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David and Victoria’s press statement

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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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TammyOne · 23/01/2026 00:43

That dress took a year to make? That Valentino is a bit rubbish. I could have run that up in an afternoon!

Isittimeformynapyet · 23/01/2026 00:45

Wexone · 22/01/2026 22:55

As the saying goes little said is easy mended
they will keep a dignified silence.
people can leak all they want eveything can be altered to suit a1 images etc
they won't say anything

The saying actually goes "least said, soonest mended".

FlyHighLikeABird · 23/01/2026 00:47

I don't blame NP for the whole statement, but I do think that a young man would be quite unlikely to state he was the most embarrassed and humiliated by his mum dancing on him, even if he did feel like that. Most young men wouldn't draw attention to this, I feel.

It's all very 'dog bowl' as well, looks petty.

The allegations about the legal transfer of his name are more serious.

I can't think why you would do this unless you wanted to be in a media storm. He can't be that dozy he doesn't know that. Unless that's what they want.

Wexone · 23/01/2026 00:47

Isittimeformynapyet · 23/01/2026 00:45

The saying actually goes "least said, soonest mended".

So so sorry
I just have heard it the way I said it not the way you have stated

HollywoodTease · 23/01/2026 00:54

Chickadiddy · 22/01/2026 22:40

I doubt that they'll say anything to address it directly, just maybe plant more stories in the media, stuff that paints them in a good light and some dirt on the Peltzs.

But it will be smile as usual for the cameras.

I don't support either side really, but the more I see about BBs statement the more it strikes me as being particularly vicious towards VB.
And why the blanket NC with the whole family ? What have the brothers and Harper done to him?

Well one of the brothers is dating his ex. I cant see that contributing to a happy family atmos.

BoredZelda · 23/01/2026 00:56

bobsuruncle2 · 22/01/2026 23:11

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

So, it’s ok for parents to be toxic if they are wealthy, and kids just have to put up with it or give away all their worldly goods if they want to complain about it tit?

LeeHarper5 · 23/01/2026 01:02

Does anyone else think there’ll be a baby added to the mix soon? That would really twist the knife they’ve plunged in VB’s back.

BB has well and truly burnt his bridges. He may have £10m in the bank but he has that because of his name and the doors that name opened up to him. He would never have been on Nicola’s radar had he been plain old Brooklyn Bloggs.

BB comes across as an overindulged brat and for that VB/DB are to blame. As a PP said, BB didn’t have to issue such a vicious statement, he could have said there’ll be no reconciliation and no further comment.

i don’t think there’s any coming back from this for BB. If I were his parent I might find it in my heart to forgive, but I wouldn’t forget and would be very wary when I was around him. If I were his siblings, I couldn’t imagine wanting anything more to do with him. You can be pissed off at your parents, you can fall out with your adult brothers all you want but Harper is still just a child and I couldn’t imagine cutting off my kid sister for something he blames his parents for.

Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors and we are all far from being perfect but it’s VB I really feel for in all of this. She must be devastated and I really hope she has some good emotional support around her right now.

Abouttoblow · 23/01/2026 01:04

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

Why start a thread called:

"David and Victoria’s press statement"

when there hasn't been one?

FiveDogDaycare · 23/01/2026 01:08

Ikeameatballs · 22/01/2026 22:38

I hope he’s handed back any wealth that they gave him…

Will he get his childhood back? They’ve sold their kids for years, the kids have added to the interest in them and therefore their wealth.

As for someone saying they’re remaining dignified. lol. Multiple affairs, Harper having to move schools because of one, fake marriage to continue their brand, selling their kids privacy, the obvious leaked stories from them to the press, David saying ‘children make mistakes’ as if he’s talking about a 5 year old etc… yeah really dignified.

Victoria will be having plenty of wine to get through and David will pop out for a massage.

purpleme12 · 23/01/2026 01:15

PortSalutPlease · 23/01/2026 00:19

I’d suggest reading the feature that Nicola and Brooklyn gave to vogue right after the wedding. In their own words, the dress she did wear was worked on with Valentino for over a year. And they had their first dance as planned as they talk about it in the interview. Marc Anthony didn’t play until late in the evening, after there had also already been a father daughter dance.

Thanks

I hadn't looked at this. Will see if I can find

BanditoShipman · 23/01/2026 01:22

FiveDogDaycare · 23/01/2026 01:08

Will he get his childhood back? They’ve sold their kids for years, the kids have added to the interest in them and therefore their wealth.

As for someone saying they’re remaining dignified. lol. Multiple affairs, Harper having to move schools because of one, fake marriage to continue their brand, selling their kids privacy, the obvious leaked stories from them to the press, David saying ‘children make mistakes’ as if he’s talking about a 5 year old etc… yeah really dignified.

Victoria will be having plenty of wine to get through and David will pop out for a massage.

Edited

What affair meant that Harper had to move schools?

Daygloboo · 23/01/2026 01:42

PinkPanther57 · 22/01/2026 22:31

Some convincing arguments it’s all (mainly) a clever set up.

Whst do you mean? That sounds intriguing. Please elaborate.

Daygloboo · 23/01/2026 01:46

PinkPanther57 · 22/01/2026 23:13

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.

Brooklyn Roots Hotty Hotty sauce

2021x · 23/01/2026 01:59

It is important that remember that D&V actively sought fame on their own terms, and they used their children to maintain their brand.

No matter what you think about Brooklyn he didn't have that choice and it clearly is not something that he wants or can handle.

Like PHarry he doesn't have any experience being around normal people, and therefore it must be impossible for him to know what normal boundaries are and how to actually manage his emotions going forward.

