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David and Victoria’s press statement

613 replies

Williteverstopraininghey · 22/01/2026 22:27

Where is it?

Will they even do one?

Has anyone changed their initial viewpoint on the whole thing?

And lastly….Team Brooklyn or Team Beckham?

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zanahoria · 22/01/2026 23:11

I have the text of it

"Kids, eh?"

bobsuruncle2 · 22/01/2026 23:11

PinkPanther57 · 22/01/2026 23:00

He has an independent net worth of 10 million or something from modelling, TV & sauce etc, but yes…

Would he have got those opportunities and income had it not been for his name I wonder?

Lemondessert · 22/01/2026 23:11

I think their silence will speak volumes. I can’t say I am on brooklyns side. It’s bad taste to throw your family under the bus. Fair enough he doesn’t have to agree with their choices but to write a huge statement when his mum had liked a few sm posts seems massively ott. His sob story doesn’t come close to children living with neglect etc. Posh and Becks are not royal they don’t need to give a statement.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 22/01/2026 23:12

Kids are fucked up through dysfunctional families everywhere. Some are fucked up despite having great ones.

I'm pretty sure that, whatever the truth, it doesn't help anybody actually concerned to encourage it to be played out in public for entertainment, though. If he's right, you're encouraging a controlling and potentially abusive family to continue their control and horrible treatment of him, and if they're 'innocent' and he's 'just' a brat or controlled by his wife or whatever, you're encouraging him to scorch the earth even more and helping the new people in his life to isolate him further. Which makes each article, each thread, more damaging than the last.

LancashireButterPie · 22/01/2026 23:13

I think it's sad for any family to experience this and worse that it's all aired publicly.
I met VB quite a few times when Brooklyn was little as our kids went to the same weekly sports class and soft play. Brooklyn was always with her rather than a nanny and sometimes her Mum too and she seemed like any other normal loving young mum.
I can take no pleasure in others pain and I hope that they all find a way to reconciliation.

zanahoria · 22/01/2026 23:13

bobsuruncle2 · 22/01/2026 23:11

Would he have got those opportunities and income had it not been for his name I wonder?

He will never be able to belt a free kick in from thirty yards like his dad or mumble a couple of words in the middle of a song like his mum

PinkPanther57 · 22/01/2026 23:13

bobsuruncle2 · 22/01/2026 23:11

Would he have got those opportunities and income had it not been for his name I wonder?

Yes but…honestly I am not sure he has that memo. His FIL is now his business mentor apparently so perhaps we’ll see a ‘sauce’ empire.

TheFireHorse · 22/01/2026 23:15

Yes I agree they will keep a dignified silence. I spent about an hour watching the TikTok's videos of a guy who used to do Crisis Media or something like that.

It was very interesting insight into what the Beckhams Media Team may be doing and the cost!! As it is some of things he mentioned are happening. Negative stories about Nicola etc being on socials.

I do feel sorry for the Beckhams really not sure why they get such a bad rap.

And the parallels between BB and Prince Harry are just amazing. 2 spoilt unintelligent wannabes!

And the lies they both tell which can all be disproved.

I'm not normally interested in showbiz gossip, but this is off the scale.

SnowyRock · 22/01/2026 23:16

Williteverstopraininghey · 22/01/2026 22:32

I heard this, but don’t believe Vb would allow herself to be humiliated like that, in this way and their whole’Brand’ seems weird

I dont think any mum (except with the most extreme personality disorder, which she wouldnt have been able to hide so well) would publicly bring hate on their child by replying to something like that.

She probably has faults, she may realise some truth in some of what he said, she may not have accepted Nicola well, she may be angry with him, but I think she will still ignore it hoping that one day she'll be able to fix things with him.

zanahoria · 22/01/2026 23:18

I think it all went wrong with that stupid photo book. He was only 18 so his parents must have arranged for it to be published. How could Brand beckham with all its PR twonkery not have known that it would be a complete embarrassment for him. Ever since then he has just been a figure of fun trying to prove himself but looking more ridiculous.

bobsuruncle2 · 22/01/2026 23:18

zanahoria · 22/01/2026 23:13

He will never be able to belt a free kick in from thirty yards like his dad or mumble a couple of words in the middle of a song like his mum

David’s talent is undeniable. Victoria… less so. But whatever you think of her musical ability she is a good business woman and was part of a huge movement with the spice girls. Brooklyn has always just seemed a bit meh to me. Didn’t he try and be a photographer at one point and was useless at it? It must be huge pressure growing up with such infamous parents. I would never presume to know what’s going on in anyone’s private family business. It’s stupid to take sides or assume our opinions are facts when they are based on nothing but gossip. It’s just very sad for all involved.

lazyarse123 · 22/01/2026 23:19

I have no problem believing Victoria has acted inappropriately. There are loads of pictures over the years of Victoria draped over her son. Quite cringeworthy.
It's hardly his fault that he's been spoilt financially. And the looks VB has given Nichola are not hiding her feelings either.

zanahoria · 22/01/2026 23:21

I just hope that other celebrities will think again when using their kids as part of a brand.

