EXCLUSIVE: Sandra Bullock pictured with her new boyfriend - as he is revealed to be druggie and a deadbeat dad who left his daughter with her heroin addict mother before cleaning up his act

  • Bryan Randall, 49, has been dating the Oscar winner, 51, since they met when he took photographs at her son's fifth birthday party  
  • New man in Bullock's life has joined her on school run for son and shared double date with her, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux 
  • But Daily Mail Online can disclose he is a former drug addict who went into rehab as his fiancee was expecting their daughter 
  • He had little to do with his daughter's early years and was sued for unpaid child support - despite her mother being a heroin addict
  • Finally 'manned up'  when her mother died of effects of drug addiction and has been sober for at least a decade
  • History of arrests and claims of being a bad neighbor have also emerged 

Sandra Bullock's new boyfriend is a former drug addict who faced police action for being a deadbeat father, Daily Mail Online can reveal.

Oscar-winning Bullock, 51, has been dating Bryan Randall, 49, a photographer and model, for the past five months and the couple are said to be increasingly close, recently sharing a double date with Jennifer Aniston and her new husband Justin Theroux.

He has been seen joining Bullock in taking her five-year-old son Louis to school after they first met when he was hired to take pictures of the boy's birthday party.

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New love: Bryan Randall and Sandra Bullock exchange a hug in Los Angeles in June. They began dating when he took pictures at her son's fifth birthday party

New love: Bryan Randall and Sandra Bullock exchange a hug in Los Angeles in June. They began dating when he took pictures at her son's fifth birthday party

Details of his past: Daily Mail Online can disclose that Randall had his own troubled relationship with his daughter - and at one time was taken to court over unpaid child support.

Details of his past: Daily Mail Online can disclose that Randall had his own troubled relationship with his daughter - and at one time was taken to court over unpaid child support.

In conversation: The couple chat while out and about in Los Angeles. He has been seen on the school run as she picks up her son, Louis

In conversation: The couple chat while out and about in Los Angeles. He has been seen on the school run as she picks up her son, Louis

All smiles: The couple smile at each other as they are seen near her son's school

All smiles: The couple smile at each other as they are seen near her son's school

Hope for the long term: Sandra Bullock has been single since the end of her relationship with Jess James. He cheated on her with women including Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee, who became the face of Ashley Madison

Hope for the long term: Sandra Bullock has been single since the end of her relationship with Jess James. He cheated on her with women including Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee, who became the face of Ashley Madison

Coming out of the shadows: Sandra Bullock is making her relationship with Bryan Randall more public, with him being seen on the school run and dining with her and her friends at the restaurant she owns in Austin, TX
Coming out of the shadows: Sandra Bullock is making her relationship with Bryan Randall more public, with him being seen on the school run and dining with her and her friends at the restaurant she owns in Austin, TX

Coming out of the shadows: Sandra Bullock is making her relationship with Bryan Randall more public, with him being seen on the school run and dining with her and her friends at the restaurant she owns in Austin, TX

'Deadbeat' dad: Bryan Randall was sued over unpaid child support for his daughter Skylar, whom he is holding. He posted on Facebook: 'I'm pretty sure I was loaded on LSD when she was conceived.'

'Deadbeat' dad: Bryan Randall was sued over unpaid child support for his daughter Skylar, whom he is holding. He posted on Facebook: 'I'm pretty sure I was loaded on LSD when she was conceived.'

Double date: Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston were seen at the restaurant she owns in Austin, Texas, where she took Bryan Randall, while Aniston was joined by her new Husband Justin Theroux

Double date: Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston were seen at the restaurant she owns in Austin, Texas, where she took Bryan Randall, while Aniston was joined by her new Husband Justin Theroux

Daily Mail Online can disclose that Randall has his own daughter and they have had a troubled relationship  -  at one time was taken to court over unpaid child support.

He also underwent rehab for drug problems and left his daughter with her mother even though the woman, his former fiancee, had a heroin habit which eventually killed her.

Now his brother says Randall has been clean and sober for 'a very long time' and another friend said it was a decade since the 49-year-old had touched drugs.

Bullock's history of romantic difficulties has been well documented, including the collapse of her marriage to Jesse James when he admitted cheating on her more than once.

His mistress was Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee, a heavily tattooed model who later became the face of the cheating website, Ashley Madison.

Friends are said to be hoping that Bullock is able to make a stable relationship last with Randall.

They started dating after he was hired to take photos of her son Louis' fifth birthday party in January and their relationship has been going from strength to strength ever since.

However, Daily Mail Online can disclose that Randall has his own troubled history. 

He was in rehabilitation for substance abuse while his fiancée Janine Staten was pregnant with their daughter Skylar back in the early 1990s.

