The 20-year-old newspaper story that was doctored by the Beckhams in their Netflix series has resurfaced in the wake of the family's feud with eldest son Brooklyn and his wife, Nicola Peltz.
Brooklyn, 26, held nothing back in a lengthy statement posted to his social media accounts yesterday (19 January), where he made a number of allegations about his family, claiming they 'controlled' his life.
It confirmed the long-standing rumours of a feud in the Beckham family, as both Brooklyn and Nicola had been noticeably absent from any of their celebrations or functions in over a year.
The former photographer made several claims about his parents in particular, alleging that they tried to 'ruin' his relationship with his wife, even claiming that his mum ruined their wedding day.
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Brooklyn stated that 'Brand Beckham' always came first when he was growing up, with the young couple deleting all family posts from their accounts in the past few months.
As part of his public statement, the former model recalled how he felt 'humiliated' at his wedding after his mum ruined his first dance with Nicola by dancing 'inappropriately' on him, when he was meant to be with his bride.
He also claimed that Victoria 'cancelled' making Nicola's dress in the 'eleventh hour', which caused a lot of commotion in the build-up to his special day.
But in the wake of his drama, a previous controversy involving the Beckham family has come back to light.
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Back in April 2004, a scandal centred around David Beckham broke out, which was also covered in his 2023 Netflix series, Beckham.
When addressing the allegations, which claimed that the former Manchester United player had an affair with his personal assistant Rebecca Loos, the streaming platform featured a front page headline which was seemingly doctored by the Beckhams.
The original piece began: "David Beckham and his personal assistant Rebecca Loos did have an affair, her brother claimed yesterday,"
The real headline, which was also published in the Daily Mirror 22 years ago, read: "MY SISTER DID HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH BECKS".
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But when it came to what was used in the documentary, the headline was shown to read: "AN AFFAIR WITH BECKS," while the first line in the piece said: "The England captain dismissed the allegation as ludicrous."
The four-part documentary, which was produced by Beckham's own company, puts him and the rest of his family in a positive light.
Despite criticism at the time though, Netflix did not face censure as it is based in the Netherlands, meaning it didn't fall within Ofcom's jurisdiction.
Loos, who commented on the recent situation with Brooklyn, was not mentioned and neither was the word 'affair'.
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Newspapers at the time described David and Victoria as 'one of the world's most recognisable couples', with their relationship being viewed 'under a totally different spotlight' following suggestions of an affair after his transfer to Real Madrid.
When asked about the crisis at the time, Becks said that the stories were horrible and he felt sick while it was going on.
As part of one of the more emotional parts of the documentary, Victoria said she didn't feel they 'had each other' in a fight to save their marriage.
Issues in the Beckham family have come to the boil once again following Brooklyn's statement and resurfaced footage of Nicola appearing 'uncomfortable' when posing with them at the premiere of the documentary itself.
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It's even been reported that Brooklyn sent a 'cease and desist' letter to his celebrity parents.
LADbible Group has reached out to Netflix for comment, as well as previously contacting reps for the Beckhams.
Topics: Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Celebrity
Joshua Nair