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After everything he put her through, Jesse STILL thinks there’s hope for him and Sandra!

Let’s recap: Jesse James cheated on Sandra Bullock with not one, but SEVERAL trashy women during their marriage, and lied to her and his children for months. But instead of facing the fact that he destroyed his marriage, his ex-wife Janine Lindemulder says she’s convinced he still thinks he has a shot with Sandra. Referencing a conversation with Janine, a friend of hers tells RadarOnline.com that “he believes that Sandra will take him back in time and that they just have to stay apart for a while for the sake of her public image.”

Janine was glued to the TV for Jesse’s appearance on Nightline, and just like HollywoodLife.com‘s team of experts, Janine thought his whole interview was a cleverly staged performance. “As far as Janine is concerned Jesse is just a master con artist who was trying to manipulate the situation for his own ends,” the source tells the site.

And in a more shocking statement, Janine tells her friend she thinks Jesse exaggerated about the abuse he suffered by his father when he was a child. “She does not think that the abuse James claimed he suffered at the hands of his father was anywhere near as bad as he claimed,” the source explains.

Maybe Janine and Jesse will get a chance to sit down and talk about the infamous interview when they run into each other at an upcoming court appearance, where they’ll be battling over custody of their daughter Sunny.

HollywoodLifers, can you believe Jesse actually thinks he has a future with Sandra? We can’t imagine her ever taking him back after what he did… but what do YOU think?

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