Multiple sources and family members confirm Bryan was not present in his daughter's early life and court documents show he was ordered to pay ten months of unpaid child support totaling nearly $2,000.

Sandra Bullock's new boyfriend has a string of arrests to his name in his home state of Oregon. Randall was booked in November 1993 following a previous DUI and eventually served three days in jail in January 1994.
Sandra Bullock's new boyfriend has a string of arrests to his name in his home state of Oregon. Randall was arrested and booked in December 1996 on a probation violation after a 1993 arrest.

Arrested: Mugshots from Multnomah County Sheriff show how Bryan Randall was arrested in 1993 (left) for a DUI and 1996 (right) for a probation violation. 

Tragic: Janine Staten was Bryan Randall's fiancee when she gave birth to their daughter Skylar. Randall was pursued by authorities over unpaid child support and 'manned up' after Staten's death from drugs

Tragic: Janine Staten was Bryan Randall's fiancee when she gave birth to their daughter Skylar. Randall was pursued by authorities over unpaid child support and 'manned up' after Staten's death from drugs

Daughter: Skylar is now 22 but was brought up in difficult circumstances. Her father was largely out of her life, and her mother a heroin addict who took up with a drug criminal she had met in rehab

Daughter: Skylar is now 22 but was brought up in difficult circumstances. Her father was largely out of her life, and her mother a heroin addict who took up with a drug criminal she had met in rehab

Close bond: Sandra Bullock and her adopted son Louis, who is the key figure in her life

Close bond: Sandra Bullock and her adopted son Louis, who is the key figure in her life

Relatives say he only 'manned up to his responsibilities as a father' after both Janine and her mother Pierrette Johnson died, leaving him as the guardian for his daughter, then aged 14.

At the time of her death Janine rented a home with their daughter and husband Michael Blankenship, a self-confessed addict and heroin dealer, in Medford, Oregon.

He had left his ex fiancée Janine to take care of their daughter when 'the relationship went to the rocks,' a family member - who did not wish to be named – said, adding: 'They fell in love, got engaged and had a baby but then it all fell apart.'

Randall was given custody of Skylar in 2007 after her grandmother Pierrette - known to friends as Perri - Johnson, who is credited by relatives for raising her, died in February that year. Skylar is now 22.

Three years earlier Janine passed away in a coma when her body went septic from heroin addiction. She was admitted to hospital on December 6, 2003 and died on January 7, 2004.

The close family member said: 'Bryan's her guardian now and he's going to be making up for lost time. 

'He did a great job in very difficult circumstances when he finally manned up to his responsibility of being a father.'

Janine constantly fell on hard times and she and Skylar lived with close friend Eric Engelbach, who told Daily Mail Online: 'Janine would never talk about Bryan, he just wasn't in the picture. He was gone from their lives.'

At home: Bryan Randall relaxed at his front door while taking a phone call at his home in Los Angeles

At home: Bryan Randall relaxed at his front door while taking a phone call at his home in Los Angeles

Deadbeat dad claims: Court documents which show the action taken against Bryan Randall in Oregon

Deadbeat dad claims: Court documents which show the action taken against Bryan Randall in Oregon

Outstanding claim: Documents suggest that when Pierette Johnson died, she was still owed child maintenance for Sklyar. As her grandmother she had taken parental duties over from her drug addict daughter

Outstanding claim: Documents suggest that when Pierette Johnson died, she was still owed child maintenance for Sklyar. As her grandmother she had taken parental duties over from her drug addict daughter

Speaking exclusively from the home he shared with Janine and Sklylar for many years on-and-off, the restaurant manager continued: 'People make life choices and they make mistakes. It's difficult being a parent but to see the decisions Bryan made do I question them? Damn right I do.

'He wasn't present at all. Janine's mother Perri did a lot of the work bringing up Sky, she essentially raised her. Sky was a good girl, a very bright kid. I just wish she had her parents there.'

Legal documents obtained exclusively from an Oregon court show Randall was ordered to pay monthly child support of $187. 

He was served papers by a county Sheriff on February 20, 2004, after missing payments and a judge ruled he must award $1,870 in past support.

The date suggests Randall owed unpaid child support to Janine when she died. At the time, Bryan was living with a long-term girlfriend in Portland, Oregon.

Janine's enormous medical bills were waived by Rogue Valley Medical Center as a gesture of kindness to her mother who worked tirelessly in the community and died of a heart attack delivering blueberry muffins to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, the Catholic voluntary organisations which care for the vulnerable.

Former roommate Engelbach, who last lived with Staten and Skylar in 2001, said: 'Bryan got custody of Sky because Janine and Perri passed away. As far as I know he didn't make contact with Sky at all but I'm pleased he's back in her life now.

