Téa Leoni breaks away from Duchovny with Billy Bob Thornton romance

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By April MacIntyre Oct 16, 2008, 14:40 GMT

David Duchovny may be a virtual cyberspace sex addict, but his estranged wife Téa Leoni is an alleged real-time lover of Billy Bob Thornton.

Duchovny's wife has left him after his stint in rehab was completed, and after sexy texts were discovered on Tea's cell phone.

Leoni has reportedly been receiving intimate text mesages from Billy Bob Thornton. US actor and cast member David Duchovny arrives at the UK Premiere of US director Chris Charter's film 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' EPA/DANIEL DEME

US actor and cast member David Duchovny arrives at the UK Premiere of US director Chris Charter's film 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' EPA/DANIEL DEME Showtime's "Californication" star Duchovny and actress Téa Leoni released a statement confirming the split."In light of continuous speculation over the lives and marriage of Téa Leoni and David Duchovny, the couple has confirmed that they have in fact been separated for several months," the statement said."The couple had hoped to keep this separation private for the sake of their children."Duchovny and Leoni were married in 1997 and have two children — daughter Madelaine West, 9, and son Kyd, 6.It has been reported that it was Duchovny who found the explicit text messages from Oscar-winning actor Thornton to Tea.Oscar-winner Thornton, 53, was once married to Angelina Jolie and has been married five times.Last month, the Daily-Mail claimed Duchovny was hooked on Internet porn and chat rooms.In "Californication", Duchovny won a Golden Globe for his role as Hank Moody, a transplanted New York writer struggling with relocating to Los Angeles, along with being a single father dealing with writer's block and commitment issues.