Or should tv stop giving Rebecca Loos airtime?

SwiftieGrainger · 2023-10-30T18:36:58+00:00

Disgusted that Rebecca Loos has been invited on Good Morning Britain to comment ( not the first time ) on the Beckham documentary. The Beckham documentary is 1% about the time she popped up in his narrative and its not authentic to make a show like that without including details of something like the affair with Rebecca that made so many headlines at the time. That said both Victoria and David addressed it respectfully, never named her and didn't really say anything remarkable or ground breaking at the time. For her to now be given TV time about how much it annoys her that it was spoken about is despicable. I'd imagine it's worse for his wife to revisit than her, she just seems so very nasty and bitter. Aibu or should this sort of weird media circus not be on television? Yabu - I really respect how much she's banging on about it instead of reflecting on the hurt she played a part in and staying quiet. Yanbu - why is this on our television and why are we paying someone with their morals in the gutter to say their bit?

BurbleBumleBleep · 30/10/2023 18:42

Agreed. She’s all they’ve got though.
Shes an embarrassment. So sad it’s her raison d ‘etre.

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SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 18:46

I know David's been a sod in the past but their coverage of the incident was diplomatic in the show. They couldn't not address it. Had she not profited from it or known he was married in the past yes it would be harsh to bring it up now but I can't get over the lack of empathy for Victoria. Wonder if she felt anything when she clearly watched the show and saw her crying?

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Lampzade · 30/10/2023 18:46

To be fair to Rebecca Loos, it was the Beckam’s who reignited interest in the whole tawdry affair. As a result Rebecca Loos received a great deal of hate on social media.
She is well within her rights to defend herself whatever your views on her ‘affair with DB.

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SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 18:50

Lampzade · 30/10/2023 18:46

To be fair to Rebecca Loos, it was the Beckam’s who reignited interest in the whole tawdry affair. As a result Rebecca Loos received a great deal of hate on social media.
She is well within her rights to defend herself whatever your views on her ‘affair with DB.

That is true and the hate isn't acceptable either if its directed, abusive rubbish however I do think she needs to realise that is the byproduct of the decisions she made and hurt she caused in part at the time and now is probably a good time to just be quiet, if not for his wife but for his grown up children ( and for her own children and husband for that matter ). It just stinks of someone who still hasn't grown up and even motherhood and becoming a wife hasn't changed her much, no real remorse just anger that her bad choices have come back to haunt her.

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Lampzade · 30/10/2023 18:52

SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 18:46

I know David's been a sod in the past but their coverage of the incident was diplomatic in the show. They couldn't not address it. Had she not profited from it or known he was married in the past yes it would be harsh to bring it up now but I can't get over the lack of empathy for Victoria. Wonder if she felt anything when she clearly watched the show and saw her crying?

The focus should be on David’s lack of empathy towards his wife.
The Beckams have been in the business for many years. I don’t know why they thought that they could simply gloss over the affair.
They would know that even the slightest mention of the affair would reignite interest in Rebecca Loos.

Flavabobble · 30/10/2023 18:54

I do think she needs to realise that is the byproduct of the decisions she made and hurt she caused in part at the time and now is probably a good time to just be quiet
He was as much to blame as she was. She's not the one who made a TV show dragging the whole thing up again, she's got every right to reply

Iloveshoes123 · 30/10/2023 18:54

If he actually admitted what happened I would agree with you but he didn't, the program just glossed over it and made out they have a great marriage (which they may well do I have no idea!) but I don't blame RL for being pissed off with it being brought up again.
no real remorse just anger that her bad choices have come back to haunt her. DB won't even admit it publicly never mind admitting remorse so why should she.
Usual woman hating BS - she was single, he was married.

QuietDragon · 30/10/2023 18:55

DB was the one that decided to rake it all up again, for profit.

Hardly surprising that RL wants to defend herself from the social media onslaught.

Gerrataere · 30/10/2023 18:56

They brought her up and he still won’t admit what actually happened. It doesn’t matter if her name was a millisecond in anything the Beckhams put out, she has a right to defend herself and she certainly has a right to be angry about the constant vilification due to a married man’s behaviour. If they didn’t want this rehashed they should have kept their mouth shut about it. Anyone daft enough to believe they’re some lovely couple who’s lives where momentarily blipped by some attention seeking woman shouldn’t be allowed to own a tv…

Shimmyshimmycocobop · 30/10/2023 18:58

Iloveshoes123 · 30/10/2023 18:54

If he actually admitted what happened I would agree with you but he didn't, the program just glossed over it and made out they have a great marriage (which they may well do I have no idea!) but I don't blame RL for being pissed off with it being brought up again.
no real remorse just anger that her bad choices have come back to haunt her. DB won't even admit it publicly never mind admitting remorse so why should she.
Usual woman hating BS - she was single, he was married.

This

PrinceHaz · 30/10/2023 18:58

They and their publicists will have factored in an RL reappearance, and decided that it wouldn’t cause enough negativity to affect the positive publicity created by the documentary.

ABCXYZ17 · 30/10/2023 18:59

He’s got away with it without a mark on him and she’s been at the brunt of hate for years. The Beckhams brought it back into the spotlight and she once again gets loads of hate. Good for you if you could take all that and say nothing but she clearly can’t. You sound like the type of person who sees affairs as the other woman’s fault and not the man’s. In this case a very powerful man who manipulated her and left her to deal with the fall out. Save your hate for him.

Thedm · 30/10/2023 18:59

She hasn’t been out there trying to make money from this or keep her name in the papers over it. It was all in the past. Then the Beckhams decided to bring it all up and instead of hate being flung at David, it was all flung at her. Why does David get to make a documentary and bring it all up, but she has to stay quiet and dignified and accept all the online abuse?

