Who Isn't Addicted To Sex? Not Dave Duchovny.

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David Duchovny Enters Rehab for Sex Addiction

Originally posted Thursday August 28, 2008 07:50 PM EDT

David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation center for sex addiction, his lawyer, Stanton "Larry" Stein, tells PEOPLE exclusively.

"I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction," the actor says in an exclusive statement. "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."

Duchovny, 48, has been married to actress Téa Leoni since 1997. They have two children, daughter Madelaine West, 9, and son Kyd, 6.

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