X-Files star addicted to sex
2008-08-29 07:40
Steve Gorman
Los Angeles - X-Files star David
Duchovny, who currently plays a womanising writer on the cable
television series Californication, said on Thursday he has
entered a facility for treatment of sex addiction.
Duchovny, 48, sprang to fame starring as the
conspiracy-minded FBI agent Fox Mulder on Fox network's
paranormal thriller The X-Files, which spawned two big-screen
spinoffs, one of which ran in theatres this summer.
He has been married since 1997 to actress Tea Leoni, with
whom he has a 9-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son.
"I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of
sex addiction," he said in a statement released through his
lawyer, Stanton "Larry" Stein.
"I ask for respect and privacy
for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a
family."
There were no further details in the statement, which was
first reported on the website of People magazine, people.com.
In January, he won a Golden Globe Award as best comic actor
for playing an oversexed single dad and novelist struggling
with writer's block in the Showtime series Californication.
- Reuters