Bend it Beckham, Bend it!

The truth is getting a major bend to it in England these days, as the guy they call Becks, finds himself in the celebrity scandal of the year. David Beckham is the former poster boy for British soccer, his days as a member of the Manchester United football squad would find him on the society pages as often as he was on the sports pages. A near royal wedding to British pop star Victoria (Posh Spice) only strengthened the bond between football boy and his public. His place of honor in England so entrenched that he even found that his name was attached to a much loved movie about girl’s soccer. Those pin up good looks giving teenage girls cause to plaster his photos all over their bedroom walls. It was as though he was England’s boyfriend.

And now it’s his personal life that once again puts him on the front pages of every tabloid and broadsheet in the country. For Becks may have been caught not once, but apparently twice cheating on his wife and the mother of his children. England which just loves a good sex scandal is eating up every lingering detail, as the subjects of his affections hit the speed dial to their respective publicity agents to get their story out to a hungry public.

First out of the gate is concubine number one, Rebecca Loos, who is claiming to be shocked at the lurid accounts making the rounds about her, to clear things up she will share her thoughts and remembrances with the fine subscribers to the News of the World. And apparently talk isn’t cheap Ms. Loos is reported to have been paid over 700,000 dollars for her memories of the days as the personal assistant to the beloved Becks, one assumes she will tell more than just tales of answering fan mail.

Hot on the heels of the first reported affair comes yet more news that Becks has been a busy boy for a while now. Concubine number two, Sarah Marbeck who claims she has been carrying on a torrid affair with Mr. Beckham for two years now. Releasing what she claims are text messages of his undying love for her over the period of their affair. She too has collected a stipend for her version of the loves of Beckham.

For his part Beckham has been dismissive of both rumours, not making any comments to press. In a show of family unity, the Beckhams spent the last week skiing in Europe showing a family business as usual face to the media, with pictures of the British power couple splashed across the same papers reporting news of the shocking scandal. Queen Liz must be quite proud of her subjects and their resolve, having something of a familiarity with domestic distress.

Beckham's decision to leave England to play in Spain sent the country into days of mourning, and apparently wasn’t well received by Mrs. Becks. As it turns out, she never moved to Spain to be with her husband, remaining in England to tend to her children and her recording career. Ms. Loos suggesting it was her refusal to move to Spain that sent Mr. Beckham into the arms of apparently more than one woman.

The Beckhams have built up quite an industry for themselves in England, so any talk of a marital split is being treated with the same kind of shock as the Royal travails of the nineties. The scandal is doing wonders for the British newspaper industry, never shy to jump on a good scandal they are running with this one, like Beckham runs the field in Spain. Special editions, entire sections and undercover reporters all are focusing their attention on the reputed Beckham Affairs. All that is left now is to learn if Beckham scores (and if he did it’s a lose/lose) or if Victoria gives him his final red card.