David Beckham has responded to accusations of having an affair with a $5,000-a-night prostitute by submitting a five-page court document, detailing his activities during the times Irma Nici alleges they were together.
The document, filed in London on Friday, asserts that the 35-year-old athlete has never met the Bosnian-born escort and states that these allegations have resulted in ‘severe emotional distress, including prolonged humiliation, embarrassment, anger, and anxiety.’
He rejects the claims, stating, ‘All allegations made against me by Irma Nici, including those mentioned earlier, are entirely false. I have never met Irma Nici, let alone engaged her for prostitution or anyone else for that matter.’
In the signed legal submission, Beckham contests the 26-year-old Nici’s assertions that he met and slept with her, along with another escort, in a New York hotel in August 2007, asserting that he has never set foot in that hotel.
Nici’s accusations, reported by In Touch Weekly magazine in October, allege that the LA Galaxy player paid her $10,000 in cash. However, Beckham’s legal assertion indicates that he does not carry large amounts of cash while traveling.
The statement provides a thorough overview of David Beckham’s experiences as a footballer, explaining that on the evening Nici claims they were together in New York, he was receiving a deep tissue massage at the hotel where his LA Galaxy team was lodged.
‘As is customary when I check into a hotel during a road trip before a match, a massage therapist arrived at my hotel room a few hours after I checked in to provide a massage.
‘I remember that the therapist did not leave my hotel room until very early on the morning of Friday, August 17. My security team was present with me throughout the massage.
‘Once the therapist left, I went to sleep.’
Nici also asserts she met Beckham during his visit to London in September 2007, but David, who is currently training with Tottenham Hotspur, was actually visiting his father in the hospital after a heart attack, according to the document.
David also disputes claims of having spoken to Nici on the phone while he was in 
New York and she was in London, stating that not only was he never in New York, but ‘at no time did I contact Ms. Nici by phone, including in 2007, regardless of my location.’
Following the release of an issue titled ‘David’s Dangerous Betrayal’ on October 4, 2010, David has initiated a $25 million libel lawsuit against In Touch magazine and its publisher, Bauer.
The five-page declaration, which Beckham has signed, comes just a week after he and Victoria announced they are expecting their fourth child.
by Terence Johns
