Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s marriage has been scrutinized by the media with rumors of divorce, following investigation of the NFL quarterback’s involvement in Deflategate. OK! Magazine estimated that their divorce would involve $460 million.
Despite alleged rumors, Bündchen has been posting happy photos and captions on her social media outlets. Most notable was her Instagram post of her husband Brady, and two children Vivian and Benjamin on Brady’s 38th birthday on Aug. 3.
“Happy birthday my love! We're so blessed to have you in our lives. Thank you for always giving us so much love. We love you! #love #family,” wrote the supermodel in a caption.
Bündchen posted a photo of the family at the beach. Brady and Bündchen were standing inside the water by the shore while each holding a child on their shoulders. Brady and Bündchen were kissing and Benjamin was kissing Vivian’s forehead.
Brady and Bündchen’s marriage came under more public scrutiny after Brady became involved in actor Ben Affleck’s alleged affair with ex nanny Christine Ouzounian. Page Six reported on June 27 that Ouzounian, Affleck, and Brady travelled to Las Vegas together by a private jet. Ouzounian posted a photo of herself wearing four Super Bowl rings on social media, which Page Six described as belonging to none other than Brady.
A photo of Gisele Bündchen taken on July 2014.
Brady was last seen in court for the aftermath of Deflategate, the investigative lawsuit regarding under-inflated footballs used in the AFC Championship game on January 18, 2015 between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The pivotal game decided which NFL team would advance on to Super Bowl XLIX. An investigation conducted by Paul, Weiss, Rif Kind, Wharton, Garrison LLP resulted in a 243-page long report on the events leading up to Deflategate. Footballs used by the Patriots were found to be in violation of Rule 2 of the Official Playing Rules of the NFL. The balls were tested by officials and found out to be measured below the minimum pressure of 12.5 pounds during half-time.
Although Brady denied knowledge and involvement of pre-game deflation of footballs, evidence gathered deemed otherwise. Phone records linked Brady to Jim McNally, the Officials Locker Room Attendant and John Jastremski, an equipment assistant, the two individuals who directly handled the deflating of the game balls.
Calls and text messages between the Brady, McNally, and Jastremski all suggest premeditated plans to deflate Patriots’ game balls. The text messages also brought up topics of “cash,” sneakers, and items to be autographed by Brady. During an interview, Brady denied that he knew McNally. Brady also denied having knowledge of Rule 2.
Video footage caught McNally removing footballs from the Officials Locker Room. McNally was seen carrying two bags of footballs into a bathroom. He was in the bathroom for approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds. Afterwards, McNally directly took the footballs onto the field for the AFC Championship game.
Brady is due back in court on Aug. 31. The judge presiding over the court is Richard Berman from the Southern District of New York.
