David Beckham Recalls Public Scrutiny on Wife Victoria Amid Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Romance

Football icon David Beckham hoped for nothing but the best for Taylor Swift amid his romance with NFL star Travis Kelce.

Speaking to Variety, David recalled how sports fans had treated his then-girlfriend and now-wife, Victoria Beckham, whenever she arrived to watch him at his matches back in the day.

"Hopefully that's improved," he told the publication. "It's ridiculous that we're even talking about it. I think back in the day with Victoria going to games, the fans were quite brutal. They sang songs about her."

Swift and Victoria came from the music industry and crossed into the sports realm. Similarly, Swift has experienced significant backlash from sports fans in the first few months of her relationship with Kelce.

Infamously, AI-generated sexually explicit photos of Swift have gone viral on social media, depicting Swift in lewd behavior and clothing while watching the Kansas City Chiefs game.

Swift has since boldly shut down the proliferation of those images, prompting a national conversation on artist security and safeguarding AI content online.

According to a The Daily Mail source, Swift considered pursuing legal action against the proliferation of sexual AI photos of her on social media.

"Whether or not legal action will be taken is being decided but there is one thing that is clear: these fake AI generated images are abusive, offensive, exploitative, and done without Taylor's consent and/or knowledge," the source emphasized. "The Twitter account that posted them does not exist anymore. It is shocking that the social media platform even let them be up to begin with."

The insider also reiterated that these Taylor Swift sexual AI photos "must be removed from everywhere they exist and should not be promoted."

"Taylor's circle of family and friends are furious, as are her fans obviously. They have the right to be, and every woman should be."

Apart from their stern warning, the source also implored legislation to be passed to prevent this type of obscenity and slander online.

Independent researcher Genevieve Oh revealed to the outlet that over 143,000 new deepfake videos were posted in 2024, surpassing the total number of photos uploaded in the past years combined.

As photos went viral on social media, including Facebook, a Meta spokesperson confirmed that the content has since been taken down and appropriate actions have been taken toward the account that reposted or shared it.

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Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift