Scoop: Jesse may have paid to keep affair mum

Yet another wrinkle in the Jesse James scandal: A former employee who settled a sexual-harassment lawsuit with the “Monster Garage” mechanic was actually a former mistress whom he paid to keep quiet, according to Radar Online.

The paparazzi site claims that Merilee Gerth — who, like Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, is a pale, dark-haired, heavily tattooed mom of two — had an affair with Sandra Bullock’s hubby while working, ahem, under him at West Coast Choppers.