Brooklyn Peltz Beckham takes to Instagram to air family grievances
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, broke his silence on family feud rumors with a scathing post on Instagram.
A slate of highly publicized family drama didn’t stop Romeo Beckham from strutting the runway at Paris Fashion Week.
The 23-year-old son of Victoria and David Beckham was spotted walking on stage at the Willy Chavarria show in Paris on Friday, Jan. 23. He sported a black leather jacket over a white dress shirt and tie, along with oversized jeans, snakeskin-patterned shoes and shades.
The model’s public appearance comes after his older brother, Brooklyn, 26, blasted his parents on social media with a fiery statement outlining why they are estranged. On Instagram Jan. 19, he accused his parents of “consistently” disrespecting his wife and “Bates Motel” actress Nicola Peltz Beckham.
USA TODAY has reached out to Victoria and David Beckham’s representatives for comment, but has not received a response.
“Inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into,” he wrote in the over 800-word statement. “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.”
He clarified he has no desire to “reconcile with (his) family” after they controlled him for most of his life, adding that he is “standing up for (himself) for the first time in (his) life.”
Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham married in 2022 and renewed their vows in August 2025. Victoria and David attended the wedding but were absent for the vow renewal.
David Beckham says children are ‘allowed to make mistakes’
Following Brooklyn’s public condemnation of his family, David Beckham appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Jan. 20, where he said social media can be fertile ground for children to make “mistakes.”
The 50-year-old retired soccer star said he has previously addressed the fact that social media has power for both good and bad, saying, “The bad we’ve talked about with what kids can access these days, it can be dangerous.”
“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,” he added.
David Beckham continued: “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 and 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.”
Contributing: Anna Kaufman and Pamela Avila, USA TODAY