Did Michelle Obama really ban actress Kerry Washington from White House because she is too flirty with Barack?

Michelle Obama has banned actress Kerry Washington from the White House because she it 'too flirty' with the President, it was sensationally claimed today.

The First Lady was said to have a 'watch list' of women that were to be kept away from her 50-year-old husband - but it's a story one White House official claims it totally false.

According to an article in the National Enquirer, Mrs Obama, 48, planned to keep the actress at arm's length - despite Miss Washington's honorary post on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

Taking charge: It was claimed that the First Lady has banned actress Kerry Washington from the White House because she flirts with the President

An White House official told MailOnline that the story is '100 per cent false'.
Kerry Washington, 35, is a keen Democrat and campaigned for Obama in the 2008 president race.

There were striking parallels between the explosive claims and Miss Washington's latest role in a new ABC series called Scandal.

She plays character Olivia Pope, the tough boss in a crisis management firm, protecting the public images of the Washington political elite. 

In the first episode, it was revealed that Pope had a long-running affair with the fictional American president Fitzgerald Grant.

The National Enquirer also named Scarlett Johansson as another 'flirt' who made Michelle's banned list.

Claims: According to the National Enquirer, Kerry 

Washington has been banned from the White House by Michelle Obama

Fictional drama: Kerry Washington stars in new series Scandal as crisis manager Olivia Pope who has an affair with president Fitzgerald Grant