Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has broken his silence about his estrangement from his parents, saying he does not want to reconcile with his family.
In a statement shared on his Instagram story, the 26-year-old offered his explanation for the alleged rift.
He wrote: “I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private.
“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.
“All we want [is] peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
Brooklyn, David and Victoria Beckham attend the Fashion Awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2018. Pic: PA
His statement, which Sky News is not reproducing in full, runs across multiple stories on Instagram, where he has 16.1 million followers.
Brooklyn, the son of footballer David Beckham and former Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham, married Nicola Peltz in 2022, the daughter of American billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz and former model Claudia Heffner Peltz.
The couple live together in Los Angeles.
Sky arts and entertainment correspondent, Katie Spencer, said the distance between him and his family had been interpreted in the media as evidence of her controlling influence.
Ms Spencer said today’s statement was about challenging that suggestion.
“He has made this extraordinary six-page statement saying that the narrative that his wife is controlling him is completely backwards,” she said.
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham at the Met Gala in New York in 2022. Pic: Reuters
David Beckham and Brooklyn watch Manchester United take on Ipswich Town in 2001. Pic: Reuters
She also highlighted how the rift in the Beckham family had become evident from their public appearances.
She said: “The publicity surrounding the Beckhams is they present a united front.
“The whole family turn out for family gatherings, they are photographed and what have you, and since the eldest son of the Beckhams has been married, he hasn’t really popped up at a lot of these sorts of family events.
“He was noticeably absent from significant events like his dad’s 50th. There was no comment made when his dad was knighted.
“At Christmas, the papers reported that he’d blocked his mum for liking quite a sort of innocuous, innocent post that he’d made about cooking.”
The Beckhams, left to right: Romeo, Cruz, Harper, David, Victoria and Brooklyn, at a London premier in 2023. Pic: AP
She added: “So often they [David and Victoria] have controlled when and where we hear from them.
“They have opted more recently to speak in their own documentaries, rather than give loads of interviews to the press.
“So this is a very different side to the Beckham family that we are seeing.”
It has been widely reported that Brooklyn did not attend his dad’s birthday celebrations.
Brooklyn now claims he was in the UK, but that his dad only agreed to see him under the condition that his wife was not invited.
David and Victoria Beckham have been contacted for comment.
