The Nepo Baby

Strikes Back

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s disownment of the House of Posh and Becks is a move both psychological and pragmatic, writes Jake Arnott

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s recent, very public, announcement of the schism with his family was a showstopping moment in the global theatre of social media.

For many, it was simply a welcome distraction from Donald Trump’s warmongering rhetoric. For others, it was some domestic drama of classical proportion.

But what’s the story here? Broad farce or intergenerational revenge tragedy?