Jordon Hudson’s 64-YEAR-OLD ex-boyfriend breaks his silence on her new relationship with Bill Belichick, 72 – and insists former cheerleader, 24, is ‘wise beyond her years’

Jordon Hudson’s 64-year-old former boyfriend, the 24-year-old former cheerleader who is dating Bill Belichick, is coming to her defense after allegations that she may be a gold digger.

Joshua Zuckerman, a businessman, has praised Hudson for being “wise beyond her years.”

He told TMZ Sports that he met Hudson several years ago and the two bonded over psychology, philosophy and nature before eventually turning the relationship romantic.

The couple was on and off for a while before eventually ending their dating relationship — just before Hudson got serious with Belichick.

Zuckerman says he is still friends with Hudson because of her relationship with the former New England Patriots coach.

Jordan Zuckerman describes Hudson as ‘wise beyond her years’ and says current discussions about her potential as a gold digger are ‘not fair to her’

In a statement to TMZ, Zuckerman said he was surprised by the negative words being said about Hudson.

“I’m getting calls left and right from news outlets about my relationship with Jordan Hudson,” he said.

“I have been involved with Jordon platonically and romantically and I consider her a good friend. I’m sorry she’s caught up in this whirlwind.”

He added: ‘I am a former healthcare business owner – we regularly discuss business and shared interests in psychology, philosophy and most importantly our love for nature.

“She is wise beyond her years, far more than any twenty-something I have ever met in my life. The story about her character is not fair to her.”

Zuckerman also asked everyone to give Hudson and Belichick some privacy, telling the newspaper, “Honestly, I wish these internet trolls and paparazzi would leave her alone — and everyone else alone — and let them live their lives.”

Hudson and Belichick were recently spotted together in Nantucket

It seems like Belichick and Zuckerman have similar stories about their bond with Hudson — at least when it comes to the topic of their discussion.

Hudson flew to Florida from the Boston area and struck up a conversation with Belichick about a philosophy book she was reading for a college class.

“Jordon, thank you for giving me a logic course! Safe travels!’ he wrote above his signature, while also listing the six Super Bowl titles he won in New England.

They were recently spotted together on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts – with Hudson clinging to Belichick’s arm in one photo.

Another shows them boarding Belichick’s boat together, dubbed “VIII Rings” after the titles he won with the Patriots and New York Giants.

Although their love life has recently made headlines, it seems some of Hudson’s friends and competitors were blindsided by the revelations.

Speaking to the New York Post, a former Miss Mass contestant. Teen USA 2020 Contestant said: “I didn’t even know she had a boyfriend – I heard of people she’s dating all over the place. I’m so curious how this happened. He’s old enough to be her grandfather!

“She’s not shy; wanting to be in the spotlight is one thing, but dating someone in their 70s is another thing entirely. I didn’t know she would go so far as to do that for fame.’

Belichick, 72, reportedly hit it off with Hudson during a flight from Boston to Florida in 2021

Another friend of Hudson’s revealed the pair likely met on luxury dating app Raya, as she admitted she was shocked to learn Belichick had flown on a commercial plane – where he met Hudson while flying from Boston to Florida flew.

Another anonymous longtime friend from the beauty pageant world added about the 24-year-old former cheerleader: “She’s not a pageant girl. The rule for Miss USA is that you can compete in two states per year.

“She was competing for Maine and she was supposed to compete for Alaska [but] she dropped out. I don’t know if it has anything to do with this news coming out.”