Hollywood is an industry typically known to be secular. However, there are a handful of prominent Hollywood actors who are unapologetically Christian.
This list of Hollywood celebrities who have devout Christian faith features box office stars to critically acclaimed actors to beloved television icons.
These actors deliver messages of hope, discuss their spiritual journey, and proudly stay true to their religious convictions. These Christian actors use their elevated platforms to spread the word of God, even when voicing their support for religion could bring on criticism from their peers and the media.
Some of these world-class actors have gone far beyond proselytizing by headlining family-friendly films and jumpstarting faith-based entertainment projects.
This list of Hollywood actors who are unapologetically Christian will highlight their notable achievements related to their faith and their inspiring messages about religion.
Chris Pratt has openly proclaimed, "It's authentic for me to be pro-Christian, pro-Jesus — that's my thing."
Pratt was named the winner of MTV's "Generation Award" in 2018. He delivered a speech with some life advice while accepting the award.
"God is real. God loves you. God wants the best for you. Believe that — I do," Pratt told the audience at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The "Jurassic World" star continued, "Learn to pray. It's easy, and it's so good for your soul."
"You have a soul. Be careful with it," he said of another life rule.
"People are going to tell you [that] you’re perfect just the way that you are," Pratt said. "You’re not. You’re imperfect. You always will be, but there is a powerful force that designed you that way, and if you’re willing to accept that, you will have grace. And grace is a gift. And like the freedom that we enjoy in this country, that grace was paid for with somebody else’s blood."
In the same year, Pratt won at the Teen Choice Awards and invoked the name of God during his acceptance speech.
“I want to thank God. I always do that when I’m up on a big platform in front of a bunch of young faces,” Pratt declared. “I love God. That’s my thing, I love him! And you should too!”
Also in 2018, the A-list actor gave an impassioned delivery of the Gospel of Luke at Disneyland's annual Candlelight Processional.
Pratt has gone on the 21-day "Daniel Fast" — which is based upon the prophet Daniel's fasting experiences as recorded in the Bible.
Pratt met his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, at church.
Pratt said of his 2019 wedding with Schwarzenegger, "We became husband and wife in front of God, our families, and those we love. It was intimate, moving, and emotional. We feel so blessed to begin this new chapter of our lives."
Katherine previously said, "[Faith] is a huge part of our relationship and also just a huge part of our lives."
In 2020, the "Jurassic World" actor launched the Indivisible Productions company.
"One nation under God indivisible," he said. "Our mission statement is to create entertaining content, focusing on themes which will help to bridge the growing divide in our country and world. You know, make the world a better place."
The "Guardians of the Galaxy" star responded to online hate by turning to his faith.
"That's the way it is — nothing new," Pratt said in 2023, adding of Jesus Christ: "Two thousand years ago, they hated him too."
He continued, "If I was of this world, they would love me just like that but as it is, I’ve chosen out of this world. That’s John 15:18 through 20."
Joe Rogan said Pratt is "one of the nicest people I’ve ever met in my life," and he gets attacked because of his Christian faith.
“He’s kind of outside the lines in terms of his ideology, he’s a Christian, and pretty open about it. Because of that, they attack him," Rogan stated.
In March, Pratt wrote an Easter message on Instagram that read: "HE IS RISEN! Happy Easter. He transformed my life. He can transform yours as well. I promise you. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life."
Candace Cameron Bure began her acting career as a child and became a household name by starring as D.J. Tanner in "Full House," which debuted in 1987. However, she has more recently been acclaimed for living a genuine Christian lifestyle.
Bure has starred in several family-friendly movies and TV shows, often with faith-based messages.
Candace became a regular on the Hallmark Channel, starring in numerous feel-good holiday movies and in the popular "Aurora Teagarden" mystery series.
Bure has garnered a large Christian audience.
Candace has used her celebrity to promote Christianity through her acting career, promotional appearances, and inspirational biblical messages on social media.
The "Fuller House" actress is also an accomplished author, who has written several books on faith, health, and personal growth.
Bure told BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey, "We started going to church for the first time, and I was sitting in the church and heard a sermon one day, and I really didn't know what it all meant. I just heard if you want Jesus in your heart to be the Lord and Savior over your life, then say this prayer and ask Him into your heart. And so at 12 years old, I did that, and that's when I became a Christian."
She continued, "My prayer life is pretty strong, my conversations with him are very strong. Really, it’s a battle of the mind, a lot of disordered eating is, and so if I pull the Holy Spirit into my mind, and I’m constantly praying and asking God to renew my mind, it helps."
