The American press had spent several weeks speculating about the end of the couple until last Tuesday it was confirmed that both have hired two lawyers to negotiate their separation.
Everything went wrong when Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL after 22 years but later regretted it. The change of heart of the best American football player in history is poised to cost him his marriage to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. At stake is a combined fortune of about $650 million.
The American press had spent several weeks speculating about the end of the couple until last Tuesday it was confirmed that both have hired two lawyers to negotiate their separation.
"I don't think there's any chance of them coming back," an unidentified source told Page Six, the New York Post's entertainment website, which revealed the breakup. "They both have lawyers and are looking at what a split will entail, who gets what and what the finances will be," she added. None of them have confirmed the information.
Brady, 45, and Bündchen, 42, had been leading separate lives for several months while trying to save a relationship that was failing due to his determination to continue in football. In February, the legend of the New England Patriots in Boston announced his final retirement to focus on his family, but 40 days later he returned to the field with his signing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Florida.
A decision that, according to the American press, the top model did not like after sacrificing part of her career to take care of her children. One move and nine months later, what may become the divorce of the year in the United States has arrived.
Both were married in an intimate wedding in 2009, later their two children were born, Benjamin, 12, and Vivian, 9. They were joined by the 15-year-old New England Patriots player's son, named Jack, from a Previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynathan. When they were united in marriage, both were already millionaires. It is unknown if they signed a property separation agreement.
A millionaire deal
Two years before I do, Bündchen was already the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment industry and between 2002 and 2016 she remained the highest paid model in the world, according to Forbes magazine. Her current net worth is estimated at $400 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Brady, for his part, despite having been the player with the most Super Bowl wins in history, seven specifically, and having invested his money in various businesses, his estimated net worth is less than hers with 250 million dollars, according to the same website.
In recent years, the athlete has earned more than his still wife. Of Brady's nearly $84 million in annual income in 2021, as the ninth-highest-paid athlete in the world, $31.9 million comes from his football salary, while another $52 million comes from endorsements. Among the brands are Aston Martin, Hertz and Subway.
Meanwhile, Bündchen's annual income, as of 2016, was about $30.5 million, after she lent her likeness to brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton and H&M. She has also undertaken on her own.
Everyone's business
In addition to their respective jobs, the couple have various businesses and investments. In 2013, Brady co-founded TB12, a company that sells training supplements and equipment. Last year, she co-created Autograph, a sports and entertainment NFT collectibles website, with several partners, raising $170 million from various investment funds.
In 2020, Brady launched a global content company called 199 Productions to develop documentaries, movies, and television shows. The first project, a documentary titled Unseen Football, is currently underway.
In addition, the player is an investor in the Alt sports trading card service and SageSpot, a platform designed to help content creators generate income.
Meanwhile, Bündchen launched her own lingerie brand in association with the Brazilian version of Victoria's Secret in 2011 and created the organic cosmetics line Sejaa in 2010. She also collaborated with the famous Ipanema sandals and collaborated on a clothing line with the chain. European textile C&A. She has just invested, along with other celebrities such as Rihanna and Beyoncé, in the French fashion brand Destree.
Together, the two invested last year in the cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX, of which they own an unknown number of shares. Brady became an ambassador for the company, while Bündchen is the advisor for environmental and social initiatives.
Real Estate
The distribution will force them to divide the portfolio of properties that they have been accumulating during 13 years of union, whose value amounts to 26 million dollars, according to Fortune. The couple owns three luxury homes in different cities and just got rid of two others.
The most outstanding is the ecological mansion that the marriage is currently building in the exclusive Miami urbanization called "Billionaire Bunker" (The millionaires' bunker, for its Spanish translation). The parcel on Indian Creek Island was purchased in 2020 for $17 million. To this must be added the price of the house.
The couple also owns a luxury villa in Costa Rica of unknown value, where the model has taken refuge during the turmoil in her marriage. As well as a ski lodge in the luxurious Yellowstone Club located in Montana for 5.7 million dollars, where they have Bill Gates as neighbors.
Last year, the couple made money with the sale of an apartment in New York for 37 million dollars, and their mansion in Boston (Massachusetts) for 32.5 million dollars. After getting married, the couple bought a mansion in Brentwood, California for $11.7 million, which they later sold to rapper and producer Dr. Dre for $40 million. The family lived in a rented house in Miami where Büdchen decided not to return after a trip to Costa Rica to escape the scourge of Hurricane Ian.
