Aaron Hernandez’s fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, is not amused by the jokes about Hernandez made during Netflix’s live special, The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, and expresses the impact of humor on real-life tragedies.
Netflix presents ‘The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady,’ a live comedy special that uses humor and satire to roast a guest of honor.
In this full-comedy event, NFL legend Tom Brady faces the heat as he is roasted by an all-star lineup of comedians.
Several notable celebrities and comedians, such as Kevin Hart, Drew Bledsoe, Nikki, and Jeff Ross, took the stage to roast the football legend Tom Brady.
These jokes, made by presenters including Aaron Hernandez, sparked controversy and prompted a response from Hernandez’s fiancee.
Impact of Tom Brady’s Roast Jokes on Aaron Hernandez’s Daughter and a Fiancee’s Disappointment
During Tom Brady’s Netflix roast, several individuals made jokes about the late Aaron Hernandez.
Aaron was a former NFL player for the New England Patriots. In 2015, Aaron was convicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd and was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Moreover, other incidents, including a 2012 double homicide in Boston, also implicated him.
Tragically, on April 19, 2017, Hernandez was found dead in his jail cell at the Souza-Baranowski prison in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He had hanged himself with a bedsheet tied to a window.
The revelation after his death showed that Hernandez had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease associated with repeated head trauma.
Despite the tragic death, presenters during the Netflix special tackled Hernandez with their jabs.
In the show, Tom Brady himself made a reference to Hernandez, saying:
“The bar for a Patriots tight end was pretty low back then, block, catch, don’t murder.”
Former wide receiver Julian Edelman also made a joke about Aaron during the show, saying,
Everyone always asks me how big Gronk’s d–k is. Now don’t get me wrong, it gets the job done. But there was this other Patriots tight end. Now he was hung.”
Additionally, Comedian Nikki Glaser joked about Hernandez, saying:
“Give it up for zero-time Super Bowl champion Randy Moss! Why don’t you have a ring? What the hell, man, you’re one of the best ever. Drew Bledsoe has a ring. Aaron Hernandez had a ring…around his neck.”
Shayanna Jenkins, Aaron Hernandez’s fiancée, has particularly criticized these jokes. She expressed her disappointment and called them cruel and distasteful.
She highlighted how these jokes could impact her daughter, who will eventually see the content.
Also, she emphasized the sadness of waking up every day to the reality of Hernandez’s absence and the ongoing pain it brings.
Moreover, her statement reflects her ongoing grief and the difficulty of dealing with public commentary on her late fiancé’s life and legacy.
Additional Information
- Aaron Hernandez was born on November 6, 1989, in Bristol, Connecticut.
- Hernandez was the father of a daughter, Avielle Janelle, born in 2012.
- He earned All-American honors during his junior year at Florida.