Candace told Stuckey, "I am a devoted Christian, which means that I believe that every human being bears the image of God. Because of that, I am called to love all people, and I do. If you know me, you know that I am a person who loves fiercely and indiscriminately. My heart yearns to build bridges and bring people one step closer to God, to love others well, and to simply be a reflection of God's huge love for all of us."
"If you don’t start with [prayer] there’s no power behind it, because God’s the power. God can do anything, change anything — change hearts. It’s the heart of all of us that need to be changed and that’s where God needs to get in," Bure said on "The Billy Hallowell Podcast."
Bure also stated, "My faith is just my life, it’s a part of it. It naturally flows from me, and I feel like I’ve navigated my entire career differently than most people have. The goal for me isn’t necessarily the next project or making more money or being a bigger star. I’ve always chosen the things that are true to me and that I’ve wanted to do."
Candace added, "I've been an outspoken Christian pretty much my whole life. I love sharing my faith with people, and I haven't always incorporated that in the movies and television shows that I've been in over the last 40 years."
Patricia Heaton is an Emmy Award-winning actress best known for her roles in popular sitcoms like "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "The Middle." Heaton is also known for her strong Christian faith and traditional values.
Heaton had a strong Catholic upbringing, which has been a cornerstone of her life.
"My sister is a Dominican nun. My grandparents met Pope John Paul I. My mom was one of 15 children. I have some 100 first cousins on my mom's side," Heaton said. "So, we're a very Catholic family."
The Emmy Award-winning actress is a mother of four and has emphasized the importance of family in her faith-based household.
Heaton said of being Catholic and working in Hollywood, "As much as people want to paint Hollywood as a sort of anti-religious place, I have found that going into work, we're all there to do a job. We're all there to be professional. We all respect each other. We share opinions, different opinions. And because we love each other and we have a common goal of creating something wonderful for people to enjoy, the differences in our religion or politics or whatever, in my experience on a set, have not been a problem."
Throughout her career, Heaton has been unapologetically pro-life and has not shied away from her conservative politics.
In 2020, Heaton slammed Democrats for supporting abortion: "Why would any civilized person want to support a barbaric platform that champions abortion for any reason through all nine months funded by taxpayers?"
During an appearance on the "The Storytellers with Andrew Erwin" podcast, Heaton proclaimed, "God, in His mercy, withheld any success from me because I wanted it too much. [I] really wanted to be famous — acting was the center of my life, as opposed to God being the center of my life, for a long time, and it would have been ruinous for me if I had been successful any earlier than I was."
She continued, "I think it only happened in the timing it did because I was able to center God in my life, and when that happened, I think He knew it was safe for me to start being successful and have all the things that come with that."
Heaton told the Christian Post in 2021, "It's kind of our job here as Christians to certainly extend the love of Christ, the love that He extended to us, to extend it to others through our actions."
She extends that love through her humanitarian work and is an ambassador with World Vision — a "Christian organization that fights poverty and injustice that affects children, families, and communities in nearly 100 countries around the world."
In December 2022, Heaton revealed on the X social media platform that she had read the entire Bible in exactly one year and it was "just revelatory."
She began, "A year in the making. I finally did it!"
Heaton explained, "Some days were just revelatory, I saw things I had never seen before. And some days were kind of a slog. You know just going through it and pushing through. Just feeling like I don't know what any of this is about, mostly Old Testament stuff."
Mark Wahlberg has declared that his relationship with God is "the most important part of his life" and his faith in God "is what makes me a better man."
Wahlberg stated in 2013 that his faith is "the most important part of my life," but noted, "I don’t try to push it on anybody and I don’t try to hide it."
In a 2016 interview with Square Mile, Wahlberg declared, "I pray every day and try to go to church every day. My faith in God is what makes me a better man. It's the most important part of my life. I pray that I will live up to my intention to be the best husband and father than I can be. I never would have been able to change my life and have the success and love that I have in my world today without my faith."
During a 2022 appearance on the "Today" show, the "Lone Survivor" actor said of his children, "But even with my faith, I don't force it on them. But they know that dad can’t start the day without being in prayer, can't start the day without reading my Scripture or going to Mass. And hopefully, instead of forcing that on them, they'll say, 'Well, if it works for dad, maybe it'll work for us,' and they'll kind of gravitate towards it on their own."
