POSH & BECKS SECRET DIVORCE

A bombshell book has opened up painful wounds for the family

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David and Victoria Beckham are fighting back against claims their 25-year marriage is nothing more than a "distant business relationship", following the release of an explosive new book by former BBC journalist Tom Bower.

In The House Of Beckham: Money, Sex And Power, the writer paints a very unflattering portrait of the couple, alleging that years ago they cut a deal to stay together to save their moneymaking family brand.

FAMILY UNDER FIRE

An insider says, "The claims are absolutely devastating - David atoning for his alleged cheating by funding her money-pit fashion house, her chain-smoking over Rebecca Loos in Madrid. David and Victoria are used to ridiculous stories about them but what will hurt most are the claims of their separate lives and almost divorcing.