From seemingly out of nowhere, a rumour began on Twitter that opera star Katherine Jenkins had had an affair with footballer David Beckham…

And rather than just ignore the fuss and let it die a natural death, a furious Katherine instead addressed the issue head on, saying, “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.

“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…

“Just so we are clear I have never been on my own with him and never arranged to meet up.”

The Mirror adds, “Katherine spotted people talking about her on the social networking website, with one claiming: ‘Starting to hear about a super injunction blocking the news that David Beckham cheated on Victoria with Katherine Jenkins’.”
Meanwhile, David’s spokesperson told the Sunday Mirror’s Dean Piper, “Unfortunately, we have to deal with this type of nonsense on Twitter.

“One minute David is dead… then a more scurrilous rumour, there is not one jot of truth to any of it.”

I wonder how this rumour even got started?!