Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen faced an unexpected $1,000,000 lawsuit (Getty Images)
2009, two photographers and Agence France-Presse sued the former couple for at least $1 million. On May 26, 2010, Judge Judith Gische dismissed the case, saying New York did not have jurisdiction over the couple. The dispute began during an April 2009 celebration at Gisele Bündchen’s holiday home in Costa Rica.
Because it involved Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, their wedding celebrations and an alleged shooting, the case drew attention.
They refused and headed back to their vehicle, according to their lawsuit. Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen had only been married for weeks when their Costa Rica wedding celebrations turned into a legal fight. In Sept. They accused security guards linked to the couple of confronting them and firing at their car after they took pictures near the property. But the lawsuit never went to trial in New York. Photographer Yuri Cortez, who worked for Agence France-Presse, and Rolando Aviles of Costa Rican newspaper Al Dia went to cover the couple. The photographers claimed that security guards approached them and demanded their cameras and memory cards. They then alleged that security guards fired at the car, damaging its rear windshield.
Cortez, Aviles and Agence France-Presse sought at least $1 million in damages when they filed the lawsuit in September 2009. In a 2009 interview with Sports Illustrated, while discussing the Costa Rica incident, Brady called the photographers’ claims “absolute total b.s. The photographers filed in New York, but Judge Judith Gische dismissed the case on May 26, 2010. 2022, investors sued several celebrities who promoted the company, including Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen. In May 2025, a federal judge dismissed many claims against the celebrity defendants but allowed some claims under Florida and Oklahoma law to continue, according to Reuters. The FTX case differs sharply from the 2009 wedding lawsuit. Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news , check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule .
He also said, “Our security guys didn’t even have guns. She said Brady and Bündchen lived in Massachusetts and that the alleged incident happened in Costa Rica. Their complaint also accused Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen of responsibility for the actions of the security team. Brady strongly denied the shooting allegation. There were no shots fired. That gave the case two sharply different accounts. The photographers described a frightening confrontation, while Brady denied that anyone fired a weapon. The legal fight then moved to the question of where the case belonged. Gische also dismissed the claims against Gisele Bündchen, finding no evidence that she had been involved in hiring or directing the security guards. The ruling did not determine whether the photographers’ allegations were true. It only meant the New York court would not hear the case. The Costa Rican legal proceedings involving the security guards continued separately. More than a decade later, Brady and Bündchen found themselves connected to another high-profile lawsuit, this time over cryptocurrency exchange FTX. After FTX collapsed in Nov. The plaintiffs argued that celebrity endorsements helped attract customers and alleged violations tied to FTX’s business and securities offerings. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines The case later narrowed. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
The earlier case centered on allegations involving security guards at the couple’s Costa Rica property, while the later litigation focused on Brady and Bündchen’s promotional relationship with FTX.