Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen: The Crazy Clues and Rumors Leading to Today’s Divorce Announcement E! News UK

After 13 years, Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady have confirmed on social media that their marriage is over.

“In recent days my wife and I finalized our divorce after 13 years of marriage,” Brady wrote. “We will continue to work together as parents to always make sure they get the love and attention they deserve.”

Bündchen added: “The decision to end a marriage is never easy. … I feel blessed for the time we spent together and always wish the best for Tom.”

A source told People magazine: “They’ve been working on the terms this whole time… They’ve agreed to joint custody of the kids.”

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Their divorce has been in the news for months now, as speculation about the couple swirls.

From hiring divorce lawyers to issuing ultimatums and even outrageous theories that the model cast spells on Tom, here’s a look at some rumors and clues that surfaced before the split.

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Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady announced their divorce on Friday morning
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Recruitment of divorce lawyers

In early October, Brady’s rep had no comment when contacted by Fox News Digital about reports that the seven-time Super Bowl champion and his wife had hired divorce attorneys.

At the time, Page Six reported that Brady and Bündchen had hired attorneys and were seeking to separate their assets.

Tom Brady leaves his team hotel on Sunday, October 16, 2022, before his game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tom wasn’t wearing his wedding ring.
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“I don’t think there will be a comeback now,” a source told the outlet. “They both have lawyers and are looking at what a split will entail, who will get what and what the finances will be.”

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Gisele Bündchen attends the 2019 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
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Gisèle’s concerns

Part of the discord in their marriage is said to be due to Brady’s decision to coming out of retirement earlier this year. Bündchen assumed Brady would have more time to spend with the family after years on the road as the winningest quarterback of all time.

Tom Brady stopped by to greet his family before his football match, but his wife, Gisele, was conspicuously absent.
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“Obviously I have my concerns – it is a very violent sportand I have my kids, and I wish he was around more,” she told Elle magazine in the October issue. “I think that’s the system we live in,” she said, responding to sexist comments about being desperate for Brady to retire.

“That’s what society accepted and what society didn’t accept,” but she admitted she had “conversations with him over and over” about him continuing to play 45 years old.

“But at the end of the day, I think everyone has to make a decision that works for [them]. He also has to follow his joy,” she said.

The ultimatum

Model Bündchen reportedly gave Brady an ultimatum that threatened to end their marriage “for good”.

“Gisele told Tom he was quitting football to spend time with his family or she was gone for good,” a source told Us Weekly earlier this week.

“She doesn’t want him to keep getting injured and not be able to enjoy life in the future. She does it for her family.”

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen dodged shared rumors as their social media has visibly lacked communication with each other recently
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Abandoned wedding rings

Bündchen and Brady were both spotted dating without their wedding rings after hiring divorce lawyers in early October.

In a video filmed for his Instagram, Tom Brady caught fans’ attention by not wearing his wedding ring.
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Brady took to his Instagram account on Oct. 6 and shared a video about a milestone he took with his brand TB12 Sports, but he appeared not to be wearing his wedding ring.

, who reportedly lives apart from the 45-year-old NFL star, was spotted touring a Miami office building on Oct. 8 without his wedding ring. “/>

The 42-year-old Brazilian supermodel who reportedly lives apart from the 45-year-old NFL star, was spotted touring a Miami office building on Oct. 8 without his wedding ring.
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The 42 year old man brazilian modelwas also seen without her wedding ring while visiting an office building in Miami on October 8.

Tom Brady was spotted arriving in Pittsburgh on a private jet from New York, where he had attended the wedding of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
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Love “spells” to save marriage

Perhaps the craziest rumor came from Bündchen’s fans, who created outrageous theories that the model used “witchcraft” to try to save her marriage.

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A trending hashtag #WitchesOfTikTok has surfaced on social media, where fans have claimed that Gisele is a “white witch” who “harnesses divination to cast altruistic spells”.

TikTok users claimed the model threw on “guards” to “protect” Brady’s body to “enhance his athletic ability.”

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However, once the couple’s relationship began to crumble, TikTok users suggested that Brady had “wronged a witch” and must now “feel her wrath”.

Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overhultz and Caroline Thayer contributed to this report.