Arnold Schwarzenegger describes telling crushed Maria Shriver about affair.

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The counselor asked, referring to their housekeeper's 1997-born kid Joseph, "She wants to know if you're the father of him."

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Yes, Maria," Schwarzenegger retorted. Joseph is my son," the journalist, 67, said. "That obviously devastated me.

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The question became, "How do you keep this quiet?" he acknowledged.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger describes telling crushed Maria Shriver about affair.

The counselor asked, referring to their housekeeper's 1997-born kid Joseph, "She wants to know if you're the father of him."

Yes, Maria," Schwarzenegger retorted. Joseph is my son," the journalist, 67, said. "That obviously devastated me.

The question became, "How do you keep this quiet?" he acknowledged.

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