Brooklyn Beckham and his wife, Nicola Peltz, have hired an attorney previously used by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Page Six can confirm.
As the Beckham family feud rages on, Brooklyn and Peltz are working with UK lawyer Jenny Afia, who is a partner at the Schillings law firm, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.
Brooklyn, 26, and Peltz, 30, have retained Afia to help them with their “reputation management,” as a source told us that they are “fed up with so much s–t being written about them.”
A second source lamented, “Sort of sad to see these desperate and unnecessary attempts to spread false rumors continue. These lawyers were only hired to protect from the barrage of falsehoods and clarify truths.”
The selection reportedly packs an extra punch given that Brooklyn’s parents, David and Victoria Beckham, “fell out with Meghan and Harry after they accused them of leaking stories.”
According to the Mail, Brooklyn and Peltz felt they had no other choice but to take “rather drastic action.”
Ironically, Afia represented Markle, 43, in her privacy and copyright infringement case against the Mail’s publishers.
With the Duchess of Sussex’s permission, Afia also appeared on the BBC documentary “The Princes and the Press” to deny claims that her client began “bullying” staff members after marrying Harry, 40.
Notably, Brooklyn and Peltz joined Meghan and Harry at a dinner party in Montecito, Calif. — where the renegade royals live — last month.
The “intimate gathering” was held at the home of Meghan and Harry’s close friends, Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins and his wife, Tracy Robbins, People reported at the time.
“Brooklyn and Nicola were invited prior to David’s numerous global birthday galas, so the timing is pure coincidence,” a source told the outlet, adding that Brooklyn and Peltz were not personally invited by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
However, we were told that the couple “found Harry and Meghan to be particularly kind, caring and generous.”
Tension among the Beckhams first made headlines in April when it was reported that Brooklyn and his brother Romeo Beckham were not on speaking terms over the latter dating one of the former’s exes: Kim Turnbull.
While Romeo, 22, and Turnbull have been present for recent family events, including David’s lavish 50th birthday parties, Brooklyn and Peltz have been MIA.
Adding fuel to the fire, another member of the brood, 20-year-old Cruz Beckham, has publicly mocked Peltz and posted a cryptic message urging someone — or someones — to “tell the truth.”
The conflict goes beyond the sibling rivalry, however, as there is longstanding tension between Peltz and her mother-in-law.
People recently reported that Victoria, 51, made her daughter-in-law cry during her April 2022 wedding to Brooklyn after hijacking the newlyweds’ special dance.
Victoria was allegedly upset with Peltz for choosing not to wear one of her wedding dress designs.
“It was deeply hurtful,” a source told Page Six of the dance debacle. “Unfortunately, this wasn’t a one-off. It’s a pattern that still happens to this day.”
However, according to TMZ, Victoria and David don’t appreciate how Peltz “always talks back to them and stands up for Brooklyn.”
As for Brooklyn, he has made it clear that he will “always choose” his spouse.
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