The National Enquirer reports that Posh and Becks’ Beverly Hills neighbors are annoyed that the famous Brits want to put a huge wall around their estate in the once-quiet neighborhood. They’re said to be circling a petition that asks the city to deny the Beckham’s request for the tall wall, which they say will ruin the charm on the quiet street:

Victoria Beckham… is off to a roaring start, infuriating BevHills neighbors with a petition asking the city permission to erect a high, fort-like wall that would encircle their newly purchased estate! Raging that a walled compound will ruin the charm of their open, tree-shaded street, neighbors are waging a Fight Fort Beckham campaign, collecting signatures for a petition they’ll submit to town fathers.

[From The National Enquirer print edition, Mike Walker’s column, June 4, 2007]

The article doesn’t give a reason for the wall, but I bet the Beckhams are planning it in an attempt to keep paparazzi at bay. It seems like they’re going to piss off their neighbors no matter what they do, because there will be vans and cars blocking the street if photographers can get clear shots of them. Then again, if the Beckhams aren’t that popular in the states maybe all the hoopla will die down and their neighbors won’t have much to worry about. Once that crappy reality show comes out we’ll see how popular Becks and Posh are in America.

I just wanted an excuse to publish these pictures of David Beckham playing soccer for Real Madrid vs. Deportivo on Saturday. Real Madrid beat visiting Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 on Saturday to retain the lead of the Spanish league with two rounds remaining. (That’s a verbatim copy and paste from the linked source, China Post.) Thanks to Photorazzi for these pics.