Nelson Peltz Praises Brooklyn Beckham as 'Great' After Estrangement From David and Victoria

Nelson Peltz was asked on Tuesday about his family's very public drama. He played dumb.

'Has my family been in the press lately?' the billionaire told the crowd at the Wall Street Journal's Invest Live event in West Palm Beach, Florida. 'I haven't noticed that at all.'

His son-in-law, Brooklyn Beckham, torched his parents on Instagram two weeks ago. The 26-year-old accused David and Victoria Beckham of controlling him for years, trying to sabotage his marriage, and caring more about their brand than their family. He said he wanted nothing to do with them anymore, NBC News reported.

So when a reporter asked Peltz, 83, for advice on handling situations that play out in public, he didn't hold back.

'My advice is to stay the hell out of the press,' he said. 'How much good did that do?'

Then he picked a side. He called both his daughter Nicola and Brooklyn 'great' and said he looks forward to them having a long, happy marriage.

The Beckhams? He wouldn't go there. 'That's not for coverage here today.'

It was the first time Peltz had said anything publicly since the whole mess blew up last month.

What Brooklyn Actually Said

Brooklyn's 19 January Instagram statement ran in six parts. It was brutal.

He accused his parents of staging family events for the cameras while relationships behind closed doors were 'inauthentic'. He claimed they pressured him to sign away commercial rights to his name before his April 2022 wedding to Nicola. When he refused, he said, they never treated him the same.

'Brand Beckham comes first,' he wrote.

The wedding itself came under fire, too. Brooklyn claimed Victoria pulled out of designing Nicola's dress at the last minute, forcing his bride to scramble for an alternative. Then came the first dance. According to Brooklyn, singer Marc Anthony called him to the stage, expecting him to dance with his new wife. His mother was waiting there instead, TMZ reported. He called the moment humiliating.

Brooklyn said he grew up with anxiety that only went away after he cut ties with his family. He ruled out any chance of making up with them.

David's Non-Answer

David Beckham got asked about it the next day at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He was there for business, not family therapy. He talked about social media in general, said his kids have made mistakes online, and didn't address a single allegation, IBTimes UK reported.

Victoria hasn't said anything publicly. Neither have their representatives. The couple's silence has only made the story bigger.

Who Has More Money

Peltz is worth roughly $1.6 billion (£1.3 billion), according to Celebrity Net Worth. He made his fortune through hostile takeovers and proxy fights at companies like Procter & Gamble, Disney, and Wendy's. The man knows how to pick a battle.

Brooklyn and Nicola got married at his $103 million (£81 million) Palm Beach estate back in April 2022. Nicola's personal fortune sitsat around $50 million (£39.5 million).

David and Victoria are worth somewhere between $500 million and $600 million (£395 million to £474 million) combined. That sounds like a lot until you realise Peltz has about three times that.

Brooklyn said stepping away from his family has given him peace. He and Nicola want privacy, not photo ops. They want a life that isn't about maintaining an image.

Neither side seems interested in fixing this. And now Brooklyn's father-in-law has made clear whose corner he's in.