Wahlberg invested "millions and millions" of his own money into making the faith-based movie "Father Stu," which is based on the true-life story of agnostic Golden Gloves boxer-turned-priest Stuart Long – who goes on a journey from self-destruction and crime to redemption.
Wahlberg said of the religious project, "I'm kind of doing all this not to continue to grow my career, but to utilize my career for good and to do God’s work. If this is a movie that really changes people’s lives and motivates them and inspires them to do great things — you know, all I really gotta do is convert one person, and I get to go through the pearly gates."
The "Ted" actor added, "I feel like this is starting a new chapter for me in that, now, doing things like this [with] real substance can help people. I definitely want to focus on making more. I wouldn’t say necessarily just faith-based content but things that will help people."
Wahlberg — one of Hollywood's biggest box office stars — proclaimed, "Look, I will not hide the fact that I love the Lord and I want to be committed to serving the Lord, but I also don’t jam it down anybody’s throat. But it’s better to never have known God than to deny God. I mean, that’s not a good look. That’s not a good look."
Acclaimed Hollywood actor Denzel Washington is the son of a Pentecostal preacher and has been steadfast in his dedication to his Christian faith throughout his illustrious career.
Washington — who has been nominated 10 times for an Academy Award and is a two-time Oscar winner — utilizes his massive platform to share his religious beliefs.
Washington has been an integral part of films that have religious undertones, including "The Book of Eli," "Fences," and "A Journal for Jordan."
"The spirit of God is throughout the film," he said of "A Journal For Jordan." "I have more than one spiritual leader in my life. So there's different people I talk to, and I try to make sure I try to put God first in everything."
In 2021, Washington told the New York Times, "If you don't have a spiritual anchor you'll be easily blown by the wind and you'll be led to depression."
The Oscar-winning actor added, "I'm a God-fearing man. I try not to worry. Fear is contaminated faith."
The "Training Day" star stated, "In heaven, there are going to be two lines, the long line and the short line, and I'm interested in being in the short line."
As Blaze News previously reported in 2021, Washington delivered a speech at "The Better Man Event" — a Christian convention for men.
Washington asked, "What is our role as a man? Strength, leadership, power, authority, guidance, patience are God's gift to us as men. We have to cherish that, not abuse it."
"I hope that the words in my mouth and the meditation of my heart are pleasing in God's sight, but I'm human," he continued. "I'm just like you. What I have will not keep me on this Earth for one more day. Share what you know, inspire who you can, seek advice. If you want to talk to someone, talk to the one that can do something about it. Constantly develop those habits."
In 2020, Washington explained to pastor A.R. Bernard how he experienced a supernatural encounter with God at Bishop Charles E. Blake’s West Angeles Church of God in Christ in the 1980s.
“I went to church with Robert Townsend and when it came time to come down to the altar I said, 'You know this time, I'm just going to go down there and give it up and see what happens.' I went in the prayer room and gave it up and let go and experienced something I've never experienced in my life," he explained. "I remember calling my mother afterwards and asking her, I said, 'Well, you know it felt like I was going up in the air, and my cheeks were filled' and she said, 'Oh no, that's the devil you're purging.'"
"I was filled with the Holy Ghost and it scared me. I said, 'Wait a minute, I didn't want to go this deep, I want to party,'” Washington admitted. "It was a supernatural, once in this lifetime experience that I couldn't completely understand at the time."
Washington delivered a riveting commencement speech to the graduates of Dillard University in 2015.
"Put God first. Put God first in everything you do," Washington declared. "Everything that you think you see in me. Everything that I’ve accomplished, everything that you think I have – and I have a few things. Everything that I have is by the grace of God. Understand that. It’s a gift."
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Celebrities typically are afraid to speak out against progressive ideologies since they subscribe to the ideals of the woke Hollywood echo chamber or because they fear repercussions for going against the liberal herd. However, there are a handful of times when entertainers not only spoke against woke culture, but they also won because of it.
Joe Rogan has declared himself to be a "bleeding heart liberal" on several topics. However, the prolific podcaster has also condemned progressivism for going too far to the left on a myriad of significant issues.
Rogan was one of the first major voices to question the pandemic narrative. Rogan used his massive platform to question why government health officials were not advising people to get more exercise and increased exposure to the sun for a natural source of vitamin D to help protect them against COVID-19.
His opinions expressed on "The Joe Rogan Experience" opened the door to widespread condemnation by the media and fellow celebrities. Musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell yanked their music off Spotify for allowing "irresponsible people" who were “spreading lies that are costing people their lives" regarding COVID-19 vaccines. However, both musicians walked back their positions and returned their music catalogs to Spotify.
