Why is Brooklyn Beckham looking to ’win his name back’?

The 27-year-old is estranged from David and Victoria Beckham, having sent a nuclear statement in February, which accused them of being controlling and of overshadowing his wedding to Nicola Peltz.

“I do not want to reconcile with my family,” he wrote. “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.”

Ex-footballer David and former singer Victoria have not responded to the outburst but did share a message to mark their eldest son’s recent 27th birthday.

They may now have to deal with their son in a legal situation; however, with Brooklyn wanting to gain ownership of a copyright protecting his name.

But what does this mean for the Beckhams and their relationship?

Why is Brooklyn Beckham looking to ’win his name back’?

A decade ago, Victoria trademarked the name Brooklyn Beckham which means that it can be turned into a commercial asset and that nobody else can use that name to sell a product.

As she effectively owns the copyright, Brooklyn appears worried that his family might try and exploit his name and profit from him without him taking any of the spoils.

He would also need to ask permission to use his own name for a product, although it appears unlikely the Beckhams would take action over their son.

Nonetheless, the issue of rights and power seems to be what is irking Brooklyn.

His statement, released on Instagram, continued: “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.”

According to The Sun, lawyers and potentially therapists between the two camps are looking to mediate to come to an agreement.

A source told The Sun: “Victoria trademarked the Intellectual Property for his full name in 2016-17 in order to protect him, and ensure no one else could exploit his famous name. It certainly wasn’t a malicious thing, and the view was that Brooklyn could do with it what he wanted in adulthood.

“But from Brooklyn’s perspective, it was yet another example of control being displayed over him.”