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Ekin Karasin

Revealed: Reason Brooklyn Beckham is 'fuming' with his parents after Father's Day

Brooklyn Beckham is said to be “furious” with his parents David and Victoria following their social media posts on Father’s Day.

Victoria, 52, shared an Instagram photo of David with all their children including Brooklyn, writing: “David you truly are the best daddy.

“Your greatest achievement has always been our beautiful children and we love you so much. Happy Father’s Day.”

David, 51, posted a childhood snap of Brooklyn, 27, and added: “Being a dad is my most important job… I love you all & thank you mummy @victoriabeckham for giving me our beautiful family.”

While Brooklyn’s younger brothers Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, shared tributes to the football legend for Father’s Day, Brooklyn stayed quiet on social media for the second year in a row amid their ongoing rift.

Now, sources have claimed the budding chef is “fuming” that his parents have ignored his reported requests not to tag him in social media posts and just “wants to be left alone”.

“He’s fuming about it. He’s asked them to leave him alone and they just keep posting him,” an insider told The Sun.

“It just brings the whole thing up all over again. He wishes they’d leave it and leave him alone.”

He has blocked his entire family online but he is believe understood to have seen the posts from his parents through media reports and those closest to him.

He reportedly told his parents last summer to only contact him through his lawyer and did not want to be involved in public posts, preferring to make amends “privately”.

The Standard has contacted Brooklyn’s representatives online.

While Brooklyn snubbed his parents on Father’s Day, his wife Nicola Peltz made sure to honour her billionaire father Nelson, writing: “Happy father’s day dad! i’m so lucky i get to be your daughter, you’re the best dad in the entire world.

“Thank you for being the most loving and supportive father i could ever dream of. I love you to the moon and back a trillion times over. Thank you for always believing in me and always encouraging me to chase my biggest dreams.”

It comes after Brooklyn appeared to mock his family feud in a DoorDash commercial.

He said in the commercial: “You're probably wondering why I'm watching the FIFA World Cup 2026 from home.

“It’s not like I don’t have tickets. Um… it’s because… it’s a long story.”

His remarks were branded “distasteful” by his fans, with some claiming he was “cashing in” on his father’s work.

Sources claimed his parents were “inconsolable” over the campaign with the US food delivery company and “shocked” that he would treat their rift as a “joke”.

While tensions in the Beckham family had reportedly been simmering for years, the rift exploded into the public eye in January when Brooklyn issued a blistering, multi-page statement to say he was cutting off his family.

He accused his “controlling” parents of trying to “ruin” his marriage to Peltz, 31, and being all about the public narrative and “Brand Beckham”.

Brooklyn claimed relations became strained around the time of his 2022 wedding to Peltz.

He accused Victoria of pulling out of making Peltz’s wedding dress at the last minute and dancing “inappropriately on him” at the wedding.

DJ Fat Tony, who performed at the wedding brunch, later backed up Beckham’s claims, saying Marc Anthony told Beckham to put his hands on Victoria’s hips and that the dance was “really awkward”.

He also criticised his father David, claiming that despite travelling to the UK for David’s 50th birthday, repeated requests to meet beforehand were ignored.

The influencer said he was eventually offered a meeting on the condition that Nicola was not invited.

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