{"id":409513,"date":"2026-01-15T21:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/409513\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:12:08","slug":"tom-brady-48-grilled-after-getting-cozy-with-influencer-half-his-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/409513\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady, 48, Grilled After Getting Cozy With Influencer Half His Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Tom Brady faced questions about his personal life after the retired quarterback was spotted getting cozy with influencer Alix Earle on New Year\u2019s Eve. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Brady, 48, made headlines for partying with TikTok star Earle, 25, in St. Barths. The pair was caught dancing together, captured in a video <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/01\/tom-brady-alix-earle-st-barths-new-years\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/01\/tom-brady-alix-earle-st-barths-new-years\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/01\/tom-brady-alix-earle-st-barths-new-years\/\">obtained by TMZ<\/a>. A <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/StevenCheah\/status\/2006843048094007462?s=20&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StevenCheah\/status\/2006843048094007462?s=20\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StevenCheah\/status\/2006843048094007462?s=20\">separate video posted to X<\/a> showed Earle rubbing Brady\u2019s back as they chatted. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Now Brady, after partying it up with Earle, has some answers for fans. Speaking to <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/people.com\/tom-brady-says-doesnt-have-much-time-personal-life-exclusive-11885541&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tom-brady-says-doesnt-have-much-time-personal-life-exclusive-11885541\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tom-brady-says-doesnt-have-much-time-personal-life-exclusive-11885541\">People<\/a> at the Fanatics Studios launch party in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, Brady told the publication that he doesn\u2019t have \u201cmuch time\u201d for things beyond work and his children. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cYou know what? I don\u2019t have much time for a personal life or much time for myself, but I love working, and I love my kids,\u201d the father-of-three said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Tom Brady and Alix Earle.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/L342UBMVD5EXHGK3CIZPHP5PSM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Tom Brady and Alix Earle were linked after videos of the two leaked from a New Year&#8217;s Eve party in St. Barths. Getty\/The Daily Beast <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI like to be busy and try to really stay fulfilled in the things I\u2019m doing, so I\u2019m working on some really cool projects, and I\u2019m involved with some great teams of people that are doing some really positive things,\u201d he continued, adding that he has his \u201clittle babies at home.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Brady quickly corrected himself, saying, \u201cNo, they\u2019re not babies anymore.\u201d Brady shares a son, Jack, 18, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan. He also has two children with his ex-wife, Gisele B\u00fcndchen: Benjamin Rein, 16, and Vivian Lake, 13. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Brady and Gisele.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A5OM2UOEBBHUVNY5QHZKFWZODI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"449\"\/>Tom Brady, a father-of-three, was married to Gisele B\u00fcndchen for 13 years. He shares two children with B\u00fcndchen and one son with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan. John Shearer\/Getty Images for THR <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Brady told People that he loves seeing his eldest son, Jack, \u201cthrive and grow,\u201d adding, \u201cthere\u2019s nothing greater for a parent when you\u2019re seeing your kids do well.\u201d He also revealed that Benjamin is \u201cdoing great as a sophomore,\u201d and that Vivian, his \u201clittle baby girl,\u201d is in seventh grade and a \u201ckick-a&#8211; volleyball player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m so blessed in so many parts of my life,\u201d Brady said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Earle is the former host of the Hot Mess podcast, a production that was under the umbrella of Call Her Daddy podcast star Alex Cooper\u2019s Unwell Network. That is, <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/alix-earle-alex-cooper-podcast-hot-mess-dropped-b2704643.html&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/alix-earle-alex-cooper-podcast-hot-mess-dropped-b2704643.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/alix-earle-alex-cooper-podcast-hot-mess-dropped-b2704643.html\">until February, when resurfaced social media posts from 2014<\/a> showed her repeatedly using the N-word. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Earle publicly <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/alix-earle-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-alex-cooper-1236320220\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/alix-earle-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-alex-cooper-1236320220\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/alix-earle-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-alex-cooper-1236320220\/\">apologized<\/a> on Instagram at the time, writing, \u201cI am taking accountability and want to make it clear that I was 13 years old and did not understand the deeply offensive meaning behind that word. That is no excuse for using that word in any context or at any age. That absolutely is not the way I speak or what I stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Months later, Cooper\u2019s network <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/alix-earle-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-alex-cooper-1236320220\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/alix-earle-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-alex-cooper-1236320220\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/alix-earle-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-alex-cooper-1236320220\/\">renounced all rights<\/a> to Earle\u2019s podcast, and SiriusXM ceased selling ads for Hot Mess. Earle has since paused new episodes but teased a return of the podcast last June, which has yet to materialize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The rumors about Earle and Brady caught the attention of fans, with many pointing out the 23-year age gap between the two. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Daily Beast has reached out to Tom Brady and Alix Earle\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Earle, who competed on Season 34 of Dancing with the Stars, <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a69726933\/why-alix-earle-braxton-berrios-really-broke-up\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a69726933\/why-alix-earle-braxton-berrios-really-broke-up\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a69726933\/why-alix-earle-braxton-berrios-really-broke-up\/\">revealed<\/a> in an emotional TikTok video posted in Dec. 2025 that she is no longer with NFL player Braxton Berrios, 30. The influencer said the breakup had been \u201creally hard to process.\u201d Berrios and Earle had been together since 2023. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"DANCING WITH THE STARS - &quot;Finale&quot;- Capping off a record-breaking season, the finale episode sees the five remaining couples competing for a chance at winning the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. TUESDAY, NOV. 25 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6XUNDLT7NZEN7HOR5NGPEJQRB4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"1200\"\/>Alix Earle competed on season 34 of Dancing with the Stars. Eric McCandless\/Eric McCandless\/Disney via Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Brady\u2019s ex, supermodel Gisele B\u00fcndchen, 45, tied the knot again, marrying jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente in December. B\u00fcndchen and Brady were together for 13 years. Before Brady was seen with Earle, the former NFL star was <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15371691\/tom-brady-irina-shayk-dating-girlfriend.html&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15371691\/tom-brady-irina-shayk-dating-girlfriend.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15371691\/tom-brady-irina-shayk-dating-girlfriend.html\">linked to<\/a> Russian model Irina Shayk. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Obsessed with pop culture and entertainment? 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