Bill Belichick stated he was “surprised” when reporter Tony Dokoupil, throughout an interview for “CBS Sunday Morning,” requested about subjects unrelated to his new guide — and stated that the phase that aired was “selectively edited” to current a “false narrative” that his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, was attempting to regulate the interview.
Belichick, previously the longtime coach of the New England Patriots, was employed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the soccer crew’s head coach in December 2024.
In the interview, when Dokoupil requested how Belichick, 73, he met the 24-year-old Hudson, she spoke up — sitting off-camera — to say, “We’re not talking about this.” In the phase, Dokoupil stated in a voiceover, “It’s a topic neither of them is comfortable commenting on.”
In an announcement offered by UNC Chapel Hill, Belichick stated, “I agreed to talk with ‘CBS Sunday Morning‘ to promote my new book, ‘The Art of Winning – Lessons from My Life in Football.’ Prior to this interview, I clearly communicated with my publicist at Simon & Schuster that any promotional interviews I participated in would conform to focus solely on the contents of the guide. Unfortunately, that expectation was not honored through the interview.
“I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced, and I repeatedly expressed to the reporter, Tony Dokoupil, and the producers that I preferred to keep the conversation centered on the book,” Belichick’s assertion continued. “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. She was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track. 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.”
According to Belichick, the ultimate 8-minute phase that ran on “CBS Sunday Morning” “does not reflect the productive 35-minute conversation we had, which covered a wide range of topics related to my career. Instead, it presents selectively edited clips and stills from just a few minutes of the interview to suggest a false narrative — that Jordon was attempting to control the conversation — which is simply not true.”
Variety has reached out to CBS News with a request for remark.
