David Beckham makes statement about his children after Brooklyn controversy

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Yesterday (January 19), Brooklyn Peltz Beckham took to social media to break his silence on his estrangement from his parents, saying that he does not desire to reconcile with his family.

His father, David, is currently at Davos in Switzerland, where he appeared on Squawk Box in which he discussed social media and his children.

“I have always spoken about social media and the power of social media . . . For the good and for the bad,” he told the show.

“What kids can access these days, it can be dangerous.

“But what I have found personally, especially with my kids as well, use it for the right reasons.

“I’ve been able to use my platform for my following, for UNICEF.

“And it has been the biggest tool to make people aware of what’s going on around the world for children.”

He continued to address his own children’s relationship with social media: “And I have tried to do the same with my children, to educate them.

“They make mistakes, but children are allowed to make mistakes. That is how they learn. That is what I try to teach my kids.

“You sometimes have to let them make those mistakes as well.”

When asked about Brooklyn’s statement earlier in the day by Sky’s business correspondent Paul Kelso on Tuesday, Sir David refused to comment.

Kelso asked if David had a message for his son and if he was disappointed that family business was being aired in public, per Sky News.

Last night, the 26-year-old took to his Instagram stories to address the reports of a fallout with his parents.

In his statement, the eldest child of David and Victoria Beckham claimed that his parents “endlessly to ruin” his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham.

“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” he wrote.

“Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.

“I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”

Brooklyn added: “Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.”

His statement addressed some long-running rumours about what has gone on between him and his parents.

Brooklyn Beckham speaks out against parents Victoria and David Beckham:

“I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life. […] My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before… pic.twitter.com/FBFlK1d4fu

— Pop Base (@PopBase) January 19, 2026

One of the things he addressed was rumours around his wife Nicola refusing to wear a dress designed by Victoria.

However, Nicola later told The Times that her mother-in-law did not think her atelier could finish the gown in time.

Brooklyn says his mother “cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress”.

He also accuses Victoria of “hijacking” their first dance.

“My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song.

“In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead. She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone.

“I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life.”

He went on to explain that he and Nicola then had a vow renewal after three years of marriage, so that they could “create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment.”

Brooklyn also claims his parents “repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name” before he married Nicola.

Although it is not clear exactly what he is referring to, he said he never agreed to sign anything, adding that it “affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since”.

He also addressed reports that he failed to show up for his dad’s 50th birthday party, claiming that both he and Nicola travelled to London for the event, but were “rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room trying to plan quality time with him”.

“He refused all of our attempts, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras at every corner,” he wrote.

Brooklyn added that his dad eventually agreed to see him on the condition that Nicola was not present, which he dubbed a “slap in the face”.

The influencer said that his family value “public promotion and endorsements above all else”.

“Brand Beckham comes first,” he wrote.

“I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life,” Brooklyn continued.

“I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared”.

He also claimed that his younger brothers have been “sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last summer”.

This comes after Cruz Beckham, 20, claimed that members of his family “woke up blocked” by Brooklyn, after reports that they had unfollowed the eldest sibling.