What is going on with Brooklyn/Harper Beckham?

God the Beckhams are truly vile people. What a horrible stunt setting up Harper like that. If Harper truly wanted to write a letter she could just post it, or she could email him, or text him or phone him. Privately. No need for this performative nonsense with a camera crew recording it. I actually find it sickening the way they exploit those children.

They are paid for. That’s why they are normally unveiled around the time a movie is released for example

perhaps it’s to honour his acting ability in the multitude of ads he seems to be in🙄

I appreciate this is off the subject but how on earth does David Beckham have a star on the walk of fame? I won't lose sleep over it but it baffles me.

A stunt. A blatantly obvious one as well designed to generate animosity toward Brooklyn and sympathy to Harper. She didn’t randomly do this without their parental consent

She's 14. She should be in school and bloody girl guides or whatever. Not being photographed in staged stunts on the other side of the world. Brooklyn can do what he wants but Harper is still stuck with D and V and their madness for another few years.

You not heard of the Leveson Inquiry?

And the law is what it is in CA.

True. And yet there are so many Hollywood A listers whose children I either never see pap photos of or if I do then they're faces are heavily pixilated.

Tabloid press are not exactly known for their law abiding ways - they used to hack phones of murder victims to get a headline.

Given that none of us know the parties involved personally, who knows? Or cares really?

I get curiosity but it’s weird how people talk about the family like they know them and have witnessed some of these events for themselves

Interesting...

It was a set up on behalf of their parents, would be my guess (while I will admit D&V have worked extremely hard for their millions, they also pimped those kids out at every given chance).

I have been extremely critical of Brooklyn in the past, but AFAIK he has not mentioned his family or tried to work the press with leaked stories since he put his statement out asking to be left alone. Same can't be said for dear old ma and pa Beckham.

@TheFlyingPenguin Under California law, you generally cannot publish or post images of minors without express consent from their parents or legal guardians.

Regarding Nicola Peltz and her 'controlling' ways - I think maybe I'll need to reassess that factoid as well, given that someone upthread made reference to the Hadid family. I mean, they're a bit crackers, too, aren't they? Maybe that young man wanted to escape from Brand Hadid for a while and Nicola sells sanctuary, as it were.

Victoria Beckham collaborates with Brand Hadid, does she not?

Just musing, really, about the fake narratives these Celebrity Brand Families get their PR people to spin.

So the Beckham family were there 5 miles for an event - it would not take much for a pap to think - hmm might stake out Brooklyns place to see who turns up. Harper turns up by herself, likely with permission from her parents who stayed away.

tbh this is such a non event and I suspect her parents did it so Harper can get the closure she is looking for that her brother is not interested in keeping in touch.

Whilst I am not a fan of the D&V Beckham the pair of them have worked hard to earn their wealth.

Brooklyn (& Nicola) have just done very little with their lives, neither have had to work hard for anything and just seem thick and self centred. I would have more respect for him if he had not just staggered out of one mansion, into a bigger one whilst claiming family cruelty. He has hardly had to support himself, being part of brand Beckham is probably all he was capable of but has prepared him for being part of brand Peltz.

It sounds like he wasn’t home and it was a clear PR move to garner some sympathy.

I’m NC with my family. This is exactly the sort of thing they’d do and post about it on social media (because they aren’t famous and the press aren’t following their every move). This is exactly why they don’t know where i live! Very performative. My mum is absolutely the sort to be posting all sorts on social media about how desperate she is for a relationship with her (only) child and grandchildren. Behind the scenes, I tried for years. She hasn’t seen them in 6 years.

The front stage performance for everyone else’s benefit looks very different to the complete indifference behind the scenes. She’d never sit down with me and talk things out to find a solution. She absolutely would turn up wailing on my doorstep and filming it though. And again, this is why she doesn’t know anymore where we live.

Whether or not that dress is fashionable amongst harpers age group is a moot point. She looked uncomfortable and that is all that matters. I do not believe for a second it was her free will to be there and turn up in that dress.

She also didn't like her father still kissing her on her forehead in public, but he did it anyway. I feel terribly sorry for her. Hopefully Brooklyn will step up if she ever wants out.

This has really opened my eyes fully to just how ghastly the Beckhams really are.

They've messed up here, badly.

Yes, absolutely! I was just thinking this.

The Beckhams, the RF are still playing the old press game. Brooklyn & Nicola are operating in the social media era. It’s a different ballgame. Meghan is the same. She has nothing to lose using the kids for publicity. It brings the clicks. None of them want privacy, that’s for sure!

The Kardashian children are an example of what the next gen will be. Look at North. And Blue Ivy. This is the future, even the now, for Harper. She will “arrive” as soon as her beauty brand is launched. She’s a goldmine! Won’t be long until we have a big reveal of the Sussex kids, either…

he can be an asshole and right about his parents manipulation. one doesn't preclude the other

They've moved mostly away from the structured floor lengths here (London), but you see the petticoat type dresses everywhere anyway.

And we'll probably see more in the Summer.

I don't like them on young teenage girls at all though.

Maybe. I guess I hadn’t considered the money aspect of it. Brooklyn got a life raft with Nicola I guess. When I went NC with my mum my other siblings were also NC which in my mind was evidence that we were right and she wasn’t.

Surely they’d have known he was in New York? They’re not stupid, he was posting on Instagram? If they were really hanging around all the time they’d have known he left home a few days ago and hadn’t returned. They’re not going to hang around for days and days on the off chance he returns…..he’s not that famous or worth it.

I don’t think the other kids being ‘onboard’ is a sign it’s Nicola stoking the flames tbh.

they are very dependent on their parents and have girlfriends on the payroll. Nicola has had a more similar childhood being brought up in wealth but was shielded more.

The other children’s partners and parents couldn’t support their celeb lifestyle either a good reason for the other boys to cling on still.

Brooklyn currently doesn’t need his parents for the celeb lifestyle he married into a much richer family.

It’s easy to leave when it won’t change your life in a negative way. Harder to go from crying in a Ferrari to a bicycle.

Sadly I think he’s right about his parents setting it up and tipping the paps off. Another example possibly of them being controlling? But maybe they’re also desperate and miss him a lot.

I feel sorry for all of them and I say that as someone who went NC with my mum. Nobody is happy in such a situation but sometimes it’s necessary. I also agree about people being used as flying monkeys and I imagine Harper could easily be put in that situation.

i imagine neither side are blameless. Obviously I have no inside knowledge of their relationship but reading between the lines it does seem Ma and Pa could be a tad controlling, or at least perceived that way. But I imagine done with the best intentions. They’re both driven people and as a parent of similar aged dc you do have to be careful not to overstep the mark and let them find their own way. Even if you do think you know best or can help. Maybe a different dc could have laughed it off rather than having such a strop over it. But then you throw into the mix a girlfriend (now wife) who according to various sources has a Reputation for trying to distance her previous boyfriend from his family. Then Brooklyn has a little moan, she stokes the fires and it all explodes. Because their other kids are fine with their parents and Nicola has a reputation for being controlling I’d imagine that’s not far from the truth. I hope they can sort it out. But they need to back off and let him work it out on his own.