*After repeated denials of an affair with French model Alexandra Paressant, San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker hopes to clear his name once and for all by suing the Web site that first reported the story.

The husband of TV star Eva Longoria is seeking $40 million in damages from X17online.com, alleging it posted a series of "false and defamatory" stories claiming Parker cheated on his wife.

"This is false. It never happened. And X17 had to know that the story was false, or, at the very least, it had to have entertained serious doubts about the credibility of its supposed source," stated the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

The filing also alleged that X17 never contacted Parker, Longoria or their representatives before running the stories, and refused to retract them after being told the claims were false.

In the X17article, Paressant says French soccer star Thierry Henry introduced her to Parker while both were at his wedding last summer.

"No one from X17 attempted to contact Mr. Henry, who ... would have told them in no uncertain terms that this woman was not at the wedding," the lawsuit said, adding that Parker has never met anyone named Alexandra Paressant."If this woman exists, he has no way of knowing whether she is one of the many fans who have, from time to time, managed to obtain his cell phone number and called or left messages or who may have engaged him in conversation."

Parker is seeking damages for defamation and invasion of privacy. The lawsuit seeks a court injunction ordering X17 to stop publishing the stories.