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LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters): David and Victoria Beckham are due to appear in court in December to deny that they "cynically and hypocritically" presented a false image of a happy marriage in order to protect their commercial interests.
The England soccer captain and his pop star wife are suing British tabloid News of the World for an article in September 2004, called "Posh & Becks on Rocks", and will have to show the court their marriage is as strong as they say it is.
What promises to be a high-profile celebrity trial at London's High Court is expected to begin on December 5 and last for about two weeks. Most libel cases in Britain are decided by a jury.
The newspaper's lawyer, Richard Spearman, has asked the judge presiding over the case to demand the Beckhams hand over documents including telephone records and even unscreened television footage that would be "crucial" to the defence.
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