We didn’t have a story about Gisele Bundchen yesterday. Did you notice? Gisele has been big news all week because of her comments about Tom Brady’s teammates just after the Super Bowl. The Patriots feel betrayed. The WAGs feel mean-girl’d. And everybody has an opinion on whether or not Gisele is a mouthy bitch. But, throughout the week, Gisele hasn’t said anything in her own defense. Tom hasn’t come out to defend her either. What does that mean? Are they hoping it will all blow over? Or is Tom just telling her to keep her head down and STFU? That’s what the Enquirer claims in this week’s issue:

When Gisele Bundchen dissed Tom’s teammated on Deb. 5, sources say Tom was incensed!

“Gisele was out of control!” a football insider told The Enquirer. “Tom prides himself on his professionalism and here was his wife screaming at reporters. He was embarrassed – and furious! Out of sight of the others, he let her know it. ‘Zip it!,’ he told her. He sacked her, telling her she’s got to keep her feelings to herself.”

“It was worse than losing the game because he feels she betrayed his teammates. Furthermore, she humiliated him by turning him into a pantywaist, causing him worldwide ridicule!”

That’s a far cry from the warm feelings that surrounded winning Giants quarterback Eli Manning and his wife Abby, who were the epitome of class, according to a source: “Manning typifies hard work and sportsmanship – everything a sporting legend should be. And the decorum shown by Eli’s wife Abby spoke volumes as she handed their 10-month-old daughter Ava to him after he was named the game’s MVP.”

With the Super Bowl over, all the NFL players face a long off-season. And sources say Gisele may try to get back into Tom’s good graces and one-up Eli Manning’s wife by adding to the Brady bunch.

“It wouldn’t be surprising if Gisele tries to give Tom a daughter,” said the sports insider. “He badly wants a ‘daddy’s little girl.’”

[From The Enquirer, print edition]

Ah, yes. Pit Gisele against a more “traditional” football WAG. That always works. Look, I’m sure Abby is a nice person, and I’m sure I’ll come back to thinking Gisele is a sanctimonious hussy momentarily, but right now I’m just feeling like Gis is getting a really raw deal. She didn’t punch a baby, you know. She didn’t kick a kitten. She was just emotionally invested in her husband’s game, and she said something kind of bitchy and rude right after a big disappointment. ENOUGH.

That being said, I do think she’ll probably get pregnant again, and soon.

Photos of Gisele and Tom in Brazil last year, courtesy of Pacific Coast News, Fame/Flynet.

Yesterday, everybody was talking about Gisele Bundchen’s post-Super Bowl comments. To be fair to Gisele, it’s not like she spoke directly to a media outlet and publicly squawked about her husband’s teammates. But, it wasn’t like she was really trying to be gracious and hold her temper either. When she was heckled by some Giants fans, she was caught on camera telling a friend, “You have to catch the ball when you’re supposed to catch the ball… My husband can not f–king throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can’t believe they dropped the ball so many times.” Gisele to Patriots: EAT IT. Here’s the video:

So even though this video made me slightly sympathetic towards Gisele (I like how emotionally invested she is in Tom’s career), everyone was pretty much like “Gisele really shouldn’t have thrown Tom’s teammates under the bus like that.” And thus, a TMZ follow-up story is born:

Gisele Bundchen should have kept her perfectly-shaped mouth shut last night — this according to multiple sources inside the Patriots organization, who claim the supermodel violated a “code of brotherhood” by bashing Tom Brady’s receivers.

Sources tell TMZ, the teammates are “disappointed” Gisele decided to air her grievances after the game last night — when she said, “My husband cannot f***ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can’t believe they dropped the ball so many times.”

According to sources, Tom’s teammates feel betrayed by Gisele’s behavior — the Pats organization is a brotherhood and Gisele’s pot shot violated the code — which is basically … win as a team, lose as a team.

As one source put it, “It’s like knocking someone when they are down.”

[From TMZ]

Thus far, the Patriots’ spokesperson hasn’t said anything (reporters note that the dude just shut his mouth and shook his head), but Pats defensive back James Ihedigbo told reporters, “You can’t point fingers at anybody. Wes made amazing plays all season. You win it as a team; you win it and lose it as a team. And we lost to a good football team.” So, what’s the verdict: is Gisele a total bitch for throwing Tom’s teammates under the bus, or are the Pats acting like big babies in the face of legit criticism?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN & PR Photos.

