Tom Brady told Jeff Ross off during his Netflix roast for making a massage joke about Patriots owner Robert Kraft

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Tom Brady told Jeff Ross off during his Netflix roast for making a massage joke about Patriots owner Robert Kraft
Tom Brady (left) and Jeff Ross (right) on stage during Netflix's "The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady."Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
  • One of Jeff Ross' jokes during Tom Brady's Netflix roast didn't land well with the NFL champion.
  • The joke referenced a 2019 sex-worker scandal involving the New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
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During his Netflix roast on Sunday, Tom Brady fielded a blitz of jokes, including about his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, and his failed crypto venture.

The NFL Hall of Famer was a good sport with the jabs — except one.

Jeff Ross, a comedian dubbed the "roastmaster general," was one of the first to take to the stage during "The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady."

Referring to the New England Patriots' owner, he told the audience: "Tom became a Patriot and moved up to New England, and on the first day of training camp, that scrawny rookie famously walked into the owner Robert Kraft's office and said, 'I'm the best decision your organization has ever made. Would you like a massage?'"

He then blew a kiss toward Kraft, pointed at him, and said, "I love Robert Kraft."

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Seconds later, Brady stood up from his seat, walked up to Ross, and murmured in his ear, "Don't say that shit again."

Ross, who is Jewish, replied, "OK, OK. He's having fun. Look at him. I love what you do for the Jews, Robert Kraft. You're incredible."

The joke was referencing a 2019 scandal in which Kraft was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution. The charges came during a human-trafficking and prostitution investigation involving several day spas in Florida.

The sports executive was accused of engaging in sex acts with workers at one of the spas, along with 24 other men. Four women employees were also charged in the investigation. Kraft pleaded not guilty, and the charges were later dropped because of a lack of evidence.

With the charges hanging over his head, Kraft, 82, appeared to conduct business as usual: In the summer after he was accused, he attended an institutional dinner alongside President Donald Trump in Qatar and was later spotted partying with Jon Bon Jovi and Jamie Foxx in the Hamptons.

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While the charges were eventually dropped against the men involved in the scandal, the four women still had to agree to a plea deal and pay hefty fines amounting to thousands of dollars.

"The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady" aired as part of Netflix Is a Joke, the streamer's 12-day live comedy festival in LA.

Hosted by Kevin Hart, Brady was roasted not only by Ross but also by Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura, Nikki Glaser, Andrew Schulz, Tony Hinchcliffe, and Sam Jay.

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