Brooklyn Beckham sends David & Victoria extraordinary legal notice warning parents to only contact him via lawyers
BROOKLYN Beckham sent parents David and Victoria a legal notice warning they can now contact him only via lawyers.
The extraordinary “desist” letter also instructs them not to “tag” him on social media.
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Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola believe their requests for private reconciliation were ignoredCredit: Getty
A breach of the legal letter was the reason why Brooklyn Beckham blocked his parents online after mum Victoria “liked” a roast chicken video he shared.
Posh’s positive response to his poultry recipe on Instagram then led to a fall-out last month, with youngest son Cruz, 20, posting: “They (my parents) woke up blocked . . . so did I.”
However, I can now reveal the blocking followed weeks of frustration from Brooklyn and his wife, Nicola, who believe their requests for private reconciliation were ignored.
‘Heart-breaking tale’
Transformers star Nicola, 31 today, has also now blocked the Beckhams.
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Brooklyn’s grandparents and wider family, though, have not been blocked and regularly comment on his posts, which he is happy with.
A source said: “Truly, people do not know the full facts of this heart-breaking tale, and think Brooklyn was just being truculent when he blocked his parents.
“The reality is that he issued them with a letter at the end of last summer, asking for any correspondence to go via lawyers only, and wanted to try and make amends privately not publicly.
“He felt his parents continued to ignore his wishes and kept mentioning him online instead of reaching out privately.
“For their part, David and Victoria have simply tried to let their beloved eldest son know the door is always open, and that they still care.
“After this letter, they had no other physical means of reaching out to him so what were they to do?
“They of course feel utterly bemused and devastated by this latest turn of events. There is no malice from their part, only concern.
“But it is clear, if there is going to be any reconciliation, it will be away from prying eyes and must be done privately.
Doting Posh and Becks with Brooklyn in 2001Credit: PA:Press Association
David and Victoria are said to feel ‘bemused and devastated by this latest turn of events’Credit: WireImage
“That’s all anyone wants but, alas, seems a long, long way off given they are only now communicating through lawyers.”
Last month, Brooklyn took to Instagram to demonstrate his chicken-in-beer recipe, prompting a “like” from Victoria.
Within 48 hours, he had blocked his immediate family.
It is an unprecedented move which shows just how bad things have become.
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However, last year, Romeo, 23, and Cruz blocked their older brother on Instagram, before unblocking him some time after.
This, Brooklyn’s friends feel, was therefore the “first social media act of war”.
Meanwhile, David, 50, and Victoria, 51, are represented by King Charles’s £800-an-hour lawyers Harbottle & Lewis.
It is not known how they replied to their son’s initial letter, but it is understood that was the last formal contact between all parties.
A source adds: “To be clear, this was a request via lawyers, not a direct legal threat.
“But, naturally, it is an unprecedented move which shows just how bad things have become.”
Around this time, friends say the Beckhams invited Brooklyn to celebrate the former Man United star’s knighthood investiture in November.
He is also believed to have extended an olive branch to Nicola, inviting her to the evening dinner.
Brooklyn blocked his parents after mum Victoria ‘liked’ a roast chicken video he had sharedCredit: Instagram/Brooklynpeltzbeckham
The Beckhams’ feud between David, Victoria and their son dates back almost four yearsCredit: Getty
Brooklyn believes it was another example of his parents’ “gaslighting” — inviting him to a PR opportunity.
But, of course, David simply wanted to see his son on one of the biggest days of his life.
However, while the aspiring chef, who spent Christmas with his billionaire in-laws in Florida, has been accused of abandoning his beloved grandparents, we can reveal he has contacted them directly over the past six months.
Indeed, he has had phone conversations and texts with both sets, Tony and Jackie, and Ted and Sandra. He also called them during the festive period.
Brooklyn is navigating this soul-crushing family feud as best he can but it isn’t easy on anyone.
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A source said: “Brooklyn absolutely adores them, and knows how much pain this is causing everyone.
“So he has reached out in his own time, but tried to keep it low-key so as not to drag them into it.
“Brooklyn is navigating this soul-crushing family feud as best he can but it isn’t easy on anyone. Nicola remains his absolute rock.”
The Beckhams’ feud with Brooklyn and Nicola dates back almost four years, and has reached rock bottom.
Pals of the US-based pair claim it started after his brother, former Burberry model Romeo, began dating Brooklyn’s ex Kim Turnbull.
But the Beckhams lay the fault squarely at the feet of Nicola, accusing her of being “difficult”.
Brooklyn with wife Nicola and David’s mum SandraCredit: instagram.com/victoriabeckham
Neither Brooklyn nor Nicola attended any of David’s week-long birthday celebrationsCredit: Getty
This criticism has understandably hurt the actress, whose tycoon dad, Nelson, is worth more than £3billion.
She believes the relationship with her future in-laws became untenable in the months leading up to her 2022 wedding.
She gave an interview to Variety magazine confirming Posh had reneged on an offer to design her gown, meaning she wore a bespoke Valentino dress instead.
Victoria was also devastated to have been accused of hijacking the wedding day itself after singer Marc Anthony — whom the Beckhams had booked — described the mum of four, not bride Nicola, as the “most beautiful woman in the room”.
Both Brooklyn and Nicola are said to have cried on their wedding day, and relations between the two families have not been the same since.
Private reconciliation
Despite a brief detente — Nicola supported the designer’s fashion show in Paris while Posh attended the red-carpet premiere of her movie Lola — things have since deteriorated.
They have not spoken in 13 months, with the most recent public fall-out occurring ahead of the ex-England captain’s star-studded 50th birthday celebrations last May.
Neither Brooklyn nor Nicola attended any of his week of events.
The couple claim they privately texted David asking to meet for a coffee — but were rebuffed.
I am told, though, that in recent months both David and Victoria have texted Brooklyn and suggested a private reconciliation.
It is understood Brooklyn has not replied, but it is not known if the LA-based youngster has seen or read the messages.
Last night, representatives for neither Brooklyn nor the Beckhams responded to requests for comment.
Blocking not petty, it’s Gen Z currency
By Clemmie Moodie
SOME people will no doubt accuse Brooklyn Beckham of being petty with this latest move.
But we must remember he has grown up in the spotlight, and Gen Z’s entire life is online.
“Blocking”, therefore, is his language, social media his currency, and by sending a legal letter he is, clearly, trying to claw back some control.
His parents’ constant “tagging” felt overwhelming, I am told.
But equally David and Victoria, I understand, feel at their wits’ end.
An Instagram mention was their only way to demonstrably prove to Brooklyn he was in their thoughts. Damned if they did, damned if they didn’t.
Heartbreaking as it is, I can see why this family feud has escalated. It has been crossed wire after crossed wire. Frustration after frustration.
Today we learn Brooklyn has been quietly in touch with his grandparents, not wishing to punish them for what is happening.
I understand that David and Victoria are aware of this latest development and are fully supportive.
This must be a huge relief and suggests that maybe, just maybe, there IS a way forward.
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