Hollywood actress Julie Stiles has denied she broke up Michael C. Hall's marriage to his Dexter co-star Jennifer Carpenter.

In a statement to Breaking Celebrity News, Stiles said: "Although I too prefer to keep my private life private, I felt compelled to dispel the rumors I  was somehow the cause for this matter."

Stiles has also appeared on the hit series alongside the pair.

One website quoted an anonymous source as saying Hall and Stiles had had "a lot of chemistry and seemed to be extra cozy with each other".