{"id":323910,"date":"2026-08-18T10:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323910\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:54:53","slug":"cruz-beckham-shares-surprise-photo-with-estranged-brother-brooklyn-amid-family-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323910\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Beckham shares surprise photo with estranged brother Brooklyn amid family feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/cruz-beckham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cruz Beckham<\/a> has shared a throwback photo of himself with his estranged brother Brooklyn and their sibling Romeo, amid the Beckham family\u2019s very public fall-out.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/cruz-beckham-and-breakers-review-songs-courtyard-theatre-setlist-b2946766.html\">The 21-year-old musician<\/a> posted the childhood snap on Sunday as part of a carousel documenting his summer, with photos of him enjoying snacks, playing guitar and spending time with his girlfriend, Jackie Apostel, 30. <\/p>\n<p>One photo showed Cruz and Apostel together, while another featured him with his brothers as children together on holiday, smiling at the camera. <\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u2019s caption for the latter was short and sweet: \u201cBrothers\u201d followed by a blue heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/771814753_18456115408137998_7010511877717229093_n.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cruz Beckham has shared a throwback photo of himself with his estranged brother Brooklyn and their sibling Romeo\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Cruz Beckham has shared a throwback photo of himself with his estranged brother Brooklyn and their sibling Romeo (Instagram\/Cruz Beckham)<\/p>\n<p>The photograph itself is not new; David shared the same picture in June 2023, according to Hello!, with a caption that read: \u201cMy biggest success &amp; biggest love is my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn has been separated from the rest of the family <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/brooklyn-beckham-instagram-statement-david-victoria-b2903488.html\">since their feud escalated into a very public dispute earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The eldest of the Beckham children made the family split public in January, when he accused his parents of trying to \u201cruin\u201d his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. In a lengthy statement posted on Instagram, Brooklyn wrote: \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/brooklyn-beckham-birthday-victoria-david-b2931693.html\">I do not want to reconcile <\/a>with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old made a number of claims in his explosive update \u2013 notably<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/brooklyn-beckhams-instagram-statement-in-full-b2903663.html\"> alleging that his first dance with Nicola was \u201chijacked\u201d by his mother Victoria<\/a>, who \u201cdanced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that his brothers had been pulled into the dispute, writing: \u2018Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>David and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-feud-b2971287.html\">Victoria <\/a>have largely avoided addressing the drama. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-feud-b2959149.html\">When asked about the feud in an interview in April<\/a>, Victoria replied: \u201cWe\u2019ve always tried to be the best parents that we can be. And 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, that\u2019s all I really want to say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1976115580.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Brooklyn accused his parents of trying to \u2018ruin\u2019 his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham in January\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Brooklyn accused his parents of trying to \u2018ruin\u2019 his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham in January (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/brooklyn-beckham-cruz-david-victoria-romeo-feud-b2888723.html\">In December, Cruz pushed back against reports that David and Victoria had unfollowed Brooklyn<\/a>. Sharing a report on Instagram, he wrote: \u2018NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son\u2026 Let\u2019s get the facts right. They woke up blocked\u2026 as did I.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn and Nicola were absent from David\u2019s 50th birthday celebrations in May 2025, and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/brooklyn-beckahm-nicola-peltz-vow-renewal-david-victoria-b2806602.html\">couple later renewed their wedding vows in August last year<\/a> without David, Victoria, Cruz, Romeo or Harper present. Brooklyn later said the vow renewal was intended to give the couple new memories of their wedding day that brought them \u201cjoy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-323910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}