In one way I think it is good that he was public, because this might push forward legislation to protect children being used as PR for parents organisations. I see Will Smiths children, Beyonce and Jay Z children as people that this also affects. If there is some legislation in the UK I wonder if it will effect the Royal Family.

rosyvalentine · 23/01/2026 02:20

@andIsaid I'm fairly sure it was Alana Hadid who said that about Nicola. That might help you with your sleuthing 😊

andIsaid · 23/01/2026 02:26

BanditoShipman · 23/01/2026 00:24

She said Nicola was horrible and had tried to get her brother, who was a few years younger than Nicola, to cut off his family. I think it was in The Sun.

So this NP is clearly a serial "cut off your family or else" woman?

According to the Sun...

Again, any chance of a link?

andIsaid · 23/01/2026 02:26

rosyvalentine · 23/01/2026 02:20

@andIsaid I'm fairly sure it was Alana Hadid who said that about Nicola. That might help you with your sleuthing 😊

I can't find it though.

andIsaid · 23/01/2026 02:30

HollywoodTease · 23/01/2026 00:54

Well one of the brothers is dating his ex. I cant see that contributing to a happy family atmos.

One brother is dating his brother's ex girlfriend.

The other brother, 19 years old, is dating a woman who is 29 years old, and happens to be the spitting image of his mother...

All just a touch ... odd?

GarlicSound · 23/01/2026 02:43

I've already devoted too much of my life to this, so here are a few more articles for everyone still interested. Links and clues for more digging, if you want.

Nicola has form for brutally cutting off anyone who makes her less than perfectly happy.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/37965409/nicola-peltz-selena-gomez-stylist-feud/

The Peltz parents are quite overbearing. Nelson sues everybody.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/21440851/brooklyn-beckham-nicola-peltz-wedding-victoria/

The original, official Vogue report in 2022:
https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/inside-brooklyn-beckham-nicola-peltz-wedding-derek-blasberg

Entertaining summary (well, I thought so):
https://clarestephens1.substack.com/p/please-indulge-my-retelling-of-the

Who the hell has his fiancée's eyes tattooed on the back of his neck? It's like "Back off, I'm watching you!"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9180261/Brooklyn-Beckham-showcases-FIFTH-tattoo-tribute-fianc-e-Nicola-Peltz.html

There's more. So much more! It's like an F Scott Fitzgerald novel. Only a bit less classy. Enjoy your digging - I'm getting back to my unglamorous life, in which I can't ruin my stylists' lives because I don't have a stylist.

Inside Nicola Peltz's bombshell fallouts, including ex pal Selena Gomez 

THE Beckham family feud reached boiling point on Monday night as Brooklyn shared a dramatic attack on David and Victoria in an explosive statement.  Brooklyn, 26, who is Posh and Becks’ eldest…

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/37965409/nicola-peltz-selena-gomez-stylist-feud/

rosyvalentine · 23/01/2026 02:53

@andIsaid Nicola Peltz's ex's sister brands her fame-hungry amid Beckham war

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15487131/Nicola-Peltzs-ex-boyfriends-sister-Alana-Hadid-brands-fame-hungry-says-doesnt-want-privacy-wades-Beckham-row.html?ito=ampwhatsappp_share-top

There are more versions of this in other publications.

GarlicSound · 23/01/2026 02:59

andIsaid · 23/01/2026 02:26

I can't find it though.

She didn't say much, just that Nicola's "been trying to be famous for a decade". Ties in with Nelson's frequent proclamations that his favourite daughter's a World Famous Actress 😏

Going by the Hadid family's friends over the years, Nicola's relationship with Anwar's mother (Yolanda) followed a now-familiar pattern: they were all besties for a few months, with Nicola posting loads of pictures of them snuggled up together. These became less frequent. Then she blocked the whole family, no explanation.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15487131/Nicola-Peltzs-ex-boyfriends-sister-Alana-Hadid-brands-fame-hungry-says-doesnt-want-privacy-wades-Beckham-row.html

Alana posted this rather sweet update today.

David and Victoria’s press statement
DreamTheMoors · 23/01/2026 03:17

Williteverstopraininghey · 22/01/2026 22:35

Saying what?

I can’t look left or right an inch without seeing somebody else taking sides.

Beyond that, I’d like to know that as well, OP, thank you.

DreamTheMoors · 23/01/2026 03:47

What angers me BY FAR the most is that I just read all 5 pages of this gossip.
I’ve never heard the Spice Girls sing and I’ve never seen the husband play soccer.
And I couldn’t pick those boys out of a line-up.
I hate gossip.
If somebody came to me with this exact story about someone I knew in real life, I’d shout LA LA LA LA LA until they gave up trying to talk to me.
I resign. I give up. If this is some sort of set up by the family I’ll never forgive them and if the parents are actually that cruel I’ll never forgive them and if the kid is actually that delulu I’ll never forgive him and if his wife has form form for this I’ll never forgive her.
Most I’ll never forgive myself for getting knee deep into this whole shitty stupid ridiculous mess.
More fool me by leaps and bounds.

Pineneedlesincarpet · 23/01/2026 05:07

Whatever the rights and wrongs why do these people feel the need to trash their families and burn their boats in such a public way? They will have kids at some point. Maybe their kids will want to see their grandparents and aunts and uncles. These things allways come.back to bite you. BB has done the wrong thing and he will find that out in due course when he wants to come back, just like Harry is.

NeelyOHara · 23/01/2026 05:58

God the amount of positive stories the Beckhams are throwing out about themselves, and ones about how devil Brooklyn and Nicola are is insane .
They have no problems at all trying to bury their own son to stay on top, I’ve never seen anything like it.

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