NFL icon Tom Brady has once again captured public attention, this time amid reports of a cosy encounter with Yael Cohen Braun, the former spouse of renowned music executive Scooter Braun. The seven-time Super Bowl champion, aged 48, attended the birthday celebration for ex-NFL star Tony Gonzalez, held at the Los Angeles residence of billionaire Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sanchez, who was previously married to Gonzalez.
Party Sparks Fresh Speculation
According to sources cited by Page Six, Brady and Yael Cohen Braun, 39, were observed "huddled up at the bar together" during the star-studded event. Adding further intrigue to the burgeoning romance rumours, the legendary quarterback is said to have departed the opulent gathering alongside Yael. The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for Brady to seek comment on these reports.
Recent Romantic Links
This latest alleged rendezvous emerges merely a month after Brady rekindled speculation regarding his relationship with social media influencer Alix Earle, aged 25. The Fox sports analyst, who was married to supermodel Gisele Bündchen for thirteen years until their separation in 2022, was initially seen enjoying a flirtatious New Year's Eve with Earle in St. Barths.
Subsequently, Brady was filmed in a familiar embrace with the online personality at a pre-Super Bowl party in Santa Clara, California, last month. Earle has only recently become single, following her breakup with NFL wide receiver Braxton Berrios of the Houston Texans after a two-year relationship. Notably, Berrios is a former teammate of Brady's, having been drafted by the New England Patriots in 2018 when Brady served as the team's primary quarterback.
Earle's Emotional Reunion
Amid ongoing chatter about a potential romance with Brady, Earle recently opened up about her "emotional" reunion with Berrios at the Palm Tree Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado. In a video shared on social media, captioned "Wednesday chat," the influencer disclosed, "I know a lot of you guys keep asking me, but yes, I did see my ex this weekend for the first time since October."
She elaborated, "It was honestly just really hard for me - really weird, really hard. I was really emotional. The first night we were like in the same place but we didn't say hi to each other, just because I didn't want to go up and annoy him, I don't know, but I could see him out [of] the corner of my eye."
Background on Yael Cohen Braun
Yael Cohen Braun separated from her ex-husband Scooter Braun in 2021, when the music mogul initiated divorce proceedings after seven years of marriage. The former couple share three children: Jagger, aged nine, Levi, seven, and Hart, five.
In a candid revelation last year, Braun admitted to experiencing suicidal thoughts during the tumultuous period of his divorce. He described being in a "very dark place" after his marriage to Yael began to unravel in 2020. On The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Braun recounted, "October of 2020, my marriage was falling apart. The whole world thought I was crushing it. I had a suicidal thought for 20 minutes where I was like, 'If my marriage is gonna fall apart, I'm not gonna be with my kids all the time. I can't control this. I'm not gonna be this perfect image that I've presented to the world. If I can't be this perfect image, I don't want to be here.'"
He continued, "It went to a very dark place, and after 20 minutes I said, 'What the hell was that?' That's not me, I would never leave my kids." This personal struggle underscores the complex backdrop against which these new dating rumours involving Tom Brady and Yael Cohen Braun are unfolding.
