Brooklyn Beckham sends parents legal letter

[Downunderduchess]

I saw in the media that Brooklyn Beckham has had a legal letter sent to his parents requesting that they stop trying to make contact with him. I didn’t realise the talk of him falling out with them was real, thought it was just gossip. I think I was a bit shocked by it. Of course I don’t know them but they always seemed like a lovely close family.

@Dollymylove and why didn't he have more strings to his bow ? What went wrong ? Many DC of famous people have done well or have some career options what where v and d doing all his school years ??

Adam had yes and his parents did alot for him to achieve that. What have the Beckham brood learnt? To pout and post on instagram? And I bet they had a top class education

I don't really understand why it appears to have gone wrong tbh. I'm highly suspicious about how much in the public eye is contrived and how much public figures see themselves as being centre of a soap opera.

How do we know it’s true? Either it’s media made up rubbish or one side is still briefing the press?

If it’s Brooklyn it seems odd he’d do what he’s asked his parents to not do. If it’s david and Victoria then it’s odd they’d carry on doing the thing which has upset Brooklyn so much. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Maybe the relationship has broken down so much that one or both sides sees point scoring and trying to salvage their media reputation as more important than trying to salvage the relationship. Sad.

Isn't BB a chef? There are posts here suggesting he does nothing.

How do we know about the recent legal letter? Who likely leaked that?

Going no contact is very difficult. I have done it with family members (not parents) and if I shared with you the reason you would understand. For years other family members didn't understand the NC from me but gradually over time they observed things that allowed them to understand. It's not an easy thing to do and I imagine harder if you come from a famous family. The point I am making is none of us will know the reasons.

I doubt you are the sort of parent a child would feel the need to go no contact with in the first place.

My own Mother threw a strop when I cut contact with her, played the victim, told everyone she could that I was obviously undergoing some sort of crisis and acting irrationally.

Aside from the fact that my decision was driven entirely by her behaviours, and aside from the fact that the only one of us who ever tried to maintain any sort of contact was me, the truth is that in 35+ years since I left the parental home, not once did she make any effort at all to contact me or ask about my wellbeing. It was always the other way around despite the fact she always knew where I was, had an open line of communication, and had the means to visit any time she liked.

Does that sound like the sort of parent who could credibly claim to be "heartbroken" because their child took the decision to remove them from their life completely?

In many cases the entire reason for the child opting for NC is precisely because the parent doesn't care one iota, or they make a pretence of caring but in reality it's purely for the purpose of constructing some sort of narcissistic "poor me" narrative, so any interest they do take is invariably toxic and harmful.

From my limited knowledge of BB he does come across as a twit, but I'm far more familiar with his parents and both of them come across as awful people. This doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

Well my kids have on occasion behaved like bellends, hasn’t yet resulted in legal action when I’ve notified them of it…..

Oh yes. What a disappointment to his parents. He’s putting all his eggs in one basket now. He’ll have to pray it works out or he’s going to look even sillier.

I remember seeing a video of Victoria at an airport with the children
The sheer amount of faffing around, stopping to check she looked OK was mindblowing, seemingly more concerned about how she looked than being present for her children, who, no doubt, were used to the press, could have done with a little more concern from their mother
I wouldn't blame him at all for deciding enough is enough, He didn't have control of the press releases then
He does now

Double.post

Well since you're rightly anonymous I think it's poor form to be making unpleasant claims about specific people that they're not in a position to defend or deny

I think “chef” might be overstating things.

Not really ,he likes cooking and has posted videos of him making food on you tube
That doesn't make someone a chef.

A LOT more!

I think this is the problem. Its clearly better to keep your kids out of the limelight and not use them for fame and publicity, but It also must be a huge risk for famous parents. They have a load of money, so they could decide to keep their kids out of the public eye and tell them they need to make their own way but what if they resent you for not making their lives easier? It must be a constant ballache in every interview not to talk about them, every walk down the street to ensure the press dont publish photos of them etc. It must seem far easier to try and get your kids an automatic ( they think) job in celeb world where they can be rich too. I
t must be the same with 'influencers'. They must know the downsides but must think that in the long term, the money they make will benefit their children, or give them a possible leg up in the 'influencer' stakes. It will be interesting to see how Peter Andres kids turn out, as his kids with Katie Price have been brought up from birth to be monetised, and are even monetised by their stepmum, who refuses permission for her own children with him to be seen.

You're right. It's easy to throw out allegations when the person can't respond. Still stand by what I know, though.

I mean think what you like about Cheryl Cole but she has kept her son totally out of the limelight and her career has taken a backseat so she can bring him up. It’s entirely possible, just depends what your priorities are.

I've been on red carpets when the cameras are going off and it's insane. Multiple that by aggressive paps who aren't kept in a roped off area, and this video shows gives you an idea of what the Beckham kids have had to cope with since they were born. Yet so many famous people raise their children out of the limelight so they are not subjected to this kind of thing.

WARNING: DO NOT WATCH IF YOU ARE PHOTOSENSITIVE, HAVE EPILEPSY, OR CANNOT STAND LOUD NOISES AND/OR LIGHTS.

Exactly. If anyone was in a position to monetise their kid, it's her. It just goes to show what her priorities are compared to the Beckhams.

As likely to me is he’s a bit dim & this is likely & mainly due to the controlling Peltz family & too much expensive ‘American’ therapy,

I know of those who have written ‘letters’ in past to their mid 1930s born parents for their cruel upbringings - left outside to cry in a pram! Over time the kids ‘truth’ is only truth.

These ‘therapists’ charge $300-500 an hour approx & nurse ridiculous grievances. Slights which most with common sense would ignore. Nicola’s prob told her to sue those rogue first wedding planners for last season canape trends…

@Seymour5

i agree , some parents in the public eye have done a decent job, Jamie Oliver’s daughter is a nurse I read , but interesting that both yours and my examples are chefs who worked bloody hard to get their celebrity status and continue to, passed on the work ethic

Well, we don't know the details of the pre-nup of course but it is quite common for these to specify that if the marriage lasts for less than a certain number of years and ends without any children, ex-partners may not be in line for a huge payout.
If they inherited their wealth it could be a given that it must be handed down to the next generation rather than to ex-partners etc, who, importantly, are Not Family.
In general, I reckon billionaires tend to hang on to their cash. For some, it's how they came to be billionaires in the first place.

that’s the one thing that makes me dislike him.

he clearly enjoys cooking and may be good at it, we don’t know. but he’s luckier than other rich kids who never seem to find something to focus on.

what upsets me is that he could have gone to the best culinary schools in the world and be hired straight away to work in one of gordon ramsey’s restaurants. or travel the world learning about food, that would have been such an interesting and still privileged life to live.

but no, he had to take the shortcut and do cooking videos online and sell himself as this cool foodie guy.

and i don’t know what it was like growing in the beckhams household but one thing we cannot deny and is both, especially David, have always had a very strong work ethic, so i’m surprised they didn’t instil that into their kids.

What about your sons trauma though? Why would your needs trump his? Hypothetical of course!

Why would you leave a baby outside to cry in a pram? That’s not great parenting is it.