Overview

• Arnold Schwarzenegger made a rare comment about his ex-wife Maria Shriver during Amazon's Upfront 2025 event in New York City on May 12, joking that she calls him about residuals from his 1996 film Jingle All the Way.
• The actor was promoting his upcoming holiday movie, The Man With the Bag, where he stars as Santa Claus; the film is slated for release on Prime Video later this year.
• Shriver, who was married to Schwarzenegger for 25 years, released a poetry collection in April 2025, detailing her emotional journey after their highly publicized divorce, finalized in 2021.
• Schwarzenegger and Shriver divorced following his admission in 2011 that he had fathered a child, Joseph Baena, with their longtime housekeeper, Mildred Baena.
• Despite their split, the former couple continues to co-parent their four adult children and maintain a cordial relationship centered on family unity.