Brooklyn Beckham blasts parents Victoria Beckham and David Beckham in social media tirade about family drama
The 26-year-old criticized his famous parents amid speculation about a family rift following his marriage to actress Nicola Peltz.
Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. Since 2016, his work at EW includes RuPaul’s Drag Race video interviews, Oscars predictions, and more.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/beckham-family-1-102225-da9982b0d52c4f94a92c96ac2c297e14.jpg)
The Beckham family in 2023: Mia Regan, Romeo, Cruz, Harper, David, Victoria, Brooklyn, and Nicola Peltz.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Brooklyn Beckham, the son of Spice Girls music icon Victoria Beckham and former soccer star David Beckham, has made a shocking series of social media posts slamming his parents amid family drama surrounding his marriage to actress Nicola Peltz.
Brooklyn, 26, shared several incendiary posts to his Instagram Story on Monday, referencing what he said was an ongoing rift in the family, made worse by what he called “lies” allegedly spread in the press by his mother and father.
“I have been silent for years and have made every effort to keep these matters private,” Brooklyn began, going on to say, “I do not want to reconcile with my family” in reference to the feud.
“I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life,” he continued.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/brooklyn-beckham-01-011926-79ec655fdc184fb4833b922b2f3bfcaa.jpg)
Brooklyn Beckham’s first of six posts to Instagram.Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/brooklyn-beckham-02-011926-9c368a8c41754ce5a29d8d3f85c12072.jpg)
Brooklyn Beckham’s second of six posts to Instagram.Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for David and Victoria Beckham, as well as their other sons, Cruz and Romeo James.
Brooklyn made a wide range of claims about his parents and brothers in the six text posts shared to his account on Monday. But his family’s alleged treatment of his relationship with actress Nicola Peltz, and their behavior around the couple’s 2022 wedding, predominated.
“My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped,” he claimed. Brooklyn alleged that Victoria, who launched an eponymous fashion label in 2008, planned to make Peltz’s wedding dress, but cancelled “in the eleventh hour,” forcing a hasty last-minute change of plans.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/brooklyn-beckham-03-011926-06e93acbb74d41e0a812e8abf8183604.jpg)
Brooklyn Beckham’s third of six posts to Instagram.Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram
He also alleged that his parents “repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name.” After he held out on the deal, “they have never treated me the same since.” Brooklyn claimed that David and Victoria even “went so far as to call me ‘evil'” for seating his grandmother, Sandra, and Peltz’s grandmother at their wedding table, while his parents sat at their own adjacent table.
Sandra, David’s mother, has been supportive of her grandson throughout the alleged family strife, commenting positively on a post he shared to Instagram shortly after he attracted attention for missing his father’s 50th birthday celebration in May.
Regarding that birthday, Brooklyn claimed that he and Peltz traveled to share in the bash but “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.” To Brooklyn, this is another example that his “family values public promotion and endorsements [coming] above all else. Brand Beckham comes first.”
Peltz has been excluded from “Brand Beckham” since she and Brooklyn first began dating in 2020, he claimed. In one of Monday’s posts, he alleged that “members of my family told me that Nicola was ‘not blood’ and ‘not family.'” He and Peltz have “received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.” Even Romeo James, 23, and Cruz, 20 have been “sent to attack me on social media,” Brooklyn claimed.
David and Victoria also share a daughter, 15-year-old Harper Seven Beckham, but Brooklyn did not mention her in his posts.
Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.
The final indignity Brooklyn claimed to have suffered regarding his wedding occurred when Victoria allegedly “hijacked my first dance with my wife.” The “romantic dance,” introduced by Marc Anthony to their over 500 guests had been “planned weeks in advance,” but according to Brooklyn, his mother “danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone.”
“I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life,” he said of the moment. “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.”
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/brooklyn-beckham-06-011926-23a17e2568b5446e9557b8f6a14908dc.jpg)
The last of Brooklyn Beckham’s six posts to Instagram.Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram
Brooklyn decried what he says counts as “family ‘love'” to the Beckhams: “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”
He then rebutted “the narrative that my wife controls,” countering, “I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life.” The Beckham’s eldest child ended by noting, “For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family,” his “anxiety has disappeared,” finally claiming that all he and Peltz want are “peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
Speculation of a rift between Brooklyn and the rest of his family has been ramping up since 2022, when fans noticed that Peltz, as her husband noted in Monday’s posts, didn’t wear one of Victoria’s designs on their wedding day. Brooklyn was no longer following his parents on Instagram as of December, and at the end of the year, David left his eldest out of a 2025 recap post to social media.
