David Duchovny Sues Tabloid Over Tennis Affair Story
Oct. 23, 2008, 2:07 PM EST



Soon after the story recently broke about David Duchovny and his wife, Tea Leoni, getting a divorce, another story was released by The Daily Mail indicating a possible reason for the separation. The Daily Mail claimed that Duchovny had had an affair with his tennis coach, Edit Pakay. The actor is suing The Daily Mail filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court. He is claiming defamation and invasion of privacy. The Daily Mail story claimed that Duchovny sought out Pakay as a coach and the relationship eventually turned into an affair. Duchovny says in the suit that this never happened and that the entire story is not true. He even goes as far as to say that he never hired Pakay as a tennis coach, but instead says that as friends they would occasionally play tennis.



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I think that as celebrities, when they choose that profession, they should expect a closer, more invasive eye on their private life than the rest of us. However, if a media source falsifies a story entirely, that is considered grounds for legal action. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper that is printed in tabloid form. I tried to find more on whether or not The Daily Mail is considered a credible source of news and could not find anything that said otherwise. So, either this generally credible paper is making the entire story up or Duchovny is trying to cover up a relationship that could hurt him in the future divorce proceedings.