Sir David and Victoria Beckham "would take [their son] Brooklyn back in a minute"

However, the pair - who also have sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, and daughter Harper, 14, together - want to fix their relationship with Brooklyn and are "afraid of losing their son".

A source told PEOPLE: "They are afraid of losing their son and would take him back in a minute. They are a close family, too. Just in a different way than Nicola's family is.

"They love Brooklyn and are horrified about everything."

In his Instagram statement, Brooklyn blasted his family and insisted he does "not want to reconcile" with parents.

He wrote: "I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private.

"Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.

"I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled, I'm standing up for myself for the first time in my life."

While some people have supported Brooklyn after his statement, others like comedian Katherine Ryan have been heavily critical.

Speaking on her own Telling Everybody Everything podcast, she said: "I am on David and Victoria's side. As a parent, and as someone who has been a s***** young person, I think Brooklyn Beckham needs to grow up a little bit.

"He is the first son of an absolute dynasty family, they are like a royal family in matching denims to us - and that comes with many privileges.

"But of course it's complicated because you live your life in the public eye. fine, but I feel that he has benefited from this a lot and he doesn't seem to have the measured emotional intelligence to go, 'In many ways, this has been s***, but in many ways, this has created me with a beautiful life. My parents are not abusers. My parents performatively or otherwise say nice things about me and give me opportunities'.

"I do think a lot of nepo babies struggle with not being able to reach - certainly not eclipse - the success of their parents.

"I'm not seeing any of the gratitude in these posts."