David Duchovny's Sex Rehab Not Because Of Affair: Report

"X Files" star David Duchovny's announcement that was he was in rehab for sex addiction sparked a lot of rumors. One of them was that he'd been caught having an affair with his tennis instructor (a woman) and that he was undergoing rehab to save his marriage.

Alas, it isn't so, says a close friend. Duchovny did not check in because of an extramarital fling. That much the friend is certain of. Even more so: Duchovny's problem has been longstanding. His wife, Tea Leoni, was aware of it for some time. It had just reached a point where it had to be treated.

I have inferred from my conversation with Duchovny's friend that this has something to do with an addiction to pornography, probably on the internet. It's the sex equivalent of a gambling addiction, where the person is just hopelessly trapped in chat rooms....

By the way, I'm told that David issued that press statement about his rehab because the tabloids were about to issue their own story. What happened: A fellow patient "dropped a dime" on David to make some extra coin. Nice confidentiality!

Read the whole article here

PLUS:

Read the original statement about Duchovny's rehab trip from last week

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See Showtime's 'Californication' show page, on which Duchovny's character Hank Moody is a possible sex addict

Comments

[blowhard]

From the superficial website:

Okay, maybe David Duchovny cheated on Tea Leoni after all. Apparently, The Duchov has a history of seducing unsuspecting extras. I bet he tells them there's a government conspiracy in his pants. Now that's smooth and something I could never pull off. Even if the NSA bugged my testicles - which they did. NY Daily News reports:

But The National Enquirer reports that Duchovny went into rehab because Leoni "finally caught him [cheating]."
He said Tea gave him an ultimatum: "Get treatment or our marriage is over," a source told the tab, which is riding high after getting former presidential candidate John Edwards to admit his tomcattin'.
"At first, Duchovny tried to lie his way out of trouble, but eventually was overwhelmed with guilt and confessed," The Enquirer contends.
US Weekly concurs that Duchovny, 48, "has a history of indiscretions," according to "multiple sources." The mag claims he put the moves on an extra on his Showtime hit, "Californication." "They ended up making out," alleges a source. "She later heard this wasn't the first time he'd taken special interest in an extra."
I'm glad they finally dropped the whole porn addiction angle. Seriously, how can you can be addicted to something you need to survive? That's like saying "Hey, everybody, I'm addicted to oxygen." Pfft. Celebrities. What a bunch of weirdos.

[Hillary C Fan]

If Tea won't step up and perform the duties. I will gladly volunteer for service to David.

[ilovemydoggy]

Addiction is addiction - the types may vary.

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[mrfreedomx]

man i think this is about the grossest story ive ever read on HuffPo... just picturing david wanking away in the office while Tea is downstairs waiting to go out to dinner is an awfully nasty, darkly comical scene... like in the movie Little Children...

[rboylern]

I don't see that this is especially important to know. It's a private matter, but someone just had to blab it. So what if David likes porn? Zillions of people do. It's no big deal.

[illinoisan]

I'm disappointed in Tea. I always fantasized about her as being more open minded.

[marbou888]

You people are too negative. Think about the positive side. No sexually transmitted diseases, no unwanted pregnancy and when the wife has a headache, well...

[Chemwiz]

He is having an affair with his computer and his hand. The bottom line is that he is cheating on his wife.

[AnitaBreak]

Trite David, trite.

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[dortmunder]

He's not going to rehab for sex addiction...he's going for the hotties.

[Delliana]

Yummy,Hey I will admit it~I'm a "sex addict" too. Quite honestly, David Duchovny's one of the Very Few men I find sexy~Maybe I can help him with his addiction!! X Files Forever! >**

[Delliana]

Yummy, I'd like to admit that I too am a "sex addict", and quite honestly David Duchovny's one of the very few men I find sexy - Maybe I could help him with his addiction!

[heal57]

I don't find him sexy at all; he has a 'got caught' problem apparently. Oh, that rehab; the rich use it so successfully while the poor would be picked up by the police!!

[brijit]

Hmmm, let's see, DD is in a TV series called "Californication" and suddenly finds out he has a "sex addiction" and needs treatment. This is starting to smell like a publicity stunt. And, if so, it's working.

[Chavez08]

Well, I'm glad I know the details so now I can appropriately judge his life without even meeting him. Aren't you fellow posters happy we are all perfect and have no vices?

Viva Pop Culture!!!!