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Star's Un-Enquiring Mind

To those of you saying that Star Jones Reynolds' marriage is a sham, beware.

An attorney representing the former View host sent a letter to the National Enquirer Monday demanding that the tabloid print a full front-page retraction to a recent article titled "Star Jones' Husband Walks Out!," calling both the headline and the ensuing story false and defamatory and threatening to sue for damages if the situation isn't speedily taken care of.

The article, published in the Enquirer's Oct. 2 issue, claimed that her hubby, Al Reynolds, is gay and has moved out of the couple's abode and is now cohabitating with a man.

"Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have tried to handle these vicious lies and attempts at character assassination with quiet dignity for far too long," Jones' rep said in a statement to E! Online Tuesday. "Now they will pursue immediate legal action against anyone who makes false statements about their family."

New York lawyer Robert Chapman wrote in his cease-and-desist letter, obtained by TMZ.com, that Al Reynolds is just away for a short period of time on business and that his absence has nothing to do with any man whatsoever--not that there's anything wrong with that. The attorney was sure to emphasize that his clients "believe that everyone should be free to make their own choice concerning sexual preference."

"The true facts are that Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are happily married," Chapman said, adding that the Enquirer story has already caused them "massive damage."

"My clients are not separated, they are not considering getting a divorce, and there have been no such statements by either Mr. or Mrs. Reynolds. You have already been informed by the Reynolds' publicist that there was nothing wrong with the marriage and yet you have chosen to make public statements to the contrary."

Last month it was a New York Post Page Six item that sent Star Jones Reynolds scurrying to her legal camp, which announced it was investigating whomever told the Post that "in the end, it just wasn't going to happen" for the lawyer turned TV personality and her spouse, who was an investment banker when they tied the knot and now works as a financial consultant.

"The media speculation has been just as trying on his professional life as it has been on mine," Star said in a June interview with AOL Black Voices columnist Jawn Murray. "We're partners in life and what affects me affects him. What makes us grow stronger each day is that we deal with the obstacles that come with life in the public eye hand in hand like we deal with everything else in our lives."

As if the tab had forgotten, Chapman also reminded the Enquirer of the Reynolds' "highly publicized wedding," otherwise known as the lavish, celeb-studded affair sponsored in part by Continental Airlines and the other companies who bestowed free gifts on the newlyweds. The showiness of the proceedings prompted plenty of fodder for those who felt that the marriage wasn't the real deal.

"I love my husband and he loves and respects me--period!" Star said in June, discussing how her husband helped her tremendously in the months leading up to her unceremonious exit from The View, when rumors were already swirling that she was leaving the morning gabfest. "People can say what they want, but Al and I share what I like to call an unbreakable bond. We have always been deeply committed to one another and our marriage. And through it all, we have tried to carry ourselves with grace and dignity."

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