In this day and age with the Internet, it's amazing how an article can be published, true or not,  and within hours, it is picked up by dozens, sometimes hundreds or even thousands, and spread like a wildfire across the Internet.

Last week was the case about the tell-all book Siegfried & Roy are allegedly publishing about their romantic life-long partnership  together. HUNDREDS of sites ran this article! A spokesperson for the duo has now denied the report that Siegfried and Roy are writing their own memoir, in which they'll finally come out of the closet, publically.

However, two former bodyguards for the duo
ARE PUBLISHING A BOOK.

The father-and-son security team of Jim and Lou Mydlach, who guarded the German illusionists for more than 20 years, claims to chronicle the "darker side" of the duo's lives.

Smuggling jewelry in tiger cages, taking trips to South America for encounters with young men, and drug and alcohol abuse are some of the allegations touted in promotional material for "Buried Elephants: Siegfried and Roy's Secrets Revealed."  and  "Dark Magic: The Scandalous Secrets of Siegfried and Roy" - the book has two titles, depending on the country of release.

The title refers to the allegedly illegal "secret disposal of animals, including an elephant buried under a housing development," according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

A spokesman for the duo told us: "We understand there's a book in the works. It's apparently by two people who are trying to benefit from what was once a close relationship. We're not spending time worried about what other people are saying, though."

AMAZON  is taking pre-orders for the 244 page book, which is available  January 1st, 2008.