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Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James says sorry

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By Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images Jesse James and his wife, actress Sandra Bullock, were last seen in public together March 7 at the Academy Awards, where Bullock won the best-actress Oscar for The Blind Side.

By Cindy Clark, USA TODAY

Jesse James says he is "truly very sorry for the grief" he has caused wife Sandra Bullock and his three children because of his "poor judgment."

The apology, which was issued on Thursday in a statement to People magazine, comes in the wake of tabloid and entertainment magazine reports that James, 40, was romantically involved with tattoo artist Michelle "Bombshell" McGee — something James neither confirms nor denies in his carefully worded mea culpa.

The former host of TLC's Monster Garage calls the "vast majority" of allegations against him "untrue and unfounded."

But James takes full responsibility for the unnamed actions, stating: "There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me. ... I deserve everything bad that is coming my way."

Eyebrows were raised Wednesday after Bullock, 45, canceled an appearance at Tuesday's London premiere of The Blind Side, citing "unforeseen personal reasons."

In a statement released by Warner Bros. U.K., the best-actress Oscar winner also apologized for the cancellation and thanked fans for their support of the Academy Award-nominated film.

Earlier Wednesday, In Touch Weekly reported the alleged 11-month affair between James and McGee. The relationship was said to have occurred while Bullock was filming The Blind Side.

People.com reported Wednesday that Bullock had left the couple's Southern California home. E-mails and phone calls from USA TODAY to Bullock's publicist, Cheryl Maisel, were not returned.

The couple were last seen together at the Academy Awards March 7. Bullock didn't thank her husband by name in her acceptance speech, but she tearfully turned toward James, who was sitting in the audience.

Bullock married the heavily tattooed celebrity motorcycle builder in July 2005. It marked the first marriage for the actress and the third for James. He was married to Karla James from 1991 to 2002; they have a daughter, Chandler, and son, Jesse Jr.

James also has a daughter, Sunny, with his second wife, adult-film star Janine Lindemulder, to whom he was married from 2002 to 2004.

Bullock, who has no children of her own, has been publicly supportive of her husband in his custody battle with Lindemulder over his younger daughter.