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‘Everything is a drama’: A look at what caused the Beckhams’ rumored family feud

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Is a real life family feud brewing in Miami and beyond?

Unfortunately, that’s the buzz.

After David and Victoria Beckham’s oldest son, Brooklyn was missing in action (and all pics) at dad’s 50th birthday party at Cipriani Downtown last month, tongues began to wag.

Where was the budding chef and his actress wife Nicola Peltz?

The Beckhams’ other kids — Harper and her brothers Romeo, Cruz, who both brought their girlfriends — showed up to the black tie affair, which included such guests as Shaq, Tom Brady and Lionel Messi.

When Brooklyn was MIA for yet two more of his father’s celebrations across the pond, realization set in that something could be really amiss.

So, what’s it all about?

A source exclusively told Us Weekly that there indeed is tension. The reason? Brooklyn is apparently not pleased that Romeo is dating his ex fling from years ago, Kim Turnbull, according to TMZ.

The insider confirmed that Brooklyn did want to meet up with his parents, but separately, away from his brother and the DJ/model, but they said no.

“They just tell the whole family there’s a party, ‘Here’s the time, here’s the date,’” reported the insider. “It’s not that complicated. Everyone else seems OK with it.”

TMZ reports the two brothers haven’t been on speaking terms since December 2024.

The soccer legend and onetime Spice Girl just wish everyone could get along and are apparently over the situation.

“David and Victoria just want to treat everyone the same and approach life like a family and the family does things a certain way,” the source explained. “But Brooklyn isn’t playing it like that, and everything is a drama.”

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of internal strife among the Beckhams.

Back before Brooklyn married Peltz in April 2022 at her parents’ Palm Beach estate, the bride-to-be and Victoria were reportedly not even on speaking terms.

Peltz cleared up the matter later in an interview with Variety, saying the rumors of trouble started because she chose not to wear a Victoria-designed wedding gown.

“I was going to and I really wanted to, 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,” the “Transformers” star told the mag. “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.”

Brooklyn added that the “media” blew the disagreement out of proportion and that everyone gets along fine.

That was then, this is now.

TMZ reported Tuesday that the fashion faux pas is the tip of the iceberg, and that Peltz doesn’t like the way the Beckhams treat Brooklyn and view them as “toxic.”

There has been no comment from the British superstar couple’s camp regarding the alleged fallout.

This story was originally published May 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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