YouTube embedding / AP video / • Oct. 28, 2022 / Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce, they announced Friday, ending the 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of fashion and football.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are married no more.
Each explained the situation at hand on their separate Instagram accounts earlier in the day.
"The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always," Gisele Bündchen wrote.
Tom Brady wrote: "We arrived at this decision to end our marriage after much consideration. Doing so is, of course, painful and difficult, like it is for many people who go through the same thing every day around the world."
Both said they split amicably and have their children's best interests at heart. They also asked for privacy during this difficult time. The power couple was married for 13 years.
The divorce came in the midst of Brady's 23rd NFL season with news of the divorce coming just one day after his first three-game losing streak in 20 years - a 27-22 defeat at home against the Baltimore Ravens. This after the seven-time Super Bowl champion put an end to his short-lived retirement. Brady, who had continually stated a desire in recent years stated a desire to spend more time with Bündchen and his three kids - announced his retirement from football back in February only to return 40 days later.
The divorce came in the midst of Brady's 23rd NFL season with news of the divorce coming just one day after his first three-game losing streak in 20 years - a 27-22 defeat at home against the Baltimore Ravens. This after the seven-time Super Bowl champion put an end to his short-lived retirement. Brady, who had continually stated a desire in recent years stated a desire to spend more time with Bündchen and his three kids - announced his retirement from football back in February only to return 40 days later.
Bündchen had threatened divorce in recent months, and according to TMZ, just filed divorce papers on Friday morning, with Brady not contesting the dissolution of marriage. Brady has three children - the first from a prior relationship and two others with Gisele, a Brazilian-born supermodel.
TMZ explained: "Tom and Gisele's lawyers were hammering out a settlement during most of the month of October and have reached an agreement on property and child custody. The settlement document was filed with the court as well, but will remain confidential."
Brady has led two different NFL teams to seven Super Bowl victories - the first six with the New England Patriots - XXXVI (2002), XXXVIII (2004), XXXIX (2005), XLIX (2015), LI (2017), LIII (2019) - and the seventh - LV (2021) - with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have officially divorced and announced their split on social media #THRNews pic.twitter.com/lxk297XT9c
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 28, 2022
About the Byline Writer: Henry Frederick is a member of the working press and publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet launched in 2008 along the I-4 tourism corridor in greater Daytona Beach to Orlando from Lake Mary, Florida via HeadlineSurfer.com. Frederick has amassed 115 award-winning bylines in print & online. He earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University in 2019. He was a breaking news reporter (metro cops & courts beat) for the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade. And Before that worked the same beat for The Journal-News/Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Rockland/Westchester counties, NY, dating back to 1989. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and covering other high-profile cases such as the George Zimmerman murder trial, Frederick has appeared on national crime shows on Discovery ID, Reelz, and the Oxygen Network series "Snapped" for his analysis.