Tom Brady is not letting talk of his personal life get him down.
The retired NFL star, 49, shared a cryptic message via his Instagram Story on Thursday, November 5 after finding himself at the center of drama between Victoria’s Secret models Candice Swanepoel and Joan Smalls.
“You are not responsible for correcting every false version of you that exists in someone else’s head,” the message read. Brady added three heart emojis to the post.
Us exclusively revealed on October 24 that Brady and Swanepoel had been dating “for a while.” Although both Brady and Swanepoel, 38, have so far kept tight-lipped about their romance, the pair have been seeing each other since the spring, according to an insider.
Days after Brady and Swanepoel’s relationship made headlines, a source told Us that Swanepoel’s longtime friend Smalls, 38, and Brady “were seeing each other on and off for about a year between 2023 and 2024” in a casual fling.
“They were hooking up for a while and still kept in touch afterward,” the source shared.
News of Brady and Swanepoel getting closer apparently ruffled Smalls’ feathers, with the model feeling “blindsided.”
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