Nelson Peltzis speaking out about his son-in-lawBrooklyn Beckham'sexplosive allegations against his parentsfor the first time.
When asked about whether he's offered his family advice about "negotiating high-stakes situations, particularly playing out in public view" at the WSJ Invest Live event on Feb. 3,Peltz joked, "Has my family been in the press lately? I haven't noticed that at all."
Thebillionaire investorthen told The Wall Street Journal's lead deals reporter Lauren Thomas, "I do. And sometimes they give me advice. My advice is to stay the hell out of the press. I mean, how much good did that do?"
The 83-year-old, a cofounder of multibillion-dollar investment firm Trian Fund Management, went on to praise his 31-year-old daughter,Nicola Peltz Beckham, and her husband.
"My daughter and the Beckhams are a whole other story," Peltz continued. "That's not for coverage here today, but I'll tell you my daughter's great, my son-in-law Brooklyn is great, and I look forward to them having a long, happy marriage together."
Three years after the Peltz Beckham's 2022 wedding at Peltz's Palm Beach, Florida estate, the businessmanofficiated the couple's vow renewal ceremony.
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, took to Instagram on Jan. 19 to break his silence about his relationship with his parents after years of speculation of family turmoil. The 26-year-old wrote in a string of lengthy Instagram Stories that he does "not want to reconcile with my family" and made claims about the way his family, specifically his mother, have treated his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham.
"My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation," he said. "All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family."
Scroll through to revisit their relationship and marriage through the years. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham attend Vogue World: Hollywood 2025 at Paramount Studios on Oct. 26 in Los Angeles. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham attend the Burberry show during London Fashion Week on Feb. 24, 2025. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham watch the action in the Oracle Red Bull Racing garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on Dec. 6, 2024. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Balmain show during Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 25, 2024. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz pose ahead of the presentation of creations by Mugler during Paris Fashion Week on March 3, 2024. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend YSL Beauty Candy Shoppe on Feb. 8, 2024, in New York City. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicola Peltz Beckham and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham attend the premiere of "Lola" at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicola Peltz Beckham and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham attend the premiere of "Lola" at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicola Peltz Beckham and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham attend the premiere of "Lola" at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend a David Yurman High Jewelry event with Michael B. Jordan on Jan. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the 3rd annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham pose on the red carpet upon arrival to attend the Premiere of "Beckham" in London on Oct. 3, 2023. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Selena Gomez leaves with Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham after attending the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique de Marseille (OM) at The Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on Sept. 24, 2023. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham attend the 2023 Met Gala. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham attend the 2023 Met Gala. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Diego Boneta, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Adria Arjona and Florence Pugh attend a Tiffany & Co. celebration on April 27, 2023, in New York City. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham attend a Tiffany & Co. celebration on April 27, 2023, in New York City. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Miu Miu womenswear fall/winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 7, 2023. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Miu Miu womenswear fall/winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 7, 2023. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas attend the Valentino womenswear fall/winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 5, 2023." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend W Magazine's annual Best Performances Party at Chateau Marmont on Feb. 24, 2023. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend The Hollywood Reporter's Women In Entertainment gala on Dec. 7, 2022. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Los Angeles premiere of Hulu's "Welcome to Chippendales"on Nov. 15, 2022." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the 2nd annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Givenchy Womenswear spring/summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 2, 2022, in Paris, France. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz walk the runway for VOGUE World: New York on Sept. 12, 2022, in New York City. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham attend Variety's 2022 Power of Young Hollywood celebration on Aug. 11, 2022, in Hollywood, California. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the 2022 Met Gala. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the 2021 Met Gala. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Look back at Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's love story in photos
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son ofDavidandVictoria Beckham, took to Instagram on Jan. 19 to break his silence about his relationship with his parents after years of speculation of family turmoil.The 26-year-old wrote in astring of lengthy Instagram Storiesthat he does "not want to reconcile with my family" and made claims about the way his family, specifically his mother, have treated his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham."My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation," he said. "All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family."Scroll through to revisit their relationship and marriage through the years.
On Jan. 19, Brooklyn Peltz Beckhamput his famous parents on blast, confirming incessant tabloid speculation about a rift in the family. Opening up for the first time about his estrangement from his famous family after his wedding, Peltz Beckham alleged that they'd "attempted to bribe me intosigning away the rights to my name" and that Victoria Beckham"hijacked" the couple's first danceand "danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone."
Ina lengthy statementthat he rolled out in his Instagram stories, Peltz Beckham wrote that he has taken a step back from his family after being "consistently disrespected" as "my parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn't stopped."
The 26-year-old wrote that he does "not want to reconcile with my family" and is "standing up for myself for the first time in my life."
Victoria and David Beckham have not directly addressed their eldest son's allegations, thoughDavid made a cryptic statementonCNBC's "Squawk Box"about trying to educate his children on the pitfalls of social media use and noting they "make mistakes."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Nelson Peltz breaks his silence on Beckham family drama
