David Beckham gives brief shout-out to son Brooklyn on Mother's Day amid rumored feud
David Beckham gave a shout-out to his son, Brooklyn Beckham, on Mother's Day amid their rumored feud.
The retired soccer star, 50, posted an Instagram tribute to his wife, Victoria Beckham, with a throwback photo that featured all four of their children, including Brooklyn, 26.
The years-old picture showed Victoria, 51, cradling their daughter Harper, 13, as a baby while the couple's sons Brooklyn, Romeo, 22, and Cruz, 20, snuggled up next to the girls.
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8 David Beckham's Mother's Day post.
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'Happy Mother's Day to the best mommy,' David wrote alongside the image, tagging his three sons' Instagram handles. He used a hashtag to mention his daughter, who isn't on Instagram.
8 David Beckham and his eldest son, Brooklyn.
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8 The Beckham family at Victoria's Paris Fashion Week show in 2023.
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The same day, the Sunday Times ran an interview with Brooklyn conducted in March where he spoke about bonding with his famous father over his interest in race car driving.
'It's something that me and my dad bonded over,' Brooklyn told the publication at Miami's Formula E's Evo Sessions two months ago. 'My dad's had some pretty cool cars.'
Brooklyn is allegedly at odds with his whole family, to the point where he and wife Nicola Peltz skipped David's 50th birthday bash in London last weekend.
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8 Brooklyn Beckham with his wife, Nicola Peltz.
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Victoria, Romeo, his girlfriend, Kim Turnbull, Cruz and Harper were all present at David's star-studded party at London's Core restaurant.
Rumor has it that the family drama stems from Brooklyn and Peltz, 30, disapproving of Romeo's relationship with Turnbull, whom Brooklyn allegedly dated years ago. Sources, meanwhile, told Page Six that's 'nonsense.'
8 The Beckham family, minus Brooklyn, at David's 50th birthday party.
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8 Romeo Beckham and his girlfriend, Kim Turnbull, head to the Victoria Beckham show at Paris Fashion Week 2025.
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TMZ sources claimed Brooklyn and his wife are 'fed up' with how his 'toxic' and 'narcissistic' parents treat them.
Insiders also claimed that David 'verbally berates' Brooklyn on the phone.
Additionally, an Us Weekly source alleged that Brooklyn and Peltz's drama with his parents has been going on since their April 2022 wedding, when Peltz allegedly refused to wear a gown by Victoria's fashion label.
8 David Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz and Victoria Beckham.
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'Things never really got smoothed over, and you can tell it still affects everyone,' said the source. 'The tension is still present and it's hard for Brooklyn at times. Brooklyn's having a tough time with it. He's super stubborn and just wants space from his family right now.'
The insider added that David and Victoria 'are over' the alleged family drama and have 'thrown in the towel over the whole thing.'
8 Mia Regan, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz at Netflix's 'Beckham' premiere in London in Oct. 2023.
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Along with David's party in London, Brooklyn and Peltz also skipped his dad's birthday bash at Cipriani Downtown Miami and Victoria's fashion show in Paris in March.
The TMZ sources have reported that Brooklyn and Peltz refuse to attend any family function that Turnbull is at.
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