I honestly don’t think you can get injunctions that last this length of time, I can’t see new ones being granted for these situations or “papers” being that interested in fighting to publish it in these days of reduced tabloid popularity.
this whole conversation seems firmly stuck in 2014.
the most likely answer to me is that he doesn’t have other children. Affairs wise, the house of Beckham is a good reminder at the multiple women who did sell stories on him over the years. They weren’t silenced.
but I also think it’s less attractive to sell shagging stories all round.
Today They’re not worth much money, nothing like the £100, £200k women used to expect. The internet provides a permanent record of your story so you can’t move past it for job interviews etc. it just really isn’t as common now.