So, SPOILER, the Patriots lost and as it turns out, God kind of thinks that Tom Brady and Gisele should just EAT IT. Like, God is all “Seriously, dude, you’re married to Gisele and you live in a bajillion-dollar mansion. You can’t win the Super Bowl too. Stop praying, you’ve already got it all.” After the Pats lost, Gisele was photographed comforting Tom Brady – you can see the photos here. It actually makes me believe that Tom and Gisele really are that tight – Gisele looks very loving and supportive. Apparently, Gisele blames her husband’s teammates for their fumbles, and she thought Tom was the only one out there getting it done:

Gisele is saying what EVERY Patriots fan was thinking last night … Tom Brady needed some “f*cking” help from his teammates during the Super Bowl.

On her way out of the stadium last night, the supermodel was heckled by New York Giants fans … one who screamed, “Eli owns your husband.”

Gisele didn’t shout back … but turned to a friend and said, “You (have) to catch the ball when you’re supposed to catch the ball… My husband can not f****ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can’t believe they dropped the ball so many times.”

Clearly, G was taking a shot at Wes Welker, Aaron Hernandez … and every other Pats player who CHOKED during the big game. The comment was captured on tape and has already hit the Internet.

A short time later, Gisele could be seen comforting her hubby in the bowels of the stadium.

[From TMZ & SB Nation]

It sounds like Gisele is just defending her husband, but she probably won’t be making friends amongst her husband’s teammates for throwing them under the proverbial bus. And people, for the love of God – stop heckling the wives! This makes me feel bad for Gisele a little bit. And I like her more for getting so emotionally involved in her husband’s game. I hope she gets pregnant again!

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

I have a question: how whipped is Tom Brady? He always attends these big fashion events with his wife, she gets the final say in his hair, and you know she dresses him too. While I don’t hate on men being whipped as a general rule, I will hate on Tom Brady for a moment – he needs to grow a set and stand up to his wife, at least about the hair. The hair is ridiculous. He’s a big boy, he should get a haircut.

As for Gisele… meh. She’s one of the few girls wearing McQueen, but I’m not sure if this gown is the best representation of McQueen’s style in total, you know? Because I thought it was Oscar de la Renta. It looks like something Jennifer Garner would wear for the Oscars – not bad, per se, but not for Gisele, and not for this event. I also find Gisele’s styling to be blah – she doesn’t look “made up” at all. She looks like she just came from the beach, which doesn’t “go” with the dress.

I guess I should say something about those now-defunct pregnancy rumors too – I don’t see much of a belly on Gisele in these photos, so she was probably just bloated that day that I claimed she looked pregnant.

Photos courtesy of Fame & WENN.

Gisele Bundchen brought her husband Tom Brady down to Brazil for a little Carnival action. Gisele is cracking me up in all of these photos – she’s so hyped up for everything, and I’m kind of thinking that she’s probably pretty wasted in the balcony photos. Gis also got to be some kind of queen on one of the floats – that the gold outfit. And Tom gamely watched her ride by from the sidelines. You can see it here:

Ugh, his hair. Tragic. Does anyone else wonder if that “hair transplant” story was true and Tom is just growing out his new hair in an attempt to convince everyone that it’s real and natural? Just a theory. Whatever is going on with it, he should stop parting it down the middle and tucking it behind his ears. It’s a bad look for an adult man.

As for what the trip says about them as a couple and all of that – well, I think it’s cute that Tom came to Brazil with Gisele, and that he was making an effort to celebrate her country and everything. That being said, I still think the guy is a dolt. I’ve never understood the fuss over him. Or Gis, for that matter.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Please, don’t everyone start yelling at me all at once. Something about the Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen- Bridget Moynahan situation makes people start yelling (at me) immediately. I’ll have to admit, though, I love these Budget Bermuda Triangle stories. I usually find Bridget to be hilariously bitchy, I think Gisele is a sanctimonious a-hole, and I find Tom Brady to be pretty clueless and bland, and unworthy of all of the drama. Anyway, Bridget has a cover interview with More Magazine to promote her new television gig, Blue Bloods. Of course, she gets questions about her son Jack and Jack’s father Tom. Personally, I find Bridget’s comments very pointed, like she was specifically referencing certain things (Tom not being in the delivery room) while making a conscious effort to not mention other stuff. But that’s just me – I will literally read anything into anything. I live to overanalyze:

They’ve had rocky patches, but Bridget Moynahan says she and Tom Brady – along with his wife Gisele Bündchen – have managed to create a stable family for their son, 3 ½-year-old John Edward.

