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In a wry statement, Brooklyn Beckham attempted to explain why the family is involved in a bitter feud by attacking his parents David and Victoria.

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Brooklyn Beckham has held no punches as he laid into his parents in a savage statement. The son of David and Victoria Beckham has been estranged from his family as their highly public fallout continues to rumble on.

As Posh and Becks continue to reach out to their son with images and posts on social media, Brooklyn kept his stance silent. Along with his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham, Brooklyn shunned a number of huge events involving his family last year, including dad’s 50th and the former footballer’s knighthood – although Brooklyn had a different story.

But now, in an explosive statement, Brooklyn has tried to clear up the fallout once and for all. As he continues to reside stateside with his wife, Brooklyn posted a lengthy statement on his Instagram Stories. Read the statement in full.

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Brooklyn continued, “I have made every effort to keep these matters private, despite my years of silence. Unfortunately, my parents and their team continue to target journalists, leaving me with no choice but to speak up for myself and expose only a small percentage of lies.

I don’t want to have a family, I say. For the first time in my life, I’m standing up for myself instead of being controlled. My parents have controlled our family’s narratives in the media for my entire life. I was born into a life filled with performative social media posts, family events, and fake relationships.

“Recently, I’ve seen with my own eyes how frequently they lie in the media, primarily at the expense of innocent people, to maintain their own facade. But I think truth is always revealed.

No matter how hard we’ve worked together as a family, my wife has consistently been disrespected by my family. My mother has repeatedly eluded my past by inviting women into our lives in ways that were obviously meant to unease us both.

“Despite this, we were turned down for a week as we waited in our hotel room while trying to plan some quality time with him while we were still traveling to London.” With 100 guests and cameras circling every corner, he refused to cooperate with our attempts, unless it was at his grand birthday party.

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“Nicola wasn’t invited when he finally agreed to see me,” he said. A slap in the face was used. Later, when my family traveled to LA, they completely denied seeing me.

Prior to everything else, my family values public relations and endorsements. First is Brandy Beckham. Family “love” is determined by how much you share on social media or how quickly you post photos of yourself, even when it comes at the expense of our professional obligations.

“We’ve gone out of our way for years to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show “our perfect family.” But the one time my wife asked for my mum’s support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.

“My wife controls me in a completely different way,” my wife said. My parents have controlled me most of my life. I had a lot of anxiety growing up. That anxiety has vanished for the first time in my life since I left my family.

I’m grateful for the life I chose, and I’ve found peace and relief in it every morning. We don’t want to live in a world where image, press, or manipulation are used. We only want our future families to have peace, privacy, and happiness.

Beckham has broken his silence regarding the family feud. The actor claimed to have made “every effort” to keep the feud private and had been silent for “years.” He continued to make claims that his parents had tried to “ruin” his relationship with billionaire Nicola Peltz.

Brooklyn stated in a statement posted on his Instagram page that he had made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team continue to target journalists, leaving me with the choice to speak for myself and expose only a small percentage of lies.

Although it has been reported that the aspiring chef had been thinking about reaching out to his family, he couldn’t be more wrong. He continued, “My family and I do not want to reconcile.” For the first time in my life, I’m standing up for myself instead of being controlled. &nbsp,

My parents have controlled the stories about our family that have been published in the press for my entire life. I was born into a life filled with performative social media posts, family events, and fake relationships. Recently, I’ve seen with my own eyes how frequently they lie in the media, largely at the expense of innocent people, to maintain their own image. But I think truth always emerges.

The 26-year-old also claimed that his famous parents had wanted him to waive his name-signing rights, which he claimed could have had an impact on his wife and any upcoming children. He furiously said, “My parents have been relentlessly trying to break our relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped.” Despite her great enthusiasm for wearing her design, my mother had to rush out and buy Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour. Prior to our wedding, my parents repeatedly tried to pressure me into reneging on the rights to my name, which would have had an impact on my wife and our upcoming children.

They resisted me signing before my wedding date because that would set the terms of the agreement in motion. The payday was affected by my holdout, and they haven’t treated me similarly since. Because Nicola and I chose to have my Nanny Sandra and Nicola’s Naunni at our table because they both didn’t have their husbands, my mother even went so far as to call me “evil” during the wedding planning. Our parents both had tables that were equally close to ours.

Members of my family informed me that Nicola was “not blood and’not family” the night before our wedding. I’ve been the target of constant attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press at their will ever since I started fighting for myself and my family. My brothers and I were sent to fight each other on social media, but they never managed to stop me.

“My mother cheated on my wife’s first dance, which was scheduled for a romantic love song weeks in advance. Marc Anthony directed me to the stage, where my wife and I were scheduled to perform our romantic dance, but instead my mother was waiting to join us. In front of everyone, she danced very inappropriately on me. In my entire life, I have never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated. We wanted to exchange our vows so that we could make brand-new, joyful and embarrassing wedding memories instead of anxious and embarrassed ones.

Brooklyn went on to claim that his family had invited women from his past into the family and had disrespected his wife without fail. No matter how hard we’ve worked together as one, my wife has consistently been disrespected by my family. My mother has repeatedly eluded my past by inviting women into our lives in ways that were obviously meant to unease us both. Last year, Brooklyn and his father celebrated his 50th birthday with him by flying from Los Angeles to London.

He was, however, noticeably absent from the celebrations altogether. He has now claimed that Brooklyn rejected any invitations to see him from his family. Instead of attending the large public gatherings, it is said that David and I had a private coffee meeting. He continued, claiming that Nicola was denied access to Nicola when David agreed to see him. He claims that the Beckham family “refused” to see him when they were in Los Angeles.

