Victoria Beckham has responded directly for the first time to questions surrounding the ongoing tension between the family and eldest son Brooklyn.
In an interview published April 16 for The Wall Street Journal Magazine, when asked about Brooklyn, Victoria avoided using his name but responded, “I think that we’ve always—we love our children so much. We’ve always tried to be the best parents that we can be.”
She reflected that the family had “been in the public eye for more than 30 years right now,” noting, “All we’ve ever tried to do is protect our children and love our children.”
Victoria added, “And you know, that’s all I really want to say about it.”
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Earlier this year, Brooklyn Beckham took to his Instagram to share a lengthy post containing several accusations against his parents, Spice Girls band member and fashion designer Victoria and former professional footballer David Beckham.
The 27-year-old accused his parents of controlling “narratives in the press about our family” and doing “performative social media posts,” alongside “trying endlessly to ruin [his] relationship” including “hijacking” his and Nicola Peltz’s first dance at their wedding.
Brooklyn’s post denied he was “being controlled” in any way but was actually “standing up for [himself] for the first time in [his] life” resolving he did “not want to reconcile with [his] family.”
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Victoria was mentioned further in Brooklyn’s original statement shared online, her eldest son accusing her of having “canceled 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.”
Brooklyn also alleged his mom “went so far as to call [him] ‘evil’ because Nicola and [he] chose to include [his] Nanny Sandra, and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, because they both didn’t have their husbands.”
David and Victoria didn’t directly respond to Brooklyn’s allegations at the time. However, later that month, in an interview with CNBC in a discussion about the power of social media, David reflected on advising his children to use it “for the right reasons.”
While not referencing anyone by name, he said, “They make mistakes, but children are allowed to make mistakes. 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.”
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