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In December, Jordon Hudson encountered her boyfriend Bill Belichick’s ex Linda Holliday at a Nantucket Christmas party. On May 21, a source told PEOPLE the two became involved in a tense “verbal incident”
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TMZ obtained an incident report from their winter encounter, which stated that Miss Massachusetts USA winner Melissa Sapini accompanied Hudson at the event last year
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In the wake of recent media attention on Hudson and Holliday’s December alternation, Sapini tells PEOPLE she thinks people should instead focus on Belichick’s work as the coach of UNC-Chapel Hill’s football team
Miss Massachusetts USA 2024 Melissa Sapini is speaking out about her association with Jordon Hudson, her boyfriend Bill Belichick and a recently resurfaced confrontation from December.
On Wednesday (May 21), a source told PEOPLE about a “verbal incident” that ensued when Hudson, 24, attended the same Nantucket Christmas event as Belichick’s ex Linda Holliday. According to the insider, Hudson’s night at the Dreamland Stroll Party ended when she was asked to leave the event, which was DJed by Holliday’s daughters, Ashley and Kat Hess.
While the source tells PEOPLE Belichick, 73, was not present at the local fête, TMZ cited an incident report from the event that stated Hudson was accompanied by Sapini, who won Miss Massachusetts USA in 2024. (Hudson recently competed in Miss Maine USA; the Maine and Massachusetts state pageants are both produced by the Clemente Organization.)
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Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson.
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According to the document obtained by the outlet, Hudson informed event staff that Holliday threatened Sapini during the Dec. 6 party. Per the report, Holliday allegedly suggested that if the crowned pageant winner “valued her current title, she should think twice about who her friends are.”
The report stated that Sapini didn’t speak during their conversation with Holliday, but the young state representative did begin to cry in a corner of the room.
Amid the media scrutiny of Hudson and Belichick’s relationship and her tense run-in with Holliday last year, Sapini tells PEOPLE she wants people to instead focus on Belichick’s professional endeavors as a college football coach.
“While I understand the attention around the Dreamland event, I just feel like it’s pulling focus from what really matters now. That’s where I hope the attention goes,” Sapini says. “What I do want to highlight is the incredible work and dedication of the UNC football team.
“These young men have trained for years to get to this moment in their careers, and they deserve to be the center of attention,” Sapini continues, referring to the UNC players.
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Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday in February 2020.
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The New Englander — who was seen chatting with Belichick when he supported Hudson at Miss Maine USA earlier this month — praises the team as a whole, looking forward to the upcoming season later this summer.
“This should be a time to celebrate their commitment, talent, and the bright futures ahead of them as they head into the upcoming season. That’s where the spotlight belongs,” concludes Sapini in her statement to PEOPLE.
As PEOPLE reported on Wednesday, a source said Hudson and Holliday’s Christmas party clash was “very uncomfortable.”
“There was a lot being exchanged between them. It was very aggressive behavior,” said the insider, noting that Hudson didn’t instigate the interactions with Holliday’s circle, but the former cheerleader did field comments from them throughout the evening.
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Melissa Sapini at Miss USA 2024 in L.A. on Aug. 4, 2024.
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“Jordon never approached anyone, but she was approached the entire night, with people asking, ‘Oh, why are you here?’ Like high school, mean girl things,” the source told PEOPLE.
They continued, “It’s Christmastime, people are supposed to get along. It’s supposed to be good spirits, and it just did not have to go down the way it did.”
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