David Beckham Dad-Shamed Over 'Gross' Photo With His Daughter

By Dave Basner

November 28, 2018

David Beckham is not only a worldwide soccer star, he's also a father. The 43-year-old has a 19-year-old son named Brooklyn, a 15-year-old son named Romeo, a 13-year-old son named Cruz and a seven-year-old daughter named Harper. David is an affectionate dad and loves to share pics of himself, his wife Victoria, and his kids on Instagram, however, his latest photo has gotten a lot of backlash. It shows him and little Harper at London's Natural History Museum skating rink - nothing wrong with that - except that in the shot he is giving Harper a little peck on the lips. He captioned the pic "Christmas is coming. Let's go skate." 

Most people thought the photo was an innocent shot showing a loving father and his daughter, but plenty of commenters felt the need to express how inappropriate they thought the show of affection was:

Hundreds of fans defended David, praising his parenting and saying that the only thing on display in the picture is the love of a sweet father. Even fellow athlete Tom Brady chimed in to say "Dad and daughter. So sweet!" The pic probably hit the New England Patriots quarterback hard - he went through his own shaming episode when he kissed his 10-year-old son on the lips in an episode of his Facebook series Tom vs. Time

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It's actually not even the first time Beckham has been through this. In June of 2017 he posted a similar photo and got a similar reaction:

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Kiss for Daddy ❤️

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Thankfully, nothing will keep David from being a fantastic father to his kids. Keep up to date with him here

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