Jesse James: 'I forgive myself for cheating on Sandra Bullock'

Jesse James has declared that he has forgiven himself for committing adultery.

The motorcycle entrepreneur, who had several affairs during his five-year marriage with actress Sandra Bullock, explained that he no longer feels guilty because it's something that "a lot of other people" do.

Speaking on the Kyle and Jackie O Show, he said: "I never got one negative comment, not from anyone. The only people who said negative stuff to me were the paparazzi and they were being paid to. The media portrayed it as this huge negative thing but if anything, I got more support from everybody else, because, yes, I cheated on my wife but so do a lot of other people.

"Does that mean I'm the devil? Or that I'm Satan? I don't think so. I made a mistake and I'm sorry for it but I owned up to it. I didn't lie or do any kind of BS. I did it, I made a mistake and I owned up to it and took it like a man and took all the abuse for it, which nobody does."

Asked if he had forgiven himself, he responded: "Oh yeah. I'm cool."

However, James, who is now engaged to tattoo artist Kat Von D, admitted that telling Bullock the truth wasn't easy.

He commented: "It's pretty painful to talk to someone and know that the next words coming out are going to devastate their life."