David and Victoria Beckham
When the drama is unfolding around them, the first thing many men do is head out on a boys night.And that is exactly what David Beckham did on Monday night.
The footballer enjoyed dinner and drinks at the pub with friends including James Corden, as it emerged he is facing fresh claims about his private life.
New allegations about the 35-year-old were made by the publishers of a magazine he is suing for “fabricating” a story, published in September, saying he slept with a prostitute.
Several US websites say In Touch Weekly’s German publishing company Bauer used the privilege of court to make the allegations which included supposed late-night trysts with an unnamed LA-based lingerie saleswoman.
But Beckham shrugged off the allegations, which have been branded “completely without evidence,” to catch up with the Gavin & Stacey star over a meal at upmarket restaurant C London.
Dressed casually in jeans and a denim shirt, the LA Galaxy player appeared to be in great spirits despite the controversy surrounding him.
Tucked away at a corner table, David laughed and joked with 32-year-old Corden, whom he has been friends with since starring together in a series of Comic and Sport Relief skits.
With wife Victoria and their three children far away at their home in Los Angles, David was free to stay out late, and he and James headed for a few drinks at Guy Ritchie’s pub the Punch Bowl after dinner.
The A-listers may have had to fight for the top table, as the pub‘s owner had also stopped by with his girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley.
Corden will undoubtedly be asking his friend for advice on fatherhood, as he is set to welcome his first child with girlfriend Julia Carey.
The boys’ night would have been a welcome distraction for Beckham as the ongoing headache of his lawsuit against In Touch Weekly worsens.
The legal documents containing the claims by Bauer were filed in the US in response to a writ issued by the former England captain, who is suing the magazine for £16m for saying he slept with 26-year-old Bosnian Imra Nici.
But those close to the star say there is no truth to the allegations. “This is a smokescreen and it is not going to hold up in court,” the source said.
“He is not backing down – he plans to go full throttle in this matter.”
The source added, “This posturing, with no evidence and no facts, isn’t going to stall the inevitable.”
The past few months have seen the Beckham family face one scandal after another.
Just a month after they were left reeling by the story in In Touch Weekly, David was named in the bitter divorce of their ”acquaintances” Kambiz and Shery Shabani.
Mr. Shabani, a 42-year-old lawyer accused his estranged wife of having an affair with Beckham, but the claims were quickly rubbished by both Shery, a jewellery designer, and the Beckhams‘ lawyers.
A spokesman for Beckham told the Daily Mail at the time, ”As with another recent story, this is another tale full of fantasy.”
The ongoing headaches for the family come after a few relatively scandal-free years following the sensational allegations in 2004 that Beckham had an affair with his former PA Rebecca Loos.
Though he branded the claims ‘ludicrous‘ at the time, the story threatened to damage the Beckham brand and left Victoria, 36, devastated.
She said in an interview with W magazine in 2007, ”I‘m not going to lie. It was a really tough time.
”It was hard for our entire families. But I realised a lot of people have a price. David and I got through it together. No one said marriage was going to be easy.”
Source:punchng
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