Rogan even considered suing CNN for its hit piece on him.
Rogan has been an outspoken critic of biological males competing in female sports under the guise of transgender rights. The comedian has also lambasted the idea that children should have irreversible transgender treatments and surgeries to enable them to transition.
The controversies have not put a dent in Rogan's popularity.
Last month, it was revealed that "The Joe Rogan Experience" has 14.5 million followers – nearly three times more than the next most popular program on Spotify.
In February, the Wall Street Journal reported that Rogan had signed a multiyear deal with Spotify worth an estimated $250 million. By re-signing with the streaming behemoth, Rogan reportedly received an upfront minimum guarantee and revenue-sharing based on sales of advertisements. The contract is a three-year deal, according to the New York Daily News.
Rogan was so fed up with progressive policies that he moved his family from the liberal enclave of California to Austin, Texas.
Mark Wahlberg is another celebrity who moved out of California.
"The Departed" actor moved his family from southern California to Nevada "to give my kids a better life."
"We came here to just kind of give ourselves a new look, a fresh start for the kids, and there’s lot of opportunity here, so I’m really excited about the future," Wahlberg said in 2022.
In 2016, Wahlberg admitted that "a lot of Hollywood is living in a bubble."
"They’re pretty out of touch with the common person, the everyday guy out there providing for their family," he added.
While many Hollywood actors are nonreligious, Wahlberg openly flaunts his devotion to his Christian faith.
Wahlberg previously said religion is "not popular in Hollywood."
"It's a balance — I don't want to jam it down anybody’s throat, but I do not deny my faith. That's an even bigger sin," Wahlberg explained. "You know, it’s not popular in my industry, but, you know, I cannot deny my faith. It's important for me to share that with people. I have friends from all walks of life and all different types of faiths and religions, so you know, it's important to respect and honor them as well."
In 2022, the Academy Award-nominated actor starred in the movie "Father Stu" – a film based on the true story of a boxer-turned-priest and his journey from self-destruction to redemption.
Earlier this year, he partnered with a Catholic prayer and meditation app, which shot up to the top of the Apple App Store after being promoted by Wahlberg in a Super Bowl commercial.
Wahlberg is one of the top Hollywood actors and also boasts several successful businesses. Wahlberg's net worth is said to be $400 million.
Actress Gina Carano fought back against the cancel culture horde after she was fired by Disney over social media posts.
In February 2021, Carano was terminated by Disney for posting a meme on social media that likened the treatment of American conservatives to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. Carano had been a star on Disney's immensely popular "Star Wars" TV spin-off "The Mandalorian."
The Walt Disney Company declared her social media posts as "denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities," which it called "abhorrent and unacceptable."
Last February, the former mixed martial arts athlete teamed up with Elon Musk to launch a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm.
The wrongful termination and discrimination lawsuit alleges that Carano was a victim of an "online bully mob who demanded her compliance with their extreme progressive ideology."
Carano told BlazeTV's Glenn Beck about Musk's lawyers contacting her to sue Disney.
“I was just so excited, and I emailed him back immediately,” Carano told Beck, adding that “they were kind of dumbfounded about how this happened.”
The former MMA fighter also said, "I think it’s pretty incredible what he is doing. A lot of billionaires put their money into buying islands and building bunkers. Elon Musk is using his money to fight massive injustice battles."
Disney's attorneys argue, "The First Amendment protects Disney’s decision to dissociate itself from some speech but not from other, different speech. The First Amendment mandates deference to the speaker’s own decisions about what speech to associate with, even if others might consider those decisions ‘internally inconsistent’ ... Carano thus cannot stake out a discrimination claim by alleging that Disney accorded different treatment to different statements by different actors."
Carano contended, "Disney has confirmed what has been known all along, they will fire you if you say anything they disagree with, even if they have to MISREPRESENT, MALIGN, and MISCHARACTERIZE you to do it. They are now on record letting everyone who works for them know that Disney will take any chance they get to control what you say, what you think or they will attempt to destroy your career. Glad we cleared that up. The First Amendment does not allow Disney to wantonly DISCRIMINATE, which is what they have done in my case and frankly have now admitted they did. If you ever wanted to know what today’s 'Disney values' are, they just told you."
Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked for telling transgender jokes. However, the stand-up comedian refused to bow to the woke mob and ended up winning.
