[MaryJane]

SEX AND THE CITY star CYNTHIA NIXON has thanked the press and public for respecting her privacy since it was revealed she is having a relationship with another woman.

The actress, who played cynical lawyer MIRANDA HOBBS on the hit show, split from her childhood sweetheart, DANNY MOZES, in 2003.
The couple have two children together, CHARLES, three, and SAMANTHA, nine.

Tabloid media reports exposed Nixon's lesbian relationship with CHRISTINE MARINONI soon after the split, sparking a media feeding frenzy.

Nixon explains, "It was a little crazy being on the front page of the paper, and I had photographers outside my house for a day or two, but, it wasn't so bad. I think people have been pretty good, I have to say. They understand and they're pretty respectful."

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