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Wow Brooklyn Beckham's statement doesn't hold back!

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Totallybannanas · 19/01/2026 19:07

Has anyone seen his recent statement on Instagram? I actually feel very sorry for him.

Wow Brooklyn Beckham's statement doesn't hold back!
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Downbythelac · 19/01/2026 21:16

WittyTaupeFox · 19/01/2026 20:52

My take on the name issue was they wanted “rights” to the name being used for example if the wife changed to Beckham and then had an endorsement deal they would take a percentage of the profit from the contract as it was using the beckham name. I could be wrong.

the Beckhams have been very savvy with their business empires.

I guess that might explain the Pelz-Beckham surname after the marriage, he was being pressured to sign over his family name . Crazy stuff.

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 21:17

Bruisername · 19/01/2026 21:14

What job do people expect him to get? His upbringing meant his education was awful (oh no it’s because he’s thick because it was always fun to say that about a teenage boy wasn’t it) and he won’t be getting money from his parents. Yes he’s married to a billionaires daughter but there will be a watertight prenup

Him monetising an Instagram account or whatever is all he knows

harry was a lot more protected than he was and his gripes with is family are completely different

There are quite a few similarities to Harry, I think. Family image, growing up under a spotlight and treatment from the press. Along with the courting of the press to plant favourable stories.

Jbum · 19/01/2026 21:17

FishersGate · 19/01/2026 21:15

Or a desperate parent trying to reconciled in any way with her son?, two ways to view

Desperate to maintain brand Beckham more like it and make her look good

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PeopleLikeColdplayYouCantTrustPeopleJez · 19/01/2026 21:17

Yikes. Doesn’t seem like they’re going to patch things up anytime soon. I’m slightly interested in how much power the Beckhams have or think they have here. Yes they’re a brand more than a family, but doesn’t Nicola come from a family so wealthy that they make David and Victoria look poor as church mice in comparison? Or have I got her mixed up with someone else?

Seriously though, whatever has gone on, it’s a gut punch when you grow up and it suddenly hits you that your family and upbringing isn’t what you thought you it’s been all that time. I’m sure all the lovely money helps in a sense, but it won’t make things 100% better no doubt.

Toooldforthisshit49 · 19/01/2026 21:18

I find this really sad that instead of behaving like a grown adult man BB felt the best thing to do was to put out a very public message. I'm sure his parents have done a lot for him over the years- backed all the career choices etc. He could've just written a letter to them but very sad for all the family

starryeyess · 19/01/2026 21:18

I guess this is what happens when you have narcissists for parents.

Queenager · 19/01/2026 21:18

IAmKerplunk · 19/01/2026 21:15

🤣

I think he’d privately , countless times asked them not to comment/ like / his social media- but she went ahead anyway. Because in her world - she’s right. Typical narcissist.

HHHMMM · 19/01/2026 21:18

Poor Brooklyn, he will regret it as I bet Prince Harry already does. Terrible decision to go public, no matter whether the stories are true or not. Now he is totally dependent on his wife and her family and will have to do whatever they tell him to do. No leverage left for him - he can’t earn money his own way and now can’t go back to his parents. Independence gone.

Having supportive family and rewarding career matters so much for one’s stability and mental health. Was totally unnecessary to go public and dance by the tune of his wife.

His examples are so minor and petty in the grand scheme of things.

FishersGate · 19/01/2026 21:18

Jbum · 19/01/2026 21:17

Desperate to maintain brand Beckham more like it and make her look good

How? He has thrown his siblings under the bus too dont forget ? His new family are another level let's hope it stays rosy

Georgiepud · 19/01/2026 21:18

I'm thinking there's two sides to this story, but I hope DB and VB don't go tit for tat.

Brooklyn might have jumped from the frying pan into the fire with NP.

MidWayThruJanuary · 19/01/2026 21:19

@Toooldforthisshit49
Do you not think his parents could done the same?

Queenager · 19/01/2026 21:20

Toooldforthisshit49 · 19/01/2026 21:18

I find this really sad that instead of behaving like a grown adult man BB felt the best thing to do was to put out a very public message. I'm sure his parents have done a lot for him over the years- backed all the career choices etc. He could've just written a letter to them but very sad for all the family

He’d repeatedly asked them in private- but they ignored him. That’s why he’s gone public .

