Breaking News: What happen behind the scenes is different from what’s in public domain – Rebecca Loos makes shocking confession about the rift between Brooklyn and his parents
Rebecca Loos has entered the chat.
Following Brooklyn Beckham’s lengthy statement about his parents David Beckham and Victoria Beckham—in which he alleges the pair have continuously tried to “ruin” his and wife Nicola Peltz Beckham’s relationship, amid other allegations—David’s former assistant shared her reaction to his words.
“So happy he is standing up for himself and speaking publicly finally,” Rebecca wrote in the comment section of a recent Instagram post in response to a user who brought up Brooklyn’s statement. “I have felt so bad for his poor wife, knowing too well what they can be like!”
And when another user commented, “Fascinating admission from Brooklyn,” the 48-year-old replied alongside a red heart, “The truth always comes out.”
Rebecca, for her part, became enmired in her own controversy with the Beckhams when she alleged she and David—who married Victoria in 1999—engaged in an affair in 2004 after she began working for the soccer star.
While David and the Spice Girls member have denied a romantic relationship ever occurred between David and Rebecca, the latter has maintained her side of the story in the decades since—including as recently as March 2025.
It was a very brave thing to do, to go up against them,” Rebecca told 60 Minutes Australia in an interview at the time. “I have stuck to the truth, I’ve never exaggerated. I never lied about a single thing. Why? Because I’m going up against the strongest, most powerful couple in the media. And all I had on my side was the truth.”
In addition to sharing how and when their alleged affair began—after going to a nightclub together in Spain—Rebecca also explained her decision to come forward with her story came when pictures of the pair chatting at the club emerged.
It’s better that it comes from me and that I have some sort of control,” she explained. “By doing that, it was a way of me, sort of, not getting back at him but…the way he treated me was very unfair, what he was getting away with, and that two-faced life.”
“I know how much his image means to him,” she added. “I want him to feel some pain too, I guess.”
But while David and Victoria—who, in addition to Brooklyn, share kids Romeo Beckham, 23, Cruz Beckham, 20, and Harper Beckham, 14—have long denied the rumors, they have addressed the strain the speculation had on their marriage.
“There was some horrible stories that were difficult to deal with,” David explained in Netflix’s 2023 docuseries Beckham. “It was the first time that me and Victoria had been put under that kind of pressure in our marriage.”
don’t know how we got through it in all honesty,” he continued. “Victoria’s everything to me. To see her hurt was incredibly difficult. But, we’re fighters. And at that time, we needed to fight for each other, we needed to fight for our family. And what we had was worth fighting for.”
For a deeper look at how the rift between David, Victoria and Brooklyn has deepened over the years, read on.
Nicola Peltz Beckham Didn’t Wear Victoria Beckham on Her Wedding Day
There’s no rule saying you have to say yes to your future mother-in-law’s signature label on your wedding day, but it was widely assumed from outside the planning circle that Nicola Peltz Beckham would wear a Victoria Beckham dress down the aisle when she and Brooklyn Beckham tied the knot in April 2022 at her family’s estate in Palm beach, Fla.
So when she didn’t, going with Valentino Couture instead… Bad blood alert!
Nicola stayed mum on the subject for months before finally saying there was no dress drama, perhaps minus the disappointment when she found out she wouldn’t be able to wear custom VB.
“I was going to and I really wanted to,” Nicola told Variety in August 2022, “and then a few months down the line, she realized that her atelier couldn’t do it, so then I had to pick another dress. She didn’t say you can’t wear it; I didn’t say I didn’t want to wear it. That’s where it started, and then they ran with that.”
Added Brooklyn, “I’ve learned they’re always going to try to write stuff like that. They’re always going to try and put people down. But everyone gets along, which is good.”
Speaking to Grazia the following month, Nicola called the Beckhams “great in-laws.”