Rather than celebrate the recent run of holidays with his own family, Brooklyn made the decision to spend the holidays with his wife’s family.
News
TRAGIC TIM HORTONS ALTERCATION LEAVES ELDERLY CUSTOMER DEAD AT 75 🚨 On May 13, 2026, a confrontation over an incorrect drive-thru order cost 75-year-old Anita Ann Grayson her life. A verbal fight with Tim Hortons employees escalated into a physical struggle with a 17-year-old worker and a 20-year-old shift lead. Grayson became unresponsive during the encounter and was rushed to medical facilities, where she later passed away. Although security video documented the incident, authorities have not confirmed any single injury as the direct cause of death. Instead, prosecutors are waiting on reviews of Grayson’s medical records, which include congestive heart failure, before filing charges. The case continues to stir heavy debate over the use of force and conflict prevention. 📌 Full story in the comments 👇
TRAGIC TIM HORTONS ALTERCATION LEAVES ELDERLY CUSTOMER ᴅᴇᴀᴅ AT The complex, fast-paced machinery of modern consumer capitalism suffered an irreversible and systemic fracture on the afternoon of May 13, 2026, within the seemingly mundane confines of a localized fast-food environment. What was designed to be a highly streamlined, frictionless transaction regarding a standard drive-thru order […]
Along Interstate 45 between Houston and Galveston lies a desolate stretch of land locals call the “Texas Killing Fields.” For decades, young women disappeared near this area. Some bodies were discovered under horrifying circumstances, while others were never found at all. The nightmare gained national attention in 1984 when the body of Heide Fye was discovered near Calder Road. Months later, 16-year-old Laura Miller vanished after using the same payphone Heide had reportedly stopped at before disappearing. Over the years, more victims were found in the same abandoned field, yet no one was ever held responsible. Investigators later connected several killers to murders along the I-45 corridor, including William Reece, who confessed to murdering multiple young women. But the biggest mystery still remains unsolved: who killed the women found in the Texas Killing Fields? Even today, families are still waiting for answers. And one terrifying possibility continues to haunt Texas — a serial killer may have escaped justice for decades. Full story in the comments 👇
Inside The “Texas Killing Fields” And The Chilling Unsolved Murders Between Houston and Galveston, Texas, along Interstate 45, there is a desolate 25-acre stretch of land locals know by a terrifying name: the Texas Killing Fields. At first glance, it looks like nothing more than an abandoned field filled with weeds, dirt roads, and old […]
At just ten years old, a little girl wandered through a school hallway and stopped in front of a welding simulator. The room smelled faintly of metal and machine oil. On the screen, sparks flew as she lifted the tool for the first time. Most kids would have smiled, tried it for a minute, and moved on. But not Mikala Sposito. She would later say it felt like the coolest thing ever. In that single moment—hands shaking, eyes wide, heart racing—something clicked. And once it did, she never stopped chasing that feeling. Years passed. While others spent weekends with friends or relaxed after school, Mikala chose heat, noise, pressure, and discipline. She chose workshops over parties, early mornings over sleep, and repetition over comfort. Welding camps. Endless training days. Competitions where one tiny error could erase months of work. Burned hands, sore muscles, and silent frustration became part of her routine. Still, she kept going. Quietly. Relentlessly. In March, she stepped into the USA Weld Trials to face some of the most skilled young welders in the country. Three grueling rounds. Every angle measured. Every weld judged. The margin between winning and losing was razor thin. When the final results were announced, Mikala finished first. It wasn’t luck. It was years of unseen effort finally speaking for her. Now, at just 21 years old, Mikala is making history—becoming the first woman ever selected to represent the United States in international welding competition this September. She trains nearly 80 hours a week, sacrificing time with family, friends, and a “normal” life to prepare for the world stage. Behind every clean weld is exhaustion, discipline, and the courage to keep going when no one is watching. What makes her story even more powerful is where she stands. Welding remains a field where women are still heavily outnumbered. Yet Mikala refuses to believe it belongs to only one kind of person. She knows success isn’t about brute strength. It’s about patience. Precision. Focus. Belief. And the willingness to show up again and again. Somewhere right now, another little girl may walk past a welding machine and quietly wonder if she belongs there. Because of Mikala, the answer will be yes. She isn’t just building metal. She’s building doors—so others can walk through them.
Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition By: Mike Householder, The Associated PressPosted: 6:34 AM CDT Sunday, May. 17, 2026Last Modified: 1:27 PM CDT Sunday, May. 17, 2026 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer. “I always wanted to be […]
💍 The Love That Fire Couldn’t Burn Thirteen years ago, a marathon through the Australian bush turned into a nightmare. A firestorm swept in. And Turia Pitt — once a model, an athlete, a woman full of motion and promise — was caught in its path. 🔥 She suffered burns to 65% of her body. Over 200 surgeries. Months in recovery. Years of pain. But this is not a story about tragedy. It’s a story about what stayed. 💫 Michael Hoskin was her boyfriend at the time — a police officer with a quiet heart and steady hands. He could have walked away. He stayed. He left his job. Became her full-time caregiver. Became her mirror when she couldn’t face herself. He reminded her, every single day, that beauty doesn’t end at the surface. That true love doesn’t blister. It roots. 🌱 Years later, in the Maldives — not a hospital room — but beneath sun and sea breeze, Michael proposed. Turia was stunned. “I’m so in love,” she whispered to the press. And the world felt that truth. When CNN asked him if he’d ever thought of leaving… Michael simply said: “I married her soul. Her character. Not her body.” 💬❤️ Because real love isn’t something you see. It’s something you recognize. In the quiet. In the storms. In the after. And sometimes, the strongest kind of love… Is the one that stays. Even when everything else is gone. 💍🔥🕊️
Initially, Turia Pitt wrote a love letter to her partner to ‘take the piss’. Then she got vulnerable. Turia Pitt first knew she had a crush on her now-partner Michael Hoskin when she was 12. She knew there were sparks when they were teenagers and Hoskin crashed in her bedroom after a party. And the time Pitt invited […]
A wealthy Manhattan heir with a Princeton education, luxury lifestyle, and endless privilege became the center of one of New York’s most shocking family murder cases. After a 911 call revealed a Wall Street executive had been shot inside his luxury apartment, investigators quickly realized the suspect wasn’t a stranger — it was the victim’s own son. What followed exposed years of mental instability, family denial, hidden warning signs, and a desperate attempt to maintain the image of perfection. Even years later, people still debate whether this was pure evil… or a tragedy waiting to happen. 👉 Read the full journey in the comment below. ⬇️
“GOLDEN BOY” OF MANHATTAN: THE MILLIONAIRE HEIR WHO SHOT HIS FATHER—AND THE DARK FAMILY SECRET MONEY COULDN’T BUY SILENCE FOR In the heart of Manhattan’s elite Upper East Side, where wealth is inherited like bloodlines and reputations are guarded more fiercely than fortunes, a case unfolded that would shatter every illusion of privilege, control, and […]
🚨 THAT’S WHY THEY D.I.E.D — UNDERWATER DATA HAS NOW BEEN RECOVERED! The investigation into the Maldives cave disaster has taken a terrifying new turn after police successfully extracted encrypted files from a smart diving watch that somehow survived the crushing pressure deep beneath the ocean floor. Investigators say the device captured the victims’ final horrifying 6 minutes alive — exposing panic, heated arguments, and total loss of control as the group became trapped inside the underwater rock labyrinth. Now, a shocking mismatch in the survival gear settings may have finally uncovered the terrifying truth behind what truly triggered the deadly disaster beneath the sea… Read below👇👇👇
THAT’S WHY THEY DIED — UNDERWATER DATA RECOVERED: Maldives Cave Disaster Takes Terrifying New Turn In a development that has sent shockwaves through the global diving community, investigators in the Maldives have successfully extracted critical encrypted data from a rugged smart diving watch recovered from the site of the deadliest cave diving tragedy in the […]
End of content
No more pages to load
