Parker and Longoria sue X17online.com
December 20, 2007
Basketball star Tony Parker, the husband of Eva Longoria, is suing X17online.com for $20 million over claims he had an affair with french model Alexandra Paressant.
X17online.com ran a series of "false" stories, according to legal papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The website ran an interview with Paressant in which she claimed she and Parker had a two-month affair.
The story said Paressant told the website she attended Parker's wedding with a group of friends including French football player Thierry Henry.
The legal case said: "X17 had to know that the story was false, or, at the very least, it had to have entertained serious doubts about the credibility of the supposed source."
It continued: "No one from X17 attempted to contact Henry, who... would have told them in no uncertain terms that this woman was not at the wedding."
An after-hours call to X17's Beverly Hills office was not immediately returned.
Belgian-born Parker, 25, married Longoria, 32, in Paris in July.
The high-profile couple defended their marriage in People magazine last week.
"I love my wife. She's the best thing in my life, and I have never been happier," Mr Parker said.
"Tony has been nothing short of the perfect husband," Longoria added.
© Mark Will - NewsGirl.Org
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