David Beckham
King Charles summons Beckhams to Buckingham Palace
Celebrity style, tiaras and a sword were the key ingredients for an unusual Buckingham Palace state banquet.
- by Damien Woolnough
Latest
How trouble is brewing for the man who owns David Beckham
Jamie Salter’s company owns the rights to Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe’s vast estates, as well as controlling the brands of David Beckham and Shaquille O’Neal. But cracks are starting to emerge.
- by Ben Marlow
Your Olympics warm-up: You name the sport, we name the movie
With the Olympics just over a month away, it’s time to improve your sporting knowledge with our Olympic-themed film and TV festival. We’ve (almost) found a movie, TV series or documentary to match all 28 events.
- by Louise Rugendyke
David Beckham sues Mark Wahlberg over ‘$16m loss’ in Aussie gym brand
David Beckham is suing his former Beverly Hills neighbour and friend over an alleged loss of more than $US10 million in embattled fitness franchise F45.
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
Celebrity life
We’re in a golden age for celebrity documentaries. Can we trust them?
Self-promoting “celebumentaries” by the likes of David and Victoria Beckham, Conor McGregor and Harry and Meghan may rake in cash, but they leave us all poorer.
- by Gary Newman
‘I did meet David Beckham at a party once’: Singer Jessie Ware’s night to remember
“He told me we had met before. I mumbled something back, but was like, no, I would remember that!”
- by Jane Rocca
Opinion
Celebrity relationships
Mend it like a Beckham: What two megastars taught me about marriage
My top two reasons for watching Netflix’s Beckham are to revisit the couple’s early matchy-matchy fashion – the leather suits can never be beaten – and David’s alleged affair.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Seven unexpected revelations in Netflix’s David Beckham documentary
From his beekeeping to details of his courtship of Posh Spice, a new four-part series includes several details about the footballing phenomenon.
- by Thomas Mitchell
★★★★★
Review
Netflix’s Beckham series is the best sports doco since The Last Dance
Compelling and revealing, Beckham is the definitive portrait of a pop culture icon.
- by Robert Moran
Messi snubs Saudi Arabia to join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami
After months of speculation, Messi announced his decision to join a Miami franchise part-owned by another global soccer icon in David Beckham.
The fat cheque of being a celebrity ambassador comes with a high price
Politics and celebrity have never been comfortable bedfellows. Throw in the lure of a fat cheque and free speech seemingly goes out the window, along with sound judgment.
- by Andrew Hornery
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