I'll be... on my bike! Arnold Schwarzenegger skips his love child's graduation to attend a sports event in Rio de Janeiro
His love child Joseph Baena was enjoying one of the proudest days of his life.
But unfortunately, Arnold Schzwarzenegger was unable to make it to Frontier High School in Riverside, California on Thursday.
Instead, Arnie was pictured casually riding a bike with a pal, while in Rie de Janeiro, Brazil.
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I won't be back! Arnold Schwarzenegger skips his love child's graduation to attend a sports event in Rio de Janeiro
The Terminator actor is in town for the Arnold Sports Festival Brazil - billed as one of the biggest sports events in the world - inspired by the former bodybuilder.
While Arnold was unable to make it, Joseph's proud mother Mildred Patricia Baena, who goes by the name of Patty, instead happily posed for pictures with her only child.
Patty was an employee in the Schwarzenegger household when she had an affair with Arnold while he was married to Maria Shriver, and fell pregnant with Joseph.
Important business: The Terminator actor is in town for the Arnold Sports Festival Brazil - billed as one of the biggest sports events in the world - inspired by the former bodybuilder
Congratulations: Joseph Baena, the 18-year-old love child of Arnold Schwarzenegger graduated from Frontier High School in California on Thursday
MIA: While Arnold was unable to make it, Joseph's proud mother Mildred Patricia Baena, who goes by the name of Patty, instead happily posed for pictures with her only child
Going through the motions: Arnold was seen cycling with a pal in Brazil on Thursday
It only came to light that the 67-year-old had fathered a love child in 2011, when Maria, 58, ended the marriage and moved out of their home, following 25 years of marriage.
The Terminator star himself was unaware he was Joseph’s father for many years, and told 60 minutes that it wasn’t until the boy 'started looking like me, that's when I kind of got it. I put things together'.
Arnold and Maria have four children - Katherine, 24, Christina, 23, Patrick, 21, and Christopher, 17, who was born just five days before his half-brother.
Schwarzenegger and Shriver are said to be in the final stages of their divorce proceedings as they work out how to divide their $400million net worth.
Family time: The young lad happily posed for a picture with his doting mother, Mildred Patricia Baena, who goes by the name of Patty
The actor also revealed he also had an affair with actress Brigitte Nielsen in his own new autobiography, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.
The star says that he and Nielsen shared a passionate tryst whilst filming their sword and sorcery/action film Red Sonja in 1985.
At the time, Arnold was dating and living with Maria, who he went on to marry a year later. Nielsen was married to fellow action star and one of Schwarzenegger's pals, Sylvester Stallone.
While the former governor of California may not have as close a relationship with Joseph as with his other children, he is said to have bought him and his mother their four-bedroom home with a swimming pool in Bakersfield.
He also gifted the teenager a $30,000 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon last Christmas, a month before he got his driver’s license.
What’s more, both Joseph and Patty were in attendance at the Hollywood premiere of Arnold's film The Expendables 3 last August.
Say cheese! Joseph and his mother pose for more snaps, while his resemblance to both his mother and the veteran actor was clear to see
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