In October 2021, Chappelle faced controversy for transgender jokes in his "The Closer" comedy special. Critics declared Chappelle to be "homophobic" and "transphobic."
"Gender is a fact," Chappelle declared. "Every human being in this room, every human being on earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on earth. That is a fact."
The special aired on Netflix, which prompted employees of the streaming television giant to stage a protest over the stand-up comedian's jokes.
Chappelle blasted the legacy media's attempt to cancel him.
He stated, "F**k Twitter, F**k NBC News, ABC News, all these stupid ass networks. I'm not talking to them. I'm talking to you, this is real life."
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos refused to bend the knee to the firestorm posse.
Sarandos proclaimed, "Content on screen doesn't directly translate to real-world harm."
In fact, Netflix canned the employee organizing a worker walkout at the streaming giant over Chappelle's transgender jokes. The employee allegedly leaked classified information about how much Netflix paid for Chappelle's comedy specials — $24.1 million on "The Closer" and $23.6 million on "Sticks & Stones."
BlazeTV's Lauren Chen noted of the comedian, "He's the type of entertainer, the type of person where nothing is off limits, and he’s certainly not afraid of being controversial."
Chappelle went on to release "The Dreamer" comedy special on Netflix in 2023.
Jason Aldean pulled off the opposite of "go woke, go broke" by releasing the law-and-order anthem "Try That in a Small Town."
Online pundits panned the country music song as having racist undertones, endorsing political violence, encouraging lynchings, and advocating vigilantism.
CMT pulled the music video off the country network's air.
Aldean defended the song by saying, "There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it — and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage — and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music — this one goes too far."
He continued, "'Try That in a Small Town,' for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences."
At a concert in Cincinnati, Aldean declared cancel culture to be "bulls**t."
"You guys know how it is this day and age, cancel culture is a thing. That's something that, if people don't like what you say, they try and make sure that they can cancel you, which means try and ruin your life, ruin everything," Aldean stated. "One thing I saw this week was a bunch of country music fans that can see through a lot of the bulls**t."
The backlash drew even more attention to the song, which helped it climb the music charts.
"Try That in a Small Town" debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Country Airplay. Over a month after being released, the song notched the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 — thanks in part to the supposed controversy. It became Aldean's first number-one song since 2014's "Burnin' It Down."
Comedian Ricky Gervais savagely took no prisoners when hosting the 77th annual Golden Globes in 2020.
Gervais mercilessly mocked A-listers right in front of their faces and refused to back down from even the most taboo Hollywood topics.
Gervais prefaced his hard-hitting monologue by warning the celebrities: "Let's have a laugh — at your expense."
The British comedian joked that the license plate on his limousine was made by Felicity Huffman — the actress sentenced to jail for her role in the 2019 Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. Actor Tom Hanks was visibly disgusted by the joke at the expense of his fellow colleague.
The Golden Globes host not only skewered actors but also roasted Hollywood executives.
"Tonight isn’t just about the people in front of the camera. In this room are some of the most important TV and film executives in the world. People from every background," he said. "But they all have one thing in common: They’re all terrified of Ronan Farrow.”
He tagged the line by saying, "He’s coming for you, he’s coming for you."
Farrow is the journalist most known for his investigative reporting on the sexual abuse committed by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, which ushered in the #MeToo movement.
Gervais didn't stop there. He shamelessly plugged his Netflix show "After Life" and then added a zinger.
He said, "You can binge-watch the entire first season of 'After Life.' That's a show about a man who wants to kill himself after his wife dies of cancer. It has a second season though, so he obviously doesn't kill himself in the end — just like Jeffrey Epstein."
The celebrity crowd gasped, to which Gervais fired back: "I know he's your friend, but I don't care."
Gervais blasted the celebrities for lecturing the public.
"So, if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a political platform to make a political speech. You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world," he stated. "Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg. So, if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your God, and f**k off. OK?"
The Gervais-hosted Golden Globes in 2020 boasted 18.3 million viewers. Viewership plummeted to 6.9 million in 2021 and only 6.25 million in 2023. There was no televised Golden Globes ceremony in 2022 because of the diversity and ethics scandal at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association – the group that votes on the winners.
Many regard Gervais – who hosted the award show five times – as the best Golden Globes host.
In 2023, Dana White said of the UFC: "We don't do anything woke over here."
White has made it no secret that he is a friend and supporter of former President Donald Trump.
At the 2016 Republican National Convention, White stumped for Trump and explained how their friendship began. White noted that the fledgling UFC was struggling in the early 2000s.
