"I do not want to reconcile with my family, he wrote, laying out his reasons via a succession of unhappy and at times faintly farcical accusations about his parents' alleged wrongdoings, which included Victoria pulling out of designing her daughter-in-law's wedding dress at the 11th hour and hijacking the first dance at their wedding to dance very inappropriately on [sic] me."
"While the detail of his claims has been debated in the days since, perhaps the most wounding parts of the 26-year-old's statement were his remarks about his parents' obsession with manipulating their public image. His childhood in the public eye had caused him overwhelming anxiety, he wrote, while performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into."
A once-close family has been torn apart by feuding and bitterness, with a much-loved son blocking contact with his parents and siblings. Months of escalating bad blood between David and Victoria Beckham and their eldest son, Brooklyn, and his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham were fuelled by briefing and counter-briefing. Brooklyn released an 821-word Instagram statement refusing reconciliation and listing accusations including a last-minute wedding dress withdrawal and an inappropriate first-dance intervention. He accused his parents of obsessively manipulating their public image, described childhood exposure to the spotlight as causing overwhelming anxiety, and said performative posts and inauthentic relationships shaped his upbringing. The dispute carries potential personal tragedy and significant PR consequences.
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