Jesse James' laywer tells ex not to bring Sandra Bullock into custody battle

Yesterday former pr0n star Janine Lindemulder - ex-wife of Jesse James - went on TV and begged his wife Sandra Bullock to sit down and talk with her about their custody case of Lindemulder and James' five-year-old daughter Sunny. Lindemulder, aside from being a pr0n star - has just gotten out of jail after serving a six month sentence for tax evasion. She also has a long drug problem, and her new husband has a lengthy criminal record.

Jesse and Sandra have been trying to keep Sunny away from Janine, for obvious fears about her safety. They believe it's best Sunny live with them full-time. Janine seemed genuinely contrite and desperate to see her daughter. But that's what's in her own best interests, not necessarily Sunny's. Today James' lawyer responded to Lindemulder, and basically told her not to play her case out for the press and to leave Sandra out of it.

Jesse James has a message for his ex: Leave my wife Sandra Bullock out of the custody dispute.

The Monster Garage star's former wife, [pr0n] star Janine Lindemulder, suggested on Good Morning America this week that Bullock was trying to 'take away my daughter' and called on the superstar actress to talk with her directly.

James's attorney Marilyn Slifman calls Lindemulder's remarks 'inaccurate and unfortunate.'

'Sandra Bullock is not a party to this litigation,' Slifman says in a statement to PEOPLE. 'Mr. James's sole concern is for the safety, welfare and best interests of his daughter. The proper forum to resolve this case is in the courtroom.'

Bullock has been helping James raise 5-year-old Sunny since January, when Lindemulder, who has appeared in more than 100 adult movies, was imprisoned for tax evasion. Bullock and James wrote letters to the court questioning her fitness as a parent and raising concerns about the safety of Sunny because of Lindemulder's alleged drug problem. Lindemulder has since been released from prison and is tangling with James over visitation.

[From People]

Obviously Jesse is the biological parent, and if Lindemulder's going to go on television and make custody pleas, she should be directing them towards him. Instead it was mostly at Sandra. Probably because Sandra's more famous, and she'd get more press that way. To her credit, Lindemulder didn't act as though Sandra was trying to rip Sunny away from a great mother. And I think she was generally very respectful - but this is about a little kid and it definitely shouldn't be played out on morning television. To me it's not about the mother's rights or the father's rights. It's about who will provide Sunny with the most stable and safe home. Some monitored visitation would be a nice step forward though.

Here's Sandra, Jesse, and Sunny at LAX Airport on July 6th. Images thanks to INF Photo.