David Beckham appears to have broken his silence after his son Brooklyn Beckham’s bombshell Instagram post slamming his parents.
During an appearance on CNBC’s financial program Squawk Box on Tuesday, Jan. 20, David, 50, discussed social media and mental health following Brooklyn’s statement the previous day, and said that his kids had “made mistakes.”
“I have always spoken about social media and the power of social media. For the good and for the bad,” David began.
“The bad we’ve talked about with what kids can access these days, it can be dangerous,” he continued. “But what I have found personally, especially with my kids as well, use it for the right reasons. I’ve been able to use my platform and my following for UNICEF. And it has been the biggest tool to make people aware of what’s going on around the world for children.”
David then mentioned his kids — Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14. “And I have tried to do the same, I’ve tried to do the same with my children, to educate them,” he said. “They make mistakes, but children are allowed to make mistakes. That is how they learn. That is what I try to teach my kids.”
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“You sometimes have to let them make those mistakes as well,” he added.
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David’s comments come after Brooklyn accusing his dad and mom Victoria Beckham of trying to sabotage his and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham’s relationship and spreading “countless lies.”
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