Kelly Stafford, wife of longtime NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford, has spoken out on the ongoing saga of Jordon Hudson and Bill Belichick’s relationship, saying criticism of the 24-year-old is fair game.
Hudson’s involvement in Belichick’s professional life has been under a microscope for the last week, ever since her interruption of a CBS interview with her 49-years-older boyfriend was broadcast last Sunday.
Since then, more has surfaced on the ripple effect of Hudson’s attachment to the 73-year-old Belichick, including HBO series ‘Hard Knocks’ backing out of shooting a North Carolina season, reportedly due to her demands.
Now Kelly Stafford, who has plenty of experience of being in the spotlight and on the arm of a well-known gridiron figure, has spoken on the recent Hudson-Belichick drama.
‘Bill Belichick, you never really saw him much in the social media platform stuff and now he’s everywhere with her,’ Stafford said on her podcast. ‘So I do think there is a little bit of responsibility in knowing that, for her knowing that questions are going to be asked because they are so public with their relationship.’
‘Honesty, I don’t mind, I think it’s fair game both ways. If she doesn’t want to talk about it, then they don’t have to talk about it. This whole thing is very interesting to me.’
Kelly Stafford has spoken out on the saga of Jordon Hudson and Bill Belichick’s relationship
Hudson’s involvement in Belichick’s professional life has been under a microscope for a week
‘I just think the whole sports world in general right now is dramatic as hell. And I understand that these guys are not just athletes. We know this. But at the same time, they are athletes. Why is everything so damn dramatic?’
In April, Hudson’s company, Trouble Cub Enterprises, filed for more than a dozen trademarks with the federal trademark office, which are currently owned by Belichick’s former team, the Patriots, of phrases commonly associated with the coach, per People.
News first broke earlier this year of a ‘Hard Knocks’ being filmed in Chapel Hill, with a two-month production schedule starting on March 1.
Filming for the new series reportedly only lasted two days before ending, in alleged part due to Hudson’s ‘request to be heavily involved in the project,’ per The Athletic.
‘The conversation took a turn we were not comfortable with,’ the outlet also reported, of Belichick’s girlfriend being involved.
Since Sunday’s airing of the awkward CBS interview, a string of alarming revelations have come out about Hudson, including the ‘Hard Knocks’ news. It has also been claimed that she stormed out the interview, causing a 30-minute delay.
Also on an Instagram post which shows former New England Patriots star Julian Edelman sticking up for his old coach’s girlfriend by claiming she was merely acting how any PR person would, American comedian Nikki Glaser also defended Hudson in the comments.
‘100% this,’ Glaser wrote. ‘She’s acting as his publicist. Publicists do this during interviews. People are out for blood
Hudson’s demands for the series ‘Hard Knocks’ to chronicle Belichick have been revealed
Hudson reportedly demanded to be an executive producer on the North Carolina season
But his daughter-in-law Amanda, who has been married to Belichick’s son Stephen for eight years, shot that down. She wrote back: ‘Publicists act in a professional manner and don’t “storm” off set delaying an interview.’
Three days after the interview aired, and more than four months into his tenure in Chapel Hill, Belichick issued a blistering statement, hitting at CBS.
‘I agreed to speak with CBS Sunday Morning to promote my new book,’ Belichick said. ‘Prior to this interview, I clearly communicated with my publicist at Simon & Schuster that any promotional interviews I participated in would agree to focus solely on the contents of the book. Unfortunately, that expectation was not honored during the interview.’
In the background, Belichick’s friends are said to be increasingly concerned at the control Hudson has over the eight-time Super Bowl winner, while North Carolina are said to be questioning if he is still the right man to be their football coach.
CBS responded to Belichick’s claims on Wednesday, rebuking some of what the gridiron legend claimed.
‘When we agreed to speak with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wife-raging interview,’ a spokesperson for CBS News stated. ‘There were no preconditions or limitations to this conversation. This was confirmed repeatedly with his publisher before the interview took place and after it was completed.’
