As the squabble over the rights to David Beckham continues between The L.A. Galaxy and AC Milan soccer teams, soccer’s stud is back in the news, this time sharing a commercial spot with two of Hollywood’s lead
ing men.
An ad promoting a male performance Viagra-like substance is running in China and includes images of Beckham, Sean Connery and Keanu Reeves.
According to sources, Beckham is enraged by the ad since the company does not have his permission to use his image to promote the impotence pills.
The advertisers created fake voice-overs for Beckham and the actors that played over some B-roll images of the trio.
In the ad, the voice-over on Beckham’s images says, “Want to know how I can keep being strong and running on the football field? USA Selikon capsules help me a lot. It’s also the secret weapon with which I can satisfy Victoria”.
Sean Connery was also granted a cheesy voice-over in the spot, “I just turned 70. With the help of USA Selikon capsules, I’m forever 25”.
Leave it to China, the land of pirated Hollywood films, $2sweaters and lax, near non-existent copyright laws to allow a commercial like this.
Here’s the ad:
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