Sir David Beckham‘s international tour continued on Monday as he arrived in Paris with sons Romeo, Cruz and their respective girlfriends ahead of Haute Couture Fashion Week – and more questions about his shattered relationship with son Brooklyn.
Fresh off an unexpected trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Beckham, 50, emerged in the French capital as the dust slowly settles on his eldest son’s bombshell statement, released last Monday.
Little more than a week ago, the cooking influencer levelled a series of allegations against his family, while stressing he has no desire to reconnect – opting instead to build a new life with his actress wife Nicola Peltz in the United States.
Beckham, who is yet to address his son’s allegations publicly, appeared to have other concerns as he climbed from the rear of his car ahead of a busy day in Paris.
The former Manchester United and England footballer will be present as fashion designer wife Victoria earns her latest accolade by becoming a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Victoria joins a prestigious list of former recipients, among them actresses Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, director Denis Villeneuve and actor Jude Law.
Sir David Beckham’s international tour continued on Monday as he arrived in Paris ahead of Haute Couture Fashion Week – and more questions about his relationship with son Brooklyn
The former footballer was accompanied by sons Cruz (left), Romeo (right) and their respective girlfriends, Jackie Apostel and Kim Turnbull
Fresh off an unexpected trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Beckham emerged in the French capital as the dust slowly settles on his eldest son’s bombshell statement
Bestowed by the French Ministry of Culture, the award recognises the individual contributions of artists, writers, and cultural figures to the arts and literature.
The addition of Victoria’s name to the list of recipients will be the latest significant family event to be snubbed by Brooklyn, whose recent statement confirmed any residual ties with his family have been severed.
The 26-year old old had previously skipped his father’s milestone 50th birthday celebration and the London launch of his mother’s Netflix show.
Perhaps more significantly, both he and Nicola were absent as Beckham – accompanied by Victoria, his own parents and three remaining children – travelled to Windsor Castle for his long awaited investiture on November 4.
Arriving in Paris on Monday, the retired footballer – dressed casually in a denim jacket and jeans – was warmly greeted as he arrived at his five star hotel.
The family have maintained a stoic silence since Brooklyn released a damning statement in which he outlined his reasons for cutting ties with his family.
The influencer as far as to say he has been ‘controlled by a family that values public promotion above all else’ and that since being with his wife Nicola, he has found ‘peace and relief’ after battling crippling anxiety.
He wrote: ‘I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private.
Arriving in Paris on Monday, the retired footballer was dressed casually in a denim jacket and jeans as he arrived at his five star hotel
Cruz and Jackie were hand-in-hand while making their way into La Réserve Paris, the family’s home during their stay in France
Beckham was greeted with a warm handshake from hotel staff during his appearance in Paris on Monday morning
‘Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with 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.
‘For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family.
‘The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
‘Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.’
Romeo and Kim were also hand-in-hand as they followed their father into the hotel
Musician Cruz is preparing to drop more music following the release of his double A-side debut single last year
He continued: ‘My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped.
‘My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress.
‘Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
‘They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated.
‘My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.’
In a further blow, he added: ‘During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me “evil” because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, because they both didn’t have their husbands.
‘Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.
The Beckham family have been blindsided by eldest son Brooklyn’s bombshell statement, released last Monday
Brooklyn has severed all ties with his family, opting instead to start a new life for himself with wife Nicola Peltz in the United States
‘The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was “not blood” and “not family”.’
‘Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I’ve received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.
‘Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last summer.
‘My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song.
‘In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
‘She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life.
‘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 embarrassment.’
Romeo (left) and Cruz (right) are yet to comment on their older brother’s recent allegations
Fresh off an unexpected trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Beckham emerged in the French capital as the dust slowly settles on his eldest son’s bombshell statement
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