"I'm not gay," says Matt LeBlanc

Friends star Matt LeBlanc has spoken out to quash rumours surrounding his sexuality.

In an interview with US tabloid National Enquirer this week, LeBlanc's former chauffeur driver Damian Plumleigh claimed that the married actor had cruised men for gay sex in the back of his limousine. Plumleigh even took a lie detector test - and passed.

LeBlanc, who has one daughter and two stepchildren, is adamant that the story is false.

"I have never asked to be set up with gay hustlers," he said. "It's absolutely not true. I am not bisexual. I am not gay. I have never had sex with men. Setting the record straight is not only important because of me and my life, but also because of my family."

He added that Plumleigh's claims that he used to work for him were also untrue. "Plumleigh drove me on a few occasions. When he says he hooked me up for gay sex, it's a 100 per cent lie. He worked for the company that Warner Brothers used. He was part of a hired limo service. He was not employed by me. I was uncomfortable with him so I stopped using him."