--- title: Tom Brady Cuts Interview After Host Insults His Daughter description: Host Alex Reimer called Vivian an “annoying little pissant” canonical: https://time.com/5124310/tom-brady-interview-insult-daughter/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-30T02:13:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:04:01.745Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Tom Brady Cuts Interview After Host Insults His Daughter og:description: "My daughter ... certainly does not deserve that," the quarterback said og:url: https://time.com/5124310/tom-brady-interview-insult-daughter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c5c9ebd5e6602f/6988f9e886f68e936e6e8159/gettyimages-908471248.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: AFC Championship - Jacksonville Jaguars v New England Patriots og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tom Brady Cuts Interview After Host Insults His Daughter twitter:description: "My daughter ... certainly does not deserve that," the quarterback said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c5c9ebd5e6602f/6988f9e886f68e936e6e8159/gettyimages-908471248.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tom Brady Cuts an Interview Short After the Host Insulted his Five-Year-Old Daughter by [Alexia Fernandez / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Alexia Fernandez / People Jan 30, 2018 2:13 AM UTC  Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots during the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots during the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.Maddie Meyer—Getty Images by [Alexia Fernandez / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Alexia Fernandez / People Jan 30, 2018 2:13 AM UTC [Tom Brady](http://people.com/tag/tom-brady/) may be a quarterback, but when it comes to his children, he will happily and ferociously play defense. The New England Patriots star, 40, cut his weekly interview on the [_Kirk & Callahan Show_](http://www.weei.com/media/audio-channel/kc-tim-hasselbeck-super-bowl-lii-1-29-18) short on Monday explaining that the radio host’s negative comments about his [5-year-old daughter, Vivian](http://people.com/babies/gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-celebrate-daughter-vivians-5th-birthday/), were unacceptable. Host Alex Reimer called Vivian an [“annoying little pissant” on a different show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7FgneNlM14&feature=youtu.be) when discussing Brady’s _Tom vs. Time_ documentary. “You know, I tried to come on this show for many years and showed you guys a lot of respect,” Brady said. “I’ve always tried to come on and do a good job for you guys. It’s very disappointing when you hear \[the comments about my daughter\], certainly. My daughter, or any child, certainly does not deserve that.” “I’ll obviously evaluate whether or not I want to come on this show again. I really don’t have much to say this morning. Maybe I’ll speak with you guys some other time.” Kirk Minihane, one of the co-hosts on the show, said on-air that Reimer had been suspended after his comments. “There’s certain things that you understand as an athlete — you’re going to be criticized for what for what you do, on and off the field, as an individual — but for a kid to be criticized is unbelievably stupid,” Minihane told Brady. “There’s no defense for it.” Brady is focused on winning Super Bowl LII on Sunday when the New England Patriots competed against the Philadelphia Eagles. He also shares 8-year-old son Benjamin with wife [Gisele Bündchen](http://people.com/tag/gisele-bundchen/). He is also father to 10-year-old John Edward Thomas from a previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan. Brady is already a five-time Super Bowl champion. _This_[ _article_](http://people.com/babies/tom-brady-radio-host-called-daughter-annoying-little-pissant/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://People.com)_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5124310/tom-brady-interview-insult-daughter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5124310/tom-brady-interview-insult-daughter/"},"headline":"Tom Brady Cuts an Interview Short After the Host Insulted his Five-Year-Old Daughter","datePublished":"2018-01-30T02:13:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:04:01.745Z","description":"Host Alex Reimer called Vivian an “annoying little pissant”","url":"https://time.com/5124310/tom-brady-interview-insult-daughter/","keywords":["celebrities","onetime","Sports","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c5c9ebd5e6602f/6988f9e886f68e936e6e8159/gettyimages-908471248.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexia Fernandez / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c5c9ebd5e6602f/6988f9e886f68e936e6e8159/gettyimages-908471248.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"AFC Championship - Jacksonville Jaguars v New England Patriots","caption":"AFC Championship - Jacksonville Jaguars v New England Patriots","creditText":"Maddie Meyer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5124310/tom-brady-interview-insult-daughter/","name":"Tom Brady Cuts an Interview Short After the Host Insulted his Five-Year-Old Daughter"}}]}] ```