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tuesday, april 13, 2004
Beckham consults with lawyers about reports
LONDON - England soccer captain David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, have taken legal advice over newspaper reports that he had extramarital affairs, said a statement released Monday by the couple.
"This weekend a series of even more absurd and unsubstantiated claims have been published about David and Victoria Beckham," the statement said.
"The couple continue to dismiss these stories and they will not be commenting upon them further at this time. Lawyers have been instructed by David and Victoria concerning these matters,"
said the statement, released by management agency 19, which represents the couple.
Last week, the News of the World tabloid reported that Beckham, 28, had a sexual relationship with his personal assistant Rebecca Loos, 26, between September and December.
Beckham issued a statement describing the Loos story as "ludicrous," but that did nothing to dampen media frenzy. When the Beckhams retreated to the French Alps for a skiing holiday last week, the newspapers followed them, looking for signs of strife or reconciliation.
On Sunday, Malaysian-born model Sarah Marbeck, 29, was quoted as telling the News of the
World she had sex with Beckham hours after meeting him in Singapore in July 2001. She said they spent their second and last night together in March 2002.
She claimed they called and sent mobile phone text messages to each other for at least a year, before they lost touch.
Beckham, who played for Manchester United, moved to Spain last summer to play for Real Madrid.
Victoria Beckham spends most of her time in England with the couple's two young sons, 5-year-old Brooklyn and 18-month-old Romeo. The former Spice Girl has been trying to rekindle her flagging pop career.
The Associated Press
Networks share resources to Iraq war economically
NEW YORK Concerned about the safety of their personnel, five American television networks have taken the unusual step of pooling resources to cover fighting in Iraq.
ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News Channel have agreed to share the reports of a single camera crew embedded with the U.S. military in Fallujah, the city that's been at the center of Iraqi violence since four American contractors were killed March 31.
Illustrating the danger, a CNN assignment editor in the pool, Tomas Etzler, was slightly
wounded in the head and back during an attack Monday, said Eason Jordan, CNN's chief news executive.
"There's no police force to speak of, civilians are engaged in military efforts, it's a very unstable situation," said Bill Wheatley, NBC News vice president. "There's not much law and order."
The five networks, which employ three normally competitive security firms, are also sharing information on safety threats in the region, Jordan said.
"it's fair to say that there's been an unprecedented level of cooperation and preparation among news organizations, especially TV news organizations, regarding safety precautions in Iraq," he said.
The pool in Falluijah is currently made up of personnel from different organizations. The networks are also supplementing coverage with material from news services like Associated Press Television News, which has been providing independent pictures from Falluijah.
The networks are also sharing use of a satellite dish to minimize travel along the dangerous road from Baghdad to Fallujah.
Networks are usually loathe to share resources and information but do so occasionally in unusual circumstances, such as the days following the Sept. 11 attacks.
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