Stars of Hollywood Tom Cruise and Will Smith ushered David Beckham into the United States in grand manner when he signed with LA Galaxy in 2007.
When the England icon finished his sensational transfer from Real Madrid, the two legendary actors held a star-studded celebration for him.
Tom Cruise and Will Smith threw David Beckham a party when he arrived at LA Galaxy
Victoria and David Beckham were at the centre of the celebrations
The enormous celebration, which was compared to an after-Oscars party, was attended by some of the biggest movie and music stars in the world, including Bruce Willis, Jim Carrey, Matthew Perry, and Stevie Wonder.
The former Manchester United footballer recalled the incident in his BECKHAM documentary series on Netflix, saying: “Well, the funny thing was I was friends with Tom Cruise
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“I remember Tom turning around and saying ‘me and Will are going to throw you a party.’
“And I was like… ‘Will?’
“He said ‘Will Smith!’
Will Smith
Several Hollywood stars attended, including Jim Carrey
Speaking about the party, Beckham’s friend and business partner David Gardner said: “It was like being in Madame Tussauds, everywhere you looked there was a famous person.
“And then the next minute the piano starts going and Stevie Wonder starts singing him Happy Birthday.
Former LA Galaxy star Kyle Martino added: “We had to make a circle for Tom Cruise so he could redo the choreography for the Risky Business dance scene.”
In 124 games for LA Galaxy, Beckham scored 20 goals and provided 42 assists before leaving the team in 2013 to join Paris Saint-Germain, where he eventually retired.
The Man Utd legend returned to Major League Soccer the following year after exercising his option to buy a club.
He later established Inter Miami.