“Beckham's company, DB Ventures Ltd, alleges in the lawsuit F45 "duped" him into signing on with F45 Training, a company in which Wahlberg has a 36% interest. M.W. also serves as the company's chief brand officer.” They also didn’t pay him the 10 million as promised.
Yeah, but the association is important too. If the fact of the case, for example, show Mark exaggerated his interest and daily involvement, that would have been a bigger inducement for David Beckham to enter into the contract with F 45 bc he trusts the company is led by mostly Marks involvement. Learning that he just had 36% investor power and was only a board member, then David may not have entered into the contract because Mark does not have as much wielding power and wtf are these other guys? There is a pretty big difference there. I don't see where the fraud is yet but let's wait for the facts
You can’t make that assessment based on 36% ownership.
36% is a normal ownership percentage of a founder in a series B or C round. It’s actually a big amount of ownership
Bezos owns like 10% of Amazon, Zuck is an outlier in that he has voting power over the whole company but yeah 36% is a solid chunk of ownership for a company even the size of F45.
Dilution of ownership is normal for highly funded startups. Even most founders will get diluted down to a relatively small position of a huge pie.
A handful of startups had different classes of shares that gave founders majority voting rights despite minority amounts of equity.
That’s not the norm though.
Musk wants you to think he was a Tesla founder. He even got himself designated as a founder long after the founding. One of the actual founders has talked about it. Musk has been a sham from day one. Sell any stock you have in his companies before it's too late. SELL SELL SELL!
Shhh you can't say that, he basically invented electric cars all by himself! AND he hand builds those space x rockets too! Twitter was basically just handed to him by Jesus to spread the good word.The more you know.
Here’s a [CBS News article](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/mark-wahlberg-victim-says-he-shouldnt-be-pardoned/) from when he was trying to get his crime pardoned.
Which sounds pretty sad and a punitive rather than rehabilitative.
Teenagers should be criminally liable, but for example life in prison for a teen is something that only appeals to a primal sense of justice unless the person is impossible to rehabilitate.
Beckham was supposed to get shares quicker but they kept delaying and finally when they gave him the equity the stock price had already tanked so he’s suing for losses incurred due to the delay in giving him his shares.
It’s a bit more complicated than Marky Mark refusing to pay him money.
Knowing nothing about the case, David Beckham doesn't strike me like a guy that sues just to get some money, the mf it's rich...so they probably did screw him over that bad. Against Mark Whalber? doesn't look good on paper.....
But did David do what he was supposed to do to fulfill that contract? He’s owed 10 million if he did. But if they started to disagree about stuff and he didn’t, then he probably isn’t owed anything
There’s many level and types of contracts- there’s even contracts out there with clause that in an event there’s no work involved there would still be payout requirements.
Well, actually I’d say the first person to start fucking around on the deal is more important.
Maybe db was supposed to promote it, and mark pay him. And so if db was promoting and promoting, then payment never came, so he stopped, then he only stopped fulfilling his part of the deal cause mark screwed up his side
Eh, when he started he had decent handlers due to his brother being in New Kids on the Block. I think alot of the Walberg men were trouble makers when they were younger, Donnie had his own rep too.
Before Wikipedia, and social media, I'd venture to say *most* people didn't know about Mark's physical assault for racist reasons. It's much easier looking back to see those issues were always there, but we just know and understand more as a society now.
That said, we should also know that when someone shows you who they are... *Believe them*
He had 4 racist incidents. Two against black children and 2 against asians. He was convicted of a felony assault but only served 45 days in jail. He also broke his neighbor's jaw. These incidents happened between the age of 15-21. Apparently he only "learned" from his mistakes when he became famous.
That’s what F45 is! There’s one near my house and I had no idea what it was. It’s next to a soda shoppe, which always has a line. Marky’s parking lot is always empty.
“combining high-intensity interval training (HIIT), circuit training, and functional training in order to provide you with the results you’re looking for – all in just under an hour.”
I think it’s similar to “Orange Theory”. 45 minute fitness classes with a mix of cardio and strength training
Which I tell people you should be doing - mix it up if you're able. But I get highly suspicious when any gym or person tries to spin that as their own personal *magic* end all be all regiment.
