Editing Maria Shriver (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:MariaShriverApr2013.jpg|thumb|upright|Shriver in April 2013]]
[[File:DIG135625-018.jpg|thumb|(L-R) [[Lynda Johnson Robb]], Shriver, and [[Luci Baines Johnson]] at the Civil Rights Exhibit at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2014]]
In 1977, [[Tom Brokaw]] introduced Maria to [[Austrians|Austrian]] bodybuilder and actor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] at a charity tennis tournament being held at her mother's home. She married Schwarzenegger on April 26, 1986, in [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]], at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/27/style/maria-owings-shriver-wed-to-arnold-schwarzenegger.html|title=Maria Owings Shriver Wed To Arnold Schwarzenegger|date=April 27, 1986|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-date=May 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528091553/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE3DF103DF934A15757C0A960948260|url-status=live}}</ref> They have four children; two boys and two girls, including [[Katherine Schwarzenegger|Katherine]] and [[Patrick Schwarzenegger|Patrick]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/24/style/chronicle-482791.html |title=Chronicle |work=The New York Times |date=July 24, 1991 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |first=Eric |last=Pace |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154155/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/24/style/chronicle-482791.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/21/style/chronicle-924193.html |title=Chronicle |work=The New York Times |date=September 21, 1993 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |first=Nadine |last=Brozan |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154133/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/21/style/chronicle-924193.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/30/nyregion/chronicle-367451.html |title=Chronicle |work=The New York Times |date=September 30, 1997 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |first=Nadine |last=Brozan |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154133/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/30/nyregion/chronicle-367451.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 9, 2011, Schwarzenegger and Shriver announced their separation after 25 years of marriage, and Shriver moved out of the couple's [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]] mansion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-mew-arnold-maria-separate-20010510,0,2542211.story?track=rss |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver announce separation |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 9, 2011 |author=Mark Z. Barabak |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513224218/http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-mew-arnold-maria-separate-20010510,0,2542211.story?track=rss |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-wife-of-25-years-maria-shriver-say-theyre-separating/2011/05/10/AF16qwdG_story.html |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, say they're separating |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 10, 2011 |agency=Associated Press |first=Carolyn |last=Hax |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=July 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715143420/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-wife-of-25-years-maria-shriver-say-theyre-separating/2011/05/10/AF16qwdG_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-schwarzenegger-idUSTRE7490PP20110510 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger, wife Maria Shriver separate |work=Reuters |date=May 10, 2011 |author=Dan Whitcomb |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152934/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/10/us-schwarzenegger-idUSTRE7490PP20110510 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a message for her Twitter followers posted on May 13, 2011, Shriver said: "Thank you all for the kindness, support and compassion. I am humbled by the love. Thank you."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0517-arnold-20110517,0,1994592.story |title=Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff May 17, 2011 |date=May 17, 2011 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=October 8, 2014 |first1=Mark Z. |last1=Barabak |first2=Victoria |last2=Kim |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214031924/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0517-arnold-20110517,0,1994592.story |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 17, 2011, Schwarzenegger publicly admitted to fathering [[Joseph Baena]] with longtime household staff member Mildred "Patty" Baena. Baena became pregnant in 1997, before his election as [[Governor of California]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arnold-schwarzenegger-fat_n_862866 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger Fathered A Child With Member Of Household Staff |work=Huffington Post |location=USA |date=May 17, 2011 |first=Ashley |last=Reich |access-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310094054/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/17/arnold-schwarzenegger-fathered_n_862867.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He confessed to Shriver only after she confronted him with the information, and after Shriver had confirmed her long-held suspicions in a conversation with Patty Baena.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/how-maria-found-out-arnies-wife-reportedly-confronted-lover-about-child-20110520-1evji.html?from=smh_sb |title=How Maria found out: Arnie's wife reportedly confronted lover about child |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=May 20, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819012529/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/how-maria-found-out-arnies-wife-reportedly-confronted-lover-about-child-20110520-1evji.html?from=smh_sb |url-status=live }}</ref> Shriver described Schwarzenegger's admission as "painful and heartbreaking". She declined to speak further on the issue, saying: "As a mother, my concern is for the children. I ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and I try to rebuild our lives and heal."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maria-shriver-speaks-is-a-189081 | title=Maria Shriver Speaks Out: 'This Is a Painful and Heartbreaking Time' | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=May 17, 2011 | first=Lindsay | last=Powers | access-date=February 20, 2020 | archive-date=February 20, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220015033/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maria-shriver-speaks-is-a-189081 | url-status=live }}</ref> Shriver filed for divorce on July 1, 2011, citing "irreconcilable differences".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Medina |first1=Jennifer |title=Shriver Files for Divorce From Schwarzenegger |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/us/02divorce.html |website=The New York Times |date=July 1, 2011 |access-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-date=October 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005173929/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/us/02divorce.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to various legal disputes, the divorce was not finalized until December 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Serjeant |first1=Jill |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are finally divorced |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/arnold-schwarzenegger-maria-shriver-are-finally-divorced-2021-12-29/ |website=Reuters |access-date=December 29, 2021 |date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

In an interview with the [[Commonwealth Club of California]] in 2018, Shriver revealed that she had changed her registration from [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to [[Independent voter|independent]], stating that there are good people and bad people in both parties.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3lOpBFmdxqk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180322230415/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lOpBFmdxqk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lOpBFmdxqk|title=Maria Shriver: Best and Worst of Being First Lady of California (Clip 1)|date=March 14, 2018|type=video|publisher=Commonwealth Club of California|time=01:09}}{{cbignore}}</ref>