Gossip about a supposed rift at the heart of the Beckham family has swirled for years, but these rumors now appear to have been confirmed by none other than their eldest son, Brooklyn.
In a scathing six-page Instagram Story post, the 26-year-old son of world famous soccer player David and former Spice Girl Victoria revealed more information about some of the major accusations that he now claims his parents planted in the press.
That includes the event that spawned much of the drama - Brooklyn's glitzy wedding to Nicola Peltz in 2022.
In his shocking personal essay, the Beckhams' eldest son details how 'standing up for myself with my family' over arguments about the wedding has led to 'endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly'.
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He explained how many of these attacks were directly briefed to the press by his parents and were the opposite of the truth, including the rumor that his new wife had snubbed his fashion designer mom in the run up to the big day.
The split at the heart of the Beckhams has widened since Brooklyn and Nicola's wedding (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Vogue)
Anonymous briefings had claimed that Nicola, 31, had dropped Victoria's wedding dress in favor of a couture Valentino gown.
This had been cited in reports about the feud as a major point of contention with his family on the other side of the Atlantic, but Brooklyn claims that it was actually his mom who had snubbed his wife-to-be.
He claimed on Instagram: "My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn't stopped.
"My mum cancelled 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."
But internet sleuths and Beckham fans have dug-up an old interview from around the time of the wedding that seems to question this 'eleventh hour' cancelation that Brooklyn alleges.
According to a 2022 Vogue interview with her stylist, Nicola's exquisite simplistic long white gown, with an elaborate embroidered train that sits over the dress, had been the result of a year's worth of conversations with Valentino's legendary creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli.
Nicola wore Valentino to the 2023 Met Gala as well (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
In a separate Grazia interview addressing the drama about the dress, Nicola, who took the name Peltz-Beckham with her husband after a fight with the in-laws, stated that Victoria had promised a dress, but later informed her that the atelier would not be able to make it in time for the wedding.
She said: "So, I spoke to my mum and [stylist] Leslie, and I was like, 'Well, unfortunately, this can’t happen, so what’s the next step?'
"I’ve been a fan of Valentino and their couture for so long. I was really lucky to be able to travel to [the atelier] to try on the dress. That’s really what happened."
And according to Brooklyn's bombshell statement, his family had made clear before the wedding that they did not consider Nicola a part of the Beckham clan, apparently even asking their son to give up the rights to his name.
He added: "The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was 'not blood' and 'not family'."
Brooklyn Beckham's statement in full
There has long been conflicting reports over what happened regarding Nicola's wedding dress and Victoria's involvement (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, 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.
I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled, I'm standing up for myself for the first time in my life. For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they'll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.
My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn't stopped. My mum cancelled 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.
Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.
During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me "evil" because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola's Naunni at our table, because they both didn't have their husbands. Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.
The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was "not blood" and "not family." 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.
Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.
My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment.
My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we've tried to come together as one. My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.
Despite this, we still travelled to London for my dad's birthday and were rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room trying to plan quality time with him. He refused all of our attempts, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras at every corner.
When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn't invited. It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all.
My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. Family "love" is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it's at the expense of our professional obligations.
We've gone out of our way for years to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show 'our perfect family.' But the one time my wife asked for my mum's support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.
The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.
I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.
William Morgan