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It's been said in a few other comments, but bears repeating, that the main charges Brooklyn relates, the having to kowtow to the Brand, the effects of being used and monetised by his dysfunctional parents, and their fame and money grubbing which meant they saw no problem with using their children for clicks and likes, along with the constant self-serving stories and pics handed over to their favourite media sources; the inappropriate relationships etc, are being drowned by the lesser (though obviously deeply meaningful to him and his wife) issue with the wedding dance hijacked by mommie dearest.
As the eldest child, Brooklyn will have seen and heard so much dysfunction and toxicity that it's little wonder he struggled with anxiety; at the same time, he very likely felt he had to take on a caring and shielding role for his younger siblings. I think it's disturbing the way both parents treated him, and it really creeps me out that he was no doubt aware of DB's philandering, and then leant on by his mother for support. Those photographs of her draping herself around him, behaving as if he were a partner rather than a son really give me bad vibes.
You only need to look at the photographs endlessly snapped by paps to see that that young boy was ill at ease through the years. He looks tense and anxious, and it's likely he was a shyer, more sensitive child than many shilled out by their parents in this weird age of the "celebrity" cult.
Having tried to get his parents to back off, even going so far as telling them to only contact via lawyers, they still push the narrative, apparently thinking that he would never dish the dirt on the truth behind the carefully curated image.
He will have told his PR, possibly legal rep. what he wished to say, then they would have drafted the statement.
Any decent parent would have then taken things private, realising that if they were to ever have a relationship (good or otherwise) with their child again, they needed to stop leaking ridiculous "sources close to the couple said..." stories, accept that Brooklyn had been unhappy, and tried their damned best to repair the breach.
I've never been impressed by the Beckhams, think they're a complete indictment of the superficial times we've lived in for so many years, and I had no interest in their children either. I certainly wouldn't have thought I'd be posting a supportive comment in favour of a rich kid, one I've likely sniggered at for releasing a book of crappy photographs, but since his statement I've completely changed my mind about him. I very much doubt he wanted a book to be produced, and I doubt he had much say in the whole embarrassing debacle. I think he's a decent person, and I wish him well.
As to DB's knighthood, what was it for, services to the tattoo industry?
I really don't understand why he and his emaciated brand partner (I really don't see it as a marriage) are so popular, but apparently all publicity is good publicity if all you care about is money and an empty kind of fame.

I’ve always thought him a bit of a twit but I have a new found respect for him!

What a lovely thing to put the 2 grandma's on the top table with them.

I think Sandra had a big part in minding Brooklyn when he was younger, a lovely thing for a young man to do.

We all saw how David threw tantrum over Catherine Jenkins getting acknowledged by royals. Brooklyn ain’t lying.

I am sure that all of us here who have had to cut out toxic parents are cheering Brooklyn on. To speak out like this took real courage.

Now that is the statement of all statements. Punches thrown in all directions. Brand Beckham has finally been exposed for the entire world to see and it was one of their own that pulled the trigger

On a side note, I have been waiting years for you Brooklyn. Thank you

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE LADS!!!!!!

The video of VB walking through the airport with paparazzi all over her and the children was so disturbing. VIP’s have a secluded entrance. She and her staff would have known this 100%. Was that airport walk intended to show the rest of the world ‘we are so, so famous now, look at this’.
Where were their bodyguards and nanny? Don’t tell me they don’t have any. She did that walk alone, she no way parented alone. It was all for show.
So when I try to rationalise if Brooklyn speaking out was the right thing to do and when the tiny piece of common sense I have speaks up above the gossip aspect I love, I feel that that airport video speaks volumes on how Brooklyn was raised and what he’s up against. Fame v common sense. He was absolutely right to tell the world that his parents are narcissistic and believe in fame above all else.

I'm still going through the last thread and I just want to point out that Brooklyn and Nicola supposedly being lovey dovey with his parents up until recently really isn't a good measure of their relationship. It's actually the norm for adult children of toxic parents to keep trying and trying to have some sort of a relationship with their parents. It's no small or easy thing to cut your parents off, the love most children have for their mother in particular is unconditional at birth, is deeply primal and it's very difficult to walk away from. Most of you will acknowledge that even as adults we still want and need our mums. Which is part of why you will often see even children who have been horrendously physically abused still try to cling too and protect their abusive parent. And Brooklyn isn't just going no contact with his parents, in doing so he has been cast out by his siblings too. There will be other extended family who will also cast him out as the villain. He is losing his whole family here. It's no surprise he has tried numerous times, and may even try again in the future, to maintain some sort of relationship with his parents. That doesn't make any of his claims fake.

