Shamed biker enthusiast Jesse James says a history of physical and emotional battery in his childhood drove him to rehab after his infidelities and a sex scandal made headlines in March.
When asked if he was being treated for sex addiction or anger management on ABC News’ Nightline on Tuesday night, Jesse replied: “Those were two of the things I was there for but the main thing I was there for was being a victim of childhood abuse.”
Jesse — who cops to cheating on estranged wife Sandra Bullock with at least four women – entered Arizona’s Sierra Tucson Rehab Facility last month, and while he was getting treatment for sex addiction and anger management, Jesse says he most passionately wanted to settle his lifelong fear of his estranged father
The 40-year-old father of three – who lived with his dad Larry James following his parents’ divorce -recalls a lifetime of walking on eggshells.
“My whole childhood I never had a chance to be a kid.I remember the clenched-teeth, strained-neck look on his face. He beat my a*s pretty good a bunch of times. Football star, bike builder, Monster Garage TV star-all that stuff is a huge smokescreen so people won’t see that I’m a scared, abused kid, a seven-year-old.”
Larry — who insists the ex-reality star is a Nazi apologist — has denied the abuse allegations.