Ben Affleck and Matt Damon ‘Still Marvel' at Jordon Hudson Crashing Dunkin' Super Bowl Commercial: Report
Affleck, 52, starred in a Dunkin' Super Bowl commercial earlier this year alongside a bevy of Boston-affiliated celebrities, including former New England Patriots head coach Belichick.
Damon, 54, has also appeared in the Dunkin' cinematic universe, teaming up with Affleck, Tom Brady and others to form the 'DunKings,' an Avengers-like group of Dunkin' enthusiasts.
In the ad that aired during Super Bowl LIX in February, Belichick, 73, appeared alongside his girlfriend, Hudson. As it turns out, Hudson, 23, wasn't supposed to be in the commercial at all — until she started working her magic.
All the Wildest Claims and Revelations From Podcast Deep Dive Into Jordon Hudson and Bill Belichick
'She was the one negotiating with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who had no idea what was happening,' journalist Pablo Torre alleged Monday, May 12 on the 'Ovies and Giglio' podcast. 'She appointed herself Bill Belichick's agent, got into the commercial, got paid.'
Torre, 39, added, 'Affleck and Damon, I can very safely say to you, still marvel at this today.'
Us Weekly has reached out to Affleck and Damon for comment.
Belichick and Hudson's relationship was analyzed in a deep dive on Torre's own podcast, 'Pablo Torre Finds Out,' last week. As he reported on Monday, the Dunkin' commercial was really the catalyst for stories about Hudson to come out of the woodwork.
'The floodgates opened behind the scenes in terms of, 'You think that's crazy, you should hear about this,'' Torre explained. 'When that started happening, when this came to be a story not about an age gap relationship, but a story about power being wielded very clumsily behind the scenes, I just pulled on every available thread.'
Torre initially broke the news of how Hudson weaseled her way into the Super Bowl commercial on an episode of his podcast in February.
'Jordon has represented herself as [Belichick's] de facto agent,' Torre alleged at the time. 'The person that you need to go through to book Bill Belichick for a Super Bowl commercial, or for the other commitments that he has as a multi-platform personality. She's the gateway.'
Torre continued, 'In this case, what I have been told reliably, is that Jordon happened to then use that power to be in the commercial, as well.'
Hudson's influence over Belichick has allegedly become a point of concern for his family.
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On Torre's episode about the couple's relationship last week, he reported the Belichicks are 'extraordinarily concerned' about Hudson.
Us Weekly has reached out to Belichick and Hudson for comment.
Torre spoke to a 'Belichick family source' who said there is allegedly 'deep worry for how detrimental Jordon can be for not just North Carolina but Bill's legacy, reputation — everything he has built and worked for over decades.'
The Belichick family has reportedly started 'digging into' Hudson's past on their own.
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