HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A paparazzi agency has issued an apology to Tony Parker and Eva Longoria, albeit rather discreetly, after claiming that the NBA star had an affair with a woman he met at his wedding to the "Desperate Houswives" star.
Last December, X17 published several stories claiming that Parker had an affair with a French model named Alexandra Paressant. Parker's attorney quickly denied the accusations and a $40 million lawsuit was filed against X17. In his lawsuit, Parker said the alleged encounter "never happened."
Last Friday, X17 quietly posted a statement on its Web site:
"In December 2007, X17online.com published over ten articles concerning Tony Parker and a woman named Alexandra Paressant. Various of the articles asserted that, after Mr. Parker was introduced to Ms. Paressant by Thierry Henry at this wedding to Eva Longoria, Mr. Parker engaged in sexual relations with Ms. Paressant. Since the publication of these articles, X17online.com and X17, Inc. have discovered that Mr. Parker has never met with, or spoken to, Ms. Paressant nor has he ever had sexual relations with her. X17online.com and X17, Inc. regret having been misled by Ms. Paressant and her representatives and apologize to Mr. Parker for any damage or inconvenience this may have caused him or his wife."
Parker, 25 and Longoria, 33, were married in France on July 7, 2007. The San Antonio Spurs guard reaffirmed his love for his wife in a statement to People magazine soon after the allegations first surfaced.
"I love my wife," Parker told People. "She's the best thing in my life, and I have never been happier."
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