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'CSI: Miami' star Eddie Cibrian goes after tabloid

By April MacIntyre Nov 7, 2009, 22:15 GMT

A rep for "CSI: Miami" star Eddie Cibrian has released a statement which reveals the stars legal action against Life & Style Magazine, which he contends has crossed the line by claiming Cibrian cheated on LeAnn Rimes.

A rep for "CSI: Miami" star Eddie Cibrian tells "Extra" Life & Style Magazine has crossed the line by claiming he's cheating on LeAnn Rimes -- and he's going to take them to court. © Bob Charlotte / PR PhotosBoth actors appeared together in a 2009 Lifetime film, "Northern Lights," married to other people at the time of production and allegedly struck up a relationship together that saw both marriages end this year.Cibrian's rep tells "Extra" in a statement: "Unfortunately Life & Style Magazine has chosen to go out with a story filled with inaccuracies and deceitful lies, presumably to titillate sales but clearly resulting in harm to Eddie Cibrian and others. This is irresponsible and wreckless journalism. Eddie has met with his attorneys and will be filing a suit for libel and other actionable grounds shortly. It's a shame that Life & Style resorted to a story of this nature and they will regretfully now have to face scrutiny of untruthful reporting in a court proceeding."On Thursday, the magazine reported Cibrian had began "seeing" an ex-girlfriend. Life & Style claimed Cibrian was bragging about hooking up with a "different" girl while shooting "CSI: Miami in Florida, but the CBS series tapes at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, Calif.Read more: link