Tom Cruise has discovered himself “dragged” into David Beckham and Mark Wahlberg‘s epic $10 million greenback feud after attending Victoria Beckham‘s star-studded fiftieth birthday bash on Saturday evening.
Because the Mission Not possible star, 61, rocked up at Beckham’s spouse’s star studded birthday bash in London and reportedly did the splits on the dance flooring cheered on by the likes of Eva Longoria and the reunited Spice Women, he was possible oblivious to a storm brewing on-line.
Us Weekly confirmed that Beckham’s DB Ventures firm filed a lawsuit in opposition to F45 Coaching, which is partially owned by his former pal Wahlberg.
The soccer star, 48, alleges in courtroom paperwork shared by TMZ that F45 “duped” him into signing an endorsement deal however he by no means obtained the $10 million he was supplied in contract negotiations.
David Beckham and Mark Wahlberg have had a historical past collectively lengthy earlier than the pair had authorized bother with each other. After Beckham and his household moved to Los Angeles and introduced the paparazzi with them, Wahlberg commented that it disturbed the neighborhood’s peace. “I’m not telling Beckham to take his household house. I’m simply not […]
He mentioned he was promised shares as compensation, which had been by no means delivered after share costs seemingly plummeted.
David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are seen leaving Victoria Beckham’s fiftieth Birthday Celebration. Ricky Vigil M / Justin E Palmer/GC Photos
And as he battles it out with the Boogie Nights actor, a contentious outdated video has resurfaced including gasoline to the hearth.
Little did Beckham’s pal Cruise know that his look on the unique bash would solely fire up his personal outdated “feud” with Wahlberg and result in speak of him siding with Beckham on this recent one.
A 2013 clip began doing the rounds on-line displaying Wahlberg showing to slam the Prime Gun actor for suggesting that generally it seems like appearing is akin to serving as a soldier.
On the time he requested if taking pictures a film seems like being a soldier in Afghanistan and replied: “That’s what it seems like and definitely on this final film, it was brutal. it was brutal.”
Wahlberg noticed purple on the suggestion that any actor would examine the craft to being on the entrance line.
Tom Cruise seen attending Victoria Beckham’s fiftieth party. Ricky Vigil M / Justin E Palmer/GC Photos
A video obtained by TMZ confirmed the star talking at a Q&A in Los Angeles forward of a screening of his movie Lone Survivor, through which he performs a Navy SEAL.
“For actors to take a seat there and speak about, ‘Oh, I went to SEAL coaching’ — I don’t give a f—ok about what you probably did,” he mentioned.
“You don’t do what these guys do. You simply don’t. For anyone to take a seat there and say my job was as troublesome as being within the navy. How f—king dare you, when you sit in a make-up chair for 2 hours.
“I don’t give a s—t in case you’re getting your ass busted. You get to go house on the finish of the day. You get to go to your resort room. You get to order f—king hen or steak, regardless of the f—ok is.”
Afterwards, he requested Q&A number to not ask him any extra questions, whereas he calmed down earlier than apologizing for “dropping his s—t.”
Nevertheless, Wahlberg then later claimed that it was a misunderstanding. Throughout an interview with TMZ, he mentioned: “I didn’t know that it was Tom Cruise that mentioned that. Any individual simply talked about that persons are [making that comparison]. I like Tom Cruise. I’ve a lot respect for Tom Cruise, however I’ve simply as a lot respect for navy guys, so it’s simply unfair for anyone to touch upon that.”
The pair haven’t crossed paths since nor have they launched into any initiatives collectively. It hasn’t helped issues that Wahlberg has since mentioned that he acquired into producing motion pictures as a result of he was uninterested in ready round to be supplied movies that Cruise had rejected.
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Followers sharing the resurfaced clip of his offended 2013 rant instructed that Cruise has proven his loyalty to outdated pal Beckham by pausing his hectic work schedule to rock up on the Saturday evening bash amid the brand new drama.
Mark Wahlberg Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage
Wahlberg’s attorneys have denied the previous athlete’s $10 million claims, calling the “fraudulent conduct” accusations baseless in a movement to dismiss in response to The Solar.
“The 209-page, 610-paragraph SAC [complaint] tries to make up with size what it lacks in advantage,” a response from Wahlberg’s attorneys learn.
F45 launched in 2011 with Wahlberg, who owns greater than 30 % of the corporate, serving as chief model officer. Beckham, who grew to become friends with Wahlberg when he and Victoria moved to LA again in 2012, and former golfer Greg Norman sued F45 Coaching collectively in late 2022, however a decide ordered them to separate their lawsuits.
