Brooklyn Beckham had “no choice” but to break his silence on his longstanding family feud Monday.
In a lengthy Instagram Story statement, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham’s eldest child made an effort to “tell the truth about … some of the lies that have been printed” from his parents allegedly “continu[ing] to go to the press” about his and wife Nicola Peltz’s romance.
The 26-year-old wrote, “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. For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family.”
Brooklyn continued, “For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family [with] performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships. … 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.”
Noting that “the truth always comes out,” he claimed David, 50, and Victoria, 51, “have been trying endlessly to ruin [his] relationship” with Peltz, 31, since before they walked down the aisle in April 2022.
“It hasn’t stopped,” he alleged. “My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress.”
David and Victoria allegedly “repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe” Brooklyn into “signing away the rights to” his name ahead of his nuptials.
“My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since,” he claimed. “During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me ‘evil’ because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, because they both didn’t have their husbands. Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.
Brooklyn went on to write that the Beckhams “value public promotion and endorsements above all else” because “brand Beckham comes first.”
He explained, “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.
“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,’” Brooklyn continued. “But the one time my wife asked for my mum’s support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.”
He hit back directly at “the narrative that [his] wife controls” him, calling this notion “completely backwards.”
Brooklyn insisted, “I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared. I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief.”
He concluded, “My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
Reps for David and Victoria did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
This is a developing story…