Victoria Beckham Supports Brooklyn Beckham’s Wedding Day
Victoria, also not usually one to comment on tabloid stories until way after the fact, called the Peltz-Beckham nuptials “a beautiful wedding.”
“As a mother, to see my son so happy means so much,” she said on TODAY that October. “What more can you ask for?”
Brooklyn Beckham, Victoria Beckham
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Nicola Peltz Didn’t Attend Victoria Beckham’s 50th Birthday Bash
Tom Cruise and all four of Victoria’s fellow Spice Girls were at her posh 50th birthday party on April 20, 2024, but her daughter-in-law was not.
Because, Nicola soon made clear on Instagram, she was spending time with her grandmother, who died less than a month later.
In lieu of her presence at the party, Nicola wrote on Instagram, “Happy birthday to my beautiful mil @victoriabeckham i’m so sad i’m not there to celebrate you and hug you. Sending all my love from me and my naunni. I miss you all so much!” (Meanwhile, she had also shouted out Victoria on her actual April 17 birthday, captioning a photo of them together, “i love you so much and love being your dance partner forever.”
And Naunni’s passing wasn’t just devastating to Nicola. On May 16, Brooklyn paid tribute on Instagram, writing, “Can’t believe it’s been a year without you naunni x you were always so happy and always made me laugh. I miss you and will love you forever x… it makes me so sad to think of our future kids not being able to know you x you were one of a kind and we miss you everyday.”
Brooklyn Beckham Doesn’t Play Into Family Feud Narrative
Looking back at his “crazy childhood” as the son of a football star and a Spice Girl, Brooklyn told InStyle in June 2024, “I was so happy.”
And while it was admittedly “hectic,” he added, “I have the best mum and dad in the world and it was a lot of fun.”
Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham
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Everyone’s Together for Christmas
While Brooklyn and Nicola spent part of the 2024 holiday with the Peltzes, no one needed a visit from the ghosts of Christmas Past or Future: Photos David Beckham, Victoria, Brooklyn and Nicola shared that December showed that all the Beckhams were together in the present.
“Being together for the holidays makes me so happy xxxx I love you all so much,” Victoria captioned her carousel of pics, tagging all her kids and her daughter-in-law
Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz Skip David Beckham’s 50th Birthday Party
No official reason given as yet, but Brooklyn and Nicola were noticeably absent from the photos his parents posted when family and friends gathered in London to celebrate David’s big 5-0 in May 2025.
A source told E! News that the couple went to England, skipping the May 5 Met Gala in the process, “in hopes they could see David and celebrate his birthday with him that week, weekend instead.”
Romeo Beckham, Kim Turnbull
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Did Brooklyn Beckham Have an Issue With Romeo Beckham’s Girlfriend?
An insider told People that it was Brooklyn who put the kibosh on attending David’s party because he didn’t want to see brother Romeo Beckham’s then-girlfriend, DJ Kim Turnbull, who had been popping up at more and more family affairs, including the March 2025 Victoria Beckham show during Paris Fashion Week, since the couple went public with their relationship in November 2024.
However, responding to an Instagram commenter who was speculating as to why Brooklyn felt so strongly about being around Kim that he skipped his dad’s party altogether, youngest brother Cruz Beckham wrote, “Brooklyn and Kim never dated.”
And E! News learned in June 2025 that Romeo and Kim have since broken up, so perhaps a brotherly reunion is in order.
Victoria Beckham, Marc Anthony, Nicola Peltz Beckham
Nicola Peltz Beckham Was Allegedly in Tears When Wedding Guest Marc Anthony Shouted Out Victoria Beckham
More fuel for the wedding drama fire: The newlyweds’ first dance didn’t go as expected, and it’s extremely unclear why it went down as it allegedly did.
“Brooklyn and Nicola were under the impression they were being gifted their first dance by Marc Anthony,” a source told E! News in May 2025. Instead, the singer announced, “‘Please welcome to the stage the most beautiful woman in the room—Victoria Beckham.’ Brooklyn wasn’t quite sure what to do and was put in an awkward situation.”
