Tom Brady grilled on FTX ties in Netflix roast — ‘He fucked those people’

As a researcher with a background in finance and experience following the crypto industry, I find the situation surrounding Tom Brady’s involvement with FTX quite intriguing. The roast jokes about his connection to the now-bankrupt exchange have gone viral on social media, highlighting the public’s fascination with both Brady’s career and the crypto market.


As an analyst, I’d rephrase it as: During the Netflix-streamed roast, comedians and ex-teammates of retired professional footballer Tom Brady questioned him relentlessly. Among the jokes that sparked a buzz on social media were those poking fun at his involvement in promoting the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.

On May 6, Netflix hosted a roast event poking fun at the retired NFL legend, Tom Brady. The humorous jabs targeted various aspects of his career, personal life including his recent divorce from Giselle Bündchen (2021), and other sensitive topics.

In his opening act at the roast, comedian and roast master Kevin Hart jokingly criticized Tom Brady for his association with FTX, quipping why Brady hadn’t opted for a cryptocurrency-themed venue like the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for the event.

“You’re saying ‘Guys, why didn’t we go to the Crypto.com Arena downtown?’” Hart quipped.

“Well, the reason why we didn’t go there is because he didn’t want to remind Tom’s fans of how much money he owes them. He fucked those people. Fucked them good, didn’t he?”

As a crypto investor myself, I can’t help but laugh at Tom Brady’s misfortune. I too have experienced the allure of cryptocurrency investments and the potential risks they entail. It seems comedian Nikki Glaser isn’t holding back either, jokingly asking: “Tom, how did you let go of $30 million worth of crypto?”

“Glaser remarked, ‘Even Gronk admitted that wasn’t genuine currency,’ he quipped, poking fun at Rob Gronkowski, a frequent subject of intelligence jokes.”

Damn they just took out Tom Brady AND the entire crypto market in 1 roast

— BareNakedCrypto , (@BearNakedCrypto) May 6, 2024

I, as an analyst, would rephrase it this way: In November 2022, following the collapse of FTX exchange, Brady, Bündchen, and other notable personalities were implicated in a class-action lawsuit for reportedly benefiting financially from endorsing the platform.

In 2021, Brady and Bundchen acquired ownership in FTX by purchasing an equivalent of approximately $30 million worth of the platform’s shares. This financial investment came with Brady receiving FTX stocks as compensation for endorsing the exchange and collaborating with its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently incarcerated.

In November 2022, FTX announced its filing for bankruptcy. A shocking disclosure followed, revealing that the exchange’s leading executives had used client deposits as capital for their own trading activities. This clandestine practice led to a significant financial shortfall of several billions of dollars in FTX’s accounts.

In the year 2021, Brady played a significant role within the cryptocurrency sector. On the 7th of April, he publicly unveiled plans for launching his very own non-fungible token (NFT) platform.

In 2023, that business had to change its primary direction due to dwindling popularity of its platform and NFTs, as mentioned in a New York Times article published in July.

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2024-05-07 07:53