Mark81 said:

He could have rejected all the money and benefits that came from it all and gone out on his own.

He didnt need to 'tell his truth' he could have walked away and lived his life quietly on his own terms.

Other rich kids have done similar.

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I suspect he didn't know how abnormal his home life was until he married and had a supportive partner and home away from his toxic parents? He did need to 'tell his truth" because his parents had their publicity machine spewing vileness out every day!

Other rich kids might have seen what was going on and to be frank - there's no-one I can think of that crave money and attention as much as the Beckhams.

Brooklyn Beckham right now.

YESSSS Brooklyn.

Not his biggest fan but that took some balls.

I walked away from my family (albeit I am no A list nepo baby ) and the wider family have absolutely trashed my name. It’s hard but sometimes it’s the right thing to do.

I still think he’s a bit of a wet blanket but fucking kudos to him for saying all that. There are three sides to every story and somewhere in between is the truth and I suspect it’s more in his court than theirs.

I wonder whether this is a warning - say any more about me and I’ll reveal even further Beckham truths…

Cruz's world tour taking in a gig at The Deaf Insitute. I couldn't think of a more appropriate audience.

Snoopysnoop123 said:

Whens he dropping that Beckham surname then?

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Why would he? It’s his birth name. He’s as much right to use it as David has.

Fat Tony (disappointingly skinny) is on This Morning. He says it was the first dance and Marc Anthony did announce ‘the most beautiful woman in the room…’ and paused so everyone was expecting him to say Nicola but he continued ‘…Victoria.’ And Victoria stepped out from where she was waiting on the stage and Nicola ran away crying. Fat Tony says different people find different things inappropriate and seems to hint it would be fine for the Beckham side but not the Peltzes. He also said that Marc Anthony was egging Brooklyn on to do the same kind of dancing yelling him to put his hands on VBs hips.

But it must have been pretty full on, because he says at the brunch the following day it was all anybody was talking about.

He also said Brooklyn has already said everything in the statement to his parents privately but they’ve ignored it which is why he went nuclear.

Was very interesting. So basically so far we’ve had it confirmed that everything Brooklyn said about both the dress and the dance was essentially true.

If there is one thing that comes out of tonight's statement.

Which for me is the most creepy/perverted thing to do publicly with your teenage child is actually treat them as they are your spouse.

Brooklyn did not like his mum draping herself all over him.

So David STOP doing it to your teenage daughter.

I think the talk about his name is to do with them trademarking it for him when he was a baby, but then wanting to buy it back off him (he says bribe) so he didn’t go off making money off shoots etc with the new ‘not blood’ wife? So they see his name as part of their brand rather than his actual name, and wanted to retain the rights to it on some level.

Brooklyn had no choice in his upbringing and being in the spotlight, it’s all he’s known, so i think it’s very unfair for the commentary he was happy to have their money and connections growing up. They put him in that position.

Also, people now sharing his older insta posts and saying he was gushing about them etc. Plenty of people in abusive relationships praise publicly, such posts can’t be used as evidence that everything was hunky-dory.

Mark81 said:

Now he might want to tell his story, but if he was that unhappy he could have escaped much earlier. He went to university so was exposed to a more normal way of life, although for a short amount of time.

There are plenty of stories about how vile his new family are, so I dont think he has escaped much tbh

He doesnt seem the brightest, and could well be messed up by his upbringing. I think hes just walked from one controlling family to another.

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You know, when someone leaves an abusive relationships, there are always people who victim blame, ‘why didn’t they leave’ or ‘why did they go back’. That’s the vibe some of your comments have in this post.

Axatogrind said:

Unfortunately it's been years - whole childhoods for some children - and IMO there's been no tangible progress from government towards better protection for children being pushed into the public eye. It's clearly not a priority for them.

And the media, which could also make a difference, seems to have little appetite in holding influencer parents to account, likely because it doesn't serve their own interests.

My hope is that public opinion will eventually turn the tide, which is why I think it's so important that people who've lived through childhood exploitation are supported if they wish to speak out.

Brooklyn going public is the closest I think I've seen to a watershed-type moment. It's promoting more visible conversations on the topic at least. Whether anything changes in the long run, we will see.

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Hear hear.

Parents who commodify their children's lives should be vilified, not financially rewarded and celebrated.