Brooklyn Beckham Slams Parents’ Birthday Post Drama

Brooklyn Beckham Slams Parents’ Birthday Post Drama

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 is said to have been 'disheartened' that his parents publicly wished him a happy birthday and broke their communication agreement.

The son of David and , who turned 27 on Wednesday, blasted the 'performative posts' which included loving messages, according to reports.

An insider told ET that Brooklyn wants to put an end to any attempt from his parents to contact him, including on social media, following their bitter falling out.

Victoria, 51, David, 50, and his brothers Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, all shared heartfelt posts honouring Brooklyn's birthday, but they were apparently unappreciated.

A source told the publication: 'Brooklyn and Nicola are disheartened they chose to make public Instagram posts for his birthday.

'These are the exact type of performative public actions that Brooklyn has been trying to put an end to, to no avail.'

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Last summer they issued a legal letter to his parents requesting that any correspondence go through lawyers.'

Brooklyn Beckham is said to have been 'disheartened' that his parents publicly wished him a happy birthday and broke their communication agreement (pictured with Nicola Peltz)

The son of David and Victoria Beckham , who turned 27 on Wednesday, blasted the 'performative posts' which included loving messages, according to reports

Brooklyn spent the day with his wife Nicola, 31, who shared a video of her husband blowing out his candles on a box of doughnuts.

The aspiring chef only took to Instagram during the day to thank his wife for her gushing social media post, brushing aside his family's olive branch. 

He was given another opportunity to reconnect with his estranged family after parents attempted to build bridges by sharing a series of birthday tributes. 

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But while he failed to acknowledge their nostalgic throwback photos, birthday messages and repeated use of his affectionate nickname - Buster - he wasted no time in responding to .

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday evening, the American actress shared a photo of herself alongside her husband in a room decorated with celebratory balloons in a pink-themed tribute to her husband.

Captioning the post, she wrote: 'Happy birthday baby... I hope all your dreams and wishes come true! you light up every room you walk into and anyone who knows you loves you... you’re the most special human and I love being your wife. I love you I love you I love you.'

Responding to her birthday tribute, he wrote: 'I love you baby girl.' 

Nicola appeared to have something special up her sleeve for Brooklyn, with the actress gifting him a box of twenty one personalised iced cakes, individually shaped to read 'Happy Birthday Brooklyn.'

The influencer was also confronted by a mountain of gifts, thoughtfully presented in Cloud 23 wrapping paper - a reference to his popular hot sauce brand, ironically named after his father's shirt number at Real Madrid and Los Angeles Galaxy. 

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'Make a wish!' she trills as he tucks into his first cake, adding: 'I love you. I hope your wishes come true.' 

Despite his bombshell statement that he shared over six weeks ago, the whole Beckham family have publicly reached out to Brooklyn on his birthday. 

Hours earlier, Brooklyn's parents David and Victoria Beckham shared birthday tributes, but have yet to receive any public acknowledgement.

Sharing childhood photos of the influencer, and tagging his wife Victoria, David used his childhood nickname for his son, Buster, as he wrote '27 today. Happy Birthday Bust. We love you.'

Minutes later Victoria shared the same photo and wrote 'happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much', before uploading a photo of herself laughing with her son with a string of love hearts.

Brooklyn spent the day with his wife Nicola, 31, who shared a video of her husband blowing out his candles on a box of doughnuts

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Victoria shared the same photo and wrote 'Happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much', before uploading a photo of herself and her son with a string of love hearts

Brooklyn's brother Romeo posted his own childhood throwback snap with his sibling on Wednesday afternoon, but didn't include a caption.

His youngest brother Cruz put his differences aside with his estranged sibling as he also shared a loving birthday message on his Instagram.

While he was the last family member to reach out, Cruz still managed to tell Brooklyn 'I love you', alongside a childhood picture of them.

Brooklyn failed to publicly reach out to Cruz on his milestone 21st birthday last week.

His grandparents - Ted and Hilary Beckham - also posted pictures in honour of Brooklyn's birthday and included photos of his wife Nicola.

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Alongside the snaps, they wrote: 'Happy birthday Brooklyn. Hope you have a fabulous day. With love from Grandad and Hilary.'

The most recent reports suggest Brooklyn is on speaking terms with his grandfather Ted and his wife Hilary, even though he remains estranged from his parents. He’s reportedly been in regular contact with them.

Now based in the United States with his wife, Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six-page Instagram statement filled with lurid allegations.

Addressing social media followers in January, he claimed his parents had tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritised public branding over their family relationships.

'For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,' he wrote.

'The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.'

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He added: '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.'

Unlike his three younger siblings, Brooklyn did not appear in his mother's recent Netflix docuseries, nor did he show up at the October premiere as he and Nicola had for the London premiere of his father's docuseries in 2023.

Brooklyn and his wife also missed David's 50th birthday celebrations last May, and were notably absent at Windsor Castle for the former footballer's long-awaited investiture on November 4.

Brooklyn's brother Romeo posted another childhood throwback snap on Wednesday afternoon, but didn't include a caption

His grandparents - Ted and Hilary Beckham - also posted pictures in honour of Brooklyn's birthday and included photos of his wife Nicola 

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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