Reuters}}</ref>

Pursuant to the divorce judgment, Schwarzenegger kept the Brentwood home, while Shriver purchased a new home nearby so that the children could travel between their parents' homes. They shared custody of the two youngest children.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reich |first=Ashley |date=July 8, 2011 |title=Schwarzenegger–Shriver Divorce: Settlement Decides Who Gets House, Kids |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/schwarzenegger-shriver-divorce_n_893470 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710045526/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/08/schwarzenegger-shriver-divorce_n_893470.html |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=HuffPost}}</ref> Schwarzenegger came under fire after the initial petition did not include spousal support and a reimbursement of attorney's fees.<ref name="ABC News-2011" /> However, he claims this was not intentional and that he signed the initial documents without having properly read them.<ref name="ABC News-2011" /> He filed amended divorce papers remedying this.<ref name="ABC News-2011" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 27, 2011 |title=Ministry of Gossip |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/07/christopher-schwarzenegger-maria-shriver-arnold.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104182734/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/07/christopher-schwarzenegger-maria-shriver-arnold.html |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Schwarzenegger and Shriver finalized their divorce in 2021, ten years after separating.<ref>{{Cite news |last=chen |first=joyce |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are house-hunting for their kids |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-maria-shriver-are-house-hunting-for-their-kids |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602021319/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-maria-shriver-are-house-hunting-for-their-kids |archive-date=June 2, 2017 |access-date=June 1, 2017 |work=Architectural digest}}</ref>

In June 2022, a jury ruled that Maria Shriver was entitled to half of her ex-husband's post-divorce savings that he earned from 1986 to 2011, including a pension.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Maria Shriver Entitled to Half of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Retirement Money After Finalizing Divorce |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/maria-shriver-arnold-schwarzenegger-divorce-settlement-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627083335/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/maria-shriver-arnold-schwarzenegger-divorce-settlement-details/ |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=Us Weekly}}</ref>