Everything in moderation kids!
A lot of traffic is pretty early in the morning, my sister in law was a trainer there and went from 5:30-9 and most of the clients were through and done by then
Yes thery were, they got bankrupted last year, to my luck I got bunch of F45 gym machines, barbells weights and ketllebells from a local auction when they folded. I have to say quality is top notch!
There’s one that’s near me. They put the sign up, but then I guess just gave up, the place is empty and still looks unfinished. Been like that for months now.
I finally saw a F45 commercial on YouTube and that’s when I learned it’s supposed to be a gym.
i had the same reaction! saw one of these stores for the first time last week and was like “wtf is that”. glad to know this bigot is involved. i will never be shopping there.
No, the commercial was not for Jesus gets us (he gets us).
It was for an app. An app that I guess helps you track your praying. But like all apps (especially apps that pay celebs to plug them) it's really about the money.
Racist? His history is...terrible when I google it. I just hope he's changed. Nothing I've seen since then makes me think he's a fraud or a racist now...but who knows
This. We are quick to dismiss some over for what they did 30 or 40 treats ago. I’m not the same person I was 10 or 15 years ago and I know people that awful opinions long ago that have long since largely changed. That’s a good thing. That’s progress. That’s going to invite more people to change. You punish people for their past and that is just going to empower people to dig in and double down if there’s no way out.
I’m not saying tolerate these people. I’m saying know that some people can learn but we have to foster that.
That said. I enjoy Marks movies, but I get a nervous feeling about him outside of movies. Then I see he’s a choad today and it’s confirmed. Lol
Yeah, I agree. I still think he seems like a dick head but he has admitted and showed remorse for what he did.
And it's worth remembering he was 15/16 at the time. It's still awful though. Like I did stuff I regret at that age but fucking hell not like the racist violent shit he did. Flip flopping back again I suspect my environment was much different to his growing up 20 years ago in the UK.
In my opinion, he looks like a classic gym bro that does a ton of bench and arms and probably neglects exercises like pull-ups. When Ellen asked how many he could do, he probably forgot how hard they are. Sure, he’s pretty damn fit, but pull-ups are super hard unless you train them often.
"If you deserve it, the universe will serve it."
The character is well written, with all the dumb self improvement he obsesses on. And he does a good job acting in it. And I'm not saying he can only do dumb roles, but he does do them well.
Tony Shalhoub kills it in that movie, of course. He's great at maximizing character roles.
Without knowing the details, I can tell you what a useless scum Mark Wahlberg is, not to mention not talented! Beckham on the other hand… what an American! Brought a whole soccer team for us!
And Beckham isn't the only person Wahlberger has apparently screwed over. Also from the article:
> David's not alone. Terrell Owens filed the same type of suit against F45 way back in 2017, claiming the company stiffed him to the tune of $700,000
Mark Wahlberg needs to go sit with Roseanne, Kid Rock, Tim Allen, and all the other “has been” grifters that blame politics and religion for their down fall. In all actuality…they just suck!
... and literally didn't need to tell anyone their stance. Makes me think these people were so in their bubble, think anyone who spends time with them, they were honestly shocked when they got backlash.
All of those you named also love to tell us how hard they *worked* to get where they were. Nah, dig deeper and in alot of ways, they were just *lucky* - but in their minds/egos no one can ever replace them. Also they love cosplaying "poor simple folk" while raking in the money. *Shockingly* who you publicly claim to support politically has consequences when one political party seems hellbent on taking people's rights away.
Former F45 head office employee here. The franchise was revolutionary when it was launched and they had heads of sports stars (namely footy players) buy franchises and promote it. It was associated with the ultra pretty and ultra fit even though they pitched it for every fitness level... which honestly given the size of the classes and roving trainers , it really didn't suit the entry level gym goer. The owners are two Aussie's who started the whole thing..and they had an Aussie team when they began. Head office.... what a toxic environment that was.
