Beckham Wedding Guest Retracts Support for Brooklyn's 'Inappropriate Dance' Allegations
Stavros Agapiou, the wedding guest who publicly backed Brooklyn Beckham's explosive claims about his mother Victoria's behaviour at his 2022 nuptials, has dramatically reversed his position, declaring he is now "keeping my mouth shut" following significant backlash and social media ridicule.
The Original Allegations and Supporting Statement
In a bombshell statement released on Monday night, Brooklyn Beckham made startling allegations about his wedding to Nicola Peltz, claiming his mother "hijacked his first dance" and "danced very inappropriately on me." The eldest Beckham son expressed that he had "never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life" during the incident.
Stavros Agapiou, partner of British DJ Fat Tony who performed at the reception, initially supported these claims through an Instagram comment that has since been deleted. In his original statement, Agapiou wrote: "I was there and she did, he's telling the truth," later adding "Good on him for finally speaking out!"
Social Media Backlash and Retraction
Following his initial comments, Agapiou faced considerable mockery from friends and social media users for stirring controversy. In response to the backlash, he posted a shirtless selfie on his Instagram Story on Tuesday with the caption: "Keeping my mouth shut from now on."
Elsewhere on his Instagram grid, Agapiou responded to comments about the dancing controversy with laughing faces and skull emojis, suggesting a more lighthearted approach to the situation after the initial serious allegations.
Contradictory Accounts of Wedding Events
Brooklyn's version of events directly contradicts the official account published by US Vogue, which covered the April 2022 wedding in lavish detail. According to Vogue's report:
- The newlyweds' first dance was to Lloyiso's rendition of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love"
- Marc Anthony performed his track "I Need To Know" later in the evening at approximately 11pm
- Brooklyn "invited his mother on stage for a dance" during this performance
This stands in stark contrast to Brooklyn's claim that "Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead."
Additional Wedding Tensions Revealed
The dancing controversy represents just one aspect of reported tensions during the Beckham-Peltz wedding. Sources have indicated that Nicola Peltz became upset when Marc Anthony's speech focused extensively on praising Victoria rather than the newlyweds.
"It was totally just an ode to Victoria and how awesome she is. Nicola loves to be the centre of attention, especially on her wedding day. So this really, really p***ed her off," an insider revealed, adding that Nicola reportedly "stormed off in the middle of her wedding reception" and was "crying her eyes out."
Internet Reaction and Historical Context
The allegations sparked widespread internet discussion, with memes, jokes and speculation circulating about what constituted Victoria's "inappropriate" dancing. A throwback tweet from Victoria resurfaced showing her dancing with husband David, captioned: "Never met a dance floor I didn't like."
Brooklyn himself confirmed the Vogue account of their first dance song in April 2022 when he shared a honeymoon video of Nicola listening to "Can't Help Falling In Love," writing: "I love you baby. We heard our wedding song on the first day of our honeymoon."
The situation highlights ongoing tensions within the Beckham family, with Brooklyn's statement reportedly prompted by what has been described as "an unhappy Christmas filled with briefings against him and his wife by his own family."
