An apology saves British newspaper from David Duchovny’s $1M suit

British newspaper Daily Mail has one defamation lawsuit worth P1 million off its back thanks to the apology it issued to David
Duchovny. The lawsuit was filed by X-Files star Duchovny after the newspaper published an article last October 19 hinting that
Duchovny is having an affair with his tennis coach Edit Pakay.

Duchovny immediately filed a case versus the newspaper in a Los Angeles court. However, just last weekend, Daily Mail
issued a printed apology (addressed to Duchovny, Pakay and their families) for printing an “inaccurate” story. The newspaper said Duchovny and his tennis coach are clearly just friends and that Pakay is in no way responsible for the couple’s separation. Duchovny accepted the apology and as proof, dropped the defamation charges against the newspaper.

The issue was particularly sensitive for Duchovney considering that he has just separated from his wife Tea Leoni after being married for eleven years. They have two children ages 9 and 6. The couple blamed their separation on several things among them Duchovny’s addiction to sex for which he has undergone treatment. Incidentally, the 48-year old star got a Golden Globe for his Californication role as an over-sexed writer.

The 48-year-old X-Files star—who, ironically, won a Golden Globe this year for playing an over-sexed struggling writer on
Showtime’s Californication—has been married to Téa Leoni since May 1997. They have two children together, daughter
Madelaine West, 9, and son Kyd Miller, 6.