"Nobody took us seriously," White said. "Except Donald Trump."
White remembered how Trump not only took an interest in the UFC but offered to host two mixed martial arts events at the Trump Taj Mahal hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
"Donald was the first to recognize the potential that we saw in the UFC and encouraged us to build our business," White recalled.
"He dealt with us personally, got in the trenches with us, and he made a deal that worked for everyone," he continued. "On top of that, he showed up for our fight on Saturday night and sat in the first row."
White declared, "I will always be so grateful to him for standing with us in those early days."
White has continued to be a staunch supporter of Trump despite outside pressure for him to disavow his friend.
During a November 2023 appearance on comedian Theo Von’s podcast, White revealed that a major UFC sponsor instructed him to distance himself from Trump.
"I posted a video for Trump on my personal social media. One of our big sponsors called and said, ‘Take that down.’ You know what I said? 'Go f**k yourself,'" White said on the "This Past Weekend" podcast.
“You vote for whoever you want to vote for, and I’ll vote for whoever I want to vote for," he added. "That’s how this works. I don’t even care who you’re voting for. It’s none of my f*****g business. F**k you. Don’t ever f*****g call me and tell me who to vote for."
White has applied his free-speech advocacy to the UFC and does not censor MMA fighters, even when they make remarks that some have deemed to be offensive.
The UFC CEO said in 2020, "These guys all have their own causes, things, their own beliefs. We don't muzzle anybody here. We let everybody speak their mind."
White convinced casino executives to purchase the struggling Ultimate Fighting Championship for $2 million in 2001, and he was named president of the organization.
In 2016, the UFC was sold for $4.025 billion – making the acquisition the most expensive transaction for an organization in sports history at the time. At the time of the sale, White owned 9% of the UFC.
As of April 2023, the UFC is reported to have a value of $12 billion.
The UFC produced $1.3 billion in revenue in 2023 — a 13% increase from 2022.
White, 54, has an estimated net worth of $500 million.
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Soccer icon David Beckham is suing actor Mark Wahlberg through their companies, alleging that Beckham lost millions due to poor business conduct by Wahlberg's fitness studio brand.
Beckham's DB Ventures Ltd. reportedly began its lawsuit against fitness chain F45 Training Holdings in 2022 — which is part-owned by Wahlberg — after Beckham was working as the company's global ambassador.
Beckham alleged that he was misled when he began working with the company, according to the Independent, which eventually led to him losing £8.5 million, the equivalent to $10.5 million USD.
The alleged "fraudulent conduct" happened when Beckham was reportedly promised stocks but did not get them until months later after the price of shares tanked from around $12 to about $3.
In May 2023, Yahoo reported that the company had been notified by the NYSE that it was not complying with its listing standards. In August 2023, F45 Training Holdings announced it had delisted itself from the New York Stock Exchange after the 75% price drop, the Sun noted.
Wahlberg and his codefendants said that the allegations of fraudulent conduct were baseless, and they had asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
The motion to dismiss reportedly claimed that the Beckham group blamed others for its mistakes and said the "209-page, 610-paragraph SAC [complaint] tries to make up with length what it lacks in merit."
According to TMZ, David Beckham has filed a lawsuit against Mark Wahlberg's company F5 for $10 MILLION. \n\nBeckham's company, DB Ventures Ltd, claims that F45 Training "deceived" him into signing on with them, failing to pay the $10 MILLION that was promised to him.— (@)
Beckham had originally teamed up with Australian golfer Greg Norman in 2022 to file a lawsuit worth $20 million for allegedly withheld payments, per the Daily Mail. However, a judge told the two that they needed to file separate lawsuits.
F45 has more than 2,000 studios worldwide, including 1,000 in the United States and around 500 in Australia, as well.
Wahlberg became a minority shareholder in the company in 2019 after he purchased a stake through the same investment group that Beckham is suing.
As for their friendship, the former English- and Spanish-league soccer player became friends with the Hollywood actor after moving to Beverly Hills, California, with his pop-star wife, Victoria, in 2007. Wahlberg, 52, and Beckham, 48, were neighbors when the soccer player made a shocking transfer to American sports league Major League Soccer.
Beckham had made numerous social media posts promoting F45 since becoming its global ambassador, but the posts appear to have since been deleted.
The company has described itself as a "life-changing gym" with "functional team training," typically displaying group-training sessions with a high-end fitness studio vibe.
Current financial data has F45 stock at around 15 cents per share, which is actually the highest it has been seen August 2023.
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