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Bill Belichick is putting on a defensive front after girlfriend Jordon Hudson 's controversial CBS Sunday Morning appearance . ICYMI: Hudson—who is almost 50 years younger than the former New England Patriots coach—shut down journalist Tony Dokoupil 's question about the couple's relationship, interjecting from the sidelines when he asked Belichick, 73, how the two met. "We're not talking about this," Hudson, 24, curtly chimed in from behind a monitor, as seen in an interview that aired April 27 .
"No." Now, Belichick is speaking out about the tense moment, arguing that Hudson was in the right to put her foot down on the subject. "I agreed to speak with CBS Sunday Morning to promote my new book, The Art of Winning — Lessons from My Life in Football ," he told People in an April 30 statement sent by his employer, the University of North Carolina.
"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." According to Belichick, that "expectation was not honored" when "unrelated topics were introduced" by Dokoupil during the sit-down. The eight-time Super Bowl winner said he asked both Dokoupil and producers to "keep the conversation centered on the book" multiple times, but to no avail.
"After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help refocus the discussion," Belichick said in his statement. "She was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track." He added, "Some of the clips make it appear as though we were avoiding the question of how we met, but we have been open about the fact that Jordon and I met on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021 .
" On the network's part, CBS said in an April 30 response , "When we agreed to speak with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wide-ranging interview. There were no preconditions or limitations to this conversation.
The was confirmed repeatedly with his publisher before the interview took place and after it was completed." Still, Belichick and Hudson have been open about their love story in the pass. In February, Hudson celebrated their fourth "meetiversary," sharing a picture of the logic textbook that she was reading and Belichick autographed during their first meeting.
"Thanks for giving me a course on logic," Belichick—who was married to Debby Clarke from 1977 to 2006—signed on the inner cover of the book. "Safe travels!" In his April 30 statement, Belichick also denied speculation that the former college cheerleader was "attempting to control the conversation," saying that the claim is "simply not true." "The final eight-minute segment does not reflect the productive 35-minute conversation we had," he added of his interview with Dokoupil, "which covered a wide range of topics related to my career.
" Belichick's statement echoed an email Hudson re-posted on her Instagram April 29 , in which the football icon appeared to emphasis to his publicity team the need to "get on the same page in promoting the book authentically." "I am not going to be a conductor of a hype train in the book promotion," he wrote in the email, "we have enough hype to work with." While he and Hudson are keeping tight lips, read on for celebs who have been open about the age gaps in their relationships.
Sarah Paulson & Holland Taylor The practice of ignoring what people say about their 32-year age gap is nothing new for the actresses. "If someone wants to spend any time thinking I'm strange for loving the most spectacular person on the planet, then that's their problem," Sarah told Modern Luxury in 2018 while discussing her relationship with Holland. "I'm doing just fine.
" Heidi Klum & Tom Kaulitz As for the former Project Runway host, she simply says auf wiedersehen to any negative comments about her 16-year age gap with the Tokio Hotel guitarist. "My boyfriend is many years younger than me, and lots of people are questioning that and asking about it," she shared with InStyle in 2018. "That's really the only time when age seems to be shoved in my face and I have to give an answer for it.
I don't really think about it that much otherwise." And Heidi—who married Tom the following year—made it clear she's going to continue living life on her terms. "You have to just live a happy life without worrying too much about what people think," the supermodel continued, "because worrying is only going to give you more wrinkles.
" Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas Meanwhile, the Quantico star has called out a double standard. While she noted people have a lot to say about her being 10 years old than the Jonas Brother singer, she suggested this wouldn't be the case if it were the other way around. " People gave us a lot of s--t about that and still do," Priyanka told InStyle .
"I find it really amazing when you flip it and the guy is older, no one cares and actually people like it." Sam Taylor-Johnson & Aaron Taylor-Johnson And if you'd ask the Fifty Shades of Grey director, she'd say her 23-year age difference with the Kraven the Hunter actor just doesn't come up in their day-to-day. “No, it never does," she said in a 2024 interview with The Guardian .
"I mean, it’s coming up now because you’re asking. And it comes up on the outside perspective of people who don’t know us, because I guess people will always..
.We’re a bit of an anomaly, but it’s that thing: After 14 years you just think, surely by now it doesn’t really matter?” Sam even pointed out her relationship with Aaron has lasted longer than her marriage to her ex-husband Jay Jopling , who is about four years older than she is. "So, if you think of it in that way," she continued, "then the age gap doesn’t really make any difference.
” Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones Though the couple share a birthday (Sept. 25), they aren't on the same page..
.of the calendar. "My husband is 25 years older than me; that’s not a secret," the Chicago star told WSJ.
Magazine in 2021. "With any relationship, it wouldn’t be normal if there weren’t any ups and downs. The constant is love and respect.
" Dennis Quaid & Laura Savoie The Parent Trap alum may argue that the only ones who should be focused on his relationship with the Bonniedale Films cofounder is them. T-H-E-M, them. Get the picture? Still, Dennis indicated he and Laura are unfazed by any attention around her being 39 years younger.
