News Summary

• Brooklyn Beckham is the eldest son of former footballer David Beckham and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham.
• In January, he declared Victoria and David toxic and controlling in a shocking Instagram manifesto.
• Brooklyn played a key role in the Second Wave of his parents’ careers as they pivoted from pop star and footballer to two of the world’s first influencers.
• While the Peltzes don’t have the notoriety of their in-laws, they are estimated to be almost three times as rich; their fortune makes the Beckhams look middle class.
• The clash is a distinctly modern parable about the only power sources that matter anymore — money and clout — and which one inevitably wins.