Brooklyn Beckham recently released a sharp critique of his parents, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham, accusing them of attempting to “bribe” him into relinquishing the rights to his name just before his marriage to Nicola Peltz Beckham.

In a candid message shared on his Instagram Stories on Monday, January 19, Brooklyn, 26, alleged, “In the weeks leading up to our wedding, my parents persistently pressured me to give up the rights to my name, a move that would have impacted not only me but also my wife and our future children.”

Brooklyn further claimed, “They were insistent that I sign before the wedding day to activate the deal’s terms. My refusal affected their financial expectations, and our relationship has never been the same. During the wedding preparations, my mother even called me ‘evil’ for seating my Nanny Sandra and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, given both are without their husbands. Our parents had their own tables positioned equally near ours.”

Us Weekly has reached out to David and Victoria Beckham’s representatives for a response.

The tension between Brooklyn and his parents has been a topic of public interest for some time. Brooklyn tied the knot with Nicola Peltz Beckham in April 2022, and rumors soon surfaced of a rift between Nicola and Victoria, purportedly over a wedding dress dispute—something Brooklyn has attempted to downplay.

While David and Victoria’s estranged son did not elaborate further, Brooklyn was likely referring to what is commonly known as “NIL” rights, or the “right of publicity.” These rights protect a person’s ability to control and profit from the commercial use of his or her name, image, likeness and other personal characteristics.

These rights are often a necessity for those in the public eye, including athletes, celebrities and social media influencers — however, any person has the right to assert their ability to publicly claim their identity should it be used without his or her consent.

According to Montana law firm Worden Thane P.C., NIL rights can include a person’s name, nicknames, any former names, image, likeness, voice and even their signature. Even gestures or phrases that are original to a person, the law firm adds, can fall under an individuals’ NIL rights.

In the same social media statement, Brooklyn confirmed that he does “not want to reconcile with my family” amid their ongoing feud. (David and Victoria are also parents to sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, and daughter Harper, 14.)

“I’m not being controlled,” he continued. “I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”

The chef added, “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.”

Lily Allen has seemingly chosen a side in the ongoing drama surrounding Brooklyn Beckham and his estranged parents, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. Allen, 40, shared a painting of Brooklyn, 26, in a blue polka-dot ensemble via her Instagram Stories on Monday, January 19. The photo mirrored her West End Girl album cover, in which […]

The estranged Beckham also slammed his parents for allegedly attempting to “ruin my relationship since before my wedding,” adding that their alleged attempts have not “stopped.”

Brooklyn went on to claim that his mother refused to design this then-fiancée’s wedding gown in the “11th hour,” forcing Nicola to find an alternative gown before the pair’s nuptials. He also accused his mother of “inappropriately” dancing on him during what he says was supposed to be his and Nicola’s “romantic” wedding dance.