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‘Idol’ winner Fantasia Barrino accused of affair, sex tape: report

A North Carolina woman alleged that her husband had an illicit affair and made a sex tape with “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino, celebrity gossip website TMZ reported Saturday.

Paula Cook filed court documents earlier this week seeking custody of her children from estranged husband Antwaun Cook.

The documents, posted on WCNC-TV’s website, contain a long list of complaints about Cook ’s extra-marital activities with Barrino, alleging that he met the 2004 “Idol” champ in a T-Mobile store in August 2009 and began an affair soon after.

Paula Cook also claimed that her husband and Barrino “have at times recorded their illicit sexual activity.”

Rumors of the affair have been circulating for months, but Barrino, a Grammy nominee and actress in the musical “The Color Purple,” has always denied them, said TMZ.

WCNC-TV reported that Barrino could face a lawsuit, as North Carolina is one of the few states where a third party can be sued in divorce cases.