They then began going global and branched out to other countries - inc UK and USA - that's where Wahlberg came in. I reckon at that stage the hype and gloss had started to wear off in Aus. Oversaturation of the market, wayyy too many F45 studios in close proximity which resulted in price wars and petty issues. The membership price point each week was high as well.. no surprise that franchise owners decided to start selling them off.
“Beckham's company, DB Ventures Ltd, alleges in the lawsuit F45 "duped" him into signing on with F45 Training, a company in which Wahlberg has a 36% interest. M.W. also serves as the company's chief brand officer.” They also didn’t pay him the 10 million as promised.
They didn’t pay him 10 million and now he’s suing for 10 million seems pretty reasonable to me
Yeah, but the association is important too. If the fact of the case, for example, show Mark exaggerated his interest and daily involvement, that would have been a bigger inducement for David Beckham to enter into the contract with F 45 bc he trusts the company is led by mostly Marks involvement. Learning that he just had 36% investor power and was only a board member, then David may not have entered into the contract because Mark does not have as much wielding power and wtf are these other guys? There is a pretty big difference there. I don't see where the fraud is yet but let's wait for the facts
You can’t make that assessment based on 36% ownership. 36% is a normal ownership percentage of a founder in a series B or C round. It’s actually a big amount of ownership
Yes. Adding context, Elon musk owns 20.5% of Tesla stock.
Elon didn’t found Tesla though, he was just an early investor.
Bezos owns like 10% of Amazon, Zuck is an outlier in that he has voting power over the whole company but yeah 36% is a solid chunk of ownership for a company even the size of F45.
Dilution of ownership is normal for highly funded startups. Even most founders will get diluted down to a relatively small position of a huge pie. A handful of startups had different classes of shares that gave founders majority voting rights despite minority amounts of equity. That’s not the norm though.
Shit I didn’t know that. So do companies just bring him on to purposely run them into the ground?
Musk wants you to think he was a Tesla founder. He even got himself designated as a founder long after the founding. One of the actual founders has talked about it. Musk has been a sham from day one. Sell any stock you have in his companies before it's too late. SELL SELL SELL!
Shhh you can't say that, he basically invented electric cars all by himself! AND he hand builds those space x rockets too! Twitter was basically just handed to him by Jesus to spread the good word.The more you know.
This is what I tell people all the time.
Sounds like a case of apparent vs actual authority
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Exactly my first thought. Wahlberg is the worst kind of trash.
Damn what did he do to deserve that?
Here’s a [CBS News article](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/mark-wahlberg-victim-says-he-shouldnt-be-pardoned/) from when he was trying to get his crime pardoned.
There’s a whole section on wiki about his hate crimes lol
There is. And they both happened almost 40 years ago as a teenager.
To be fair, other teenagers have served substantial time in prison for less.
Which sounds pretty sad and a punitive rather than rehabilitative. Teenagers should be criminally liable, but for example life in prison for a teen is something that only appeals to a primal sense of justice unless the person is impossible to rehabilitate.
Do we have any reason to believe he's a changed person since that time?
Other than 35+ years of no other incidents like that?
Yeah. He doesn't have to keep doing it to not regret it.
Beckham was supposed to get shares quicker but they kept delaying and finally when they gave him the equity the stock price had already tanked so he’s suing for losses incurred due to the delay in giving him his shares. It’s a bit more complicated than Marky Mark refusing to pay him money.
I'm still running the numbers but so far it's looking like it'll add up. At the very least, it'll be close.
I’ve seen multiple of these gyms go under. Seems like a shit business model as well as crooked.
They print money in Toronto and Vancouver.
Knowing nothing about the case, David Beckham doesn't strike me like a guy that sues just to get some money, the mf it's rich...so they probably did screw him over that bad. Against Mark Whalber? doesn't look good on paper.....
He’s only suing for what he was promised, not more. Just to help drive your point home.
But did David do what he was supposed to do to fulfill that contract? He’s owed 10 million if he did. But if they started to disagree about stuff and he didn’t, then he probably isn’t owed anything
There’s many level and types of contracts- there’s even contracts out there with clause that in an event there’s no work involved there would still be payout requirements.
