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A businessman has lost a damages claim against David and Victoria Beckham over their pre-World Cup 2006 ball.A businessman has lost a damages claim against David and Victoria Beckham over their pre-World Cup 2006 ball.
David West, 62, said he paid £103,100 on eBay for a ticket, but organisers insisted on vetting him for the party.David West, 62, said he paid £103,100 on eBay for a ticket, but organisers insisted on vetting him for the party.
They said he would not be allowed to go unless he wore black tie, he claimed. He had wanted to wear a pink suit so decided not to attend, but still paid.They said he would not be allowed to go unless he wore black tie, he claimed. He had wanted to wear a pink suit so decided not to attend, but still paid.
A High Court judge said that, as NSPCC was the vendor - not the Beckhams - the couple had not breached any contract.A High Court judge said that, as NSPCC was the vendor - not the Beckhams - the couple had not breached any contract.
Guests at the Beckhams' Full Length And Fabulous event at their Hertfordshire mansion last May included Wayne Rooney, David Cameron and Ozzy Osbourne, with entertainment provided by Robbie Williams and the late James Brown.
The party, rumoured to have cost £500,000, raised funds for charity.
Mr West successfully bid for one of two tickets for the ball put up for sale by the NSPCC.
Bid honoured
Mr West, who runs a company selling wines and spirits as well as two clubs in London, is known for appearing at functions in a bright pink suit, complete with pink bow-tie shoes and socks.
Guests at the party included the Osbourne family
He claimed that Simon Oliviera, a PR representative for the Beckhams, had told him he would not be allowed to attend unless he stuck to the black tie dress code, was chaperoned throughout, did not speak to other guests and did not hand out his business card.
Despite deciding not to go to the party, Mr West honoured his eBay bid but then launched his damages action against the celebrity couple.
Making his judgement, Mr Justice Gray said: "Even assuming that the Beckhams were the donors of the tickets [which they were not] and undertook an obligation to allow the successful bidder into their house for the reception, it simply does not follow that they were the sellers of the tickets or party to the agreement by which the tickets were offered for auction."