When the Younger Woman Becomes the Villain in the Age-Gap Love Story

Analyzing the play between famed football coach Bill Belichick and his younger girlfriend Jordon Hudson

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Usually when an older, wealthy man is dating a much younger woman, there are assumptions that he’s a predator. And in some cases, that is true. At other times, it’s the other way around — the younger woman is suspected of being the aggressor.

I’m talking about the now-public relationship between former NFL coach Bill Belichick, and his new girlfriend Jordon Hudson, who is nearly 50 years his junior. Some of the people I’ve seen weighing in online are saying he’s preying on a younger woman, which is to be expected. The optics of an old man dating a young beauty are often that she’s being coerced into it.

But what surprised me is that many commenters are chiming in accusing her of elder abuse, suggesting he’s in cognitive decline, and is vulnerable. Even NBA legend Charles Barkley is concerned about his friend Belichick’s well-being, reportedly suggesting the coach is “under Hudson’s influence.”

During a recent , Hudson reportedly shut down questions about how the May-December couple met. Belichick claimed afterwards the interview was edited to make…