News | Entertainment
24 Jan 2026 7:58
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has criticised his parents David Beckham and Victoria Beckham in a bombshell statement

    The 26-year-old aspiring chef has been estranged from his family for some time - with it believed to have begun after he married actress Nicola Peltz Beckham, 31, in 2022 - and now Brooklyn has spoken about the family fall-out in public for the first time.


    Brooklyn shared a lengthy statement on his Instagram Stories on Monday (19.01.26), which ran across six posts.

    In his first story upload, Brooklyn insisted he does "not want to reconcile with my family".

    He penned: "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 second story post saw Brooklyn accuse former footballer David, 50, and Spice Girls singer Victoria, 51, of wanting to "ruin his relationship".

    Brooklyn - who was first romantically linked to Nicola after they were spotted at a Halloween party together in October 2019 - claimed: "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."

    In the third story post, Brooklyn - who has brothers Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20, and 14-year-old sister Harper - detailed further about how his and Nicola's big day was hindered by his family's alleged actions.

    He continued: "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."

    Brooklyn - who popped the question in New York back in July 2020 - then went on to claim that Nicola has been "consistently disrespected by my family".

    He added: "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 final story post in the explosive statement told how the couple and their "future family" just want "peace, privacy and happiness".

    Brooklyn wrote: "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."

    © 2026 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     23 Jan: Oscars 2026: Sinners break record with nominations, Jacob Elordi and Rose Byrne receive nods
     23 Jan: Amanda Seyfried thinks winning an Oscar "isn't necessary" for career success
     23 Jan: Karol G and Feid have reportedly split
     23 Jan: Summer House stars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula have split
     23 Jan: Emeli Sande and her fiancee Yoana Karemova have split
     23 Jan: Colleen Hoover is cancer-free
     23 Jan: Nicole Kidman reportedly feels "refreshed and optimistic" as her divorce from Keith Urban is behind her
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams denies player power was behind the early exit of coach Scott Robertson More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    An expectation the official cash rate will be held steady as inflation is higher than expected More...



     Today's News

    Soccer:
    Back to the drawing board for Phoenix men - after a humbling 4-1 loss away to Newcastle in football's A-League 7:36

    Basketball:
    The Breakers have coughed up a four-point lead in the dying stages of overtime to suffer a 112 to 110 home loss to Adelaide in basketball's NBL 7:26

    Tennis:
    ASB Classic women's champion Elina Svitolina is through to the fourth round at the Australian Tennis Open 7:16

    Cricket:
    The Black Caps bowlers have copped a hammering on route to a thumping seven-wicket win loss in the second T20 cricket international against India 7:06

    Accident and Emergency:
    A scene guard remains in place at an address in Clutha after a person was found dead and another found in a critical condition 4:56

    Christchurch:
    A pedestrian's seriously injured after being struck by a car on Christchurch's Riccarton Avenue about 10 to seven this evening 21:17

    International:
    Paris Hilton brings sex tape story to Washington for AI deepfake porn fight 21:07

    Environment:
    The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard 20:07

    Business:
    An expectation the official cash rate will be held steady as inflation is higher than expected 18:57

    Politics:
    Gloriavale's condemned private school is remaining open for the time being 18:37


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd