Is it fair for the media to out celebrity affairs?

Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesMany people (including celebrities) have affairs. Many of those same people deny affairs. LeAnn Rimes' "Northern Lights" costar Eddie Cibrian has denied an off-camera relationship ever happened, and added that they are both happily married to other people. "Other than being friends and two actors who were romantically intertwined in a movie-for-television we filmed last fall, there is no truth to the reporting," said the married father of two. "It is a fabricated story that is using random snapshots as connective tissue to create a scandalous relationship." But that was before the evidence surfaced.

Desperate for a scoop, US Weekly has somehow uncovered a surveillance video that shows the twosome holding hands and kissing during a seemingly romantic dinner date in Laguna Beach, California, back in March. At one point during the meal, Rimes even sucks on Cibrian's finger. Check out the video here-it's pretty incriminating! The magazine also claims to have proof of their alleged three-hour rendezvous at the Malibu Beach Inn on March 14.

Rimes, who is married to former back-up dancer Dean Sheremet, isn't vehemently denying the rumors. "This is a difficult time for me and my loved ones, but I appreciate all your continued support," she said via her Web site. "I would like to assure all of you that this is a place for you to hear things directly from me and as you all know, not everything in our lives is always black and white." The couple has been married since 2002.

Do you think it's right for tabloid journalists and paparazzi to try and uncover affairs? These are obviously very sensitive situations and no business of the public. This isn't like Eliot Spitzer, a political official, being caught in an illegal prostitution scandal.

Is it fair for the media to out celebrity affairs? Is it their own fault for going out in public? [NY Daily News]