David Beckham extends olive branch to Brooklyn in sad new post
Weeks after Brooklyn Beckham revealed he'd cut contact with his 'controlling' parents, his father, David, has shared a heartbreaking tribute online.
The ex-England star, 50, took to Instagram earlier today (4 Mar), where he wished his eldest son a happy birthday.
David uploaded a throwback image of him and former Spice Girls star Victoria, 51, playing in a pool with a baby-faced Brooklyn.
"27 today - Happy Birthday Bust," he gushed.
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The sportsman also uploaded a black and white photo of himself alongside his son, captioned: "Happy birthday, bust [red love-heart emoji]."
Father-of-four, David added: "Love ya bud." He also tagged Victoria in the post.
Having reportedly been blocked by Brooklyn in December, David was seemingly unable to tag the 27-year-old in the birthday shout-out.
A cease and desist letter the amateur chef is also said to have handed his parents prior to Christmas restricts David and Victoria from interacting with him on social media.
The formal legal letter is used to warn the receiver to stop engaging in specific activities that could be seen as impacting the sender's legal rights. It also demands that the receiver abstain from breaching the boundaries in the future, setting out the possible consequences if this occurs.
These letters most commonly hinge on cases of copyright infringement, but also cover defamation, as well as both electronic and online social media platform communication, amounting to harassment.
David's post comes just weeks after Brooklyn took to Instagram, where he shared a several-page statement that contained a number of damning accusations about his parents.
His remarks came in light of long-standing rumours that his parents have never seen eye-to-eye with his American actress wife, Nicola Peltz, 31.
Brooklyn's scathing statement began with a claim that he'd 'been silent for years' under the 'control' of his parents, but now feels compelled to speak out as they 'continue' to chat with the press.
"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," he began.
Amongst the several shocking allegations Brooklyn made, was that his fashion designer mother tried 'endlessly to ruin' his relationship with Nicola - whom he married in 2022. He claimed his mother both refused to design her dress 'at the eleventh hour', and 'hijacked' the couple's first dance.
"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," he wrote. "She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone.
"I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life."
Brooklyn branded the incident 'embarrassing', claiming it spurred him and Nicola to renew their vows in 2025, 'so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness'.
Football legend David also failed to escape untouched, with Brooklyn claiming his father had refused to see him and Nicola when they tried to attend his 50th birthday party last year.
The amateur photographer also slammed both of his parents for valuing 'public promotion and endorsements above all else', adding that 'Brand Beckham comes first'.
His full statement reads as follows:
"I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. 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.
"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. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
"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. But I believe the truth always comes out."
He added: "My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn't stopped. 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.
"Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
"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."
Brooklyn went on to recall: "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.
"The night before our wedding, members of my family told me 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 continued: "My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. 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 of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment."
Of wife, Nicola, he added: "My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we've tried to come together as one. My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.
"Despite this, we still travelled to London for my dad's birthday and were rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room trying to plan quality time with him. He refused all of our attempts, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras at every corner.
"When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn't invited. It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all."
Brooklyn lastly wrote: "My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. 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.' But the one time my wife asked for my mum's support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.
"The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. 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. 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."
Topics: Brooklyn Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Celebrity, US News, UK News, Nicola Peltz
Rhianna Benson