<p>Maria asked the maid - also known as Patty - if her son was fathered by Arnold and the housekeeper broke down and confessed that the Terminator was the father of her boy, according to RadarOnline.<br /><br />Armed with that information, Maria confronted her husband who admitted it. That's the real story of how the love child scandal unfolded in the Schwarzenegger household, according to the website.<br /><br />Making his first public statement on the sordid episode Monday, Arnold had said, "After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago."<br /><br />But he was not telling the truth, according to RadarOnline.<br />"Maria has suspected this for a long time and she asked the housekeeper. The housekeeper admitted it. Maria then went to Arnold and he confessed," says the website.<br /><br />The love child could have remained a secret if Maria hadn't asked the maid, according to the report.<br /><br />But the maid couldn't carry the secret, says the report, citing another source.<br />"It's amazing she didn't crack before this."<br /><br />But despite all this, she was not fired by Arnold until January.<br />"She (the maid) was upset with Arnold at the time and didn't know what to do, she thought about going public, but it was a fleeting thought. Ultimately she didn't want to hurt Arnold. But she also didn't want her employment to end.<br /><br />"It was a difficult situation," the report quoted a friend of the maid as saying.<br />Maria Shriver, a niece of President John F. Kennedy, married Arnold in 1986. The couple have four children.<br /></p>
<p>Maria asked the maid - also known as Patty - if her son was fathered by Arnold and the housekeeper broke down and confessed that the Terminator was the father of her boy, according to RadarOnline.<br /><br />Armed with that information, Maria confronted her husband who admitted it. That's the real story of how the love child scandal unfolded in the Schwarzenegger household, according to the website.<br /><br />Making his first public statement on the sordid episode Monday, Arnold had said, "After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago."<br /><br />But he was not telling the truth, according to RadarOnline.<br />"Maria has suspected this for a long time and she asked the housekeeper. The housekeeper admitted it. Maria then went to Arnold and he confessed," says the website.<br /><br />The love child could have remained a secret if Maria hadn't asked the maid, according to the report.<br /><br />But the maid couldn't carry the secret, says the report, citing another source.<br />"It's amazing she didn't crack before this."<br /><br />But despite all this, she was not fired by Arnold until January.<br />"She (the maid) was upset with Arnold at the time and didn't know what to do, she thought about going public, but it was a fleeting thought. Ultimately she didn't want to hurt Arnold. But she also didn't want her employment to end.<br /><br />"It was a difficult situation," the report quoted a friend of the maid as saying.<br />Maria Shriver, a niece of President John F. Kennedy, married Arnold in 1986. The couple have four children.<br /></p>