Career: Bryan Randall is now a successful photographer and part-time model, having conquered his drug demons. He entered rehab when his fiancee was pregnant with their daughter. He has been sober for 'many years' his brother said

Career: Bryan Randall is now a successful photographer and part-time model, having conquered his drug demons. He entered rehab when his fiancee was pregnant with their daughter. He has been sober for 'many years' his brother said

Back on track: 'Skylar is a hell of a lot better with Bryan. He's cleaned up now but Janine was a wreck,' says Tammi Blankenship

Back on track: 'Skylar is a hell of a lot better with Bryan. He's cleaned up now but Janine was a wreck,' says Tammi Blankenship

'I met Bryan the day he got out of rehab when Janine was barely pregnant. After that I didn't hear anything about him even though Janine would come in and out of my life for years.'

Bryan's own battle with drugs was confirmed by numerous sources including a relative who spoke on agreement of anonymity, saying: 'Just like Janine he got caught up in the wrong world but I am so impressed he's kicked the habit. Anyone who has the capacity to change is a good person.'

Friend Tim Delaney shared a rare photo of Bryan with Skylar as a baby on his personal Facebook page earlier this year, which the photographer commented: 'Sky was the happiest baby. I don't think she cried until Preschool. I'm pretty sure I was loaded on LSD when she was conceived.'

Relatives made special efforts to provide a support network for Skylar by taking foster parenting classes and always leaving their door open for her if she needed to find refuge.

The family source who asked not to be named said: 'Janine loved her daughter but had a demon on her back. Nobody knew how bad it was and [we] thought maybe she and Bryan just liked to smoke pot.

'She had so much talent and hope. She had big dreams of making it in Hollywood as a screenwriter. At one point she was working at MTV and dating someone high up at DreamWorks Records.'

Engelbach explained: 'When Sky was about 10 or 11, they'd spend weekends in Los Angeles with her boyfriend who worked at a record label. 

'He'd spoil them rotten and it was nice to see them happy, she would come home and tell me about partying with Kevin Costner, Charlie Sheen and Robert Downey Jnr.'

When asked if he knew of Staten's problem with drugs Engelbach said: 'I was never sure and thought it was OK. She would drink wine most days but that's not a serious concern.

'After she left I found a backpack that had dirty needles and syringes in. She ended up with a guy she met in rehab. I was very sad when she died but, and I hate to say it, I wasn't really shocked.'

Janine's obituary names husband Michael Blankenship who she met at a Narcotics Anonymous group and with whom she later attended methadone clinics.

The pair began an affair in 2001 while Blankenship was married to Tammi, who claims Janine taught her husband 'how to use needles'. 

It also put Sklyar, then almost a teenager, into contact with Blankenship. Court documents and arrest reports show Blankenship has a string of drug violations.

He spent 90 days in prison after being caught in possession of 12.32g of heroin – roughly $800 worth – in 2010. He told the arresting officer he sold the drug to feed his own habit.

Troubled relationship: Jesse James was pictured with Sandra Bullock at the Golden Globe awards in January 2010, shortly before his serial infidelity came to light, ending their marriage 

Troubled relationship: Jesse James was pictured with Sandra Bullock at the Golden Globe awards in January 2010, shortly before his serial infidelity came to light, ending their marriage 

Mistress: Heavily tattooed Jesse James was unfaithful to Sandra Bullock with a number of women, but it was his mistress, heavily-tattooed porn star Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee who was the most high-profile

Mistress: Heavily tattooed Jesse James was unfaithful to Sandra Bullock with a number of women, but it was his mistress, heavily-tattooed porn star Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee who was the most high-profile

He was also charged with robbery in the third degree after being tackled by members of the public in a failed attempt to steal clothes from a fashion store just 24 days after Staten's death in 2004.

Speaking from her home Tammi told Daily Mail Online: 'Skylar is a hell of a lot better with Bryan. He's cleaned up now but Janine was a wreck. When I found out they were having an affair I divorced him, he said he was trying to get clean but it was all lies. At one point I found needles in his truck.'

Asked whether her ex-husband was a father figure to Skylar she said: 'Mike would do maintenance work for cash and sometimes would take Skylar with him. What sort of parent would leave a 12-year-old with a drug addict she just met in a methadone clinic?'

Tammi, who has a teenage son with Mike, continued: 'I met Skylar a few times when he would bring her to supervised visitations of our son. I always felt she's grown up too fast. It's so sad.'

A heartbroken relative said: 'The tragedy here is heroin.'

Friends of Randall say he recently celebrated 10 years of sobriety in August this year, and his brother Kevin confirmed he's been sober for 'a long time'.

Daniel Lindquist, formerly engaged to Randall's sister Darbi, said: 'He's clean [from drugs]. He wasn't involved until late in Sky's life but he's an involved dad now, he loves it.'

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