To think people are missing the main point that Brooklyn Beckham is trying to reveal ?

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Firstly I know the goings on of this family are not important news and there are more important things to worry about in the world .
But I’m finding it surprising that people are fixating on things like the wedding dress and the dancing . There are a couple of points in his statements when he is clearly saying what I have always believed- that David and Victoria are not a couple as they like to portray . I’ve always thought David’s disdain of her is quite obvious in the way he talks to her and that she appears lost and soulless but intent on preserving the brand .
BB says “ 'The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.”
Then - “ media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.'”

To me it seems obvious what he is hinting at ?

I expect the Beckham's are hoping that Harper will get with Prince George.
Best thing they can do now is stop putting Harper in her nighties and leave her out of the social media.

@Raven08 He does seem to genuinely like cooking as he’s still doing it.

If he wants to be taken more seriously, getting some formal training wouldn’t be a bad idea.

There's an interview by Davod Beckham, he's not talking directly about it, but talks about allowing children to make mistakes on social media. I think he's handled it quite gracefully. Not attacking or denying. Not fueling any backlash.

Obviously still a total misogynist for Rebecca Loos affair.

Also Brooklyns not a child, but your children are still your children even when they are grown up.

Not quite sure why you hate him so much?
No marriage is ever perfect
Sadly true, but a string of affairs is more than a “not perfect marriage.” If the parents chose not to divorce and that choice meant their children were forced to stay silent, tolerate their father’s infidelity and actively help maintain the illusion of a close, happy family, then that decision prevented a genuinely happy and relaxed upbringing. So the image of a happy and tight family was worth more than the real experience of one. Expecting children to participate in such a pretence is, at best, damaging and, at worst, emotionally abusive.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Didn't Gordon have a seven year affair which became public, not to mention in 1993 when he and two other men were cautioned for gross indecency in a train station toilet, which he tried to brush off as "high jinks" with a couple of male friends .

I disagree. I have been married 21 years. Does my husband sometimes irritate the fuck out of me?- yes of course he does but neither of us have ever cheated and both of us have had the opportunity to do so. He is my ride or die, and my best friend and I still think he's gorgeous. Our relationship is due to us wanting to be with each other rather than due to the fact we have a "brand" together. Both of us have our own independent businesses and could survive alone if we wanted to, but we dont want that.

Personally, I think a sham marriage is far more tragic and lonely than being single. I would far rather be rich and single and shag whom I want than be in a relationship with a rich man who clearly gives zero fucks about me.

This.

Inauthentic to him could just not be ‘loves young dream’, but a couple that have stayed together in whatever format because they chose to.

That’s the very first thing I noticed, @xanthomelana— well said.

He told the Peltz media team what he wanted to say and they formulated this post for him.
And maybe they even did a bit of ad libbing on their own.

I think you misunderstood me. I'm not saying all long marriages are fake and I'm certainly not saying its something to aspire to. I'm not married, but I'd far rather be single than in a bad long-term relationship.

I'm just pointing out there are plenty of people who are just ticking over in their marriages. But people seem surprised when it happens to people who are famous. When in fact I would say if you're worth billions and recognisable across the world it's if anything much easier to cheat.

I agree. He’s just fed up and sad. No big interview or money maker. He’s just done with it all. I actually respect him a bit more and feel sorry for him.

Oh yes for sure. I find it a bit odd with the Beckhams though that they continually try to portray themselves as "being in love" on social media when it's blatantly obvious they are anything but. They both have more than enough wealth to survive and thrive on their own so I find their continued clinging to the narrative that they are in love a bit odd.

It's far easier to separate if you have millions in the bank which is why I find it strange. Most people stay in unhappy relationships because they can't afford to leave- that's absolutely not the case with them.

And it IS quite interesting. I think so anyway. And we the public are involved to an extent because they sold us this great family image to make money from us.

Many of us on MN have voiced the idea that their relationship is performative - on his part anyway. I am not sure about her. His treatment of her seems appalling to me.

I don’t know what anybody else thinks, but I thought David’s “quest for the knighthood” was embarrassing.
Every time I saw him sidling-up to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth or King Charles or Prince William or just always THERE in the shadows - I cringed.
I was relieved when he finally was knighted because the whole charade was finally over.
No more painful “David Beckham with the royal family” episodes.
And honestly, I haven’t seen him with them since.
Now this.

Did you watch the Harry Enfield "Windsors" spoof with the whole "Beckham tries to get knighted by getting in with Princess Anne" episode?

LOL. Was spot on.

Yes, the whole incident was embarrassing and very revealing. I wish they hadn't given him the knighthood, I can't see he deserves it.

Oh yeah, I am very on the fence with that part. I don't remember how old the kids were for starters. But I do think he has likely raised more driven kids because of the general attitude of money is earned not handed on a platter.
I remember someone showing me the "Rich kids on insta" page and it was disgusting 🤢

To me it sounded as though his wife may be pregnant, or that they are trying for a baby. He sounds very protective and comes across as wanting to have a very different family situation now.
Looking at photos of him last night, he does often look very stressed. I don’t think he was exaggerating that at all.

@KeepPumping , I know a few people (most are musicians) who don"t like or rate The Beatles ...
They were brilliant especially considering they were just ordinary lads with no formal training.

Marketing companies use this tactic (spelling and grammar mistakes) intentionally to make statements such as this one from the Beckham kid seem more genuine.

It’s the same as when celebrities (particularly the likes of the Kardashian’s) release photos with photoshop ‘errors’. It’s intentional because a perfect new photo will get a certain number of comments and interactions, but a ‘photoshop fail’ will get exponentially more.

Nothing in the world of celeb, PR, and marketing is accidental.

Yes I know what you mean. I would sssume they’ve had a sexual relationship throughout though hence the children. I think it’s just a very dysfunctional relationship. I think the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. He probably has been treated like a commodity but he has also benefited from them in ways most of us could never imagine. I think the comment about her inappropriate dancing was really low though, he knew that would be humiliating for her and she is his Mum. I don’t think he needed to include that, it smacks of his wife not liking it and asking him to include it. Even IF everything he said it’s true he hasn’t had it as hard as kids in the care system has he? He still has a millionaire in law family to fall back on. I don’t disagree with the statement as such, especially if they have been selling stories but I think a couple of things were far too personal. I think none of them have got any class. As the old adage says ‘Money can’t buy class.’

Yes, but most rock/pop musicians of that era had no formal training, they listened to albums and learned by ear and got shown chords by their mates. I agree the compositional abilities of the Beatles soared to great heights later on but in that era there were great musicians everywhere, the Beatles were definitely promoted (especially by the BBC) over other bands.

She used to be in the Spice Girls so ridiculous dancing is fine, just please don"t sing, anything but that.

@KeepPumping, Maybe but this thread isn't about The Beatles and their musical merits.

Fair enough, if you want top drawer musicianship though look at Deep Purple 😎

The thing I’ve read today that rings most true is that the issue was the potential association between the Beckham name and Peltz, and this being because of the Peltz association with Epstein. So not actually MIL from hell, but yes protecting their brand. It seems highly believable that this is what caused it all to kick off.

They would have stayed up all night on their wedding day, sorting the photos for OK! This was before everything was digital. No doubt they were in love at the start but their wedding was a business transaction. As is everything since then.