Josh Hartnett wants an apology and has slapped a defamation lawsuit against Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper for alleging he carried on a “sexual dalliance” in a public area of a London hotel, the BBC reports.

Hartnett, 30, who is in the British capital awaiting the start of previews for the West End stage production of Rain Man (in which he’ll play the role created by Tom Cruise on screen), called the newspaper’s purported claims “not only untrue but a complete fabrication,” according to his lawyers, who also labeled them “defamatory and unsubstantiated.”

Hartnett, reportedly speaking on ITV’s This Morning, called the news story, which also claimed he and his alleged partner were purportedly filmed on closed-circuit television, “rubbish. The paper said it was ‘rumored’ I was caught on CCTV. But how can you have a rumor about a video? It would be on the Internet [by] now.”

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He’s no stranger to performing in front of a camera – but Josh Hartnett’s latest role left his audience truly speechless.

The Pearl Harbor star took a mystery lady back to his hotel and their steamy shenanigans were caught on CCTV.

A whole team of hotel personnel watched dumbstruck as Josh pulled out all the stops in a breathtaking performance.

The lusty couple had sloped off to the Soho hotel’s library – but reading was the last thing on their minds.

Josh, 30, was far more interested in his leading lady than he was the complete works of Emile Zola. Says our mole: “Josh and the girl were getting pretty hot and heavy.

After stumbling in quite late, they legged it to the library and immediately closed all the curtains so that no one could see in.” So far, so considerate.

But our mole went on: “Unfortunately the hotel has security cameras all over the place – the library included. This means their every spit and cough was recorded, and cringing hotel workers saw all of Josh’s X-rated moves. No one quite knew where to look and there was a very awkward silence. Josh didn’t seem bothered that the library wasn’t locked and anyone could just burst in. He just kind of went for it. After the event, someone had a quiet word in Josh’s ear and he was asked to take his personal business elsewhere in future. Josh took it on the chin and didn’t kick up a fuss. He’s been as good as gold since.”

The actor is by no means the first celebrity to be caught out on camera.

Elizabeth Jagger and Calum Best’s drunken groping was filmed inside a Soho nightclub, while Dannii Minogue’s girl-on-girl romp in a lapdancing club was also recorded by CCTV.

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Josh Hartnett will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday to promote his latest film August.

The film, in which the Pearl Harbor star plays an Internet entrepreneur desperately trying to keep his business and personal afloat, opens in New York on the same day.

Hartnett will be joined by castmates and producers as he brings Big Apple business to a close.

The cast of August includes Naomie Harris, David Bowie, Rip Torn, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Robin Tunney.

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Josh Hartnett is to star in the new London stage adaptation of Rain Man – playing the role made famous by Tom Cruise.

The Pearl Harbor star will debut in the production in September.

Hartnett says, “It has always been my intent to work on the London stage… I knew the time was right.”

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Hot couple Helena Christensen and Josh Hartnett have called it quits after almost a year of dating, according to friends.

Their split came “within the last week,” according to sources.

The couple were last seen furniture shopping together, mid-February, at Vitra in the Meatpacking District. But it was a man-free zone when we saw Christensen dining with a girlfriend at the Waverly Inn on Tuesday.

The iconic supermodel and the 30 Days of Night star had been friends for years before taking it to the next level in late spring 2007. Friends say the Danish delight tried to set Josh up with Rosario Dawson, and he boldly told Helena he’d rather date her.

The two were first spotted out as a couple at the T in the Park music festival in the U.K. last July and had been an item ever since.

Reps for the pair did not comment.

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