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Arnold Schwarzenegger's controversial family history revealed as one son seems to be left out of family photo on red carpet

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Updated 16:56 13 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 16:57 13 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Arnold Schwarzenegger's controversial family history revealed as one son seems to be left out of family photo on red carpet

Schwarzenegger's son, Joseph Baena, was a scandal in the 2010s

Britt Jones

Britt Jones

Arnold Schwarzenegger was joined on the red carpet by his children, but his youngest son was left out of the family photo.

While he celebrated Season 2 of his hit action-comedy show, FUBAR, Arnold was pictured with his kids.

However, the photos were split into two, as the children were photographed separately.

In the first image, all five of the actor’s children he shares with ex-wife Maria Shiver, including Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher.

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In another photo, Arnie and his son Joseph Baena were together.

Now, people may not know that Joseph’s conception was a bit controversial, but 27 years ago, it was a huge deal.

Arnold's children were there to support him (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Arnold's children were there to support him (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Because of what seems to be a snub from his other siblings, after he was left out of the family picture which even includes Katherine’s husband, Chris Pratt, the awkward context has circulated again.

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The 27-year-old is the product of a love child after Arnold’s sensationally long affair with his family’s housekeeper, Mildred Baena.

At the time, his wife Maria had been going through immense pain before the scandal was exposed, and while Joseph isn’t at fault for how he was conceived, an insider suggested that his half-siblings take out their frustrations on him.

In 2011, Maria found out about the affair and filed for divorce following 25 years of marriage.

This year, she opened up about that moment in her new book titled, I Am Maria, as she revealed how she had lost both of her parents just before the infidelity came to light.

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“I was consumed with grief and wracked with confusion, anger, fear, sadness and anxiety,” she wrote. “I was unsure now of who I was, where I belonged. Honestly, it was brutal, and I was terrified.”

Maria added: “As I sat on my hotel room floor in the dark, alone with tears streaming down my face, I thought to myself: Maria, this doesn’t have to be the end of you.”

In a Netflix documentary, the actor reflected on lying about the affair and Joseph, explaining how he had made his family ‘suffer’.

In the aftermath, Joseph has been treated differently, as per an insider who spoke to Page Six in 2023 after he was again left out of the family picture during season 1’s premiere.

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“The other kids don’t love Joe,” the insider alleged after the event.

Joseph was born as a result of an affair (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Joseph was born as a result of an affair (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

“It’s a shame as he’s a really good kid, and Arnold has always treated him like all his other kids - very fairly. But for whatever reason, the other kids take [the affair] out on Joe.”

As for his relationship with his father, Joesph is nothing but supportive of his dad, even though Arnold cut him off financially.

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Joseph first started getting to know his father in 2010 and after college, began following in Arnold's footsteps into trying his hand at acting and bodybuilding.

Arnold later helped fund Joseph through college, however, he stopped financially supporting him after he graduated.

He opened up on how it affected him.

Appearing on the UNWAXED podcast in 2022, Joseph said that he went down a different career path immediately after leaving college to financially support himself being cut off.

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He said: "I’m really grateful that my dad helped me get through college. But right when college was done, it was just like, 'You go. You’re on your own'. I was like, 'Oh, s**t'."

Joseph continued: "So yeah, I needed a job, and I was not getting any of the acting roles that I thought I was going to get, and like starting to get paid.

"I was like, 'I need to do something', so I started interning at this real estate company."

Featured Image Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Celebrity

Britt Jones
Britt Jones

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