As the son of David and Victoria Beckham, he has long had to fight accusations that he used his famous parents to advance his budding music career.
But Cruz Beckham appears to have been particularly irritated by the latest accusations of nepotism leveled at him, responding with the bizarre statement that “Jesus is a nepo baby too.”
The outburst came after he released a teaser video for his new Beatles-inspired song For Ya Love on social media on Christmas Day.
“Not bad,” wrote one reviewer. “I bet he had a lot of money and training.” The 19-year-old quickly responded: ‘Not at all. Just a guitar.
When the mocking continued, Beckham came out with his Jesus comment. Less than 12 hours later, early yesterday morning, he deleted the post.
Cruz spent Christmas at his parents’ new £60million seafront mansion in Miami with his girlfriend, Brazilian-German songwriter Jackie Apostel, 29.
In May, Cruz changed his musical direction from TaP, which works with artists including Dua Lipa and Ellie Goulding, to Los Angeles-based guitar-led group C3.
Having worked with bands such as The Strokes, C3 is a key signing for the young singer and guitarist.
Cruz Beckham appears to have been particularly irritated by the latest accusations of nepotism leveled at him, responding with the bizarre statement that “Jesus is a nepo baby too.”
Singer Cruz Beckham and his girlfriend, Brazilian singer Jackie Apostel, photographed in October in Beverly Hills.
This year, the teenager worked with songwriter Ed Drewett, who has four number one hits to his name, including Little Mix’s Black Magic and The Wanted’s All Time Low.
Cruz has also worked with producer Fred Ball, known for his success with big names like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Ed Sheeran.
Accusations of privilege have also dogged his brothers throughout their various endeavors.
Beckham’s eldest son, Brooklyn, 25, has attempted several high-profile careers, including a widely ridiculed attempt at being a photographer.
Brooklyn now lives in Los Angeles with his wife Nicola Peltz, daughter of a billionaire businessman, and makes money promoting products to his 16 million followers on social media.
He also recently launched his own brand of hot sauce.
The next eldest son, Romeo, 22, recently gave up his bid to become a professional footballer after a year with Brentford and a training period with his father’s American club, Inter Miami.
In September it was announced that Romeo, who is dating DJ Kim Turnbull, 23, would now follow his mother into a career in fashion.
Fortunately for Cruz, the response to his attempt to compare himself to Christ hasn’t gotten as ugly as the fallout from John Lennon’s declaration that The Beatles (pictured) were “more popular than Jesus” in 1966.
Victoria, who runs the high-end fashion house that bears her name, supports her son.
She is already signed to a major agent, Safe Management, and has modeled for Yves Saint Laurent.
Fortunately for Cruz, the response to his attempt to compare himself to Christ has not become as ugly as the fallout from John Lennon’s declaration that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus” in 1966.
That comment sparked howls of protest among Christian communities in the United States and led to death threats, American radio stations banning The Beatles’ music, and public bonfires of the band’s records across the country.