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IS JESSSICA RODRIGUEZ WITH JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME?

Manila, Jan. 13, 1998 - The Manila Times reports that actor Benedict Aquino started 1998 by breaking up with live-in partner Jessica Rodriguez.

They reconciled for the sake of the their two children during the Christmas holidays, but Benedict left Jessica after New Year for the very same reason that they separated in November -- Benedict claims Jessica is having an affair with Hollywood superstar Jean Claude Van Damme

Benedict says he does not believe Jessica's story that Van Damme is merely wooing her. He is convinced that she's into a full-blown romance with the action star, who she met in Hong Kong last year.

One day, according to Benedict, he phoned her room and Van Damme answered the phone to tell him she's in the shower.

So far, no confirmation or denial from Jessica's camp.

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