Do it like Beckham

February 13th, 2008

Our picture is of David Beckham in the latest ad for Armani underwear. He is used to endorse a lot of products.

Now Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newpaper in Britain — not always a source of truth and light — claims a ‘dodgy Chinese company has plastered David Beckham’s name on condoms, claiming users will score with the ladies like he does on the soccer pitch.’

And, according to The Sun, the Beckham prophylactics, which are not endorsed by David Beckham, are now the biggest-selling brand in China.

The Sun newspaper reports Chinese Beckham fans want them banned.

‘We do not want Beckham to think the Chinese people are disrespecting him. We love him here,’ one said.

Quite so. Every reference to the story seems to have been lifted from The Sun which claims no sources. No one would wish to think that a sub-editor was making up a story from the whole cloth. Certainly not.
Source: The Sun

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