{"id":200559,"date":"2026-04-17T10:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200559\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:51:04","slug":"victoria-beckham-speaks-on-estrangement-from-son-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200559\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Beckham Speaks On Estrangement From Son Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Beckham is breaking her silence about her family\u2019s estrangement from her son Brooklyn Beckham. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/style\/fashion\/victoria-beckham-gap-8f52aea1\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"The Wall Street Journal\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e1361ce4b09c81bf16c9ea\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/style\/fashion\/victoria-beckham-gap-8f52aea1\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> in an interview Thursday, the former Spice Girls singer and wife of soccer superstar David Beckham was asked about her family\u2019s ongoing public rift with her eldest child. <\/p>\n<p>Without saying Brooklyn\u2019s name, the singer replied, \u201cI think that we\u2019ve always \u2014 we love our children so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always tried to be the best parents that we can be,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd you know, we\u2019ve been in the public eye for more than 30 years right now, and all we\u2019ve ever tried to do is protect our children and love our children. And you know, that\u2019s all I really want to say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victoria and David Beckham share four children \u2014 Brooklyn, 27, Romeo, 23, Cruz, 21, and Harper, 14.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria\u2019s response comes after Brooklyn went viral in January for airing out their family business in a series of Instagram stories, accusing his parents of \u201ctrying to endlessly ruin\u201d his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Netflix &quot;Beckham&quot; UK Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on Oct. 3, 2023, in London, England. \" width=\"720\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69e13774140000f709eca34b.jpeg\" \/>Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Netflix &#8220;Beckham&#8221; UK Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on Oct. 3, 2023, in London, England. <\/p>\n<p>Karwai Tang via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn unleashed on his parents for what he called their ongoing attempts to forcefully try to control \u201cnarratives in the press about our family.\u201d He also alleged that his mom \u201chijacked\u201d his first dance with Nicola during their 2022 wedding ceremony. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been silent for years and have made every attempt to keep these matters private,\u201d Brooklyn Beckham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/brooklyn-peltz-beckham-statement-rumors_n_69713654e4b09c80d305933d\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"wrote\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e1361ce4b09c81bf16c9ea\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"69713654e4b09c80d305933d\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a> in his Instagram stories. \u201cUnfortunately, 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.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI do not want to reconcile with my family. I\u2019m not being controlled, I\u2019m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David appeared to address his son\u2019s outburst while appearing on CNBC\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gKTuR5S2M6g\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Squawk Box\u201d\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e1361ce4b09c81bf16c9ea\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gKTuR5S2M6g\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Squawk Box\u201d<\/a> in January, telling the show\u2019s hosts that \u201cchildren are allowed to make mistakes\u201d in the wake of Brooklyn\u2019s posts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"Brooklyn Beckham, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham in 2018. \" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69e1367e18000002045b2aa8.jpeg\" \/>Brooklyn Beckham, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Jeff Spicer\/BFC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey make mistakes. Children are allowed to make mistakes. That\u2019s how they learn. So, that\u2019s what I try to teach my kids,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to sometimes let them make those mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The soccer legend also spoke about how \u201cdangerous\u201d social media can be. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always spoke about social media and the power of social media, for the good and for the bad,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/david-beckham-brooklyn-rant-feud_n_6970fee0e4b0f8f3759e7056\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"said\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e1361ce4b09c81bf16c9ea\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"6970fee0e4b0f8f3759e7056\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe bad, we\u2019ve talked about, what kids can access these days and it can be dangerous. But what I\u2019ve found personally, especially with my kids as well, use it for the right reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victoria Beckham is breaking her silence about her family\u2019s estrangement from her son Brooklyn Beckham. 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