Brooklyn Peltz-Beckham has said he does not want to “reconcile” with his family – in his first public comments addressing reports about his relationship with his parents.
In a series of posts on Instagram, the eldest child of Sir David Beckham and Lady Beckham accused his parents of “attacking” him and his wife in the press, saying they tried “endlessly to ruin” his relationship with Nicola Peltz Beckham.
After months of speculation about a feud in the high-profile family, he said he had tried to keep the situation private but was left with “no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth”.
The BBC has contacted Sir David’s and Lady Beckham’s representatives for comment. The pair have never acknowledged the rift.
“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” the 26-year-old model wrote in a series of posts to his 16 million followers.
“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.”
He 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.”
Much of the statement focused on his relationship with his wife – an American actress and the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz – whom he said had been “consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we’ve tried to come together as one”.
He accused his parents of trying to derail their wedding, claiming his fashion designer mother had “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”.
Reports emerged at the time that Nicola, now 31, had refused to wear one of Lady Beckham’s designs. She later told the Times that her mother-in-law had realised her atelier could not finish it in time, denying speculation that there was a feud.
He also accused Lady Beckham of “hijacking” their first dance – claiming that when he was called to the stage, “my mum was waiting to dance with me” instead of his wife and “danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone”.
He said they renewed their vows in 2025 to create new memories “that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment”.
Peltz Beckham also alleged that his parents had “repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name” weeks before the ceremony. It is not clear to which rights he is referring.
He said he had refrained from agreeing to do so – which “affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since”.