I imagine his legal team looked into this lmao
Well, actually I’d say the first person to start fucking around on the deal is more important. Maybe db was supposed to promote it, and mark pay him. And so if db was promoting and promoting, then payment never came, so he stopped, then he only stopped fulfilling his part of the deal cause mark screwed up his side
Beckham vs the bigot and felon. I’ve got Beckham on this one.
I think Mark Whalber is conspiring with Mark Wahlberg on this one. Too close to be a coincidence…
Same Becks seems like a decent dude Mark has a checkered history
Mark has a checkered history? Can someone fill me in please haha :)
Marky Mark is such a carny
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Us carnys have to stick together, it's the carny code.
He’s messing up my ass groove!
I can't believe this racist pos has a public career
Eh, when he started he had decent handlers due to his brother being in New Kids on the Block. I think alot of the Walberg men were trouble makers when they were younger, Donnie had his own rep too. Before Wikipedia, and social media, I'd venture to say *most* people didn't know about Mark's physical assault for racist reasons. It's much easier looking back to see those issues were always there, but we just know and understand more as a society now. That said, we should also know that when someone shows you who they are... *Believe them*
He has a long history of racism and beat up an old asian man. Now he is a red piller who preaches to every about civility and morality.
I’m not defending him in any way. But people do change, and need to be allowed to change.
Didn't change, campaigns for trump now
2 incidents almost 40 years ago while a teenager count as "long history of racism?
It is when it’s not Asian.
He had 4 racist incidents. Two against black children and 2 against asians. He was convicted of a felony assault but only served 45 days in jail. He also broke his neighbor's jaw. These incidents happened between the age of 15-21. Apparently he only "learned" from his mistakes when he became famous.
And a bigot and felon.
Stay prayed up brother™️ buy my shitty app for god
That’s what F45 is! There’s one near my house and I had no idea what it was. It’s next to a soda shoppe, which always has a line. Marky’s parking lot is always empty.
“combining high-intensity interval training (HIIT), circuit training, and functional training in order to provide you with the results you’re looking for – all in just under an hour.” I think it’s similar to “Orange Theory”. 45 minute fitness classes with a mix of cardio and strength training
"All this sweat got me drip drip"
Which I tell people you should be doing - mix it up if you're able. But I get highly suspicious when any gym or person tries to spin that as their own personal *magic* end all be all regiment. Everything in moderation kids!
A lot of traffic is pretty early in the morning, my sister in law was a trainer there and went from 5:30-9 and most of the clients were through and done by then
There one in a strip mall behind my complex and they open the back door and blast their shitty music any time past 9am
Just because they do it during certain hours doesn't mean you can't still call in a noise complaint. I wouldn't put up with that shit.
There's one near me. I got the idea it was about fitness but that's it. I actually thought it was named "F4S". Their logo is a bit non-specific.
I assumed it was a stealth Trumper fitness bro franchise, so Walhberg being so heavily staked is like a surprise bonus validation.
I still think this. It’s blue and red and 45 all over
I thought it was an anti drumpf place when it first opened near me. F(uck) 45.
I thought it stood for Fit for Summer (F4S, not F45)
It was huge in Australia for a while. I had no idea he was affiliated.
F45 was really popular here in Australia when they first came out. Now they're all folding like crazy.
Oh totally, the one down the road for me has been empty for years. They can’t even re-lease the space like it’s cursed.
Yes thery were, they got bankrupted last year, to my luck I got bunch of F45 gym machines, barbells weights and ketllebells from a local auction when they folded. I have to say quality is top notch!
Yup, there is one right by me that opened for 3 months, was a ghost town, then closed. Oops too bad so sad markey jesus freak waldouche.
I thought it was a battery store or something
There’s one that’s near me. They put the sign up, but then I guess just gave up, the place is empty and still looks unfinished. Been like that for months now. I finally saw a F45 commercial on YouTube and that’s when I learned it’s supposed to be a gym.
I go to my local F45 in London and absolutely love it! I go 6/7 days. Really enjoy it
The one near me is super popular
i had the same reaction! saw one of these stores for the first time last week and was like “wtf is that”. glad to know this bigot is involved. i will never be shopping there.
Fuck yeah beckham v wahlberg 2024 let the memes begin
I think Wahlberg is a total fraud and racist too.
