Helena Bonham Carter rep slams Tim Burton cheating reports

Helena Bonham Carter's representative has slammed reports suggesting the actress' longtime partner Tim Burton is cheating on her, insisting snapshots of the director kissing a blonde are not what they seem.

A grainy photograph of the filmmaker and a mystery woman kissing outside a theater appeared in the New York Post on Thursday (03Oct13), sparking gossip that Burton is cheating on the English actress.

But a representative for the Les Miserables star is now speaking out about the reports, telling Britain's Daily Express, "This is absolutely nonsense. The pictures were taken whilst they were out and the large group includes family, friends and work colleagues."

Bonham Carter and Burton have been together for 12 years and have two children together.