Bill Belichick Accuses CBS News of ‘Deceptive’ Editing in Infamous ‘Sunday Morning’ Interview
'I’ve asked for the transcript from them and they won’t give it to me.'
Bill Belichick - Lance King/Getty Images Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has accused CBS News of using “deceptive” tactics in an infamous interview he gave on CBS News Sunday Morning last year. Appearing on the latest episode of the Hang Out with Sean Hannity podcast, Belichick said he “couldn’t believe” the way he was treated by CBS and claimed that the network has refused to provide him with a transcript of the interview despite his requests. After Hannity said he was “stunned” by the interview and suggested the multi-time Super Bowl-winning coach should sue CBS, Belichick responded, per the Daily Mail , “You know, as we’ve seen recently, there have been more editing problems, and they go back over a couple of years—multiple examples of editing and interview process and all that.
” He continued, “You know, I thought that the interview I had with them was done very deceptively. I’ve asked for the transcript from them and they won’t give it to me. They’ve done that with others.
I’m not really sure what that policy is. ” The interview aired last April when Belichick sat down with Tony Dokoupil for an edition of CBS News Sunday Morning . During the one-on-one chat, Dokoupil asked the then-73-year-old coach about his relationship with then-24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson attend the Kentucky Derby; Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Churchill Downs Hudson, who was watching the interview off-camera, interrupted the question, saying, “We’re not talking about this. ” Dokoupil also noted that Hudson “was a constant presence during our interview. ” At the time, viewers, including Piers Morgan , described the interview as “utterly excruciating,” while sports writer Jemele Hill wrote, “A 24 year old seems to have more influence over Bill Belichick than Tom Brady.