On May 16, 2011, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' revealed that Schwarzenegger had fathered a son, [[Joseph Baena|Joseph]], more than 14 years earlier with an employee in their household, Mildred Patricia "Patty" Baena.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dillon |first=Nancy |date=May 17, 2011 |title=Mildred 'Patty' Baena, 50, identified as the mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's out of wedlock child: reports |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/05/17/2011-05-17_mildred_baena_50_identified_as_mother_of_arnold_schwarzeneggers_love_child_tmz_r.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521072834/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/05/17/2011-05-17_mildred_baena_50_identified_as_mother_of_arnold_schwarzeneggers_love_child_tmz_r.html |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |work=Daily News |location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 17, 2011 |title=Schwarzenegger Fathered Child with Household Staff Member |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/17/report-schwarzenegger-fathered-child-household-employee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518140201/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/17/report-schwarzenegger-fathered-child-household-employee/ |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=May 17, 2011 |publisher=Fox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2011 |title=Mildred Patricia Baena, Mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Out of Wedlock Child Revealed (PHOTOS) |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/147401/20110518/mildred-patricia-baena-mother-of-arnold-schwarzenegger-s-out-of-wedlock-child-revealed-photos.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903055900/http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/147401/20110518/mildred-patricia-baena-mother-of-arnold-schwarzenegger-s-out-of-wedlock-child-revealed-photos.htm |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |website=International Business Times}}</ref> "After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger said to the ''Times''. In the statement, Schwarzenegger did not mention that he had confessed to his wife only after she had confronted him with the information, which she had done after confirming with the housekeeper what she had suspected about the child.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 20, 2011 |title=How Maria found out: Arnie's wife reportedly confronted lover about child |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/how-maria-found-out-arnies-wife-reportedly-confronted-lover-about-child-20110520-1evji.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522152717/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/how-maria-found-out-arnies-wife-reportedly-confronted-lover-about-child-20110520-1evji.html |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |access-date=May 20, 2011 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> 
Baena is of [[Guatemalans|Guatemalan]] origin. She was employed by the family for 20 years and retired in January 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Barabak |first1=Mark Z. |last2=Kim |first2=Victoria |date=May 17, 2011 |title=Schwarzenegger fathered a with child his mistress, longtime member of the household staff |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-0517-arnold-20110517,0,312678.story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519084305/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-0517-arnold-20110517,0,312678.story |archive-date=May 19, 2011 |access-date=May 17, 2011 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The pregnant Baena was working in the home while Shriver was pregnant with the youngest of the couple's four children.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Nagourney |first1=Adam |last2=Steinhauer |first2=Jennifer |date=May 17, 2011 |title=Schwarzenegger Whispers Become an Admission |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/us/18schwarzenegger.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207163912/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/us/18schwarzenegger.html |archive-date=December 7, 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Baena's son with Schwarzenegger was born five days after Shriver gave birth.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Schwarzenegger's son with housekeeper born days after Shriver gave birth |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0518-cnn-arnold-child,0,7850501.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617053809/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0518-cnn-arnold-child,0,7850501.story |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Duke |first=Alan |date=May 19, 2011 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger's two sons born days apart |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/18/california.schwarzenegger/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518220615/http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/18/california.schwarzenegger/index.html |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2011 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> Schwarzenegger said that it took seven or eight years before he found out that he had fathered a child with his housekeeper. It was not until the boy "started looking like [him] ... that [he] put things together".<ref>[https://people.com/celebrity/arnold-schwarzenegger-on-60-minutes-how-he-found-out-he-had-another-son/ Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Boy 'Started Looking Like Me']  ''People'', October 1, 2012</ref> Schwarzenegger has taken financial responsibility for the child "from the start and continued to provide support".<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2011 |title=Schwarzenegger: I fathered a secret child |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/43057177 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222211237/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43057177 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |publisher=NBC News}}</ref> [[KNX (AM)|KNX 1070]] radio reported that, in 2010, he bought a new four-bedroom house with a pool for Baena and their son in [[Bakersfield, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2011 |title=Schwarzenegger Reportedly Fired Housekeeper 4 Weeks Ago |url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/05/18/schwarzenegger-reportedly-bought-housekeeper-4-bedroom-home |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814031518/http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/05/18/schwarzenegger-reportedly-bought-housekeeper-4-bedroom-home/ |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |publisher=CBS}}</ref> Baena separated from her husband, Rogelio, a few months after [[Joseph Baena|Joseph]]'s birth. She filed for divorce in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2011 |title=Exhusband of Schwarzenegger's mistress speaks out |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/248741/Ex-husband-of-Schwarzenegger-mistress-speaks-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111181259/http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/248741/Ex-husband-of-Schwarzenegger-mistress-speaks-out |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |website=Daily Express}}</ref> Rogelio said that the child's birth certificate was falsified and that he planned to sue Schwarzenegger for engaging in conspiracy to falsify a public document, a serious crime in California.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 29, 2011 |title=Ex-husband of Arnie's lover plans to sue |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-30/ex-husband-of-arnies-lover-plans-to-sue/2736790 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702071744/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-30/ex-husband-of-arnies-lover-plans-to-sue/2736790 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |access-date=July 2, 2023 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

When asked in January 2014, "Of all the things you are famous for ... which are you least proud of?" Schwarzenegger replied, "I'm least proud of the mistakes I made that caused my family pain and split us up."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwarzenegger, Arnold |date=January 21, 2014 |title=IamArnold. AMA 2.0. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vshw2/iamarnold_ama_20/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122024028/http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vshw2/iamarnold_ama_20/ |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=January 21, 2014 |publisher=Reddit}}</ref><ref>[https://site.people.com/?p=2585145&preview_id=2585145]{{Dead link|date=March 2021|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davison |first=Tamara |date=July 16, 2020 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger 'tried every sex act' with Brigitte Nielsen in saucy fling |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/brigitte-nielsen-arnold-schwarzeneggers-saucy-22364336 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625130720/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/brigitte-nielsen-arnold-schwarzeneggers-saucy-22364336 |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |website=mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=September 29, 2012 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits To Affair With Brigitte Nielsen |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arnold-schwarzenegger-affair-brigitte-nielsen-maria-shriver-memoir_n_1925688 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624042922/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arnold-schwarzenegger-affair-brigitte-nielsen-maria-shriver-memoir_n_1925688 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |website=HuffPost}}</ref>