{"id":429426,"date":"2026-02-16T23:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/429426\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:35:15","slug":"cruz-beckham-takes-fresh-dig-at-brooklyn-after-brand-beckham-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/429426\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Beckham takes fresh dig at Brooklyn after &#8216;Brand Beckham&#8217; claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The youngest Beckham boy has not been shy on social media since his brother, Brooklyn Beckham, posted a six-page scathing statement to Instagram, slamming their parents<\/p>\n<p>12:56, 16 Feb 2026Updated 12:56, 16 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p>Cruz Beckham says he&#8217;d &#8216;never sell out&#8217; in band promo <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/cruz-beckham\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Cruz Beckham<\/a> appears to have put another dig at his brother, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/beckham-family-rally-round-cruz-36716603\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Brooklyn<\/a>, in the music video for his new song &#8216;For Your Love&#8217;. The brothers have been feuding for months, and Cruz has not been shy at taking sly swipes at his brother, who accused their parents, David and Victoria, of being &#8220;controlling&#8221; and valuing &#8220;Brand Beckham&#8221; over everything else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the start of the music video for Cruz&#8217;s latest song, he and his band are talking to a producer who says that if Cruz wants a music video for the song, he needs to &#8220;call your daddy, and get a sponsor&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In response, Cruz says: &#8220;A sponsor? You think we&#8217;re sell-outs? We would never do that.&#8221; The short snippet was posted to his Instagram as a reel. The comment is a direct contradiction to one of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/brooklyn-beckham-sends-damning-message-36710025\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Brooklyn<\/a>&#8216;s accusations in his bombshell statement released in January.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36726802\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/brooklyn-beckham-fresh-dig-family-36726802\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Beckham in fresh dig at his family as he shares &#8216;forever protect&#8217; post with Nicola Peltz<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36724377\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/harper-beckhams-sweet-attempt-heal-36724377\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harper Beckham&#8217;s sweet attempt to heal family feud with Valentine&#8217;s Day gesture<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cruz made a comment that seemed to hit back at Brooklyn's claims\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2_Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-120542JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Cruz made a comment that seemed to hit back at Brooklyn's claims\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Cruz made a comment that seemed to hit back at Brooklyn&#8217;s claims(Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The eldest Beckham child, who has previously had brand deals and partnerships with companies such as Superdry, slammed his family for putting &#8216;Brand Beckham&#8217; first. He said: &#8220;My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fans praised Cruz for his wit in the comments of the Instagram reel. &#8220;He&#8217;s got talent and charisma, he doesn&#8217;t need his parents,&#8221; one fan wrote. Another added that they loved how he seemed to be riffing off Brooklyn&#8217;s comments about &#8216;Brand Beckham&#8217;. &#8220;Love how he takes advantage of the Brand Beckham reputation,&#8221; they joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This is not the first time Cruz appears to have taken swipes at his brother on social media. He and his brother previously posted a video to TikTok in which they seemed to be digging at Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cruz Beckham has previously taken swipes at his brother\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_Cruz-and-Romeo-Beckham-appear-to-make-a-bold-dig-at-hater-Brooklyn-in-TikTok-video.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Cruz Beckham has previously taken swipes at his brother\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Cruz Beckham has previously taken swipes at his brother(Image: Cruz Beckham\/TikTok)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brooklyn has cut ties with the Beckhams\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-071711.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Brooklyn has cut ties with the Beckhams\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Brooklyn has cut ties with the Beckhams(Image: INSTAGRAM)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Posted to Cruz&#8217;s TikTok page, the youngest Beckham boy could be seen filming himself in a car before panning the camera over to include his girlfriend, Jackie Apostel, his brother, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/beckham-boys-romeo-cruz-put-36609418\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Romeo<\/a>, and Romeo&#8217;s girlfriend Kim Turnbull. He captioned the video: &#8220;Imagine hating and we&#8217;re just here like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The video was later deleted but viewers were split in the comments about whether they sided with him or his brother. ome praised Cruz and Romeo for their &#8220;iconic reponse&#8221; to Brooklyn&#8217;s recent explosion at his family on social media and said they &#8220;love the humour&#8221; that the boys are finding amid the fallout between their brother and their parents, David and Victoria. But others said they were on Brooklyn&#8217;s side, with many commenting &#8220;Team Brooklyn&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Cruz also looked like he was throwing in a jibe at Brooklyn when he celebrated his upcoming tour selling out. Cruz posted a story to his <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/cruz-beckham-hints-inappropriate-song-36586370\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Instagram<\/a> thanking the UK for snapping up tickets to his first London gig and accompanied the video with a section of &#8216;Who Do You Think You Are?&#8217; by his mum&#8217;s band Spice Girls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The pointed lyrics appeared to show Cruz&#8217;s firm solidarity with his parents who have been left shellshocked by Brooklyn speaking out. The specific lyrics Cruz chose to include were from the opening verse. They read: &#8220;The race is on to get out of the bottom\/The top is high so your roots are forgotten\/Giving is good, as long as you&#8217;re getting\/What&#8217;s driving you is ambition I&#8217;m betting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Brooklyn claimed that rather than &#8220;ambition&#8221; driving him, he wanted to share his side of the story as he had &#8220;no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Join The Mirror\u2019s <a aria-label=\"[object Object] Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/join-mirrors-whatsapp-community-latest-29524349\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">WhatsApp Community <\/a>or follow us on <a aria-label=\"[object Object] Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMKmuoAkwrqBw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Google News <\/a>, <a aria-label=\"[object Object] Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@TheMirror\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Flipboard <\/a>, Apple News, <a aria-label=\"[object Object][object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mirrorshowbiz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok <\/a>, <a aria-label=\"[object Object][object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/story.snapchat.com\/p\/e938f430-2c82-432e-9424-9522e5dc822c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Snapchat <\/a>, <a aria-label=\"[object Object][object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mirrorceleb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram <\/a>, <a aria-label=\"[object Object][object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirrorCeleb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter <\/a>, <a aria-label=\"[object Object][object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorCeleb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook <\/a>, <a aria-label=\"[object Object][object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MirrorCeleb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube <\/a>and <a aria-label=\"[object Object][object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@dailymirror\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Threads <\/a>&#8211; 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