They brought it up. She took abuse for it. She might as well get paid.

PrinceHaz · 30/10/2023 18:59

Any publicity is good publicity.

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SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 19:00

Completely agree about him, never ever should've happened however I feel like she got enough out of it when it did happen. Her public profile was boosted massively by it and I don't buy that she isn't engineering it to go this way again. And the thing is she hasn't spoken once about it has she? It's more than one appearance and no remorse whatsoever for Victoria for her part in it all.

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SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 19:01

PrinceHaz · 30/10/2023 18:59

Any publicity is good publicity.

Not sure I agree when their kids are grown up adults, it's just not okay.

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Iloveshoes123 · 30/10/2023 19:02

SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 19:00

Completely agree about him, never ever should've happened however I feel like she got enough out of it when it did happen. Her public profile was boosted massively by it and I don't buy that she isn't engineering it to go this way again. And the thing is she hasn't spoken once about it has she? It's more than one appearance and no remorse whatsoever for Victoria for her part in it all.

I think you are confused - RL was not married to VB - DB was/is - he is the one who should be showing remorse. He didn't seem very remorseful in the documentary, just glossed over it all, no admission for what a prick he had been to his wife.

JaniceBattersby · 30/10/2023 19:04

If they stop giving her airtime then they should stop giving him airtime too, right?

The Beckham’s version of the affair in the documentary was sanitised to make it appear as though the strain on their marriage was caused by press coverage, when really it was caused by his affair. Loos has absolutely every right to correct the record. They have a huge PR machine to do their bidding for them. I hardly think her going on GMB is anything like equivalent.

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SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 19:04

ABCXYZ17 · 30/10/2023 18:59

He’s got away with it without a mark on him and she’s been at the brunt of hate for years. The Beckhams brought it back into the spotlight and she once again gets loads of hate. Good for you if you could take all that and say nothing but she clearly can’t. You sound like the type of person who sees affairs as the other woman’s fault and not the man’s. In this case a very powerful man who manipulated her and left her to deal with the fall out. Save your hate for him.

That's because he had an established career that trumped his affair with her in the media. Football is more important to the media than an affair is and he was incredibly successful at that. Rebecca tried to form her career off of the affair - I think the affair is both of their faults however I really can't see that she needs to comment now? If she had a career like his and a documentary was made on it and she mentioned him briefly I wouldn't think anything of it but she doesn't, she has gained enough off off it already. And lol no I'm not the sort that thinks an affair is a woman's fault and not a man's but I am the sort who thinks that profiteering off of anything that has hurt someone else is deeply wrong.

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SkiingIsHeaven · 30/10/2023 19:04

She needs to right to reply if they keep dredging it up.

He's no angel so why should she get all the blame?

FloofCloud · 30/10/2023 19:05

The whole Beckhams on Netflix is just self-glorifying bollocks ... it's not 'truth' it's an angle they want to portray. I'd be furious if I was her ... and to be honest I literally have zero respect or anything else for her (or Becks) - I can't abide VB either, but it's her I feel sorry for because no matter how you feel about her, she's put up with a shit load of crap off the back of his antics

ABCXYZ17 · 30/10/2023 19:06

SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 19:00

Completely agree about him, never ever should've happened however I feel like she got enough out of it when it did happen. Her public profile was boosted massively by it and I don't buy that she isn't engineering it to go this way again. And the thing is she hasn't spoken once about it has she? It's more than one appearance and no remorse whatsoever for Victoria for her part in it all.

She hasn’t engineered anything! They made the documentary, she’s living a quiet life and takes a bucket load of grief - again! She’s done a couple of interviews, so what?
As for showing remorse, why should she? She was single, he wasn’t! Do you think that affairs wouldn’t happen if women just said no? It is his fault not hers and his responsibility not hers.

DurhamDurham · 30/10/2023 19:06

To be fair to Rebecca Loos, it was the Beckam’s who reignited interest in the whole tawdry affair. As a result Rebecca Loos received a great deal of hate on social media
She is well within her rights to defend herself whatever your views on her ‘affair with DB

I wholeheartedly agree with this. They alluded to to it in their highly curated documentary so surely she has the right to reply and defend herself.

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SwiftieGrainger · 30/10/2023 19:06

JaniceBattersby · 30/10/2023 19:04

If they stop giving her airtime then they should stop giving him airtime too, right?

The Beckham’s version of the affair in the documentary was sanitised to make it appear as though the strain on their marriage was caused by press coverage, when really it was caused by his affair. Loos has absolutely every right to correct the record. They have a huge PR machine to do their bidding for them. I hardly think her going on GMB is anything like equivalent.

I don't think so as his documentary was about his entire career. Yes she had to be mentioned because avoiding it altogether would've made the show really unauthentic but it wasn't as though it wasn't already known. It was just saying yeah that was a hard time.as a part of describing the overall media narrative for his whole career. She is getting air time just for the affair again and it's wrong and needless. Even if some argue there is a need to defend oneself I don't think it outweighs the hurt that will come from it. Also, she knew he was married at the time.

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EvilElsa · 30/10/2023 19:07

Thedm · 30/10/2023 18:59

She hasn’t been out there trying to make money from this or keep her name in the papers over it. It was all in the past. Then the Beckhams decided to bring it all up and instead of hate being flung at David, it was all flung at her. Why does David get to make a documentary and bring it all up, but she has to stay quiet and dignified and accept all the online abuse?

They brought it up. She took abuse for it. She might as well get paid.

Exactly this.
She was happily living in another country out of the limelight when they raked up the past to make a few more million they don't actually need. She is absolutely entitled to do exactly what they have done and make money from having her side of the story told. Annoys me immensely that he gets no blame at all for cheating on his wife while she got absolutely blasted. Of course she shouldn't have had an affair with him, but the double standards are staggering.