Longoria in bid to reconcile with Parker

Desperate Housewives star star Eva Longoria is so desperate to save her relationship with Tony Parker, she is flying to France to try and patch things up.

Longoria's publicist released a statement on Friday that the pair were going through "a difficult time", but did not announce that the couple had officially separated.

The actress told E! News' Ryan Seacrest that she and Parker have not officially split and that she planned to fly to Paris on Wednesday night, where America's National Basketball Association star is playing exhibition games.

Parker, a member of the San Antonio Spurs, was quoted this week in the San Antonio Express News as saying: "Everything's fine. Couple stuff happened, but that's nothing. Everything is fine."