David Beckham's Company Alleges Mark Wahlberg's 'Duped' Him Out of $10 Million, and the Case Is Going to a Jury — Here's When the Trial Begins

Two awesome stars are heading to tribunal complete a grounded finance successful a concatenation of gyms.

Soccer fable David Beckham and F45 Chief Brand Officer and character Mark Wahlberg will look each different successful tribunal successful a full-jury trial successful January 2025.

Beckham's company, DB Ventures Ltd, alleges successful nan suit that Mark Wahlberg Investment Group "duped" nan shot prima erstwhile he became F45's world ambassador. Beckham is claiming a "breach of contract" and nan nonaccomplishment of much than $10 cardinal successful a grounded endorsement deal.

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Beckham claims that F45 promised him a $1.5 cardinal statement successful summation to shares of nan institution six months after F45 went nationalist successful July 2021 and again astatine 12 months.

The suit claims that F45 did not fork complete nan shares 8 months past nan original owed day and successful that period, shares tanked to a level that Beckham mislaid an estimated $10 million.

"Despite DBVL upholding its extremity of nan bargain, however, F45 grounded to rumor important rate and equity compensation to DBVL arsenic required by nan parties' agreement," nan complaint revenge by DB Ventures Limited read.

Beckham is besides suing F45's co-founders, Adam Gilchrist and Rob Deutsch.

The lawsuit, which was primitively revenge successful 2022, was met pinch guidance by nan F45 squad who tried to person nan suit dismissed. The petition was denied successful September 2023.

David Beckham attends nan David Beckham and F45 Training Launch DB45 connected May 09, 2022 successful Miami, Florida. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for F45 Training)

"This is simply a breach of statement action that cannot guidelines because it is based connected a skewed reference of nan parties' statement that is contrary to its plain connection and clear intent," nan petition for dismissal read, according to FOX.

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Beckham's woody was reportedly inked successful 2020 for 5 years, though it was not publically announced until 2021.

"This business is an breathtaking business task for maine also, and I'm looking guardant to nan travel pinch F45 arsenic nan business continues to grow globally," Beckham said in a connection at nan time.

Beckham, who has 87 cardinal Instagram followers, has since deleted nan promotional F45 posts from his page.