Tom Brady’s week has gone from bad to worse and it’s only Monday.
The NFL legend found himself going from the target of online reaction to the butt of the joke in a matter of hours on Monday.
The retired quarterback’s ex-wife announced that she is pregnant and expecting her first child with fellow jiu-jitsu professional Joaquim Valente.
The supermodel, 44, has been dating Valente, 35, since June 2023, shortly after her divorce from Brad, 47, and this will be her third child and his first. She is reportedly “five or six months” pregnant.
It was the second blow of the day for the seven-time Super Bowl winner after becoming embroiled in a firestorm of controversy.
Tom Brady suffered a tough week amid his NFL ‘insults’ scandal and news of his ex-wife’s pregnancy
Gisele Bundchen is pregnant and expecting her first child with fellow jiu-jitsu pro Joaquim Valente, People confirmed – pictured June 2024
He He returned to the airwaves on Sunday for the eighth week of his broadcasting career when he called the buffalo bills‘ dominant 31-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
Brady, who is in the first season of his 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox Sports, was heard using an insult to describe Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
“Sometimes he played like a fool, like a grade-schooler with a sugar high, but now he’s got the chaos under control. It’s like a storm coming to town and you don’t want that storm to come to this town,” Brady said. while talking about the NFL caller’s trip toward the end of the first quarter.
‘Spaz’ is a slang term that is an abbreviation of the word ‘sp*stic’, which is an offensive term often used for someone who is clumsy or clumsy. It is considered an ableist insult.
Brady’s use of the derogatory term sparked a backlash from NFL fans on social media, with many left stunned and incredulous at the former quarterback’s use of the insult.
Many fans apparently couldn’t believe Brady said the term live on television as they took to social media to wonder if their ears had deceived them.
‘Did you hear Tom Brady call Josh Allen a “spaz” in the first half of Bill’s game today? “It’s very offensive to physically disabled people and their loved ones,” one shocked social media user posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
‘I think he said Josh Allen has to “just not play like a fool,” which somehow seems even worse to me. “It’s disgusting that that word is even in their vocabulary,” another responded.
Brady (right) drew criticism when he used a shocking insult to describe Josh Allen (left).
The seven-time Super Bowl winner described Allen’s journey in the NFL live on Fox on Sunday.
“Thankful for the mute button,” a third said in response to a video of the controversial moment.
Another chimed in, expressing his displeasure writing, “Brady really just said a player played “like an idiot” Ew.”
‘The ONLY thing worse about watching your team stink all game long is having to listen to cold, boring, three-day-old dishwater @tombrady announce the game. #ShutUpDude,” another began, also criticizing Brady’s announcing skills. ‘PS: The “spaz” comment was unnecessary.’
Just a few hours later, Brady was once again the target of social media users when the happy news about his ex-wife broke.
The pregnancy joy comes two years after Bundchen and Brady separated after 13 years of marriage.
Brady and Bundchen, who share two children, son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, divorced on October 28, 2022.
In divorce filings, the marriage was determined to be “irretrievably broken.”
At the time it was rumored that their split was due to the supermodel’s fury over Brady’s decision not to retire and return to the NFL for one more season earlier that year.
Tom and Gisele confirmed that they would divorce in October 2022 after 13 years of marriage.
Brady and Bundchen are parents to son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, from her marriage to NFL GOAT Tom Brady (pictured together in 2018).
While Bundchen has vehemently denied the claims, insisting that the reason behind their split was much more innocent, stating that the couple simply “broke up” and realized they wanted “different things,” NFL fans still They mocked Brady for his return to football in the light. of his ex’s family life.
“Go back to the Bucs and win another one,” one joked in response to the announcement.
‘Tom Brady really blew up his family for ONE more season in the NFL. At that point you might as well have tried five others,” said another.
“All because Tom Brady didn’t want to retire… Damn,” a third joked.
Joaquim, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor, owns a jiujitsu studio with his brothers Pedro and Gui Valente in Miami.
They began dating in June 2023, after first meeting in December 2021, when she sought jiu-jitsu training for her son and then decided to take classes as well.
The duo sparked romance rumors when they were spotted together in November 2022 in Costa Rica, two weeks after her divorce from Tom Brady was finalized.
Gisele denied that they had a romantic relationship.
The model appears in the photo with Brady, his children and Brady’s son with his ex-partner Bridget Moynahan: Jack, 17 years old.
They began dating in June 2023, after first meeting in December 2021, when she sought jiu-jitsu training for her son and then decided to take classes as well.
Despite the questionable timeline of their relationship, Bundchen has denied cheating on her husband of 13 years.
“That’s a lie,” he told the New York Times in late March, explaining that he doesn’t “want to make a tabloid of my life.”
“This is something that happens to many women who are blamed when they have the courage to leave an unhealthy relationship and are labeled as unfaithful,” Bündchen explained.
After months of being romantically linked, Bundchen confirmed her new relationship earlier this year, although she did not name Valente.
Meanwhile, Brady had been romantically linked to model Irina Shayk, but they are believed to have called it quits.
Earlier this year, Brady and Bundchen’s divorce, as well as her romance with Valente, were fodder for much of the vicious material featured in Netflix’s roast of the NFL icon.
And Brady admitted the brutal prank didn’t go down too well at home, as he revealed some of the pranks ‘affected’ his children during an episode of ‘The Pivot’ with Fred Taylor, Ryan Clark and Channing Crowder.
‘I loved when the jokes were about me. I thought they were very funny,” he said. ‘I didn’t like the way they affected my children.
“It was the bittersweet aspect of when you’re doing something that you think is one way and then you realize I wouldn’t do it again because of the way it affected the people I care about most in the world.
Brady and Bundchen’s divorce, as well as her romance with Valente, provided ruthless material for Netflix’s roast of the NFL icon.
The former quarterback revealed that some of the pranks “affected” his children: Vivian, 11, Benjamin, 14, and Jack, 16 (LR)
“In a way, going through this makes you a better parent because sometimes you’re naïve.”
The former quarterback’s children weren’t the only ones upset with the roast, and Bundchen is said to be furious at being the source of the relentless mockery.
According to People, Bundchen bristled at jokes about her former marriage to Brady during the special, saying she was “deeply disappointed by the disrespectful portrayal of her family on the Sunday night roast show.”
“As always, (Bundchen’s) priority is supporting her children, who were affected by the irresponsible content that was aired,” the source continued.