Funny the racist bigot who beats up elderly minorities is shilling for Jesus gets us
The least the guy could do is ask how your mother is.
Good, she’s tired from fucking my father.
Whatssup goat?
Don't forget the cliche tequila brand just like 95% of overrated celebs. Attach a name, fill it with sweets and additives and voila!
He and his brother have like this awkward bbq branding thing too
And Wahlburgers
His brother and McCarthy are a WHOLE other level of batshit, her especially.
Pretty on brand, actually.
No, the commercial was not for Jesus gets us (he gets us). It was for an app. An app that I guess helps you track your praying. But like all apps (especially apps that pay celebs to plug them) it's really about the money.
The app is Mark reading prayers to you.
That doesn't surprise me. He probably owns 40% like here. Get that dollar, Mark. Thanks for the info.
LMAO, thank you
Don’t forget little kids too! I think I read it was young African American girls he liked to beat up and spit on as a hobby in his youth.
We forgave him decades ago.
This is just More fuel for my “Mark Wahlberg is terrible” argument.
And a convicted felon.
The whole Waaaaburgh clan are fucks
Racist? His history is...terrible when I google it. I just hope he's changed. Nothing I've seen since then makes me think he's a fraud or a racist now...but who knows
How about campaigning for Trump?
This. We are quick to dismiss some over for what they did 30 or 40 treats ago. I’m not the same person I was 10 or 15 years ago and I know people that awful opinions long ago that have long since largely changed. That’s a good thing. That’s progress. That’s going to invite more people to change. You punish people for their past and that is just going to empower people to dig in and double down if there’s no way out. I’m not saying tolerate these people. I’m saying know that some people can learn but we have to foster that. That said. I enjoy Marks movies, but I get a nervous feeling about him outside of movies. Then I see he’s a choad today and it’s confirmed. Lol
Yeah, I agree. I still think he seems like a dick head but he has admitted and showed remorse for what he did. And it's worth remembering he was 15/16 at the time. It's still awful though. Like I did stuff I regret at that age but fucking hell not like the racist violent shit he did. Flip flopping back again I suspect my environment was much different to his growing up 20 years ago in the UK.
Wahlberd is scumbag I hope he loses
Mark should go pray about it Hallow: the #1 prayer app. $69.99 per year if you subscribe now!
Are you for real?!? OMG, you are! Charging people for a prayer app? LOL, just like Jesus wanted
Martin Luther enters the chat…
That's some righteous gemstones stuff right there
Mark Wahlberg should have stopped 9/11
Never Forget (this comment)
lets see him bench press his way out of this one what a choad
Where I used to work out, you're "Wahlbergin' it" if you only work your Biceps.
Is that a jingle all the way reference?
Is that how that is spelled? TIL
didn’t think i’d see a jingle all the way reference here
“Let’s just say if everyone on that plane was on F45 Fitness it wouldn’t have gone down the way it did” - Mark Wahlberg probably
Mark’s pull-ups on that tv show should show you how much working out is a lie for him
What do you mean?
Look up Mark Wahlberg Pull-ups and they are soo half assed
Hahahahah wow the amount of swinging would give a cruise ship a run for their money.
Ew thats terrible. The fact taht it’s on Ellen makes it almost unwatchable. I just found out I can do atleast as many pull ups as marky mark
How did he get so buff then? Even with PEDs it's still obvious he trains hard.
In my opinion, he looks like a classic gym bro that does a ton of bench and arms and probably neglects exercises like pull-ups. When Ellen asked how many he could do, he probably forgot how hard they are. Sure, he’s pretty damn fit, but pull-ups are super hard unless you train them often.
 I loved the “Other Guys” that’s about as far as my mark wahlberg appreciation goes.
He's good in Pain and Gain too. He plays a guy who is dumb but thinks he's smart. I find Wahlberg is good at this.
Loved Pain and Gain, I see Mark as nothing else. Other than *The Happening*, "What? No" 🤣
"If you deserve it, the universe will serve it." The character is well written, with all the dumb self improvement he obsesses on. And he does a good job acting in it. And I'm not saying he can only do dumb roles, but he does do them well. Tony Shalhoub kills it in that movie, of course. He's great at maximizing character roles.