Spookyspaghetti · 19/01/2026 21:20

CountFucula · 19/01/2026 19:17

Ok I try to rise above this shit but this is FASCINATING. I really need to see footage of this wedding dance!

This.

As someone who grew up with Posh and Becks this is eye opening. I recently watched the doc about Victoria’s clothing brand too. Brooklyn does show up for her at the end but it did feel awkward when the children were brought out to support her.

WineBeforeWhine · 19/01/2026 21:20

Really ? Is this newsworthy?

GottaKeepItClassy · 19/01/2026 21:20

Mmmn I hope for his sake he won't regret making this statement public.

I have no idea what his upbringing was like and while he talks of negatives of being part of brand Beckham it would have bought him 'nepo' opportunities and he certainly liked driving fancy car(s) courtesy of Daddy's money and had no issue accepting a $500,000.00 Jaguar as a wedding present 🤷‍♀️

My feeling is I don't think he has issued this publicly off his own back, it has all the signs of being under the influence of Daddy Pelz and family. Good luck to him, I think he will need it.

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3174908/whats-brooklyn-beckhams-ott-luxury-car-collection-david

www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/culture/511452/brooklyn-beckham-has-70-tattoos-dedicated-to-nicola-peltz/

What’s in Brooklyn Beckham’s OTT luxury car collection?

Brooklyn Beckham, who just married billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz, has inherited his father’s passion for cars – and the new couple even got a US$500,000 Jaguar as a wedding gift

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3174908/whats-brooklyn-beckhams-ott-luxury-car-collection-david

Hepzibar · 19/01/2026 21:21

Frying pan, fire imo

Givethedogaphone · 19/01/2026 21:23

SlimPickens · 19/01/2026 21:08

People don't become estranged without very good reason. This isn't petty. It is a man stepping away from toxic parents.
If you watch Victoria's documentary you can feel it under the surface. I couldn't finish it because she made me so uncomfortable.

Uncomfortable in what way?

RudolphTheReindeer · 19/01/2026 21:23

I can certainly see why there's a long standing stately homes thread on here

PotteryChuck · 19/01/2026 21:24

Apparently his wife is pregnant, is that true?

Jbum · 19/01/2026 21:24

If a woman stands up for herself she gets a riubd of applause never well i have never seen anyone say her partner made her/ influenced her/ manipulated her to do it.

A man stands up for himself...no applause just a resounding the wife made him it its all her fault...that b*tch. As though it is so inconceivable that a man can stand up for himself, he is just so weak he can be manipulated by a woman.

Lol wow just wow

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 21:24

WineBeforeWhine · 19/01/2026 21:20

Really ? Is this newsworthy?

I mean… Whether you’re interested in it or not clearly people are…

XiCi · 19/01/2026 21:24

The Beckhams have been planting awful stories about Nicola Peltz for months and months now. I thought something like this would happen as they had completely backed him into a corner and the daily mail leaks were pretty much daily.

Passingthrough123 · 19/01/2026 21:24

Toooldforthisshit49 · 19/01/2026 21:18

I find this really sad that instead of behaving like a grown adult man BB felt the best thing to do was to put out a very public message. I'm sure his parents have done a lot for him over the years- backed all the career choices etc. He could've just written a letter to them but very sad for all the family

A letter they'd have no doubt leaked to the press claiming it had been penned under duress and Nicola made him write it.

He has behaved like a grown adult man. After weeks and months of his parents trampling over his boundaries and planting negative stories about his wife in the media, he's taken control of the situation and said, Enough. And he's done it in a way that cannot be misconstrued, or manipulated, or rebuked. As for what his parents did for him, did you not read his statement? The way he was raised, to put the family brand above all else, caused him acute anxiety. Yet still they persisted dragging him out in front of the cameras at every opportunity. I think he's handled it superbly.

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 21:25

PotteryChuck · 19/01/2026 21:24

Apparently his wife is pregnant, is that true?

Hopefully, they will keep their children completely private.

Wintersgirl · 19/01/2026 21:25

Can’t believe he called out his mum dirty dancing on him 😭 not doing brand beckham any good!

No and why would ANY mother want to dance like that with her adult son? Eugh, it give me the ick, have a dance with your son by all means but AFTER the Bride & Groom have had their first dance and in a more appropriate manner.

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