{"id":2880,"date":"2026-01-17T04:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/erika-kirk-tom-brady-dating-rumors-spread-across-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T04:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:24:24","slug":"erika-kirk-tom-brady-dating-rumors-spread-across-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/erika-kirk-tom-brady-dating-rumors-spread-across-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk-Tom Brady Dating Rumors Spread Across Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the months since Charlie Kirk\u2019s death, his widow, Erika Kirk, has become one of the most visible media figures in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Now, she\u2019s coping with one of the uncomfortable aspects of massive fame \u2014 namely, wild rumors and speculation about her private life!<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, thousands of social media users are now convinced that Erika is dating Tom Brady.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. \" class=\"wp-image-545683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. \" class=\"wp-image-545683 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA\u2019s annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Caylo Seals\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The claim seems to have originated from Hoops Crave, an X (formerly Twitter) account with more than 20,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom Brady and Erika Kirk are reportedly dating,\u201d the page posted, alongside photos of Brady and Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t get much more straightforward than that, and not surprisingly, the post was quickly shared thousands of times.<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t appear that there\u2019s any truth to it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady attends Michael Rubin's Fanatics Super Bowl party at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-545685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-2048x1302.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-960x610.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1080x687.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1200x763.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady attends Michael Rubin's Fanatics Super Bowl party at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-545685 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-2048x1302.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-960x610.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1080x687.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-1200x763.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2080521022-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Brady attends Michael Rubin\u2019s Fanatics Super Bowl party at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Hoops Crave page is marked with a \u201csatire\u201d tag, but so are millions of other pages, which might be why it went unnoticed by so many.<\/p>\n<p>That tag doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that everything a page posts is untrue.<\/p>\n<p>But it <em>does<\/em> seem that Hoops Crave posted the Brady-Kirk claim as a joke (or as shameless engagement bait, if you want to be less generous about it).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no great shock that this story appears to be bogus. <\/p>\n<p>After all, Erika\u2019s husband was just brutally murdered four months ago. She\u2019s probably not quite ready to re-enter the dating pool yet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, widow of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. \" class=\"wp-image-545684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, widow of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. \" class=\"wp-image-545684 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251966790-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, widow of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, speaks during Turning Point\u2019s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Olivier Touron \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And Brady is reportedly dating influencer Alix Earle \u2014 although neither party has confirmed those rumors as of yet.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, there are a million other reasons why Tom and Erika would make for a very odd couple.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s one of the most vocal right-wing activists in the country, and with a few notable exceptions, Tom mostly stays silent on political matters.<\/p>\n<p>While his playing career might be over, as a broadcaster for Fox and a partial owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, Brady is still one of the faces of the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>The central focus of his life has always been football, and it seems unlikely that he would jeopardize his legacy by getting involved with someone as divisive as Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, all of this is immaterial, as Tom and Erika are <em>not<\/em> dating, and in all likelihood, they\u2019ve never even met.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t tell that to the thousands of people who shared Hoop Crave\u2019s parody post!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes In the months since Charlie Kirk\u2019s death, his widow, Erika Kirk, has become one of the most visible media figures in the country. 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