Heidi Klum Denies Bodyguard Affair Accusation

TMZ posted a video last in which Seal said straight out said Heidi was [involved with] the bodyguard while they were together --- and that is why their marriage fell apart.

Heidi told one close friend today her relationship with the bodyguard was "strictly professional" while she was with Seal.

The friends tell us that since the split, Heidi says she has gotten "very close" to the bodyguard ... who has helped her through the difficulties of ending a marriage