Parliament is debating a social media ban for kids under sixteen, parents should definitely be banned from using them as PR.

SnowyRock · 22/01/2026 23:22

TheFireHorse · 22/01/2026 23:15

Yes I agree they will keep a dignified silence. I spent about an hour watching the TikTok's videos of a guy who used to do Crisis Media or something like that.

It was very interesting insight into what the Beckhams Media Team may be doing and the cost!! As it is some of things he mentioned are happening. Negative stories about Nicola etc being on socials.

I do feel sorry for the Beckhams really not sure why they get such a bad rap.

And the parallels between BB and Prince Harry are just amazing. 2 spoilt unintelligent wannabes!

And the lies they both tell which can all be disproved.

I'm not normally interested in showbiz gossip, but this is off the scale.

I think there is two sides to both, with neither fully to blame. Yes its a privileged life materially, but people seem to focus on the privileged wealth brings without looking at the abnormal childhood and unhealthy mental developmental which comes with that.
Many points along the way he would have been a child, being looked after by paid help at bedtime whilst his parents were busy.
Personally I'd prefer a childhood with an average income and stable home life and my parents consistently there over the upbringing Harry or Brooklyn had.

Catladywithoutacat · 22/01/2026 23:23

Why you so invested in strangers

LeedsLoiner · 22/01/2026 23:23

PinkPanther57 · 22/01/2026 22:37

I think so too but it seems odd. Some intelligent conjecture on other threads.

Money & freedom to ‘brand’ seem to be at heart. Peltz lawyers may have sat with BB & told him he had a bum deal. How aware was he of family trusts etc & how financially literate was he?

If he’s got his dad’s brains I’ll be surprised if he’s functionally literate never mind financially literate….

crazystar · 22/01/2026 23:25

Click bait !
kets see this dance then
what was it !

KnifeForkSpork · 22/01/2026 23:25

LeedsLoiner · 22/01/2026 23:23

If he’s got his dad’s brains I’ll be surprised if he’s functionally literate never mind financially literate….

I’m not sure about that, he was pretty canny about his career and the MLS deal for Miami related to his Galaxy signing.

Walkerzoo · 22/01/2026 23:25

Many mums act daft at their son's wedding.any don't like the daughter in law

But I am team Beckham. The netflix documentaries were funny and I saw a different side to her. No one is perfect but he shouldn't have done that.

Perhaps he should pay his own way and pay the wedding planners who are now taking him to court.

I might even download the song

Empress13 · 22/01/2026 23:26

Williteverstopraininghey · 22/01/2026 22:47

It’s been written by Nicola hasn’t it?

Maybe they’ve been trying to get their son away from him

If true, she really is a piece of work and he’s completely under her spell

BB and N have got the best lawyers money can buy thanks to daddy Peltz. I think BB has been coerced into doing it despite what he says. I think the only thing the Beckhams can do now is keep a dignified silence. IMO BB should have just said there was no way he was reconciling with his family and that it’s a private matter and there would be no further comment on it instead of the pure vitriol he has heaped mainly on his mother.

KnifeForkSpork · 22/01/2026 23:26

Catladywithoutacat · 22/01/2026 23:23

Why you so invested in strangers

We’re strangers and you seem to be invested in what we choose to talk about.

XelaM · 22/01/2026 23:28

Team Brooklyn 🤷‍♀️

peacefulpeach · 22/01/2026 23:34

Team D, V and B. Nasty Nicola (as proven to be in texts and behaviour reports) should piss off back to her fame hungry life and leave the Brit’s alone.

LivelyMintViper · 22/01/2026 23:37

Regarding the recollections may vary...it's been widely reported that there is only one wedding video and Brooklyn has it.

NeedlingKat · 22/01/2026 23:41

Mirabellas · 22/01/2026 23:03

Coercive control isn’t always from a male. It can work both ways. I’m certainly not saying it is coercive control and perhaps BB simply feels aggrieved with something his parents have done? No-one on this thread (as far as I know) knows about the lives of any of them.

Why are you even talking about coercive control?

Not one of us has a clue, but the facts that we do know is that this is a statement from BB himself, talking about HIS upbringing, HIS issues with HIS parents, and how HE wants no further contact as a result.

But predictably, it's all his wife's fault.