Aaron Hernandez’s Fiancee Slams Netflix Roast of Tom Brady for ‘Cruel’ Jokes About His Prison Suicide That Left Gronk Speechless
Aaron Hernandez’s ex-fiancée slammed “cruel” jokes made about the former New England Patriots star and convicted murderer during Sunday night’s Tom Brady roast.
Hernandez committed suicide in prison in 2017 while serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of semi-professional soccer player Odin Lloyd.
But that didn’t stop Julian Edelman and comedian Nikki Glaser from delivering some very crude jokes about Hernandez on Sunday night.
Some of them even left his former teammate Rob Gronkowski speechless on stage while host Kevin Hart squirmed in his seat.
When discussing ‘how big is Gronk’s shit (Gronkowski), Edelman said: “But there was this other Patriots tight end (Hernandez). Now he was hanged.
Aaron Hernandez’s Ex-Fiancée Made ‘Cruel’ Jokes About Him During Tom Brady Roast
Julian Edelman was criticized for a ‘horrible’ joke he told about Aaron Hernandez
Hernandez’s former Patriots teammate Rob Gronkowski looked stunned after prank
Hernandez committed suicide in prison in 2017 while serving a life sentence for murder
Glaser then made an insensitive joke about Hernandez having “a ring around his neck.”
Jenkins is the mother of Hernandez’s only child — Avielle, 11 — and told TMZ that “it’s sad trying to raise my kids in such a cruel world.”
The jokes also did not go down well on social media, as viewers of the Netflix show were quick to condemn Edelman.
One wrote: “If you’re going to make a joke this dark, it better be actually funny.”
Another commented: “Making fun of a guy who killed himself for a cheap laugh.” Be fed up’.
‘Bad taste. Just horrible,” added another. “That joke was so trashy. Uncalled for,” another viewer said.
“Where’s the funniest part?” asked another.
Viewers of the roast took to social media to condemn Edelman for his Hernandez joke
After his death, doctors discovered that Hernandez had a severe case of CTE brain disease.
After his death in 2017, doctors discovered that Hernandez, 27, suffered from advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to concussions and other head injuries common in the NFL.
Dr. Ann McKee, director of the CTE Center at Boston University, said Hernandez had stage 3 (of 4) of the disease, which can cause violent mood swings, depression and other cognitive disorders.
“We were told this was the most serious case they had ever seen for someone Aaron’s age,” attorney Jose Baez said in 2017.
Baez also said Hernandez showed signs of memory loss, impulsivity and aggression that could be attributed to CTE.
In July 2019, Hernandez’s estate also settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the families of two men for whom he had been acquitted.
Prosecutors said Hernandez shot Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in 2012 after a confrontation at a nightclub.
Hernandez committed suicide just days after being acquitted of most charges in the double murder case.
