Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen received a pretty penny to join the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according to a new report.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback — who teamed up with the now-failed crypto company in 2021 — was paid $30 million, “a deal that consisted almost entirely of FTX stock,” the website DNYUZ reported Thursday, while his supermodel ex-wife received $18 million in FTX stock.
The report also states that Brady, 45, and Bündchen, 42, received a small amount of Ethereum, Bitcoin and Solana tokens to trade on the platform, which evaporated amid FTX’s bankruptcy.
The terms of the deal would have required the pair to pay taxes on some of their FTX stock, two people familiar with the endorsement deal told the outlet.
FTX previously confirmed in a press release that the now-former couple — who finalized their divorce in October 2022 — would receive crypto as part of the deal.
Brady signed on to serve as an FTX ambassador while Bündchen was head of the organization’s environmental and social initiatives.
Brady and Bündchen’s shares are worthless now as FTX is bankrupt.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of orchestrating “brazen” years-long fraud, misusing customer funds to benefit himself and his crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research.
Brady and Bündchen were named in a class-action lawsuit against FTX for promoting the company, along with NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, Warriors star Steph Curry and comedian Larry David.
The lawsuit was filed by FTX retail investor Edwin Garrison, who claimed his crypto account went bankrupt after “being exposed to” the celebrity endorsements.
Brady, Bündchen, O’Neal and Curry have all participated in promotional material, including commercials for FTX.
The exes appeared in FTX’s 2022 Super Bowl ad.
Bloomberg reported in May that O’Neal was served in the lawsuit during TNT’s coverage of the Heat-Celtics series during the 2023 NBA Playoffs — after months of failed attempts.
Representatives for Brady and Bankman-Fried declined to comment, according to DNYUZ.
Bündchen reps reportedly did not respond to requests for comment.