Stripper? What stripper? Fergie isn't buying Josh's story

Even though Josh Duhamel has denied the National Enquirer story he had a fling with a stripper, I’ve learned wife Fergie doesn't believe him.

Yet, despite that, a source close to the Black Eyed Peas superstar tells me the singer is sticking with the marriage for now. ‘‘[Fergie's] been around musicians for too long. She understands show business marriages are not like other people’s,’’ my source added.

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Fergie and Josh Duhamel backstage at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles in 2007.
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That said, the couple reportedly did have ‘‘a very intense and heated’’ chat about the situation. ‘‘He’s definitely in the doghouse,’’ said the Black Eyed Peas insider.

‘‘But Fergie’s hanging in there — at least for the time being. She was fully aware of Josh’s reputation as a ladies man when she hooked up with him.’’