“I never made a comment about Gisele or Tom publicly,” Moynahan, who graces the March cover of More, tells the magazine. “I have a relationship with these people on a daily basis.”

And, she adds, that the blended family is going well. “My son has two loving parents and an extended family, whether it’s cousins or stepmothers or boyfriends. My son is surrounded by love.”

Still, Moynahan, who turns 40 in April, admits being a single mom has been tough, starting with the birth itself in 2007.

“[Tom] was not in the [delivery] room,” says Moynahan, who had already split from Brady when she discovered she was pregnant. “He was there on that day and came in afterwards. He certainly wasn’t holding my hand while I pushed.”

Relying on her parents and friends for support, she recalls “hyperventilating” with anxiety after giving birth: “Every time my dad mentioned he had to go [home to Massachusetts], I’d start crying.”

Even though she doesn’t believe “any girl grows up dreaming of being a single mom,” she also stresses, “There’s not a second I regret having a child on my own.”

A New Love
Apart from her son, another positive force in her life is her new boyfriend, Charlie’s Angels director Joseph “McG” McGinty Nichol.

Revealing they met on an airplane, Moynahan – who currently plays an almost-divorced prosecutor on the CBS series Blue Bloods alongside Tom Selleck – says McG is not only good for her, but for her son, as well.

“He’s witty, he’s smart, he’s incredibly funny, he’s got incredible taste, and he comes from a great family,” Moynahan gushes. “He’s the salt of the earth but also very successful in the crazy business that we’re in.”

And, she adds, “He and Jack have a great relationship.”

[From People]

Bridget says: “I have a relationship with these people on a daily basis… My son has two loving parents and an extended family, whether it’s cousins or stepmothers or boyfriends. My son is surrounded by love.” Well… I’ll give it to Bridget, that was pretty classy. I mean, “stepmother” came after “cousin,” but still. Considering Gisele constantly refers to Jack as hers, I think this is the best we can hope for out of Bridget. But yeah… Gisele bugs the hell out of me. I can’t imagine having to deal with her all of the time, and watching her try to out-mother every single woman on the planet.

Also – while Bridget rarely makes specific comments about Gisele, like “Gisele is a sanctimonious a–hole, signed B-Moyn,” Bridget has made some other pointed comments about “irresponsible mothers” who promote motherhood as easy. Bridge even has some loyal, talkative “friends” who do her dirty work in the press, if need be. But sure… she never talks about Gisele or Tom. Of course. “PUBLICLY”

Cover courtesy of INO, additional pics by WENN.

Back in September, Tom Brady ended up throwing his wife under the bus in an interview. When asked about his new Justin Bieber-esque hair, Tom told inquiring reporters that they would “have to talk to his wife” about getting him to cut it. Tom made it sound like Gisele makes all of the styling decisions for the family, and that he’s probably pretty whipped. Anyway, The National Enquirer has an absolutely hilarious story about Gisele and Tom and Tom’s hair. Apparently, Tom is balding…? He has a bald spot, according to this report, and Gisele is so appearance-obsessed that she ordered him to go to a hair transplant specialist in Rhode Island. Oh… please let this be true.

Gisele Bundchen doesn’t want her hunky NFL star husband Tom Brady to be thrown for a hair loss! She sent her QB to a top hair transplant specialist to deal with his thinning crown, the Enquirer has learned.

Brady – who was recently mocked by Justin Bieber for copying his trademark hair – showed up alone at Leonard Hair Transplant Associates in Cranston, RI, on November 9, where he saw Dr. Robert Leonard.

“Tom wants help with his thinning hair and bald spot,” a source told the Enquirer. “Tom parked his SUV at the rear of the building. He spent over an hour consulting with Dr. Leonard before he slipped out the back door and drove off.”

Tom, perhaps in an effort to compensate for his thinning dome, has grown his hair long this season. But sources insist it is Gisele who is behind his move to consider a hair transplant.

“She wants to maintain that perfect-couple image – the handsome quarterback with a full head of hair and the stunning model with her own long, flowing locks,” added another insider. “She pushed him to see the hair specialist.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition]

I was trying to look through our recent photos of Brady to see if I coul detect any hint of a bald spot… I can’t really see anything, though. Which seems to negate any validity this story might have. I will say this though – if and when Tom ever does lose his hair, I do think Gisele will demand he speak to a hair transplant specialist, just because I do think she’s probably slightly obsessed with their images and styling. Of course, maybe this visit to the transplant guy was real, and it’s more of a preventative measure, you know? Like, “Baby, someday you will lose your hair so why not just get the transplant ready now?” Just tell him to shave it off, Gis.

