Fans of David and Victoria Beckham don't want anyone coming between their favorite couple, as Katherine Jenkins discovered the hard way. Last week, the Welsh singer (and Dancing with the Stars alum) shot down rumors that she was having an affair with the legendary soccer player. But that didn't stop Beckham fans from attacking her Twitter account with insults and even death threats.
"Katherine has endured months of abusive tweets and messages accusing her of having an affair with David Beckham," Katherine's rep told E! News. "Some going as far as threatening her life. She simply felt that she could not deal with this any longer and so had to face these ridiculous rumors head on which is why she had to speak out."
On Friday, both Beckham and Jenkins made public statements denying the affair reports, which seem to have originated on Twitter. Appropriately, the singer tweeted her reaction to fans.
"Dear Twitter friends, I've read some horrible rumours on here & want u 2 know I absolutely deny I’ve had an affair with David Beckham," Jenkins wrote. "The rumours are very hurtful, untrue & my lawyers tell me actionable. I’ve only met David twice: once at the Military Awards in 2010 & on a night out in the West End in Feb 2012."
"We were out in a group of friends & it was just a normal fun evening out," she continued. "Just so we are clear I have never been on my own with him and never arranged to meet up."