Victoria Beckham Addresses Rift With Son Brooklyn

Victoria Beckham Addresses Rift With Son Brooklyn Victoria Beckham Addresses Rift With Son Brooklyn
Victoria Beckham. Credit: standard UK
Fashion designer and singer Victoria Beckham said Thursday that she and her husband, David, have always aimed to “protect” their children, months after their eldest son, Brooklyn, publicly lashed out at them in a heated social media post.

In his January outburst, the 27-year-old accused his parents of trying to “ruin” his marriage to Nicola Peltz Beckham and said he had no desire to mend ties with his family.

He claimed that in an effort to safeguard the “Brand Beckham,” they attempted to “bribe me into signing away the rights to my name” before he wed the American actress in 2022.

Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girl turned fashion designer, told the Wall Street Journal that she and ex-England footballer David have “always tried to be the best parents that we can be.”

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Victoria Beckham Addresses Rift With Son Brooklyn
David and Victoria Beckham with their eldest son, Brooklyn, and his wife, Nicola Peltz, in 2023. Credit: NBC News.

“We’ve been in the public eye for more than 30 years right now, and all we’ve ever tried to do is protect our children and love our children,” she said.

“Being a parent of young adult children and adult children, gosh, I mean, it’s very different from having little children. I think that we’re trying to do the best we can.”

Brooklyn’s unexpected criticism of his parents made front-page headlines in British tabloids.

“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,” he said.

International soccer icon David Beckham has not directly addressed the family rift, but when asked by CNBC about children using social media, he said parents should allow children to “make mistakes.”

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    Jimisayo Opanuga is a web writer in the Digital Department at News Central TV, where she covers African and international stories. Her reporting focuses on social issues, health, justice, and the environment, alongside general-interest news. She is passionate about telling stories that inform the public and give voice to underreported communities.

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