Eva Longoria & Tony Parker Engaged

Nov 30, 2006

By Bryan Alexander, People
Photo by: Lisa Rose / JPI

Eva Longoria and NBA star Tony Parker are engaged, PEOPLE has confirmed.

"Eva and Tony are officially engaged," Longoria's rep, Liza Anderson, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "The couple have never been happier."

Parker, a point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, flew into Los Angeles after his game on Wednesday night and surprised Longoria at her home as she got off work, according to the actress's rep, who added: "The proposal was romantic and perfect."

The couple plans to wed in France next summer in what they describe as a "big, happy ceremony with lots of family and friends."

Longoria, 31, and the French-born Parker, 24, met in November 2004. Though they played coy at first, by August 2005, the Desperate Housewives star confirmed they were a couple, asking PEOPLE rhetorically, "What's not to like?"

The pair weathered a brief split in September but quickly rekindled their relationship in Paris. The couple took in the sights, partied at the VIP Room and dined at the famed Le Coupe-Chou in the City of Light.

Longoria told PEOPLE in April she is happiest when in a relationship – and said she expects to stay with Parker "forever."

Eva Longoria: I'm Not Starring in Lesbian Movie

By Bryan Alexander, People.com, NOVEMBER 13, 2006 09:55PM EST

Eva Longoria is shooting down rumors that she plans to star as Beyonce Knowles's lover in a new movie.

"Stop the madness" Longoria tells PEOPLE exclusively about the false reports that she and Knowles will play a couple in an adaptation of Sarah Waters's love story Tipping the Velvet. "Believe me, I would love to work with Beyonce one day. She's so talented. But this is definitely not something we are doing together. It's completely and absolutely not true."

Longoria says the rumor, which she has seen repeated on numerous Web sites and even on television, started about a week ago – before she had ever even met Knowles. Many of the false reports also alleged that Sofia Coppola had been tapped to direct the film.

"Beyonce and I just did the L'Oreal event a couple of days ago and we were like, 'What is the deal?'" Longoria tells PEOPLE. "What makes me crazy is that there are quotes out there, quotes from me saying it's true. But in fact it's not true. And (there are) quotes of Beyonce saying it's about time we had a female Brokeback Mountain. And we're like, we never said that."

Lawyers for the actress are trying to track down the original source of the rumor, but so far have not been able to locate it, according to the Desperate Housewives star.

A spokesperson for Knowles also confirmed that the rumors are false, telling PEOPLE: "This is not happening. We've never heard of this film."

Up next for Knowles is a starring role in the film Dreamgirls, which opens next month.

Eva Longoria Photo by: Jason Merritt / FilmMagic

Eva Longoria pose on Maxim-India cover

Eva Longoria of the Desperate Housewives fame is the first international celebrity to pose on Maxim-India cover. (Photo courtesy: Maxim)