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New York Post
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jordon Hudson's pageant pal puts focus on Bill Belichick after tense confrontation with his ex-girlfriend
Jordon Hudson's pal prefers the masses focus on what Bill Belichick is building at UNC rather than rehash months-old holiday drama involving the coach's ex. On Wednesday, Miss Massachusetts USA Melissa Sapini spoke out after her name was referenced in an incident report from a festive affair in Nantucket, Mass., in December, when she allegedly had a tense encounter with Linda Holliday, the ex-girlfriend of Hudson's current beau, Belichick, that left her in tears. 'While I understand the attention around the Dreamland event, I just feel like it's pulling focus from what really matters now. That's where I hope the attention goes,' Sapini said in a statement to People of the Dreamland 'Stroll Party' she attended with Hudson, 24, on Dec. 6. 7 Jordon Holliday and Melissa Sapini in December 2024. Melissa Sapini/Instagram 7 Sapini and Hudson were referenced in an incident report from a Nantucket holiday party also attended by Bill Belichick's ex-girlfriend, Linda Holliday. Melissa Sapini/Instagram 'What I do want to highlight is the incredible work and dedication of the UNC football team. 'These young men have trained for years to get to this moment in their careers, and they deserve to be the center of attention.' Belichick, 73, is entering his first season as head coach of the Tar Heels football team. 7 Melissa Sapini in a selfie with Jordon Hudson in December 2024. Jordon Hudson/Instagram 7 Linda Holliday and Bill Belichick dated for years before news of their breakup was reported in 2023. Getty Images for Churchill Downs The message from Sapini came one day after TMZ reported that Holliday — whose split from Belichick was reported in 2023 after 16 years together — 'was upset by the presence' of Hudson at the Dreamland soiree, which was headlined by her daughters, and asked an attendant to 'remove' the former college cheerleader 'from the premises,' according to a copy of the incident report. Hudson, 24, was confronted by Holliday and others during the event, according to security footage detailed in the incident report, and defended her presence, stating 'she'd done nothing wrong.' 7 Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson went public with their relationship in 2024. Instagram/@jordon_isabella The Miss Maine USA hopeful also told a staffer that Sapini 'was seemingly threatened by Ms. Holliday, saying that if Ms. Sapini valued her current title, she should think twice about who her friends are and that she, Ms. Holliday, had many powerful friends in the pageant organization.' Although Sapini 'did not speak,' the pageant winner 'did begin to cry.' Sapini posted about the Nantucket Stroll with Hudson on Instagram in December, captioning the photographs, in part, 'Oh Baby, We Strolled.' 7 Melissa Sapini at UNC with Jordon Hudson in January 2025. Jordon Hudson/Instagram Hudson, whose romance with Belichick has been under intense scrutiny in recent months, has leaned on Sapini for support as she and the eight-time Super Bowl winner take on Chapel Hill as part of the NFL legend's next chapter. In January, Sapini joined Hudson at a UNC basketball game, with the friends posing courtside with UNC's mascot, Rameses. 7 Rumors of a possible engagement between Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson surfaced in 2025. jordon_isabella/Instagram Hudson and Belichick are reported to have met aboard a flight in 2021. They went public with their relationship three years later. The New York Times recently reported Hudson has told 'at least one person' she and Belichick 'are engaged to be married.'
New York Post
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bill Belichick's ex-girlfriend Linda Holliday reportedly got into heated confrontation with Jordon Hudson at Nantucket holiday party
The holiday spirit did not apparently stop a tense scene between Bill Belichick's current beau and his ex last December at a Nantucket, Massachusetts party. Linda Holliday confronted Jordon Hudson on the dance floor after asking the organizers of the shindig to remove her from the gathering, TMZ reported on Tuesday night. According to a Dec. 6, 2024, incident report obtained by the outlet, Nantucket Dreamland — a non-profit 'dedicated to enriching the cultural and intellectual life' of the area — said Holliday was irked by Hudson's presence at the event and asked for her removal from the premises. Holliday's daughters, Ashley and Kat Hess, were DJing the 'Stroll Party.' 4 Jordon Hudson during the Miss Maine 2025 pageant. Toby Canham for NY Post 'Ms. Hudson was a paying guest. No concerns had been raised regarding her behavior nor had any issues been reported up until that point in the evening (the event began at 7pm),' a staffer wrote in the incident report, which also said Hudson was there with Miss Massachusetts USA 2024 Melissa Sapini. 'Ms. Holliday felt her presence was inappropriate, since the event was widely advertised as a party headlined by her daughters. She asked that I remove Ms. Hudson from the premises, to which I responded that I would speak with Ms. Hudson after contacting Dreamland executive director Alicia Carney to discuss the matter.' Holliday and two other women, after the request to remove Hudson, then confronted Belichick's girlfriend on the dance floor — where approximately 200 others were — of the event, which the incident report said was confirmed by security footage. Carney said she observed 'threatening body language and escalating aggression' from Holliday and one of the other women with her toward Hudson. The staffer who wrote the report then said Hudson was asked if it was a good idea to be there in the face of the clear 'animosity' toward her, with Hudson responding that she hadn't done anything wrong and was just hoping to be at the 'big party.' 4 Linda Holliday wears a New England Patriots Super Bowl LIII Championship ring necklace on the sidelines before the start of the NFL game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on September 15, 2019. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After some back and forth, Hudson agreed to let the staffer walk her and Sapini from the party minutes before the lights were set to come on. Nevertheless, Hudson said Holliday told Sapini that if she 'valued her current title, she should think twice about who her friends are,' the incident report said before adding that she 'had many powerful friends in the pageant organization.' As Hudson and Sapini exited, Holliday thanked the party staffer, saying the 'momma bear' in her came out because of her daughters' involvement in the festivities. After the event, Holliday shared a series of pictures to Instagram with the caption: 'Another Nantucket Stroll in the books!' The TMZ report comes one day after Page Six reported that Hudson was being 'iced out' while trying to make inroads in the Nantucket social and charity scenes. 'His ex, Linda, is working the philanthropic and social circles and she [Hudson] wants to get more involved,' a Nantucket society source told Page Six. 4 Linda Holliday and Bill Belichick attend the 145th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019. Getty Images for Churchill Downs 'She's trying to claim her stake in the social circle. That is Linda's thing.' Another source told Page Six that 'No one is going to be welcoming [Hudson] with open arms.' It's been weeks of headline-making news for Hudson and her boyfriend, the new coach of the University of North Carolina football. At the end of April, the two caused a stir during Belichick's awkward 'CBS Sunday Morning' interview in which Hudson stopped a question where the coach was asked how he and his girlfriend met. Then came a podcast from ex-ESPNer Pablo Torre, which, among the many claims, said Hudson was no longer welcome in UNC's football facilities. The school later denied that claim. 4 Former NFL head coach Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson, pose on the red carpet at the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Eagles' win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 6, 2025. AP Belichick, while speaking on 'Good Morning America' last week, tried to clarify Hudson's role. 'She's been terrific through the whole process, and she's been really helpful to me,' Belichick said. 'She does the business things that don't relate to North Carolina that come up in my life, so I can concentrate football and that's really what I want to do.' On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Hudson told at least one person that she and Belichick got engaged. Belichick and Holiday ended things in September 2023 after 16 years together.
