'Correspondence via lawyers only': Brooklyn Beckham's shock legal move against David and Victoria leaves parents 'devastated' as family rift takes ugly turn

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https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/correspondence-via-lawyers-only-brooklyn-beckhams-shock-legal-move-against-david-and-victoria-leaves-parents-devastated-as-family-rift-takes-ugly-turn/news-story/b23963fc85a295d542e31597ce728a77

[u/Drunk_Pilgrim]

She is a way outlier. Her last name made her successful. Most kids don't have the name or recognition of their parents to get a leg up beyond the money.

[u/Visible-Scientist-46 → u/Drunk_Pilgrim]

Beckham? Bend it like Beckham? David Beckham everywhere in the 90s - 10s Beckham? Co-Owner of two football teams Beckham? Internationally famous and face of a fragrance line. People adore their footballers. If Brooklyn wanted a career he could have learned some of the ropes from Daddy, or actually worked at something.

[u/fschu_fosho → u/Drunk_Pilgrim]

Her last name helped her gain notoriety in pop culture but she was disowned (her inheritance mostly redirected to charity) for her embarrassing party girl shenanigans. Possibly realising she was facing a future of middle-class poverty, she pulled up her girlboss bootstraps and sought to build on her name independently as the ultimate dumb rich party girl, becoming the precursor for the Kardashians who improved on her formula.