EXCLUSIVE: David Beckham Appeals $25M Libel Lawsuit Loss Against Hooker & Magazine, Confident 'Justice Will Prevail'
May 28 2018, Updated 10:15 a.m. ET
David Beckham has filed an appeal to a Californian court in a dramatic bid to overturn another judge's decision to throw out his $25 million libel lawsuit against a celebrity magazine over false claims he slept with a high-priced hooker.
"Notice is hereby given that Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant David Beckham hereby appears to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit," the terse two page court filing, obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, reads.
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The appeal, which also named prostitute Irma Nici as a defendant, was filed around 11pm PT Wednesday.
A spokesman for the dad-of-three told Breaking Celebrity News, in an exclusive statement: "David is appealing both rulings and he is confident that justice will prevail."
In an article last year published in In Touch, 26-year-old Nici claimed the soccer superstar had