DAVID Beckham has broken his silence after his son’s bombshell claims last night.
Brooklyn Beckham released a scathing set of statements about his parents, his family, and their treatment of his wife Nicola Peltz.
The aspiring chef shared his message on Instagram last night in a move to defend his wife Nicola.
Brooklyn said he does “not want to reconcile” with his family, and accused his parents of “controlling” the narrative.
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Now, Sir David has since spoken out for the first time after the feud was reignited last night.
The Premier League and England legend admitted today that his children had “made mistakes” on social media.
Speaking live on CNBC’s financial program Squawk Box, Becks said: “I have always spoken about social media and the power of social media . . . For the good and for the bad.
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“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.
“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.”
The former Manchester United star added: “You sometimes have to let them make those mistakes as well.”
Earlier this morning, David, 50, posed for the cameras at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland as he tried to put the huge fallout behind him.
The footy ace looked smart for the occasion and was dressed in a dark suit as he returned to work.
He was asked by a Sky News’ Business Correspondent if he “had a message for Brooklyn”.
The reporter went on to ask: “David, are you disappointed family business is being aired in public?”
But Becks did not respond to either question and smiled to crowds of fans as he continued to walk across the room.
It came after, Brooklyn, 26, shared a furious rant on Instagram yesterday evening, in a move to defend his wife Nicola, and himself, amid a bitter family feud.
His initial statement read: “I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private.
“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.
“For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family.
“The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
“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.
“The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was “not blood” and “not family”.
“Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I’ve received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.
“Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.”
Brooklyn also spoke about his wedding, in 2022, and claimed his mother “hijacked” the first dance.
He claimed their plans were intercepted by Victoria, who joined her son on stage instead of Nicola.
“She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life,” Brooklyn wrote.
The 26-year-old told how Nicola and himself renewed their vows after just three years to create happy memories rather than ones of “anxiety and embarrassment”.
“My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we’ve tried to come together as one,” he said.
“My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.”
Brooklyn further touched on his father’s 50th birthday celebrations.
At the time, speculation swirled around his absence, but on Monday night he claimed David “refused” all his attempts to meet up somewhere private.
“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.
“When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn’t invited.
“It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all.
“My family values public promotion and endorsement above all else.
“Brand Beckham comes first.”
Brooklyn even accused his mother of failing to support Nicola’s campaign for displaced dogs during the LA fires.
His lengthy statement continued: “The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life.
“I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.
“I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief.
“My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want is peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
It comes as he has been estranged from his family since the start of last year, with the feud understood to date back almost four years.
Just last week The Sun revealed how Brooklyn had issued his parents with a bombshell legal letter, warning them they can only contact him via lawyers and also not to “tag” him on social media.
It also comes just days after Nicola appeared to have been caught fanning the flames of the fall-out with David and Victoria when fans noticed she’d been “liking” comments about Brooklyn’s family on a recent social media post.
But the feud reached rock bottom yesterday evening.
Brooklyn Beckham’s statement in full
“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private.
“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.
“For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family.
“The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
“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.
“My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped.
“My mum 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.
“Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
“They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.
“During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me ‘evil’ because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, because they both didn’t have their husbands.
“Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.
“The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was ‘not blood’ and ‘not family’.
“Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I’ve received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.
“Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.
“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.
“We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment.
“My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we’ve tried to come together as one.
“My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.
“Despite this, we still travelled to London for my dad’s birthday and 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.
“When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn’t invited. It was a slap in the face.
“Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all.
“My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first.
“Family ‘love’ is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it’s at the expense of our professional obligations.
“We’ve gone out of our way for years to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show “our perfect family.”
“But the one time my wife asked for my mum’s support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.
“The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety.
“For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared. I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief.
“My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation.
“All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
Pals in Brooklyn and Nicola’s camp claim the family feud started after his brother, former Burberry model Romeo, began dating Brooklyn’s ex Kim Turnbull.
But it was alleged David and Victoria have laid the fault squarely at the feet of Nicola, accusing her of being “difficult”.
This criticism understandably hurt the actress, whose tycoon dad Nelson is worth more than £3billion.
The relationship with her future in-laws became untenable in the months leading up to her 2022 wedding.
She gave an interview to Variety magazine confirming Posh had reneged on an offer to design her gown, meaning she wore a bespoke Valentino dress instead.
Victoria was also accused of hijacking the wedding day itself after singer Marc Anthony — whom the Beckhams had booked — described the mum of four, not bride Nicola, as the “most beautiful woman in the room”.
Both Brooklyn and Nicola were said to have cried on their wedding day, and relations between the two families have not been the same since.
Despite a brief detente – Nicola supported the designer’s fashion show in Paris while Posh attended the red-carpet premiere of her movie Lola – things have since deteriorated.
They had not spoken in 13 months, with the most recent previous public fall-out occurring ahead of the ex-England captain’s star-studded 50th birthday celebrations last May.
Neither Brooklyn nor Nicola attended any of his week of events.
The couple claimed they privately texted David asking to meet for a coffee — but were rebuffed.
Just last month it was initially thought the Beckham family had “unfollowed” Brooklyn’s account.
But brother Cruz soon put things straight and shared a post which read: “Not true.
“My mum and dad would never unfollow their son.
“Let’s get the facts right.
