LONDON - The spectre of unwanted publicity from an unauthorised biography is involving Britain's most publicised couple in a court battle.
Pop singer Posh Spice (Victoria Beckham) and her football-star husband David Beckham claimed through their lawyers in the High Court yesterday that a forthcoming biography by Princess Diana author Andrew Morton had used detail given by their former bodyguard, although he had signed a confidentiality agreement with the couple.
Like most rock, pop and sports stars, the Beckhams try to control their personal publicity, favouring positive publications like Hello! and OK! The wedding of the Manchester United footballer and the Spice Girl was covered over two issues in OK!, lifting OK!'s circulation above Hello!
But one argument yesterday from Morton's barrister, Geoffrey Robertson QC will have sent a shiver down the spine of many a star and put a smile on the face of many unofficial biographers.
Mr Robertson said that part of the defence case was based on the freedom of speech provisions of Britain's new Human Rights Act, due to come into force in October.
The case is also seen as a race for the Christmas market between the Morton publication and Beckham's book, My World.
- INDEPENDENT
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