Brooklyn remarked, “Despite this, we were turned down for a week as we waited in our hotel room while attempting to plan quality time with him. We still travelled to London for my dad’s birthday.

He turned down all of our attempts, unless it was at his grand birthday party, where there were cameras around every corner and 100 people. When Nicola wasn’t invited, he finally agreed to see me. A slap in the face was used. Later, when my family traveled to LA, they completely denied seeing me.

Prior to everything else, my family values public relations and endorsements. First is Brandy Beckham. Family “love is determined by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you put everything on the table to pose for a family photo opportunity, even if it comes at the expense of our professional obligations.”

Brooklyn and his wife have gone out of their way to keep the peace and preserve a happy family image despite the tense fallout that has continued to develop over the course of several years. He claims that his family did not reciprocate this, though. He asserts instead that he was ignored when tragic wildfires struck Los Angeles last year.

Before going on to claim that my mother once requested my husband’s assistance in saving displaced dogs during the LA fires, she declined, “We’ve gone out of our way for years to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show “our perfect family.”

My wife controls me, and that is completely contradictory. My parents have controlled me most of my life. I had a lot of anxiety growing up. That anxiety has vanished for the first time in my life since I left my family. Every morning, I feel content and content with the life I chose.

We don’t want our lives to be shaped by manipulation, press, or image. We only want our future families to have peace, privacy, and happiness. Brooklyn received a legal letter after receiving the bombshell statement. Despite the fallout, his parents had continued to share throwback photos from happier times and tag him in social media posts.

He demanded that his parents stop using his name on social media and that his attorneys write him a “desist” letter. Later, Brooke blocked everyone from following him on Instagram.

Before the ceremony, which will take place in Manchester next month, it has been announced that Scottish singer Jacob Alon has won the prestigious BRITs Critics’ Choice award.

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The BRIT Awards have announced who’s won the Critics’ Choice award, supported by BBC Radio 1. This year, Jacob Alon, Rose Grey and Sienna Spiro were nominated for the prestigious trophy, which in the past has featured the likes of Dua Lipa, Myles Smith, Adele, Jorja Smith and the Last Dinner Party.

However, it was revealed today that Scottish singer Jacob, who is renowned for Fairy in a Bottle and Don’t Fall Asleep from their debut album, In Limerence, which was released last year, would be bringing home the first of Matthew Williamson’s trophies.

Jack Saunders of Radio 1’s new music show, which aired live across the country on Monday evening, revealed the exciting news. Jacob, from Dunfermline in Fife, was thrilled to learn about their Celtic roots, saying, “Taing mhr]Thanks a lot… to the critics for recognising my work for this award, you absolute dotes!

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“In the wee town where I grew up in Scotland, it often felt like there was a limit to how high you could dare to dream. So being part of something like this makes me feel like I’m floating far above the sky.”

Jacob added: “In a world full of broken and rusted jaggy edges, I’m grateful to find a place for softness still. And I will keep fighting for it. I really care about and believe in this music, and it makes my world brighter every time it reaches someone else. Hopefully, this means some more beautiful people might find something in my album.

“Thank you to everyone who has listened.” This award has an incredible track record as a launchpad for so many brilliant artists who have gone on to achieve amazing successes, according to Stacey Tang, chair of the 2026 BRIT Awards Committee and co-president of RCA Records at Sony Music UK. The BRITs are greatly helped by the Critics’ Choice category. Although the recognition it provides is extremely important, it should not be underestimated that it also benefits artists by giving them visibility, support, and thus confidence to experiment and grow.

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When Jacob first discovered their talent for performance in a school talent competition, they soon realized they could captivate an audience with just the piano and a story. Through songwriting, they were able to embrace and transform this natural gift that remained with them throughout their youth, which included twisting forests, playful antics, and an increase in their awareness of being different.

Within Edinburgh’s folk scene, Jacob and his wife found their artistic voice, using music as both a refuge and a tool to express their profound, unspoken self. In Limerence, their debut album, earned them a reputation as one of Britain’s most distinctive emerging talents and placed them on the 2025 Mercury Prize longlist for Album of the Year due to this sincere approach to storytelling.

Jacob won the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year award, received a nomination for the Scottish Album of the Year Award, grace the stage of Later… with Jools Holland, give a standout performance on Glastonbury’s BBC Introducing stage, and be recognized as one of BBC Radio 6 Music’s Artists of the Year. They have established themselves as a performer capable of producing moments that are both intimate and thrilling thanks to their sharp-witted lyrics, delivered with surgical precision and dark comedy.

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Jacob enters their next phase with unstoppable drive and a distinctive sound that defies categorisation as they continue to develop their musical style, moving seamlessly between folk-influenced authenticity and commanding pop sensibilities. The honor has reclaimed its original title, “Critics’ Choice for 2026,” acknowledging the crucial role that “critical acclaim” plays for performers during this defining and defining period of their careers.

A distinguished panel of new music advocates from across media, broadcasting, and industry chose the award, which was first instituted in 2008 to highlight the emerging talents of British music. With the same eligibility requirements as in previous years (performers must not have a Top 20 album or more than one Top 20 single), it aims to highlight acts at the pinnacle of their professional careers.

British acts who had not yet placed in the Top 20 of the Official Album Charts or had received more than one Top 20 position on the Official Singles Chart were eligible for the prize as of October 31.25.

For the first time in the history of the awards, this year’s ceremony will take place at Manchester’s Co-op Live on Saturday, February 28 and will be broadcast on ITV and ITVX.