Take a deep breath, X-Files fans - David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are definitely not dating.
Duchovny is setting the record straight after being kissed by his X-Files co-star on stage during a music performance last week.
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The duo shared a sweet smooch while singing Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 'Helpless' during Duchovny's set at The Cutting Room in New York City, dredging up all the old rumours of a romance between the pair.
Duchovny tried to explain the nature of his and Anderson's relationship once and for all during a recent chat with TV Line.
"The whole thing about Gillian and I dating is so weird. It's never happened, it's not going to happen, we're friends," he insisted.
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"I don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but no, it's not gonna happen. It hasn't happened."
Duchovny went on to explain the circumstances surrounding his and Anderson's on-stage kiss in New York last week.
"I see Gillian, I kiss her hello. She's my friend. If somebody gets a picture of that, if it's on stage and she comes up to sing with me, I'm going to kiss her hello," he said. "I wish the show would be enough. I don't understand why people want more from Gillian and I. I really don't.
"You can have Mulder and Scully, and that's gonna have to be enough."
Duchovny is currently promoting his first musical album Hell or Highwater, and is also starring in this summer's NBC drama Aquarius.
The X-Files returns to Fox for six new episodes in January 2016.
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