David Beckham chooses son in $700 million divorce war with Victoria

Most explosively, Brooklyn claimed that his parents have “tried endlessly to ruin my relationship with Nicola since before my marriage,” and that it hasn’t stopped.

The 26-year-old also made it crystal clear where he stands now. “I don’t want to reconcile with my family,” he declared, pushing back on long-standing claims that he is simply a puppet being manipulated by his actress wife, heiress, 31. “I am not being monitored,” he wrote. “For the first time in my life I’m standing up for myself.”

For friends of the famous family, the shock wasn’t just that Brooklyn went public — it was also that he directly addressed what David, 50, and Victoria, 51, have always protected most: their images.

And in the days since, the fear among those close to the couple is that the damage will not be limited to the Beckham brand, but could potentially tear apart the marriage that underpinned it. “David and Victoria are in a major crisis right now,” a source said RadarOnline.com. “And that applies to both their marriage and the spiraling situation with Brooklyn.”

The day after Brooklyn’s posts made headlines, David faced the media during his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. When a reporter asked him directly about Brooklyn’s explosive statement, David kept walking instead of defending Victoria. “His silence spoke volumes – and not in a good way,” the source said.

Later, David made comments about children and social media that some said were supportive of his son. “They make mistakes. Kids are allowed to make mistakes,” he said. “That’s how they learn… But you know, sometimes you have to let them make those mistakes.”