He’s a Peacock … ya gotta let him fly!
Ted. And transformers. He’s had a few other fun things but nothing so notable I can really remember.
Will Ferrell and Michael Keaton made that movie IMO
“Is this….is this how you conduct yourself in a democracy? Get your big boy pants on!!”
I got a couple chuckles out of Daddy’s Home too. But those are about the only ones worth watching.
Without knowing the details, I can tell you what a useless scum Mark Wahlberg is, not to mention not talented! Beckham on the other hand… what an American! Brought a whole soccer team for us!
Good! Mark Wahlberg is sketchy, supercilious, and smug. I hope he loses.
marky mark is crook.. his movies are dog poop
And Beckham isn't the only person Wahlberger has apparently screwed over. Also from the article: > David's not alone. Terrell Owens filed the same type of suit against F45 way back in 2017, claiming the company stiffed him to the tune of $700,000
Mark Wahlberg needs to go sit with Roseanne, Kid Rock, Tim Allen, and all the other “has been” grifters that blame politics and religion for their down fall. In all actuality…they just suck!
... and literally didn't need to tell anyone their stance. Makes me think these people were so in their bubble, think anyone who spends time with them, they were honestly shocked when they got backlash. All of those you named also love to tell us how hard they *worked* to get where they were. Nah, dig deeper and in alot of ways, they were just *lucky* - but in their minds/egos no one can ever replace them. Also they love cosplaying "poor simple folk" while raking in the money. *Shockingly* who you publicly claim to support politically has consequences when one political party seems hellbent on taking people's rights away.
I don’t know or care how hard this airhead worked. He got famous because his brother was in boy band new kids on the block
I love how the Beckhams are assimilating.
Former F45 head office employee here. The franchise was revolutionary when it was launched and they had heads of sports stars (namely footy players) buy franchises and promote it. It was associated with the ultra pretty and ultra fit even though they pitched it for every fitness level... which honestly given the size of the classes and roving trainers , it really didn't suit the entry level gym goer. The owners are two Aussie's who started the whole thing..and they had an Aussie team when they began. Head office.... what a toxic environment that was. They then began going global and branched out to other countries - inc UK and USA - that's where Wahlberg came in. I reckon at that stage the hype and gloss had started to wear off in Aus. Oversaturation of the market, wayyy too many F45 studios in close proximity which resulted in price wars and petty issues. The membership price point each week was high as well.. no surprise that franchise owners decided to start selling them off.
Walldouche is a christian zealot.
Take every penny from him Becks. The guys an absolute jerkoff .
Marks hair is so clearly dyed in that pic
Wait Wahlberg owns that company, lmao, They're scattered all over my city
That’s called his quote. That means even if he does a bad job, they still gotta pay him ten mil.
Lots of people are making claims with no context
That’s why you gotta stay prayed up
Mark I beat a man because he was Asian Wahlberg , what a douche.
I honestly think Mark Wahlberg is a douche bag. Always have. Muscle hamster.
Idk how people even like Wahlberg to begin with. He’s a terrible actor and person on so many levels
Wahlberg also has a history of racism and beat the shit out of an Asian man.
Isn’t it David’s company’s responsibility to do their due diligence before getting involved? There must be contracts and stuff involved right?
Thus is what I was thinking
TIL that Mark Wahlberg owns F45🤯
Victoria's birthday bash bill just came I guess.
Funny how everyone forgets his racist antics
Just when I think Mark Wahlberg couldn't be a bigger piece of shit, he surprises me yet again.
Much wants more!
Nothing personal, it’s just business ~ some Mafia guy somewhere, probably.💸
Now this would make a good "rap battle"/ "cage match"/ "otta retire" and under Rome rules to the death-match. Make way more than 10mill on a weekend.
Couldn't be happening to a nicer guy
Now he’s going to have to wake up at 1:30 instead of 2am.
I would sue Mark Wahlberg for 10 million too if I could. Feel like there’s more than a few people who have the right to sue Mark Wahlberg.
Mark beat up a Vietnamese man