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Several weeks ago, more than one person was surprised to learn that David Beckham was involved in a legal conflict with his now former friend, the actor Mark Wahlberg. What happened? The ex-footballer sued the company fitness F45 Trainingin which the star of hollywood He has shares, for 10 million dollars. Although this happened in 2022, the news only became known this year. The former soccer player accused that he was not paid for having used his image in his advertising campaigns, and also for deceiving him with the shares they offered him. Although everything seemed to be going – and continuing – in the wrong direction, in the last few hours it emerged that The parties reached an agreement and the lawsuit will be dismissed.
At 49 years old, the former player of the Manchester United He continues to be very involved in the sports world. Just as he is one of the owners of Inter Miami and managed to revolutionize the city of Florida with the signing of Lionel Messi, also spends much of his time working in the gym to stay fit, healthy and fit. Precisely, the affinity with the world fitness It was one of the things that brought him together Mark Wahlberg.
In 2007, David and his wife Victoria Beckham They moved to Los Angeles and became neighbors of the actor and his family. The good relationship carried over into business and Beckham practically became the face of F45 Training.
But, the bond was broken and the “debts” came to justice. While both Wahlberg, Adam Gilchrist and Rob Deutsch, the founders of the gym chain, stated that the accusations of “fraudulent conduct” were unfounded and even requested the dismissal of the lawsuit, the Justice established that the case continue its course. However, it has now emerged that the parties they managed to reach an agreement.
On June 6, through a press release, F45 Training announced that “an agreement was reached that resolves a previous lawsuit filed by DB Ventures Limitedwhich referred to an embassy agreement for David Beckham. The lawsuit will be dismissed and DB Ventures Limited will continue its role as an investor in F45 Training”.
“We are pleased to have resolved this issue and preserve our investment in F45and we wish the team all the best for the future,” said Dan Dienst, executive vice president of Authentic Brands Group on behalf of DB Ventures Limited, the company of Beckham.
On the other hand, the general director of F45 Training, Tom Dowd, reaffirmed that the company “supported (and continues to support)” the former British footballer. “We are delighted to have reached a mutual business decision to resolve the matter”, he expressed.
Although everything seemed to indicate that the commercial links between the former player of the real Madrid and the company born in Sydney, Australia, of which the protagonist of Transformers: Age of Extinction is a shareholder, they concluded on bad terms, it was announced that the lawsuit initiated by Beckham for 10 million dollars will be dismissed. Although not many details of the agreement are known, it was reported that the British will continue his role as an investor in F45, which, in parallel, reaffirmed its support for him.
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