by Zack Mandell

Created on: October 01, 2010   Last Updated: March 01, 2011

David and Victoria Beckham have been together a long time by Hollywood standards. And judging from both public appearances and interviews, “Posh” and “Becks” definitely have a dynamic that's gotten them to the 11-year mark. Just recently, the gorgeous couple surprised everyone when they announced that they are expecting their fourth child together. The former Spice Girl told press she’d love to have another female in the house to help even out the male-heavy ratio made up by her husband and sons Cruz, Romeo, and Brooklyn.

Victoria and David Beckham have perfected the art of putting on a united front, even when devastating rumors threatened their union. This unwavering stance is positive on one level, but it also makes it difficult to assess whether or not all is really well in the marriage.

Is this a good thing? Not exactly. In light of everything that has come out about David Beckham, one can’t help but wonder if the accumulating stories are indeed true.

The issue here is the re-occuring theme of David Beckham's alleged infidelity.

Just a week ago the soccer star filed a lawsuit against a publishing company that’s responsible for the magazine In Touch Weekly. The publication recently featured a story about Beckham where a former call girl named Irma Nici, 26, alleges that she had romps with the soccer player in 2007. Nici reportedly told In Touch that Beckham paid her $10,000 for one night together. The brunette also said that her friend, another pricey prostitute, serviced Victoria’s husband around the same time. According to the New York Daily News, an angry David Beckham is suing Bauer Publishing Company LP for slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of the article.

While the woman’s story sounds questionable, this kind of rumor is not the first to hit the Beckham camp.

David was at the center of a huge scandal in 2004, when several women claimed to have slept with him while he was on his soccer tour. The women, mainly models from different countries, reportedly had similar text messages from Beckham. In this same year, his former assistant came forward with the bombshell allegation that she had a four-month affair with the British soccer captain. Rebecca Loos was living in Madrid at the time of the supposed extramarital activities, as was David, who was playing soccer for the capital city. Interestingly enough, David and Victoria never came out to deny or confirm the Rebecca Loos story. They did file lawsuits as it pertained to the individual women who said they had romps with him, leading many to speculate that the assistant’s story might really be true.

Throughout this whole ordeal, David and Victoria denied any kind of activity on his part and made their appearances holding hands. Given Victoria Beckham's disposition, it seems that the mother of three is more concerned with appearances than confronting the possibility of her husband's infidelity. As far as everyone knows, this is not an open relationship, so such denial is only stuffing the sensitive topic away for another time.

In a marriage, such an important issue being put on hold can undoubtedly lead to tumultuous times down the road. When or how will it come out? Family secrets almost always end up affecting someone, and oftentimes that is the children.

Overall, the Beckham's marriage seems fractured. As for whether or not Victoria will ever address the matter, who knows.

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