Beckham blackmail plot emails are 'doctored' and 'inaccurate'

Unicef remains 'proud' of ex-footballer as his spokesman insists leaked messages were taken out of context

David Beckham
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Reports about David Beckham's potentially embarrassing private emails, apparently leaked as part of a blackmail attempt, are based on "outdated material taken out of context", his spokesman has said.

The former England captain is said to be one of several victims of a blackmail plot after hackers broke into the computer system of Doyen Global, a sports agency run by his PR chief Simon Oliveira.

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