Brooklyn Beckham Accuses Parents of Sabotaging Marriage and Prioritising Brand Over Family
In a dramatic public escalation of a long-simmering family rift, Brooklyn Beckham has levelled serious accusations against his famous parents, David and Victoria Beckham. The 26-year-old eldest son of the former football star and Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer has taken to social media to allege that his parents attempted to sabotage his marriage and have consistently prioritised their public brand over genuine family relationships.
Explosive Social Media Allegations
Through a series of lengthy Instagram stories, Brooklyn Beckham painted a picture of a lifetime of controlled narratives and performative family displays. "For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family," he wrote. "The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into."
The model and photographer, who married American actor Nicola Peltz in 2022, claimed to have witnessed first-hand the extent to which his parents would go to maintain their public image. "Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they'll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade," his posts stated. "But I believe the truth always comes out."
Wedding Grievances and Branding Pressure
Many of the specific grievances detailed in the social media outburst stem from his wedding to Nicola Peltz, daughter of activist investor Nelson Peltz. Brooklyn accused his mother of withdrawing at the last minute from designing his bride's wedding dress and described an uncomfortable incident during the reception.
"She hijacked the first dance I was supposed to have with my wife to music performed by Marc Anthony," he wrote. "She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life."
Perhaps most strikingly, Brooklyn alleged that before the wedding, his parents "repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name," though he provided no specific details about what this entailed.
Family Rift Goes Public
The Instagram posts bring into the open a feud that had been brewing for months, with tabloids previously reporting on anonymous sources describing family tensions. Brooklyn's younger brother Cruz Beckham had indicated on Instagram in December that Brooklyn had blocked family members on social media.
Unlike his three younger siblings, Brooklyn did not appear in his mother's recent Netflix docuseries and was absent from the October premiere. In his posts, he made his position clear: "I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled, I'm standing up for myself for the first time in my life."
Parental Response and Wider Context
David and Victoria Beckham have not issued an immediate public response to their son's allegations. Representatives for the couple did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press.
However, in a Tuesday appearance on CNBC from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, David Beckham addressed the broader issue of children and social media without directly commenting on his son's specific statements. "That's what I try to teach my kids," he said regarding making mistakes. "But you know, you have to sometimes let them make those mistakes as well."
Married since 1999, David and Victoria Beckham have three other children: 23-year-old Romeo, 20-year-old Cruz, and 14-year-old Harper. The public nature of Brooklyn's accusations marks a significant new chapter in the ongoing saga of one of Britain's most famous families, raising questions about the intersection of celebrity, branding, and family dynamics in the modern media age.