"We just don't even notice it," he told Today in 2021 about their age difference. "We've never related to someone in my life better than we do. We have such a great relationship.
And love finds a way, wherever it is. And you never know, when love is coming, who that's going to be. And you have no control over it.
And we just couldn't be happier." Hilaria Baldwin & Alec Baldwin The yoga instructor has admitted she used to judge couples with big age gaps before her relationship with the actor, who is 26 years her senior. "Alec and I are on all the lists of 'Celebrities with the Biggest Age Differences' and stuff like that," she explained on her podcast Witches Anonymous in 2022.
"And I would look at it and be like, 'This older man wants some young bimbo with no opinions whatsoever. And then that younger woman is obviously a gold digger, and she obviously doesn't even care and is just like OK, whatever, I hope you die and I'm gonna take all your money.'" However, she's since had a change of heart.
"Now that I'm in that relationship and people will say those things about me regularly, I'm like, 'Oh my God, why was this trained into my head? Why was I so judgmental about other people who are literally just finding love?'" she added. "And maybe their love looks different from you, and from your love, or from what I thought love would be, but it doesn't make it not valid." Felicity Blunt & Stanley Tucci Gird your loins because The Devil Wears Prada actor previously spoke about how he almost ended his relationship with the literary agent in the early days of their romance.
"I'm 21 years older than she is and I didn't want to feel old for the rest of my life!" Stanley told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2023. "But I knew that this was an incredibly special person.” Oli Green & Sienna Miller The Alfie actress and the Lift actor know not everyone understands their relationship.
“I would imagine it would be complicated for anyone to get their head around," Oli put it to Vogue while referencing their 15-year age gap, "but there’s been nothing but love and joy.” And frankly, Sienna suggested nobody else needs to understand it. “I don’t think you can legislate on matters of the heart," she added.
"I certainly have never been able to." Jeff Goldblum & Emilie Livingston The Jurassic Park star recalled a lighthearted moment with his Olympian wife, who is 30 years his junior. "I said, 'Which Beatle would I be if I was one of the Beatles?'" he remembered on The Hoda Show .
"She said, 'Rex Harrison.' I said, 'Wait a minute, I know we saw that My Fair Lady yesterday. I think you're thinking of that.
'" However, Jeff noted it didn't take Emilie long to realize she meant George Harrison . "So there's that kind of thing," he noted of the couple's age gap. But other than their differing cultural touchpoints, he continued, life together is "so far so good.
" Rosie Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham The model also doesn't feel the need to deliver a fast and furious response to any critics of her 20-year age gap with the actor. "His knowledge and strength are really inspiring and attractive, and that can come with a man who's had a bit of time," she told Glamour in 2013. "We have a connection that has nothing to do with age.
Work comes and goes, but if you have someone at home who thinks you're the greatest person in the world, that keeps you going." David Foster & Katharine McPhee As for how the American Idol alum feels about any judgment towards her nearly 35-year age gap with the composer? Probably so over it. "I totally get the judgment initially, but things are never as they appear," Katharine said on Dr.
Berlin's Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2023. "And I'm in love with our love story, and that's all that matters is that I'm in love with the love story." Kristin Cavallari & Mark Estes One thing that’s not unwritten? The way Kristin felt about her 13-year age gap with ex-boyfriend Mark Estes .
“Me dating a 24-year-old is not something that I was searching out,” The Hills alum said on a March 2024 episode of her podcast Let’s Be Honest . “It’s not something that I ever thought would ever happen. If you guys listen to the podcast, you know I thought 30-year-olds were too young for me.
” And while Kristin said she understands how “it looks to the outside world,” she insisted Mark is “not a typical 24-year-old” and that there’s more to a person than their birth year. “I really think age is just a number,” she continued. “It’s what you’ve been through in your life, how you were raised.
There are just so many factors that go into maturity other than age.” But months later, Kristin shared she broke up with Mark. “I just know long-term he needs to experience life,” she said on an October episode of her podcast.
“He’s young. He is. I started to feel the age a bit just with life experience.
I look back when I was 24 and how much life has happened for me in between then. Those are crucial years. Those are formative years.
This is when you find yourself and he needs to be able to do that.” Still, she called their romance "the best relationship" of her life and expressed hope that Mark will realize their split was for the best. "I know that one day he will look back and he will understand it," she added, "and I actually think one day he will thank me.
" Amal Clooney & George Clooney When the Oscar winner first started crushing on the barrister, he wasn't sure she'd feel the same way. “I liked her, but I didn’t want to jump the shark on it,” George said on The Howard Stern Show about his early romance with Amal. “I couldn’t tell if she liked me.
‘Cause I’m 17 years older than her so she might’ve thought I was grandpa.” However, it turns out she liked him right back and they wed in 2014. Nick Viall & Natalie Joy Age is only a number for the Bachelor alum, who is 18 years older than his wife .
As he put it during a March 2025 episode of his The Viall Files podcast, "When it comes to age gaps, looks matter.".
