Today in Porn: XXX Files Edition

Via WWTDD, this from Fox News:

“‘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.

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Of course, the strange thing here is that Duchovny’s Showtime series, ‘Californication,’ is almost a celebration of sex addiction. His character, Hank Moody, is a male slut who can’t stop himself from destroying his own life.”

Just two comments: First, I’m not sure why the author of this tidbit thinks the funhouse mirror relation of art and life is a strange thing. Second, the title line for this post is the closest I’m going to come to snark on this. I wish him all the best.

Oh, and X Files 2 was really good. Gonna try to write about it somewhere… Interestingly enough, there was a compulsive sexual sinner in that as well…