Moreover, the source continued, “Nicola left the room crying. She eventually came back and was able to collect herself to celebrate the rest of her wedding.”
The incident wasn’t so disastrous on the groom’s side of the family as to prevent David from being a best man at Marc’s wedding in January 2023, when he married fourth wife Nadia Ferreira. But it’s understandable if the bride had a harder time getting over it.
Brooklyn and Nicola “have made good faith efforts over the years” to have a relationship with his family, the source said, but at this time things aren’t good.
Probably apropos of nothing, though possibly not, Brooklyn called Nicola his “whole world” in a May 2025 Instagram post, writing, “I always choose you baby x you’re the most amazing person I know xx me and you forever baby.”
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Hire a Lawyer
When the stories get pointed, the pointed-at retain legal counsel. And the May story about Nicola being brought to tears at her own wedding three years ago may have been a harbinger of more to come.
In response to reports that Brooklyn and Nicola had hired a lawyer who has worked with the oft-written-about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a source with knowledge confirmed to E! News that the couple do have a lawyer, but not for “reputation management.”
Rather, the source said, they have hired Jenny Afi of U.K. law firm Schillings “to set the record straight, combat spread of misinformation.”
And while the solicitor’s clientele includes the Sussexes, who counted the soon-to-be-knighted David and Victoria among their wedding guests in 2018, “there is absolutely no connection to Meghan and Harry,” the insider added. “Schillings is a respected firm with a wide range of clients.”
Suggesting otherwise, the source said, ironically demonstrated “exactly why one hires legal counsel, to set the record straight and combat the spread of deliberate misinformation.”
David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham
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Brooklyn Beckham Absent for David Beckham’s Career Milestones
When David was awarded a knighthood in November 2025, neither Brooklyn or Nicola publicly commented on the accolade. The couple was also noticeably absent when David’s soccer team Inter Miami CF won the MLS Cup in December 2025—with only Victoria, Romeo, Cruz and Harper at the game to celebrate the victory.
Brooklyn Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Romeo Beckham, David Beckham
Brooklyn Beckham Allegedly Blocks His Parents and Siblings on Instagram
After fans noticed that neither David or Victoria were following Brooklyn’s Instagram in late December 2025, Cruz shut down speculation that the longtime couple blocked their oldest son on social media.
“NOT TRUE,” he wrote on Instagram Stories. “My mum and dad would never unfollow their son..Let’s get the facts right. They woke up blocked…as did I.”
Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz, Nelson Peltz, Claudia Heffner Peltz
Brooklyn Beckham Spends Christmas Away From Family
Brooklyn Beckham skipped out on his family’s 2025 Christmas celebrations, opting to spend the holiday with wife Nicola’s family instead, including her mom Claudia Heffner Peltz and dad Nelson Peltz. Meanwhile, younger brother Cruz spent a cozy holiday at home with his parents.
Jackie Apostel, Cruz Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, Victoria Beckham and David Beckham
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David Beckham Leaves Brooklyn Beckham Out of New Years Eve Post
In David’s recap of 2025, the soccer star shared several photos with family and friends from throughout the year. However, not a single one included his eldest son or Brooklyn’s wife Nicola amid rumors of their family rift.
Hour later, David shared throwback snapshots of himself with each of his and Victoria’s kids, writing over a black-and-white portrait with Brooklyn, “I love you all so much.”
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham
Brooklyn Beckham Breaks His Silence
In January 2026, Brooklyn shared a lengthy statement to Instagram detailing his estrangement with his family.
“I do not want to reconcile with my family,” he wrote. “I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”
Among the allegations in his post, Brooklyn claimed his parents “have controlled narratives in the press” about their family, that they have only cared about “Brand Beckham” and that they’ve long been trying “to ruin” his and Nicola’s relationship.
And while he said he grew up with anxiety, since distancing himself from his family he’s felt “peace and relief.”