Tom Brady grew out his hair earlier this year, and he’s kept his longer locks. The Justin Bieber/Dorothy Hamill-style isn’t very popular with sports fans, though, and so Tom fielded several questions about his hair during a radio interview yesterday. Brady’s reply? “Ah, you’ll have to speak to my wife about that.” Oooh, so Gisele Bundchen has him whipped! Interesting. Gisele gets the final say about his hair.

“Is there anything I can do to make you cut your hair,” New England radio host Greg Hill asked Tom Brady during a phone call on Tuesday.

“Ah, you’ll have to speak to my wife about that,” Brady replied.

Brady’s hair has received almost as much attention as his play on the field this year. The ladies don’t like it (Twitter searches and a quick poll of all the women in my life reveal this), men are mocking it (Brady-worshipper Bill Simmons of ESPN wrote “all Patriots fans made a pact to pretend that Brady’s 2010 hairdo isn’t happening. We’re going to ignore it completely, even if his hair catches fire during a game and a referee puts it out with a challenge flag”) and even teammates are giggling about it.

“That’s a grown man over there, he can do what he wants,” receiver Brandon Tate(notes) told the Boston Herald. “That’s on him.”

Even Justin Bieber himself has weighed in on Brady’s flowing mane. “Nice haircut, Brady,” the tween singing sensation told the Herald in an email. “Dude’s got golden locks. Haha!”

[From Yahoo Sports]

How is this not bad? Tom is either A) Throwing his wife under the bus to excuse an unpopular styling choice and/or B) telling the world that he’s p-ssywhipped. Personally, though, I tend to think Tom probably doesn’t give a sh-t about his hair and Gisele probably does, so he just does what she says. Or he does care, and thinks the longer hair makes him look stylish. Eh. Here’s what I don’t understand – if you’re a dude and you’re going to wear your hair long, why not style it slicked back? I think the problem with Brady’s hair isn’t so much that it’s long, it’s that he’s giving sports fans massive bangs trauma. He just looks idiotic, and like he’s clinging to some Justin Bieber-ideal of youth with the bangs. Slick it back!

Bridget Moynahan has a new interview in Self Magazine, and she is still sniping, of course. But Bridget keeps it oblique, and that’s why we love her. Some are interpreting Bridget’s interview as rather pointed comments about Gisele’s happy-happy talk about childbirth and motherhood, like when Gisele talked about how easy natural childbirth was, or how quickly she lost her baby weight because she didn’t “turn into a garbage disposal” like most pregnant women. Boston.com draws out Bridget’s inner bitch:

Talking to the media is not Bridget Moynahan’s favorite activity. Invariably, the actress is asked about her 3-year-old son, John, with former boyfriend Tom Brady, and, of course, the QB’s subsequent marriage to statuesque supermodel Gisele Bundchen. If she can help it, Moynahan usually remains mum. But because the 39-year-old Longmeadow lass has a couple of new projects to promote — the movie “Ramona and Beezus,’’ due out July 23, and next fall’s TV show “Blue Bloods’’ — she’s opening up a little more. In the new issue of Self magazine, Moynahan talks about life after No. 12 and even takes a few swipes at Brady’s bride.

“Being a mom, whether single or not, is not easy! Certain individuals and the press present motherhood as if it’s easy or painless, and that’s irresponsible,’’ Moynahan says, perhaps referring to Bundchen’s drug-free water birth. “Girls see pictures in magazines of mothers with fancy baby bags and think it looks glamorous, and that’s not necessarily the case. I’m not complaining about anything in my life — it’s fantastic. My son is so well adjusted. He has two parents who live in different homes, and that’s what he knows. Having a child didn’t hold me back from a career or a love life or traveling; it has enhanced my life.’’

That said, it’s clear Moynahan would prefer not to be the subject of so much tabloid attention. She implies that perhaps Brady and Bundchen don’t share her low opinion of the pesky paparazzi.

“The paparazzi are intrusive, offensive, and aggressive. It’s not something that I respect or, quite frankly, deserve,’’ she says. “I don’t search it out. I lead a quiet life. I don’t go out as much as I’d like because I don’t want my son to be involved in that. We do things privately, like reading Dr. Seuss, playing games, and listening to music. That’s why you haven’t seen many photos of us. I don’t need to parade him around. I want to raise him with a strong sense of self and integrity. He’ll learn from his mistakes. I’m not a believer in encouraging bad behavior or sweeping it under the rug. It better be out on the table.’’

