Just one day after Brooklyn Beckham‘s bombshell post about his long-rumored feud with his family, David Beckham made a cryptic comment about his kids’ use of social media, saying: “Children are allowed to make mistakes.”
On Monday night, 26-year-old Brooklyn — the eldest of David and Victoria’s four children — alleged in a lengthy statement on his Instagram Story that his parents had “controlled” him for “most of his life” and tried “endlessly to ruin” his relationship with wife Nicola Peltz.
During an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday morning ahead of the World Economic Forum, David Beckham was asked about the dangers of social media for young people and how it can affect mental health. In response, Beckham said: “I’ve always spoken about social media, and the power of social media for the good and for the bad. We’ve talked about what kids can access these days and it can be dangerous. What I’ve found personally, especially with my kids as well — use it for the right reasons.”
Though he did not address Brooklyn’s post directly, David said that he’s “tried” to “educate” his children on how to best use social media. “They make mistakes. Children are allowed to make mistakes,” he added. “That’s how they learn. That’s what I try to teach my kids, but, you know, you have to sometimes let them make those mistakes as well.”
In his post on Monday, Brooklyn Beckham accused his parents of feeding “lies” about him and Peltz to the media and described his relationship with them as “inauthentic,” buoyed by “performative social media posts” and family events.
“I had been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” Brooklyn Beckham wrote. “Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed. I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”
At the time of Brooklyn Beckham’s statement, a rep for David Beckham had no comment. Representatives for Victoria Beckham did not immediately respond to a request from Variety.
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