Posted by Adam

Friday July 19, 2013

NAOMI Watts is refusing to appear on partner Liev Schreiber‘s new Showtime series, Ray Donovan.

A source says the actor has been trying to convince pretty Naomi to appear on the show, but she flat-out refused.

“Naomi’s made a point of distancing herself from Liev’s career, and this is no different,” a source said.

“She doesn’t like to mix business with pleasure. Besides that, she knows Liev’s show doesn’t need her help.”

In the show, Liev plays the title character, a “fixer” who handles crisis situations for L.A.’s rich and famous. Jon Voight costars as Ray Donovan’s father. The show’s debut on June 30 drew a Showtime record for an original premiere of 1.35 million viewers — and the second episode fared even better.

Liev and Naomi, who have two young sons together, agreed years ago that they would no longer get involved in one another’s careers, according to the source.

But “Liev’s producers love the idea of having Naomi on the show,” said the friend. “Now he’s upset that Naomi won’t bend the rules.”

“Naomi’s not going to budge,” added the friend. “She believes working together on the show would kill their romance – and she thinks Liev will thank her one day for turning him down.”

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