son. nbc's peter alexander is in los angeles with details for us. good morning. >> reporter: meredith, good morning to you. arnold schwarzenegger is a huge star across the world. his name is synonymous with success in hollywood, one of the biggest box office stars of all time. even here on the hollywood walk of fame his star is a popular tourist attraction. now this latest scandal and word of a secret son has the star tarnished. >> can you tell us about mildred or mildred's son? >> reporter: undoubtedly the lives of mildred baena have changed forever. her sister ignoring questions. friends say the 50-year-old retired housekeeper loved to throw parties, whether it was halloween or christmas, baena enjoyed entertaining and organizing get-togethers for long time employers, arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. in many ways baena became part of the family. the new pictures obtained by tmz show schwarzenegger attended some of his maid's parties,