Cruz Beckham, the youngest son of football icon David Beckham and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, recently stated that he and his parents discovered they had been blocked on Instagram by his elder brother, Brooklyn Beckham. This revelation came amidst ongoing speculation regarding a significant rift within the prominent celebrity family. Cruz directly addressed earlier reports suggesting his parents had unfollowed Brooklyn, clarifying the situation from their perspective.

Taking to his Instagram Stories, Cruz, 20, emphatically denied claims that David and Victoria had initiated any social media disengagement. He wrote, “NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son… Let’s get the facts right. They woke up blocked… as did I.” This statement provided a direct counter-narrative to previous media reports, shifting the focus onto Brooklyn’s actions regarding the family’s online presence.

Rumours of a deepening family estrangement first surfaced in April, primarily involving Brooklyn and his brother Romeo. Tensions reportedly began over Romeo’s relationship with Kim Turnbull, who had previously been romantically linked to Brooklyn. While Turnbull and Romeo reportedly ended their relationship in June after a seven-month courtship, the initial friction seemingly set an uneasy precedent for family dynamics.

The speculation intensified in May when Brooklyn, 26, and his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham, were conspicuously absent from David Beckham’s milestone 50th birthday celebrations. The high-profile event drew a host of celebrity guests, including Tom Cruise, Guy Ritchie, and Gordon Ramsay, making Brooklyn and Nicola’s absence particularly noticeable and fueling further media conjecture about a familial divide.

Their absence continued into June, as the couple also skipped Victoria Beckham’s Paris Fashion Week show. Reports from TMZ suggested this decision stemmed from Kim Turnbull’s presence at the event, indicating lingering interpersonal tensions. Further reinforcing the rumours, the Beckham family was notably absent when Brooklyn and Peltz renewed their marriage vows in August, just three years after their initial wedding ceremony.

Brooklyn Beckham addressed the swirling speculation in September, offering a general statement to the Daily Mail. He remarked, “There’s always going to be people saying negative things, but I have a very supportive wife. Me and her, we just do our thing, we just keep our heads down and work. And we’re happy.” His comments, however, did not directly refute the specific claims of a family rift or explain his absences from key events.

Further contributing to the narrative of a strained relationship, Brooklyn was notably absent from his mother’s Netflix documentary series, “Victoria Beckham,” which premiered in October. While his siblings Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14, featured prominently, including backstage at Victoria’s 2024 Paris Fashion Week show, Brooklyn’s appearances were limited to brief clips from his childhood.

His absence extended to the documentary’s red carpet premiere in London, where Victoria and David posed for photographs with their other three children. This public display further underscored Brooklyn’s apparent distance. Concurrently, rumours have long persisted of a feud between Nicola Peltz Beckham and her mother-in-law, Victoria, dating back to 2022.

These specific rumours often centred on Peltz’s choice of a Valentino couture gown for her wedding day, rather than a design from Victoria’s eponymous label. However, Peltz has consistently denied any animosity, clarifying in August 2022 to Variety that Victoria was initially set to design her dress. “And then a few months down the line, she realised that her atelier couldn’t do it, so then I had to pick another dress,” Peltz explained, aiming to dispel the narrative of a deliberate snub.

Despite these repeated explanations and Brooklyn’s general comments, Cruz Beckham’s recent assertion about the Instagram blocking adds a new, tangible dimension to the ongoing public scrutiny of the Beckham family’s relationships. The family, renowned for their close-knit image, continues to navigate intense media attention surrounding these alleged internal divisions.

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