Californication star, David Duchovny, has spilt from his wife of 11 years just weeks after checking out of rehab.

David signed himself into rehab last month from treatment of sex addiction and left again just two weeks ago. However it has now emerged that the couple had been seperated all along.

People magazine published a statement on behalf of the pair confirming the split, saying they had “in fact been separated for several months”.

The couple have a 9-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son together.

“In light of continuous speculation over the lives and marriage of Tea 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.”