Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, renowned for his resilience, seemed to draw a line when it came to his friend’s roast.
During Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady,” livestreamed over the weekend, Brady faced comedian Jeff Ross for targeting New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft over a 2019 incident at a Florida massage parlor.
Previously taking the jab in good humor, Brady later approached the podium to silently caution Ross against further such remarks.
Despite the tension, the show proceeded smoothly, avoiding any dramatic incidents akin to the recent Will Smith/Chris Rock debacle.
This argument, captured on camera, highlighted Tom Brady’s discomfort with the case, which stemmed from Kraft’s involvement in the massage parlor scandal.
Kraft was alleged of soliciting sex at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida, in January 2019. Though he pleaded not guilty, he publicly apologized for the incident.
After a year, Florida prosecutors dropped the charges following a ruling that deemed surveillance footage of Kraft inadmissible due to police misconduct.
Brady’s intervention stood out in an evening filled with offensive jokes, touching on subjects ranging from his personal life to his deceased team player Aaron Hernandez, who faced accusations of murder.
Even in his own roast of tight end Rob Gronkowski, Brady referenced Hernandez, while comic Nikki Glaser also made light of the former player’s jailhouse suicide.
