Overview

• On July 22, Brooklyn Beckham posted an Instagram reel showing him cooking tomato pasta with seawater onboard a luxury yacht to promote his Cloud 23 hot sauce.
• Instagram followers criticized the method over pollution and health risks, warning that boat diesel and bacteria like E.coli could contaminate the dish.
• Victoria Beckham’s decision to ‘like’ the post on July 23 marked her first public show of support for Brooklyn since their family estrangement began.
• Sir Elton John met with Brooklyn and senior Beckham family members in Cannes to offer neutral mediation and encourage reconciliation.
• These gestures point to tentative rapprochement after weeks of social media unfollowings and communication freezes within the Beckham clan.