North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick, 73, was spotted in the front row chatting with the father of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, as she competed in the Miss Maine USA pageant over the weekend. Hudson ultimately came in third place as the second runner-up.
The former Bridgewater State University cheerleader came in second place during the same competition last year, and multiple outlets noted that Hudson looked visibly upset after the results were revealed. Her bodyguard issued a terse “She’s not answering” when reporters asked her for comment, according to the New York Post.
During the pageant, Hudson said, “I hope those watching this find the strength to push through whatever it is and embody that hate never wins.”
The New England native, who is the daughter of a fisherman, was also given the pageant’s style award on stage. Shelby Powell of Bangor won the regional event and will go on to represent Maine at the Miss USA contest.
Belichick and Hudson met in 2021 and went public with their romance in 2024. Their relationship has become the subject of renewed scrutiny following a CBS interview Belichick did to promote his new book, which included a clip of his girlfriend shutting down a line of questioning about their history.
“We’re not talking about this,” Hudson snapped when interviewer Tony Dokoupil asked how they met. Video of that interaction quickly went viral.
Belichick subsequently issued a statement defending his girlfriend, saying he was “surprised when unrelated topics were introduced” and noting that he had requested that the interview not include any questions about his personal life.
“[Hudson] was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track,” Belichick said. “The final eight-minute segment 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.”
CBS News responded to the statement, saying, “When we agreed to speak with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wide-ranging interview. There were no preconditions or limitations to this conversation.”
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North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick, 73, was spotted in the front row chatting with the father of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, as she competed in the Miss Maine USA pageant over the weekend. Hudson ultimately came in third place as the second runner-up.
The former Bridgewater State University cheerleader came in second place during the same competition last year, and multiple outlets noted that Hudson looked visibly upset after the results were revealed. Her bodyguard issued a terse “She’s not answering” when reporters asked her for comment, according to the New York Post.
During the pageant, Hudson said, “I hope those watching this find the strength to push through whatever it is and embody that hate never wins.”
The New England native, who is the daughter of a fisherman, was also given the pageant’s style award on stage. Shelby Powell of Bangor won the regional event and will go on to represent Maine at the Miss USA contest.
Belichick and Hudson met in 2021 and went public with their romance in 2024. Their relationship has become the subject of renewed scrutiny following a CBS interview Belichick did to promote his new book, which included a clip of his girlfriend shutting down a line of questioning about their history.
“We’re not talking about this,” Hudson snapped when interviewer Tony Dokoupil asked how they met. Video of that interaction quickly went viral.
Belichick subsequently issued a statement defending his girlfriend, saying he was “surprised when unrelated topics were introduced” and noting that he had requested that the interview not include any questions about his personal life.
“[Hudson] was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track,” Belichick said. “The final eight-minute segment 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.”
CBS News responded to the statement, saying, “When we agreed to speak with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wide-ranging interview. There were no preconditions or limitations to this conversation.”
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