Tom Brady Reportedly Sparked a Supermodel Feud Between Candice Swanepoel and Joan Smalls

Two Victoria’s Secret models who were best friends for 15 years are reportedly no longer speaking, and Tom Brady is at the center of it. According to messages obtained by DeuxMoi, Joan Smalls called Candice Swanepoel a“backstabber”after Swanepoel hooked up with Brady, whom Smalls had dated on and off for about a year. Smalls reportedly isn’t just upset at her former friend, she’s also asking mutual friends to pick a side.

Swanepoel’s spokesperson says she remains private about her personal life and will always respect the friendship. Sources say she and Brady have been together since May after mutual friends set them up, which means this drama has had time to marinate all summer. Smalls reportedly summed it up with a line about how there’s no going back and some people lack“humility and moral compass.”

So the group chat dilemma is real: loyalty versus love life, 15 years versus a new relationship. Most of us have watched a friend group fracture over something exactly like this, just without the supermodels and the seven Super Bowl rings. What would you do if your best friend started dating someone you’d been seeing?