Brooklyn Beckham is hardly the most obvious candidate for anyone’s sympathy. Born into one of the world’s wealthiest and most well-connected families, married to a beautiful actress from an even more affluent family, and with the opportunity to try his hand at literally any profession he likes, the 26-year-old has, for all intents and purposes, lived the most gilded life possible.
And yet, when I read the now-viral statement in which Brooklyn eviscerates his “controlling” family, I found myself feeling rather sorry for the guy. Not because I think he’s had a particularly rough ride. I don’t even think it was a particularly good takedown, not least because it felt a little unfairly aimed at his mother. I just feel sad for him, because once you take away all of the money, fame, and power, it’s fundamentally a story about a young, slightly directionless man becoming estranged from his family unit – a move that will almost certainly only hurt and isolate him in the long run.
