David Beckham said Tuesday that his children make mistakes on social networks but considered that sometimes “you have to let them make those mistakes”. A statement that comes after his son Brooklyn accused his parents of causing him anxiety and interfering in his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz.
“I don’t want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life,” Brooklyn Beckham, 26, said yesterday in a lengthy statement on Instagram in which he laments that “performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been an integral part of the life I was born into.”
This contrasts with what his father said today at the World Economic Forum in Davos during an appearance on CNBC’s Swawk Box financial program to discuss sports and partnerships with Bank of America President Brian Moynihan.
Mentioning what icons like Beckham can represent to children and young people, the former soccer player was asked for his opinion on the power of social media.
“I’ve always talked about social media and the power of social media. For good and for bad. The bad thing is that children’s access, nowadays, can be dangerous,” he said.
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And she added that she has personally discovered, especially with her children, that networks should be used for the right reasons. “I’ve been able to use my platform and my followers for UNICEF. And it’s been the most important tool to raise awareness about what’s going on around the world with children.”
This is what he has tried to transmit to the four children he has with his wife, Victoria: Brooklyn, Romeo (23 years old), Cruz (20) and Harper (14).
“I have tried to do the same with my children, to educate them. They make mistakes, but children are allowed to make mistakes. That’s how they learn. That’s what I try to teach them. Sometimes you also have to let them make those mistakes,” he reflected.
Comments that subtly respond to the statement of his son Brooklyn, in which he claims that his parents have spread “countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade”.
“My parents have been relentlessly trying to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and they haven’t stopped,” noted the young man, who also claims they pressured him and even tried to bribe him to sign away the rights to his name.
For Brooklyn, his family “values public promotion and sponsorships above all else. The Beckham brand comes first.
“I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. And for the first time in my life, since I moved away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared,” he said, reported Agencia EFE.
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