Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the oldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, accused his “controlling” parents of trying to ruin his marriage and said he did not want to reconcile with them, laying bare his family feud for the first time in public.
Brooklyn, 26, said his parents had placed “countless lies” in the media to preserve the facade of a perfect family when in fact the family’s “Brand Beckham” business always came first.
David Beckham, attending the Davos meeting of global elites yesterday, declined to comment to reporters about Brooklyn’s allegations.
Reports of tension between Brooklyn and his parents started soon after he wedded actor Nicola Peltz, the daughter of US billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz, in 2022.
Brooklyn said for years he had made “every effort” to keep the matter private, but he now had no choice but to “tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been published”.
He said his parents had been “trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding” and had pressurised him to sign away the rights to his name, a step he had refused.
In one of the most damaging accusations, he said his mother, former “Spice Girl” and fashion designer Victoria, had hijacked his first dance with his wife at his wedding.
“She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone,” he said on Instagram. “I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life”.
Brooklyn’s post tossed a grenade into “Brand Beckham”, the multi-million-pound family business that traces its origin back to his soccer star father making his debut for Manchester United at the age of 17 in 1992.
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