Beckham re-appeals court case against prostitute

Who claimed he paid her for sex:

UK: David Beckham is once again going after a prostitute who claims he paid her $10,000 for sex.

His lawyers have filed an appeal to get his $25m lawsuit against Irma Nicreinstated by a court claiming there was no proof of her allegations. Nici, 26, told a US magazine that Beckham paid her for sex romps in New Yorkand London.

The football player announced his new contract with the LA Galaxy this morning at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles The LA Galaxy star sued Nici and InTouch magazine for libel and demanded more than $25m in damages.

But the case was thrown out by a Los Angeles judge in 2010 after he ruled the magazine article wasn't libelous and was in the public interest.

The judge also said the magazine had published the article in good faith believing the false story of Nici Beckham, who has signed a new two year deal with LA Galaxy, denied ever meeting Bosnian born Nici.

He was able to prove he was not in the same city as Nici when she claimed they had sex. Nici had claimed she had sex with Beckham at Claridges Hotel in London,but the 35-year-old star was able to show he was never at the hotel, but at a hospital visiting his father who had suffered a heart attack. Daily Mail