So how does she cope?

“No matter what’s been thrown at me in the past couple of years, I try to find the positive. There are a thousand magazines that like the negative. It’s easy to [complain] and to listen to your people [complain], so if someone going through a divorce asks me for advice, I say, ‘All the he said/she said stuff doesn’t matter. And your kid will pick up on that energy. Keep your kids the focus,’ ’’ she says. “When [my life] was in the news or when challenging things arose while trying to work things out with another person, my attitude was to take the high road. My drama isn’t different from anybody else’s, except people get to see it.’’

Bridget said a career and motherhood have not diminished her desire for a satisfying romantic life, but her priorities have changed.

“I do look at men differently now,’’ she says. “There’s a whole category that isn’t in the running: somebody who doesn’t want a family. And, while I’d love to have more children, I’m not sure I want another on my own. One is portable; two are not. Anyone I date is going to have an open heart.’’

Going forward? Moynahan says she is ready for anything.

“I’m in the same shape now I was prior to having a baby. I mean, there are little scars, battle wounds from giving birth, for sure, but I’m back to my fighting weight,’’ she says. “It was a combination of wanting to be strong, fit, and healthy and enjoying the stress release. If you are physically well, it feeds your mental and emotional state, and your child senses it. My son eats whatever I’m eating, so it’s a sit-down dinner with protein and vegetables. I don’t want him to snack between meals, so I don’t. I do indulge sometimes. I’m a salty girl — potato chips or truffle fries and a martini. But for the most part, I live a very healthy life. I’m not going to sit and eat fried Twinkies!’’

[From Boston.com]

I see her point, and I like her restraint in not naming names, even though we pretty much know who she’s talking about. And yet – what does it say about Bridget that she’s still concerned about what Gisele is and is not doing or saying about motherhood?

Anyway, these are photos of Tom, Gisele and baby Ben going out for a doctor’s check-up yesterday. Ben is a little cutie – either his face has a lot of character, or he’s just gassy. What am I saying? If Ben had to use the potty, I’m sure he would have already told his mother and walked over to the toilet and gone. And what’s up with Tom’s hair? This isn’t the first time I’ve seen Tom Brady’s new hair style, but this is seriously that longest I’ve ever seen it. It seems like Tom is taking style tips from Justin Bieber, right? Long bangs, side-swept, dare I say, some girlish fringe. Some men can pull that hair off – I’m thinking Daniel Craig in Munich. Tom Brady and Justin Bieber? Not so much. Get a haircut, hippie.

Tom, Gisele and baby Ben on July 12, 2010. Credit: Fame. Bridget on May 19, 2010. Credit: WENN.

Behold, baby Benjamin Brady, son of Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady! He looks… just like a sleepy baby. Hmm…

Back in December, Gisele Bundchen gave birth to a baby boy. It took a little while (like a week), but eventually Gisele and husband Tom Brady came up with a name for their little one: Benjamin “Button” Brady. No, not really with the “Button” but still. Ben Brady is a cute name. Anyway, since then, no one has gotten a photo of little Ben. Gisele didn’t go the People Magazine route, she and Tom didn’t “let” a paparazzi catch them in a “candid” moment with the baby. Until now! What’s shocking, though, is that it wasn’t an American publication that scooped up this candid photo – it was a Brazilian magazine called Quem.

The Brazilian magazine Quem got its hands on the first photos of Gisele Bunchden and her son Benjamin, taken during a trip out in Boston at the end of January. So far this is the only image out of little Benjamin, who’s looking so cute at just 2 months old!

Gisele, meanwhile, is already getting back to modeling with her first shoot for the Brazilian brand Colcci. She might be giving up a lot of work to stay home with her son, though Gisele said she’s feeling ready to pose again after a minute of post-birth doubt.

[From Pop Sugar]

Well, good for them. My guess is that Gisele worked it out with the Quem editors that they would get the first photo, rather than an American publication. She’s representin’ for Brazil, bless her heart. As I’ve mentioned before, I warmed to Gisele considerably when she was pregnant – she came across as very sweet and cool. Of course, now that the baby has been born, Gisele won’t shut up about how easy the birth was, how the midwife thinks she was so brave, how she did it all without drugs and in a bathtub, and how easy it all was for her to drop her baby weight – even though she stayed so slim she didn‘t even wear maternity clothes. Yes, the old Gisele is back.

Quem cover courtesy of Pop Sugar and Quem online.