The Beckham family feud resonated on social media.
Brooklyn Beckham took to Instagram on the evening of January 19th, detailing why he was angry with his parents, David and Victoria Beckham.
The Beckhams' eldest child's post made a series of accusations and claims, many of which relate to Brooklyn's wedding to Nicola Peltz - from the drama surrounding the wedding dress to Victoria allegedly 'stealing' the newlyweds' first dance.
This is, of course, only one side of the story.
The Beckhams have not yet responded, and as with any argument, memories may differ.
But that didn't stop the reactions on the internet.
Netizens carefully examine each claim and try to figure out what is true.
We have analyzed the main allegations in Brooklyn's announcement, what we know so far and what else might emerge.
1. 'Kidnapping' of the newlyweds' first dance
Brooklyn's statement that left the most impression was that Victoria "hijacked" the first dance at his wedding, which, as he says, was planned "weeks in advance" with a romantic love song.
"In front of our 500 wedding guests, (singer) Marc Anthony invited me up on stage, where I was scheduled to have a romantic dance with my wife, but instead my mom was waiting to dance with me."
"She danced very inappropriately in front of everyone. I have never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life."
Since the evening of January 19, memes of Victoria's alleged wedding dance have flooded the internet.
They're all made up, of course, but people on social media are demanding that those who were at the wedding "post footage" of the dance.
Assuming phones weren't banned at the wedding, there are 500 people who could confirm or deny the accuracy of Brooklyn's claims.
What is available to us is a report from the British Rowing.
"At 23 p.m., the circular stage turned 180 degrees and Marc Anthony sang I Need To Know.
"Brooklyn invited his mother onto the stage for a dance, and they were joined by David and their 10-year-old daughter Harper," it writes. Moisture.
The BBC contacted Anthony, a singer-songwriter and friend of the Beckhams.
Users online also expressed confusion over Brooklyn's claims about the way his mother danced.
Brooklyn claims that Victoria's dance was so traumatic that the couple felt they needed a fresh start.
"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 shame."
2. Wedding dress
Brooklyn accused his parents of trying to disrupt their wedding and that his mother, a fashion designer, "canceled the making of Nicole's dress at the last minute, even though she was previously excited to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress."
The media reported at the time that Nikola, now 31, refused to wear one of Victoria Beckham's dresses.
However, she later told The Times that, after discussing the dress via text message, her future mother-in-law realized that her studio would not be able to finish it on time.
At the time, Nikola also denied speculation about a fight.
In the end, Nikola wore a creation by the fashion house Valentino.
Author of the text in Vogue May 2022 They went into detail about the garment and wrote that it had been worked on for several months.
Nikola and her mother went to the studio in Rome several times for rehearsals, "during the year-long design process," she writes. Vog.
"Behind the choice of this brand, there is not just the dress, but the whole story," she said at the time.
The dress issue is "at the heart" of what allegedly sparked the argument, says journalist Jodi McCallum.
"Did Nicola refuse to wear Victoria Beckham's dress? Or, as Brooklyn says, did his mother cancel the dress at the last minute, causing her to rush to make another dress?"
"It's a typical case of claim and counterclaim, and it's very difficult to know what actually happened here," he adds.
Brooklyn's statement about the wedding dress created an opportunity for fact-finding, says Lauren Beeching, who also deals with crisis management for public figures.
"It's interesting that the contradiction can be read in two completely different ways."
"If you support Brooklyn, in an interview with Vog You see it as if he and Nikola are protecting the family and publicly keeping the peace at that time.
"But if you're suspicious of him, it looks like they're changing the story now."
3. 'Buying' the rights to the Beckham name
Brooklyn also claimed that his parents "repeatedly pressured and tried to bribe him into signing over the rights to his name" in the weeks leading up to the ceremony.
It is not clear what rights he is referring to.
He said he refrained from doing so, which "impacted payday" and that "he has never been treated the same since."
"When the parents respond to this accusation, and I think they will, it will be a very carefully chosen response, but isn't that a legal issue?"
"Because he accuses them of trying to bribe them, which is just unbelievable," says McCallum.
4. Ignoring the 50th birthday party
Brooklyn wrote about another event that fueled suspicions of a family feud - he and Nicola were not at David Beckham's 50th birthday party in London.
He says he and Nikola came to London for his birthday, but were "rejected while waiting in a hotel room for a week and trying to plan quality time with him."
"He (David Beckham, his father, ed. author) avoided all our attempts to see each other, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras on every corner," Brooklyn claims.
His father "finally agreed" to meet with him, but on the condition that Nikola not be present, which Brooklyn called "a slap in the face", adding that his family then refused to see him on a later trip to Los Angeles, he claims.
At the time, 26-year-old Brooklyn decided not to go to the party because his younger brother Romeo was there with his ex-girlfriend, a source told the BBC.
Brooklyn's post says that Victoria "repeatedly called his ex-girlfriends women," with the obvious goal of making him and NIKOLA uncomfortable.
Victoria allegedly refused to help him and his wife with a charity event, Brooklyn says.
"For years we tried to show up and support her at every fashion show, every party, and every media promotion to show off our perfect family!"
"But when my wife asked for my mom's support to rescue displaced dogs during the Los Angeles fires, my mom refused," he wrote.
Nikola has long cared for dogs and helped those displaced during the Los Angeles fires in January 2025, which killed more than 440 people and severely damaged thousands of homes.
She previously encouraged followers to adopt animals, and in 2022 she was awarded the Peta Animal Adoption Award as an advocate for animal adoption. Pawsome.
Nicole and Brooklyn's dog, Nala, died in July 2024.
5. 'The most important brand for them is Beckham'
One of the claims made by the Beckhams' eldest son is that behind the carefully arranged family image lies an insincere relationship.
The Beckham family loves "public promotion and support more than anything," says Brooklyn.
"The Beckham brand is their number one priority," he wrote.
"Family 'love' is determined by how much you post on social media," he added.
"My parents controlled me for most of my life. I grew up with tremendous anxiety."
"For the first time in my life, since I moved away from my family, that anxiety has gone," Brooklyn claims.
This claim raises the question of what life is like for Beckham's children, says McCallum.
"This is the first time we see what has been hidden from the public. These statements were not made through a well-polished media campaign."
"It was literally posted on Brooklyn's Instagram, so I think that's why it became so important,"
He tells a personal story and accuses parents of controlling their own image through very carefully edited posts, she adds.
When it comes to fame and public image in Britain, the Beckhams are probably second only to the royal family.
Brooklyn has dabbled in photography and cooking in recent years, and there have been many stories and rumors about a feud with the rest of the family.
Now those rumors have been made public.
The opportunity to see the price of fame explains why so many people are obsessed with this feud, says Malcolm.
"Comparison is the thief of joy. We compare ourselves to celebrities when we don't even know what's going on behind closed doors," he adds.
"Brooklyn actually lifted the lid for the first time and said, 'This is not what you think it is,' 'We are not a perfect family,' and that's why the news of the fight resonated," he points out.
"We never really know what's really going on in the lives of stars," she concludes.
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