David Beckham, Soccer Legend, Sues Hollywood Star Mark Wahlberg for Allegedly Defrauding Him of $16.4 Million

Former deep friends and business associates, soccer legend David Beckham and Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg, are now crossing swords, with the former suing the latter over an £8.5 million ($16.4 million) dispute.

David Beckham Lawsuit Against Mark Wahlberg’s F45 Training Company

In his lawsuit, David Beckham alleges that Wahlberg’s F45 Training Company behaved fraudulently and misled during business transactions.

The lawsuit also names Wahlberg’s Mark Wahlberg Investment Group (MWIG), and F45’s founders, Adam Gilchrist and Rob Deutsch, as defendants.

The legal battle between Beckham’s firm, DB Ventures Ltd, and Wahlberg’s F45 Training began in 2022 and was later joined by Australian golf entrepreneur Greg Norman. However, the Judge directed the two parties to present their cases separately. Both Beckham and Norman alleged in their filings that Wahlberg misled them into becoming brand ambassadors. Beckham also claimed in the filing that he lost over £8.5 million because he did not receive the promised shares just before their value plummeted.

Beckham’s company, DB Ventures Ltd, had signed a deal with F45 Training, a company in which Wahlberg has a 36% stake and also serves as the chief brand officer. Beckham’s association with Mark began when he moved to California to play for the L.A. Galaxy and became F45’s Global Ambassador. Beckham, who has millions of social media followers, immensely benefited F45 through this association. However, Beckham never received the $10 million he was promised, and subsequently, the company’s shares tanked.

Wahlberg has refuted all the allegations as baseless and called for the lawsuit to be dismissed. He added that Beckham’s company is blaming everyone but not examining its own actions. Relations between Wahlberg and Beckham were very cordial, and the two were neighbors when the former English footballer moved to Los Angeles in 2007, residing in the same Beverly Hills location. Beckham also promoted F45 on social media, including Instagram, but the posts have since been deleted.

Beckham’s wife, Victoria Beckham, celebrated her 50th birthday on Saturday at a club called Oswald’s, along with her family, including her children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper. The birthday party was also attended by her former Spice Girl bandmates Emma Bunton, Mel C, Mel B, and Geri Horner. The guest list also included Eva Longoria, Gordon Ramsay, and Tom Cruise.

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