The Beckham family feud has gone from bad to worse in just a couple of days – and insiders have no clue how Victoria and David will build bridges with their son Brooklyn
All it took were six pages posted to an Instagram story to tip Brand Beckham on its head. After months of speculation about the cause of a rift between Brooklyn Beckham, 26, and the rest of his family, the first-born child of Victoria and David Beckham decided to take matters into his own hands and put forward his side of the story.
Since then, shocking claims have continued to emerge from both sides – and it’s showing no signs of slowing down just yet. The internet exploded with memes and jokes at the expense of Victoria Beckham, 51, after Brooklyn claimed she “danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone.” Sources alleged this included “grinding” and “nuzzling” her eldest, prompting Nicola Peltz, 31, to flee her own wedding reception in tears.
He also claimed that his parents only care about being picture perfect in public, and that they tried to “bribe” him to sign the rights to his name away. Letting rip, Brooklyn said he was “standing up for myself for the first time in my life,” with the shock statement, and hit back at claims his wife “controls” him.
Sources say there is now “hurt” on both sides, and the path to reconciliation will be a tricky one. “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled,” Brooklyn wrote, “I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life. For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.”
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“My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else,” he wrote in the blistering statement. “Brand Beckham comes first. Family ‘love’ is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it’s at the expense of our professional obligations.”
Indeed, Brooklyn was a mere baby when he was thrust into the spotlight. From joining his parents in their wedding photoshoots at just six months old to carefully coordinated outfits and cuddly red carpet appearances – Brooklyn was a core part of the brand.
An inside source tells the Mail that after reading their son’s statement, both Victoria and David are feeling “quite an element of guilt” over the way they enthusiastically shared their son with the world, not realising he would find it so damaging.
“This is a statement that has caused David and Victoria a lot of hurt but it also shows that Brooklyn is hurting, too,” the source is reported as saying. “It’s a huge mess – who knows where this will end?”
For Brooklyn, he says that for the first time in his life he doesn’t feel anxious, and attributes that to removing himself from his family. Communications expert and PR to the stars, Mayah Riaz, says that being been part of the family branding as a child has likely given him a mixed-up sense of who he actually is.
“The conversation around monetising Brooklyn from a young age is complicated,” the expert says. “Children raised in famous families often don’t realise where the brand ends and where they begin. That can absolutely affect identity and autonomy later in life.”
“When fame is normalised from birth, it becomes harder for a young person to develop a sense of self that exists separately from public expectation,” Mayah explains. “However, participation does not automatically equal exploitation, especially when it’s framed as family rather than commerce.”
Dr Jane Halsall, a chartered counselling psychologist, believes that Brooklyn’s outburst is part of a bigger move to regain some control over his life. “Speaking publicly after prolonged privacy is often not impulsive, but a last-resort boundary,” she tells the Mirror.
“Estrangement frequently emerges when repeated attempts at private repair fail, particularly where power imbalances, loyalty conflicts, or emotional coercion are present. Public disclosure may be a way of reclaiming agency when private channels no longer feel safe or effective.”
Addressing the money issue, Brooklyn claimed that just weeks before his wedding, “my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.”
“They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated,” he said. “My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since,”
It has been reported that currently Victoria holds the trademark to her eldest son’s name – and that it is due to expire this year. But sources close to the Beckham camp have disputed Brooklyn’s version of events, explaining that Sir David was selling over half of his company DB Ventures to Authentic Brands Group for £200 million – and these new partners would “have some rights over their surname”.
Source: Mirror
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