Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of Victoria and soccer star David Beckham, broke his silence on a long-rumoured family feud and revealed he does "not want to reconcile" with his celebrity parents. In a series of six Instagram Stories posted Monday, Peltz Beckham shared a lengthy statement in which he accused his parents of attempting to "ruin" his marriage to actor Nicola Peltz Beckham.
Rumours of a dispute between the couple and their estranged son, Peltz Beckham - who adopted a hyphenated surname following his wedding - have been making headlines for several years. 4:44 David Beckham extends olive branch to son Brooklyn amid family feud rumours Here's everything you need to know about the rumoured Beckham family feud. Story continues below advertisement Brooklyn Beckham's statementIn his statement, Peltz Beckham said he has remained "silent for years" and has made "every effort to keep these matters private" before sharing instances that seemingly contributed to the alleged clash between him and his parents."Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed," Peltz Beckham began.
Peltz Beckham, 26, told his 16.3 million Instagram followers he does "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," he wrote. "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." View image in full screen A screengrab from Brooklyn Peltz Beckham's Instagram Stories. @BrooklynPeltzBeckham / Instagram He said that he has recently "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." Story continues below advertisement "But I believe the truth always comes out. My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn't stopped," he further claimed. "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."Peltz Beckham alleged that, weeks before his wedding day, his parents "repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my life, and our future children." More on Entertainment More videos Mickey Rourke vows 'severe repercussions' for GoFundMe 'scam' Melissa Gilbert asks judge to protect 'sweet husband' Timothy Busfield in jail What's at stake in trial of Prince Harry, Elton John and others vs. Daily Mail? Bruce Springsteen tells ICE to 'get the f-k out of Minneapolis' during show WWE Returns to Montreal with Hometown Superstar Prince Harry, celebrities suing British tabloids over alleged privacy violations 69-year-old theatre icon Louise Pitre plays a teen in 'Kimberly Akimbo' Top classic rock songs that defined movie magic "They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since," he wrote."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."Peltz Beckham said the night before his wedding, members of his family told him that "Nicola was 'not blood' and 'not family.'""Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I've received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders. Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer," he added. Story continues below advertisement View image in full screen (L-R:) Mia Regan, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz arrive for the premiere of Netflix's documentary series 'Beckham' at the Curzon Mayfair in London on Oct. 3, 2023. AP Photo / Press Association Peltz Beckham claimed his mother, Victoria, 51, who first gained fame in the '90s pop group Spice Girls, "hijacked" his first dance with his wife at his wedding and danced "very inappropriately" on him."My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song," he wrote. "In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.""She danced very inappropriately on me in front o