While promoting his new memoir, “The Art of Winning: Lessons from a Life in Football,” Belichick was interviewed by Tony Dokoupil for “CBS Sunday Morning,” where he talked about his career and the book.
According to Dokoupil, Hudson was a “constant presence” during the interview, where she sat off-camera.
Towards the end of the interview, Dokoupil asked Belichick about his relationship with Hudson and how he handled the intense attention that had come with it.
“Never been too worried about what everybody else thinks,” Belichick said. “Just try to do what I feel like is best for me and what’s right.”
When Dokoupil asked how the two met, Hudson interjected: “We’re not talking about this.”
The interruption, captured in a clip shared by CBS, went viral, with viewers speculating over Hudson’s apparent role in Belichick’s career. Publications like The Washington Post and The Boston Globe published opinion pieces about the couple’s relationship, and sports figures like Charles Barkley expressed concern following the viral clip.
In response, on April 30, Belichick released a statement through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and accused CBS of portraying a “false narrative” of his relationship with Hudson.
“Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help refocus the discussion,” he wrote in the statement.
Also that day, Hudson shared an email Belichick sent to his team before the interview aired. In his email, he expressed frustration at what outlets were focusing on during his book tour, saying, “This is about what I expected from the media.”
CBS responded to their remarks, saying that their interview with Belichick had no “preconditions or limitations.”
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